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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Clean Water Act

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Stipulated and Order to Reschedule Pretrial Conference 

and Statement No. 2:13-CV-02095-KJM-AC 

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JOHN C. CRUDEN 

Assistant Attorney General 

ANDREW J. DOYLE (FL Bar No. 84948) 

JOHN THOMAS H. DO (CA Bar No. 285075) 

SAMARA M. SPENCE (TN Bar No. 031484) 

United States Department of Justice 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

P.O. Box 7611 

Washington, DC 20044 / (202) 514-4427 or 514-2593 

Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaim-Plaintiff 

M. REED HOPPER (CA Bar No. 131291) 

ANTHONY L. FRANÇOIS (CA Bar No. 184100) 

Pacific Legal Foundation 

930 G Street 

Sacramento, CA 95814 / (916) 419-7111 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Counterclaim-Defendants 

(See infra for additional counsel of record.) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DUARTE NURSERY, INC., a California 

Corporation; et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF 

ENGINEERS, et al., 

 Defendants. 

No. 2:13−cv−02095−KJM−AC 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

TO RESCHEDULE THE FINAL PRETRIAL 

CONFERENCE AND DUE DATE FOR THE 

JOINT PRETRIAL CONFERENCE 

STATEMENT 

__________________________________ 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 

 Counterclaim- Plaintiff,

v. 

DUARTE NURSERY, INC., a California 

Corporation; et al., 

 Counterclaim- Defendants.

 

 

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 The parties to this action -- i.e., Plaintiffs and Counterclaim-Defendants Duarte Nursery, 

Inc. and John Duarte (collectively, “Duarte”) and Defendants United States Army Corps of 

Engineers, United States of America, and Counterclaim-Plaintiff United States of America 

(collectively, “United States”) -- hereby stipulate and jointly move to reschedule the final pretrial 

conference from May 18, 2016, as set forth in the Court’s Minute Order of April 5, 2016 (ECF 

No. 184), to June 30, 2016, at 2:30 p.m., and the due date for the joint pretrial statement from 

May 11, 2016, as set forth in the Court’s Order of April 15, 2016 (ECF No. 186), to June 10, 

2016. In support of this stipulation and proposed Order the parties state as follows: 

1. On November 20, 2015, the Court heard oral argument on six dispositive or 

partially dispositive motions that the parties had filed on October 23, 2015 (“pending motions”). 

2. At that time, the Court’s original scheduling Orders had required the parties to file 

their joint pretrial statement by January 28, 2016; scheduled the final pretrial conference for 

February 18, 2016; and scheduled a bench trial to commence on March 28, 2016. 

3. On January 26, 2016 (ECF No. 177), the Court resolved the parties’ disagreement 

about maintaining the foregoing events as originally scheduled, concluding that in light of the 

pending motions, “for which orders will issue in the reasonably foreseeable future,” the events 

should be rescheduled. 

4. Under the Court’s existing scheduling Orders, the joint pretrial statement is due 

by May 11, 2016; the final pretrial conference is scheduled for May 18, 2016; and a bench trial is 

scheduled to commence on July 25, 2016. 

5. Given that the motions remain pending, the parties stipulate and move the Court 

to change the deadline for the joint pretrial statement to June 10, 2016, and to reschedule the 

final pretrial conference to June 30, 2016. 

6. The parties acknowledge the Court’s general practice of conducting the final 

pretrial conference at least a month before trial. However, at this time the only other available 

date on the Court’s calendar appear to be May 26, June 3, June 9, and June 17. The parties are 

unavailable on June 17 due to conflicts on the part of (at least) lead counsel for each side. The 

earlier dates, the parties believe, may not allow sufficient time for rulings on the pending 

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motions and for the parties to draft their joint pretrial statement in light of those rulings. 

Although the parties’ requested date for the final pretrial conference (June 30) is less than a full 

month from trial (July 25), the parties believe that a minimal departure from the Court’s general 

practice is warranted given that the Court, having considered the extensive record in conjunction 

with the pending motions, is very familiar with the issues in the case. 

