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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Clean Water Act

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Erica A. Maharg (Bar No. 279396)

George Torgun (Bar No. 222085) 

SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPER

1736 Franklin St., Suite 800 

Oakland, California 94612 

Telephone: (510) 735-9700 

Facsimile: (510) 735-9160 

Email: erica@baykeeper.org

Email: george@baykeeper.org

Attorneys for Plaintiff SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPER, a non-profit 

corporation, 

 

 Plaintiff,

v. 

CSL OPERATING, LLC, 

 

 Defendant. 

Civil No. 5:15-cv-05633-BLF

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND 

REQUEST TO VACATE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

 (Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 

 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.) 

Judge Beth Labson Freeman 

Case 5:15-cv-05633-BLF Document 5 Filed 02/24/16 Page 1 of 4
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TO THE COURT:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff San Francisco Baykeeper (“Baykeeper”) and Defendant 

CSL Operating, LLC (“CSL”) (collectively, the “Parties”) have reached a tentative settlement in this 

action, which was executed by the Parties. As required by 33 U.S.C. section 1365(c)(3) and 40 C.F.R. 

section 135.5, a copy of the [Proposed] Consent Decree was sent to the U.S. Department of Justice and 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency via U.S. Certified Mail on February 23, 2016. Upon expiration 

of the 45-day review period, the Parties will request that the Court (1) approve and execute the 

[Proposed] Consent Decree, which provides continuing Court jurisdiction over any disputes which may 

arise between the Parties under the agreement, and (2) approve and execute an Order dismissing the 

Complaint with prejudice. 

In light of the settlement and 45-day statutory period, the Parties respectfully request that the 

Court vacate from its calendar the Case Management Conference scheduled for March 17, 2016 and all 

other deadlines included in the Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines, 

filed on December 10, 2015. 

WHEREFORE, Baykeeper respectfully requests that the Court approve and enter the [Proposed] 

Order below. 

DATE: February 23, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

 SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPER

 /s/ Erica A. Maharg

 Erica A. Maharg

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPER

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Case Management Conference set for March 17, 2016 and 

all other deadlines included in the Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines 

filed December 10, 2015 are vacated. 

The Court DIRECTS the parties to file an update on the status of settlement by April 25, 2016.

 DATE: February 23, 2016 

 _____________________________________ 

 Honorable Beth Labson Freeman

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