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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER Case No. 1:02-CV-6461 OWW LJO 

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BRENDA WASHINGTON DAVIS, State Bar No. 133087 

RONDA AZEVEDO LUCAS, State Bar No. 222244 

2300 River Plaza Drive 

Sacramento, California 95833 

Telephone: (916) 561-5665 

Facsimile: (916) 561-5691 

ALAN N. BICK, State Bar No. 151452 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

4 Park Plaza, Suite 1400 

Irvine, CA 92614-8557 

Telephone: (949) 451-3800 

Facsimile: (949) 451-4220 

Attorneys for Proposed Intervenors 

California Farm Bureau Federation 

CHRISTOPHER H. BUCKLEY, JR. 

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 900 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Telephone: (202) 887-3621 

Facsimile: (202) 530-9535 

Pro Hac

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA 

WATER AUTHORITY, WESTLANDS 

WATER DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA FARM 

BUREAU FEDERATION, a California nonprofit corporation, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

ANNE BADGLEY, in her official capacity 

as Regional Director of the United States 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, et al., 

Defendants, 

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NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE 

COUNCIL, et al., 

 Intervenor-Defendant. 

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Case No: 1:02-CV-6461

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

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JUDGE: Hon. Oliver W. Wanger 

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WHEREAS, on September 1, 2006, the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger entered an order setting 

the briefing schedule for this action; 

WHEREAS, such order requires Plaintiffs’ to file their Motion for Summary Judgment in this 

action by December 22, 2006 and sets a briefing schedule for the completion of this action; 

WHEREAS, such order expressly contemplates the aforementioned briefing schedule may 

need to be modified depending on the results of the limited remand ordered by Judge Wanger on 

September 1, 2006; 

WHEREAS, said remand has occurred and Plaintiffs, after reviewing the results of that 

remand, have engaged in further settlement discussions with Federal Defendants, and Plaintiffs and 

Federal Defendants now believe that there is a high likelihood of settling this action; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants believe the settlement negotiations should be 

concluded by January 26, 2007; 

WHEREAS, proceeding with the current briefing schedule in light of the settlement 

discussions may result in inefficient use of both counsels’ and the judiciary’s resources; 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and among the parties, through their 

respective counsel, that the current December 22, 2006 deadline for Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary 

Judgment in this action be postponed until January 26, 2007, and the remaining briefing schedule be 

modified in the following manner: 

Federal Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors shall file oppositions thereto and CrossMotions for Summary Judgment by March 2, 2007; 

Plaintiffs shall file their replies and opposition to Federal Defendants’ and DefendantIntervenors’ Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment by March 16, 2007; 

Federal Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors shall file their replies to Plaintiffs’ 

oppositions by March 30, 2007; 

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The Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment shall be heard on April 27, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., in 

Courtroom 3, or at such time as set by the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger. Extended time is requested 

for oral argument. 

Dated: December 19, 2006

By /s/ Brenda Washington Davis

Brenda Washington Davis 

Ronda Azevedo Lucas 

Attorneys for PLAINTIFFS California Farm Bureau 

Federation and Ted Sheely 

Christopher H. Buckley 

Alan N. Bick 

Attorneys for PLAINTIFFS California Farm Bureau 

Federation 

Dated: December 19, 2006

By /s/ Daniel J. O’Hanlon as authorized on December 19, 2006

Daniel J. O’Hanlon 

Attorney for PLAINTIFFS San Luis & Delta-Mendota 

Water Authority and Westlands Water District 

Dated: December 19, 2006 SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE 

Assistant Attorney General 

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief 

SETH BARSKY, Assistant Section Chief 

By /s/ James A. Maysonett as authorized on December 19, 2006

James A. Maysonett 

Trial Attorney (D.C. Bar No. 463856) 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Benjamin Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7369 

Washington, D.C. 20044-7369 

Telephone: (202) 305-0216 

Facsimile: (202) 305-0275 

Attorneys for FEDERAL DEFENDANTS 

Dated: December 19, 2006 

By /s/ Andrea A. Treece as authorized on December 19, 2006

Trent W. Orr 

Andrea A. Treece 

Hamilton Candee 

Attorneys for DEFENDANT-INTERVENORS 

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ORDER

The Court, having read and considered the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing, 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 12/20/06 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

Dated: __________________ 

Honorable Oliver W. Wanger 

United States District Judge 

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