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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1365 Environmental Matters

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Farella Braun & Martel LLP 

235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

(415) 954-4400 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING 

TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND CASE 

MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE No. C 06 03955 MMC 

20891\1233831.1

Christopher Locke (State Bar No. 101704) 

FARELLA BRAUN & MARTEL LLP 

235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 954-4400 

Facsimile: (415) 954-4480 

Attorneys for Defendant 

DESILVA GATES CONSTRUCTION, L.P. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MILLSMONT HOMEOWNERS 

ASSOCIATION, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

CITY OF OAKLAND and DESILVA 

GATES CONSTRUCTION, L.P., 

Defendants.

Case No. C 06 03955 MMC 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO 

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND CASE 

MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE 

Date: June 29, 2007 

Time: 10:30 a.m. 

Courtroom: 7, 19th Floor 

Judge: Hon. Maxine M. Chesney 

[Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(a), (f); 

Civil Local Rules 7-12, 16-2(d)-(e)] 

WHEREAS, defendants the City of Oakland (“City”) and DeSilva Gates Construction, 

L.P. (“DeSilva”) were served with plaintiff’s Complaint and the accompanying Summons and 

Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference on or about July 3 and 10, 2006, respectively;

WHEREAS, the parties have engaged in settlement discussions and an informal exchange 

of information prior to and following service of the Complaint, and those settlement discussions 

have produced an agreement on settlement terms and a draft Consent Decree documenting the 

proposed settlement; 

WHEREAS, counsel and the parties are completing the process of review and approval of 

the proposed Consent Decree; however, because City Council review and approval will be 

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required on behalf of the City of Oakland, because of scheduling issues, and because of the 

number of homeowners who will be signatories, final approval and execution will require an 

additional 30-60 days; therefore, the Parties expect to submit a proposed Consent Decree to the 

Court on or before June 29, 2007;

WHEREAS, the parties agree that a corresponding extension of time, to and including 

July 13, 2007, for the City and DeSilva to respond to the Complaint, will avoid potentially 

unnecessary time and expense, promote judicial economy and serve the public interest while the 

parties document the proposed settlement; and 

WHEREAS, the parties further agree that a corresponding continuance of Case 

Management dates will facilitate these settlement efforts, avoid potentially unnecessary time and 

expense, promote judicial economy and serve the public interest. 

THEREFORE, subject to the approval of the Court, the parties hereby stipulate and agree 

that there is good cause for a further extension of time, to and including July 13, 2007, for the 

City and DeSilva to respond to the Complaint, and for a corresponding continuance of Case 

Management dates (subject to being vacated upon the lodging of the proposed Consent Decree), 

as follows: 

Last day for defendants to respond to Complaint July 13, 2007 

Last day to meet and confer re initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR 

process selection and discovery plan 

August 10, 2007 

Last day to complete initial disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) 

Report, file Case Management Statement, and file Rule 26(f) Report 

August 24, 2007 

Initial Case Management Conference August 31, 2007 

10:30 a.m. 

SO STIPULATED: 

DATED: April __, 2007 FARELLA BRAUN & MARTEL LLP 

By: /s/ 

Christopher Locke 

Attorneys for Defendant 

DESILVA GATES CONSTRUCTION, L.P. 

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DATED: April __, 2007 OAKLAND CITY ATTORNEY 

By: /s/ 

William Simmons 

Attorneys for Defendant 

CITY OF OAKLAND 

DATED: April __, 2007 NATURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTE 

By: /s/ 

Richard Roos-Collins 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

MILLSMONT HOMEOWNERS 

ASSOCIATION 

Upon stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the time for defendants the City of Oakland and DeSilva 

Gates Construction, L.P., to respond to plaintiff’s Complaint is extended, and the Case 

Management dates are continued, subject to being vacated upon the lodging of the proposed 

Consent Decree, as follows: 

Last day for defendants to respond to Complaint July 13, 2007 

Last day to meet and confer re initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR 

process selection and discovery plan 

August 10, 2007 

Last day to complete initial disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) 

Report, file Case Management Statement, and file Rule 26(f) Report 

August 24, 2007 

Initial Case Management Conference August 31, 2007 

10:30 a.m. 

DATED: 

 MAXINE M. CHESNEY 

 United States District Judge 

May 2, 2007

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