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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:6901 Environmental Cleanup Expenses

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Stipulation Re: Depo. Fees [Proposed] Order Case No. C 06-02560 JSW (MEJ) 

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JEFFREY K. LEE (BAR NO. 212465) 

WILLIAM D. CONNELL (BAR NO. 89124)

KATHRYN C. CURRY (BAR NO. 157099)

GCA LAW PARTNERS LLP

1891 Landings Drive

Mountain View, CA 94043

Telephone: (650) 428-3900

Facsimile: (650) 428-3901

Email: jlee@gcalaw.com

Email: bconnell@gcalaw.com

Email: kcurry@gcalaw.com

DOWNEY BRAND LLP

CLIFTON J. MCFARLAND (Bar No. 136940)

ANDREW L. COLLIER (Bar No.191137)

GREGORY T. BRODERICK (Bar No. 220871)

621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814-4686

Telephone: (916) 444-1000

Facsimile: (916) 444-2100

cmcfarland@downeybrand.com

acollier@downeybrand.com

gbroderick@downeybrand.com

Attorneys for Defendant CUE VI, LLC

LAYNE FRIEDRICH (BAR NO. 195431)

DREVET HUNT (BAR NO. 240487)

LAWYERS FOR CLEAN WATER, INC.

1004 O’Reilly Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94129

Telephone: (415) 440-6520

Facsimile: (415) 440-4155

Email: layne@lawyersforcleanwater.com

Email: drev@lawyersforcleanwater.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs HUMBOLDT 

BAYKEEPER, and ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS 

FOUNDATION

Additional Plaintiffs’ counsel of record listed 

below

Paul P. “Skip” Spaulding III (Bar No. 83922)

R. Christopher Locke (Bar No. 101704)

Matthew Bostick (Bar No. 268563)

FARELLA, BRAUN + MARTEL

235 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 954-4400

Facsimile: (415) 954-4480

sspaulding@farella.com

clocke@farella.com

mbostick@fbm.com

Attorneys for Defendant

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

Additional Defendants’ counsel of record listed below

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HUMBOLDT BAYKEEPER, a program of 

Ecological Rights Foundation, and 

ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION, a 

non-profit corporation,

Plaintiffs,

v.

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, 

a Delaware corporation, NORTH COAST 

RAILROAD AUTHORITY, a state agency, 

and CUE VI, LLC, an Alaska limited liability 

company,

Defendants.

Civil Case No.: C 06-02560 JSW (MEJ)

STIPULATION SETTLING PLAINTIFFS’ 

MOTION FOR FEES AND COSTS 

INCURRED FOR DEPOSITIONS OF 

DEFENDANTS’ NON-DISCLOSED

WITNESSES;

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Judge: Honorable Jeffrey S. White

Trial Date: August 30, 2010

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Michelle Smith (Bar No. 233515)

Humboldt Baykeeper

217 E Street

Eureka, CA 95501

Telephone: (707) 268-0665

Facsimile: (707) 268-8901

Email: michelle@humboldtbaykeeper.org

Fredric Evenson (Bar No. 198059)

Law Offices of Fredric Evenson

William Verick (Bar No. 140972)

Klamath Environmental Law Center

424 First Street

Eureka, CA 95501

Telephone: (707) 268-8900

Facsimile: (707) 268-8901

Email: ecorights@earthlink.net

Attorneys for Plaintiffs HUMBOLDT BAYKEEPER 

and ECOLOGICAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION

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Plaintiffs Humboldt Baykeeper and Ecological Rights Foundation (“Plaintiffs”) and 

Defendants CUE VI, LLC and Union Pacific Railroad Company (collectively “the Parties”) submit 

this Stipulation Settling Plaintiffs’ Motion for Payment of Fees And Costs Incurred For Depositions 

of Defendants’ Non-Disclosed Witnesses and [Proposed] Order.