7. At this time and in light of the Court’s statements in its Order of January 26, 2016 

regarding rulings on the pending motions, the parties urge the Court not to alter the schedule 

associated with the bench trial; that is, the parties request that any bench trial commence on July 

25, 2016 -- as set forth in the Court’s March 25, 2016, Minute Order (ECF No. 183). The parties 

have each retained expert witnesses; their collective availability for trial is limited; and the 

parties previously and extensively conferred about the window of time for trial. 

8. Wherefore, based on the above, and for good cause shown, the parties stipulate 

and request that the Court reschedule the final pretrial conference from May 18, 2016, to June 

30, 2016, at 2:30 p.m., and the due date for the joint pretrial statement from May 11, 2016, to 

June 10, 2016, and to so order. 

Respectfully submitted and stipulated: 

JOHN C. CRUDEN 

Assistant Attorney General 

Dated: April 28, 2016 /s/ Andrew J. Doyle

ANDREW J. DOYLE (FL Bar No.84948) 

JOHN THOMAS H. DO (CA Bar No. 285075) 

SAMARA M. SPENCE (TN Bar No. 031484) 

Trial Attorneys 

United States Department of Justice 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

P.O. Box 7611 

Washington, DC 20044 

(202) 514-4427 (p) (Doyle) 

(202) 514-2593 (p) (Do) 

(202) 514-2285 (p) (Spence) 

(202) 514-8865 (f) 

andrew.doyle@usdoj.gov 

john.do@usdoj.gov 

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney 

GREGORY T. BRODERICK (CA Bar No. 220871) 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

(916) 554-2700 (p) 

(916) 554-2900 (f) 

gregory.broderick@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendants and CounterclaimPlaintiff 

Dated: April 28, 2016 _/s/ Anthony L. François___ 

 M. REED HOPPER (CA Bar No. 131291) 

 ANTHONY L. FRANÇOIS (CA Bar No. 184100) 

 Pacific Legal Foundation 

 930 G Street 

 Sacramento, CA 95814 

 (916) 419-7111 (p) 

 (916) 419-7747 (f) 

 mrh@pacificlegal.org 

 alf@pacificlegal.org 

 

 DAVID M. IVESTER (CA Bar No. 76863) 

 PETER PROWS (CA Bar No. 257819) 

 Briscoe Ivester & Bazel LLP 

 155 Sansome Street, Seventh Floor 

 San Francisco, CA 94104 

 (415) 402-2700 (p) 

 (415) 398-5630 (f) 

 divester@briscoelaw.net 

 pprows@briscoelaw.net 

 GERALD E. BRUNN (CA Bar No. 107004) 

 Law Offices of Brunn & Flynn 

 928 12th Street, Suite 200 

 Modesto, CA 95354 

 (209) 521-2133 (p) 

 (209) 521-7584 (f) 

 gbrunn@brunn-flynn.com 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Counterclaim- 

 Defendants 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DUARTE NURSERY, INC., a California 

Corporation; and JOHN DUARTE, an 

individual, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF 

ENGINEERS and UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA 

 Defendants. 

No. 2:13−cv−02095−KJM−AC 

ORDER 

 

 

__________________________________ 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

 

 Counterclaim- Plaintiff,

v. 

DUARTE NURSERY, INC., a California 

Corporation; and JOHN DUARTE, an 

individual, 

 Counterclaim- Defendants.

 

 

 Good cause appearing, and in light of the pending motions, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

 The Joint Pretrial Conference Statement is now due June 10, 2016. 

 The Final Pretrial Conference is now set for June 30, 2016, at 2:30 p.m.

 A bench trial, currently scheduled to commence on July 25, 2016, remains on calendar as 

set forth in the Court’s Minute Order of March 25, 2016 (ECF No. 183). 

DATED: May 3, 2016 

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