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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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Stipulation to Extend Time to Respond to Complaint, Case No. 3:05-cv-04764-MHP

PETER D. KEISLER

Assistant Attorney General

JAMES J. GILLIGAN

Assistant Branch Director 

ERIC R. WOMACK (IL Bar No. 6279517)

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

20 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20530

(202) 514-4020

(202) 616-8470 (fax)

Attorneys for Defendant

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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DR. ELLEN LEVINE, et al., ) Case No. 3:05-cv-04764-MHP

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Plaintiffs, ) STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME

 ) TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

v. )

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MIKE JOHANNS, Secretary, )

United States Department of Agriculture, )

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Defendant. )

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THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE, pursuant to Local Rule 6-1(a), that the filing

deadline for defendant’s response to the complaint shall be reset from January 24, 2006, to

February 24, 2006. As the initial Case Management Conference is scheduled for March 27,

2006, the parties believe that this extension will not affect the schedule of the case. In support of

this stipulation, the parties state the following:

1. Defendant’s response to plaintiffs’ complaint is currently due on or before January

24, 2006.

2. Defendant’s counsel states that he received the complaint in late December.

3. Due to the press of other business on defendant’s counsel, defendant requested of

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plaintiffs to be allowed until and including February 24, 2006, to file a response to

the complaint.

4. Defendant states that additional time is needed to decide whether to answer the

complaint or move for leave of court to file a motion to dismiss in advance of the

initial Case Management Conference. The plaintiffs represent that they are likely

to oppose a motion for leave of court to file a motion to dismiss in advance of the

initial Case Management Conference. In the event that such a motion is

considered, the parties will attempt to resolve the matter before involving the

Court.

5. The initial Case Management Conference is scheduled for March 27, 2006. 

Accordingly, as the Conference date is not affected by this stipulation, this

stipulation will not affect the schedule for this case.

6. No previous time modifications have been made in this case, either by stipulation

or Court order.

7. Defendant’s counsel represents that concurrence in the filing and signing of the

document has been obtained from plaintiffs’ counsel.

DATED: January 11, 2006

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Respectfully submitted,

COREY EVANS PETER D. KEISLER

GENEVA PAGE Assistant Attorney General

Evans & Page

JAMES J. GILLIGAN

CARTER DILLARD Assistant Branch Director

JONATHAN R. LOVVORN

 /s/ Sarah Uhlemann /s/ Eric Womack 

SARAH UHLEMANN ERIC R. WOMACK 

Appearing pro hac vice (IL Bar No. 6279517)

(OR Bar No. 05452) Trial Attorney

The Humane Society of the United States United States Department of Justice

2100 L. Street, N.W. Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

Washington, DC 20037 20 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Tel: (202) 676-2334 Washington, D.C. 20530

Fax: (202) 778-6132 (202) 514-4020

(202) 616-8470 (fax)

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Attorneys for Defendant

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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Stipulation to Extend Time to Respond to Complaint, Case No. 3:05-cv-04764-MHP

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 11th day of January 2006, I caused a true copy of the

foregoing Stipulation to Extend Time to Respond to Complaint to be served on plaintiffs’

counsel electronically by means of the Court’s ECF system.

 /s/ Eric Womack 

Eric Womack

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