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ Motion for Payment of Fees And Costs Incurred For Depositions of 

Defendants’ Non-Disclosed Witnesses came before the Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James on July 

29, 2010;

WHEREAS, the Parties came to a mutual agreement settling Plaintiffs’ Motion;

The Parties hereby stipulate to the following:

Defendants CUE VI, LLC and Union Pacific Railroad Company agree to reimburse Plaintiffs 

for their fees and costs associated with preparation for and taking of the depositions of the witnesses 

(“Deposition Fees and Costs”) by making payment of Eighty Six Thousand Dollars ($86,000) no 

later than August 30, 2010. This payment shall fully and finally settle any and all claims by 

Plaintiffs for reimbursement of Deposition Fees and Costs, as well as all fees and costs for 

negotiations with Defendants to settle the Deposition Fees and Costs incurred, and the briefing and 

motion proceedings on the Deposition Fees and Costs. 

The Parties further agree that if payment is not timely made and paid in full by August 30, 

2010, Plaintiffs will immediately notify the Honorable Maria-Elena James, and the Parties will be 

prepared to appear before Judge James no later than September 3, 2010, or as soon thereafter as the 

court’s calendar permits, for a hearing on the collection of the agreed-upon payment.

Dated: August 2, 2010 Respectfully submitted,

JEFFREY K. LEE (BAR NO. 212465)

WILLIAM D. CONNELL (BAR NO. 89124)

KATHRYN C. CURRY (BAR NO. 157099)

1891 Landings Drive

Mountain View, CA 94043

Phone No.: (650) 428-3900

Fax No.: (650) 428-3901

Email: jlee@gcalaw.com

Email: bconnell@gcalaw.com

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Layne Friedrich (Bar No. 195431)

Drevet Hunt (Bar No. 240487)

LAWYERS FOR CLEAN WATER, INC.

1004 O’Reilly Avenue

San Francisco, California 94129

Telephone: (415) 440-6520

Facsimile: (415) 440-4155

Email: layne@lawyersforcleanwater.com

By: /s/ Layne Friedrich .

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

HUMBOLDT BAYKEEPER and ECOLOGICAL 

RIGHTS FOUNDATION

August 2, 2010 Paul P. “Skip” Spaulding III (Bar No. 83922)

R. Christopher Locke (Bar No. 101704)

Matthew Bostick (Bar No. 268563)

FARELLA, BRAUN + MARTEL

235 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: (415) 954-4400

Facsimile: (415) 954-4480

sspaulding@farella.com

clocke@farella.com

mbostick@fbm.com

By: /s/ R. Christopher Locke 

Attorneys for Defendant

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

August 2, 2010 DOWNEY BRAND LLP

CLIFTON J. MCFARLAND (Bar No. 136940)

ANDREW L. COLLIER (Bar No.191137)

GREGORY T. BRODERICK (Bar No. 220871)

621 Capitol Mall, 18th Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814-4686

Telephone: (916) 444-1000

Facsimile: (916) 444-2100

cmcfarland@downeybrand.com

acollier@downeybrand.com

gbroderick@downeybrand.com

By: /s/ Gregory T. Broderick 

Attorneys for Defendant CUE VI, LLC

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ATTESTATION

I, Layne Friedrich, am counsel for Plaintiffs and the registered ECF user whose username and 

password are being used to file this Stipulated Request to Vacate and Continue Pretrial Conference

and Associated Dates and [Proposed] Order. In compliance with General Order 45 X.B, I hereby 

attest that the above-identified counsel for Defendants concurred in this filing. 

Dated: August 2, 2010 Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Layne Friedrich

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

PURSUANT TO THE PARTIES STIPULATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

Defendants CUE VI, LLC and Union Pacific Railroad Company will reimburse Plaintiffs for 

their fees and costs incurred for depositions of Defendants’ non-disclosed witnesses by making 

payment of Eighty Six Thousand Dollars ($86,000) no later than August 30, 2010. 

If payment is not timely made and paid in full by August 30, 2010, Plaintiffs shall notify the 

Honorable Maria-Elena James on August 30, 2010, and the Parties shall be prepared to appear before 

Judge James no later than September 3, 2010, or as soon thereafter as the court’s calendar permits, 

for a hearing on the collection of the agreed-upon payment.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ______________, 2010

____________________________________

JEFFREY S. WHITE

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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