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Nature of Suit Code: 899
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, et 

al.,

Defendants.

SIERRA CLUB, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

RYAN ZINKE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 18-cv-00521-HSG 

Case No. 18-cv-00524-HSG 

SCHEDULING ORDER

On August 2, 2018, the parties in these related cases filed a stipulation and proposed order 

to modify the deadlines proposed in the parties’ initial joint case management statement. See Dkt. 

Nos. 78, 65. Specifically, the parties agreed to enlarge to October 9, 2018 the deadline for 

Defendants’ time to lodge and serve the administrative record. See Dkt. No. 78 at 2. As the 

parties explain, all other deadlines in their joint case management statement are based on the date 

that the administrative record is lodged. Id. The parties attached as exhibit 1 to the stipulation an 

updated proposed joint case management statement. The Court granted the parties’ stipulation on 

August 3, 2018. Dkt. No. 79.

Pursuant to the parties’ joint case management statement, the Court ADOPTS the parties’ 

proposals regarding page limits for summary judgment briefing, and SETS the following 

deadlines under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16 and Civil Local Rule 16-10. 

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Deadline Action

October 9, 2018 Defendants lodge the administrative record with the Court, 

and serve on the parties for review. Defendants will also 

separately serve a privilege log and produce documents they

consider to be deliberative.

60 days from AR Any motions challenging the completeness of the

administrative record, or for leave to supplement the record 

(The filing of such a motion shall toll the merits briefing 

schedule).

60 days from AR Any motions for leave to take discovery on claims other

than the ESA claim, or joint letter brief to the Court regarding

discovery on the ESA claim (the serving of discovery, a joint 

letter brief, or a motion—even if only filed in one case—shall 

toll the merits briefing deadlines in both cases).

120 days from AR or 60

days after all administrative 

record and all discoveryrelated motions are decided, 

whichever comes last

Plaintiffs’ Motions for Summary Judgment (not to exceed

40 pages of text each for the State Plaintiff and the Sierra 

Club Plaintiffs). Plaintiffs in 18-cv-524 shall file a single 

brief.

60 days after Plaintiffs file

their motions for summary 

judgment

Defendants’ Opposition to Motions for Summary Judgment

and Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. Defendants shall 

file one brief, which will not exceed 70 pages.

21 days after Federal

Defendants’ Cross-Motion for

Summary Judgment and 

Opposition to Plaintiffs’ 

Motions for Summary 

Judgment

Intervenor-Defendants’ Combined Oppositions to Motions

for Summary Judgment and Cross-Motions for Summary 

Judgment (not to exceed 25 pages of text each for Wyoming 

and API). IPAA’s Response and Cross-Motion will not 

exceed 50 pages.

30 days after IntervenorDefendants’ Combined 

Oppositions to Motions for 

Summary Judgment and 

Cross-Motions for Summary 

Judgment are filed

Plaintiffs’ Combined Replies in Support of Motions for

Summary Judgment and Oppositions to Cross-Motions (not 

to exceed 25 pages of text each for the State Plaintiff and the 

Sierra Club Plaintiffs). Plaintiffs in 18-cv-524 shall file a

single reply brief.

30 days after Plaintiffs’

Combined Replies in Support 

of Motions for Summary

Judgment and Oppositions to 

Cross- Motions for Summary 

Judgment are filed

Defendants’ Reply in Support of Cross-Motion for Summary

Judgment. Defendants shall file one brief, which will not 

exceed 25 pages.

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21 days after Federal

Defendants’ Reply in Support 

of Cross-Motion for Summary

Judgment is filed

Intervenor-Defendants’ Replies in Support of Cross-Motions

for Summary Judgment (not to exceed 10 pages of text each 

for Wyoming and API). IPAA’s Cross-Motion Reply will 

not exceed 25 pages.

Earliest available date no

sooner than 21 days after 

summary judgment briefing 

completed

Hearing on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment

These dates may only be altered by order of the Court and only upon a showing of good 

cause. In view of the parties’ agreement as to the case schedule, the Court VACATES the case 

management conference set for Tuesday, August 21, 2018. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

United States District Judge

8/20/2018

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