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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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JASON R. FLANDERS Cal. Bar No. 238007 

AQUA TERRA AERIS LAW GROUP, LLP 

409 45th St. 

Oakland, CA 94609 

Tel: (916) 202-3018 

E-mail: jrf@atalawgroup.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Battle Creek Alliance

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BATTLE CREEK ALLIANCE, a California 

non-profit association, 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC., 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:16−CV−01621−TLN−CMK 

STIPULATION TO DISMISS 

PLAINTIFF’S CLAIMS WITH 

PREJUDICE, RETAINING

JURISDICTION OVER SETTLEMENT; 

ORDER GRANTING DISMISSAL OF 

CLAIMS WITH PREJUDICE, 

RETAINING JURISDICTION OVER 

SETTLEMENT

(Federal Water Pollution Control 

Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 to 1387) 

WHEREAS, on April 8, 2016, Plaintiff BATTLE CREEK ALLIANCE (“the Alliance”), 

provided SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC., (“SPI” or “Defendant”) with a Notice of 

Violations and Intent to File Suit (“Notice”) under Clean Water Act § 505, 33 U.S.C. § 1365.

WHEREAS, on July 17, 2016, BATTLE CREEK ALLIANCE filed its Complaint against 

Defendant in this Court. Said Complaint incorporates by reference all of the allegations 

contained in BATTLE CREEK ALLIANCE’s Notice.

WHEREAS, BATTLE CREEK ALLIANCE and SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC 

(the “settling parties”), through their authorized representatives and without either adjudication 

of BATTLE CREEK ALLIANCE’s claims or admission by SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, 

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INC., of any alleged violation or other wrongdoing, have chosen to resolve in full by way of 

settlement the allegations of BATTLE CREEK ALLIANCE as set forth in the Notice and 

Complaint, thereby avoiding the costs and uncertainties of further litigation. A copy of the 

Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of Claims (“Settlement Agreement”) entered into by 

and between BATTLE CREEK ALLIANCE and SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC., is 

attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by reference. 

WHEREAS, the settling parties submitted the Settlement Agreement via certified mail, 

return receipt requested, to the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice (the “federal 

agencies”) for a 45-day statutory review period, consistent with 33 U.S.C. § 1365(c) and 40 

C.F.R. § 135.5, and that review period has completed. The federal agencies were provided with 

the draft order on September 7, 2016, and their 45-day comment period ended on October 24, 

2016. The federal agencies have submitted correspondence to the Court indicating that they have 

no objection to the terms of the Settlement Agreement. 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED and agreed to that the settling 

parties request an order from this Court (1) dismissing with prejudice BATTLE CREEK 

ALLIANCE’s claims as to SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC., as set forth in the Notice 

and Complaint, and (2) concurrently retaining jurisdiction over this matter for purposes dispute 

resolution and enforcement of the Settlement Agreement.

Respectfully submitted,

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Dated: October 28, 2016 Aqua Terra Aeris Law Group

By: ___/s/ Jason R. Flanders___________

Jason R. Flanders

Attorneys for Plaintiff

BATTLE CREEK ALLIANCE

Dated: October 28, 2016

By: /s/ Nicole E. Granquist 

Nicole E. Granquist

DOWNEY BRAND LLP

Attorneys for Defendant

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES INC.,

ORDER

Good cause appearing, and the parties having stipulated and agreed, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2), BATTLE CREEK 

ALLIANCE’s claims as to SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC., as set forth in the Notice 

and Complaint, are dismissed with prejudice, and the Court shall retain jurisdiction over this 

matter for purposes dispute resolution and enforcement of the Settlement Agreement, attached 

hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by reference.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 2, 2016

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