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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 16:1538 Endangered Species Act

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JOINT STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR MOTIONS REGARDING CONTENT OF 

ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD AND VACATION OF CURRENT BREIFING SCHEDULE AND PROPOSED 

ORDER 

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Tim O’Laughlin, SBN 116807 

William C. Paris III, SBN 168712 

O’LAUGHLIN & PARIS LLP 

2580 Sierra Sunrise Terrace, Suite 210 

Chico, California 95928 

Telephone: 530.899.9755 

Facsimile: 530.899.1367 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Oakdale Irrigation District 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

Modesto Irrigation District (“Modesto ID”), a 

California irrigation district; Turlock Irrigation 

District (“Turlock ID”) a California irrigation 

district; Merced Irrigation District (“Merced 

ID”) a California irrigation district; Oakdale 

Irrigation District (“Oakdale ID”) a California 

irrigation district; South San Joaquin Irrigation 

District (“South San Joaquin ID”) a California 

irrigation district; and Stockton East Water 

District (“Stockton East WD”) a political 

subdivision of the State of California; 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce, 

in his official capacity; National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) a 

federal agency; Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., in 

his official capacity as Administrator of NOAA; 

NMFS, a federal agency within the Commerce 

Department; Dr. William T. Hogarth in his 

official capacity as Assistant Administrator for 

Fisheries of NMFS; D. Robert Lohn, Regional 

Administrator of the Northwest Region of 

NMFS, sued herein in his official capacity; 

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CASE NO.: 1:06:CV-00453-OWW-DLB 

JOINT STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION 

OF TIME FOR MOTIONS REGARDING 

CONTENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE 

RECORD AND VACATION 

OF CURRENT BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

AND ORDER 

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JOINT STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR MOTIONS REGARDING CONTENT OF 

ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD AND VACATION OF CURRENT BREIFING SCHEDULE AND PROPOSED 

ORDER 

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Rodney McInnis, Regional Administrator of the 

Southwest Region of NMFS, sued herein in his 

official capacity; and DOES 1 through 25, 

Inclusive, 

Defendants. 

And

Northern California Council of Federation of 

Fly Fishers; Federation of Fly Fishers, Delta Fly 

Fishers; Trout Unlimited; and Center For 

Biological Diversity, 

 Proposed DefendantIntervenors 

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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s October 3, 2006 Scheduling Conference Order, 

Plaintiffs are required to file their motion for summary judgment by January 19, 2007, 

Defendants and Intervenors are required to file their cross-motion for summary judgment by 

February 23, 2007, and a hearing on the motions is scheduled for May 7, 2007; and 

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Court’s October 3, 2006 Scheduling Conference 

Order, Defendants produced the administrative record on December 1, 2006; and 

WHEREAS, upon review of the administrative record, Plaintiffs contend that certain 

documents that were completely withheld, as well as redacted portions of documents actually 

produced, by Defendants pursuant to the deliberative process and attorney-client privileges, 

should be contained in the administrative record; and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Court’s October 3, 2006 Scheduling Conference Order, 

any motions directed at the completeness and sufficiency of the administrative record must be 

filed by December 15, 2006; and 

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JOINT STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR MOTIONS REGARDING CONTENT OF 

ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD AND VACATION OF CURRENT BREIFING SCHEDULE AND PROPOSED 

ORDER 

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have informed Defendants and Intervenors generally that they 

will pursue, informally at first and, if necessary, by formal motion, supplementation of the 

administrative record in an effort to include the withheld and redacted documents; and 

WHEREAS, the parties have all agreed that given the number of redacted and/or 

withheld documents that Plaintiffs believe should properly be included in the administrative 

record, the current schedule does not afford the opportunity to informally negotiate in good 

faith over the disputed documents; and 

WHEREAS, the parties have all agreed that Plaintiffs’ effort to supplement the 

administrative record, whether or not successful, will disrupt the current schedule for filing the 

motions and cross-motions for summary judgment; and 

WHEREAS, the parties have all agreed that the current schedule for the filing of 

motions regarding the completeness and sufficiency of the administrative record should be 

extended so that the last date to file such motions will be January 8, 2007; and 

WHEREAS, the parties have all agreed that the current schedule for the filing of 

motions and cross-motions for summary judgment should be vacated pending a resolution of 

Plaintiffs’ effort to supplement the administrative record; and 

THEREFORE, THE PARTIES HERETO, BY AND THROUGH THEIR 

DESIGNATED COUNSEL OF RECORD, STIPULATE AND AGREE, AND HEREBY 

REQUEST AN ORDER OF THE COURT (1) extending the last date to file motions 

regarding the completeness and sufficiency of the administrative record to January 8, 2007, and 

(2) vacating the current schedule for the filing of motions and cross-motions for summary 

judgment. Within 20 days of resolution of the administrative record issues, the parties will 

submit a status report concerning further scheduling issues. 

Respectfully submitted this 13th day of December, 2006. 

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ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD AND VACATION OF CURRENT BREIFING SCHEDULE AND PROPOSED 

ORDER 

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 By: __/s/ William C. Paris, III______________ 

WILLIAM C. PARIS III 

 O’LAUGHLIN & PARIS LLP 

2580 Sierra Sunrise Terrace, #210 

Chico, CA 95928 

Tel: 530-899-9755/Fax: 530-899-1367 

bparis@olaughlinparis.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff Oakdale Irrigation 

District 

 GRIFFITH & MASUDA 

Roger K. Masuda 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Turlock Irrigation District 

MASON ROBBINS GNASS & BROWNING 

Kenneth M. Robbins 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Merced Irrigation District 

SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION 

DISTRICT 

Steven P. Emrick, General Counsel 

Attorneys for Plaintiff South San Joaquin 

Irrigation District 

HERUN CRABTREE BROWN 

Jeanne Zolezzi 

Jennifer Spaletta 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Stockton East Water 

District 

MODESTO IRRIGATION DISTRICT 

Joy A. Warren 

Joel S. Moskowitz 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Modesto Irrigation District 

SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE 

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ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD AND VACATION OF CURRENT BREIFING SCHEDULE AND PROPOSED 

ORDER 

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Assistant Attorney General 

United States Department of Justice 

JEAN WILLIAMS, Chief 

LISA L. RUSSELL, Assistant Chief 

 By:__/s/ Bridget Kennedy McNeil with consent__ 

BRIDGET KENNEDY MCNEIL, Trial 

Attorney, Wildlife and Marine Resources Section 

Environmental and Natural Resources Division 

United States Department of Justice 

1961 Stout St., 8th Floor 

Denver, CO 80294 

Tel: 303-844-1484/Fax: 303-844-1350 

bridget.mcneil@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendants 

By:___/s/ Stephen D. Mashuda with consent______

STEPHEN D. MASHUDA 

Earthjustice 

705 Second Avenue 

Suite 203 

Seattle, WA 98104 

(206) 343-7340 x27 

Fax: (206) 343-1526 

Email: smashuda@earthjustice.org

Attorneys for Intervenors 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

12/13/06 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

Dated: _______________ _______________________________________ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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