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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY )

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Plaintiff, ) 

) Case No. 3:07-cv-00728-JAH

vs. ) (JMA)

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UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE ) ORDER GRANTING STAY 

SERVICE, et al., )

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Defendants. )

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THIS MATTER is before the Court upon Defendants’ Unopposed Motion for

Stay. Based upon the information provided in Defendants’ Unopposed Motion, and

good cause appearing, the Court rules as follows:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants’ Unopposed Motion to Stay further

proceedings until the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issues a revised consultation

document and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reinstates, modifies, or revokes its

Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit authorization and verification (“Authorization”)

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is GRANTED;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall notify Plaintiff and this Court

within 10 days after the completion of the above-referenced consultation, and provide

Plaintiff with a copy of any Biological Opinion that may result therefrom;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall notify Plaintiff and this Court

within 10 days after action is taken with respect to the above-referenced Authorization,

and provide Plaintiff with a copy of any such decision; and 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall report to the Court within 60

days of the reinstatement or issuance of the documents referenced above to provide the

Court with the parties position(s) as to whether or how this case should then proceed.

DATED: August 24, 2007

HON. JOHN A. HOUSTON

United States District Judge

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