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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL

DIVERSITY, et al.,

NO. CIV. S-07-0770 FCD/KJM

Plaintiffs,

v. STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING)

ORDER

BERNARD WEINGARDT, et al.,

Defendants.

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After reviewing the parties’ Joint Status Report, the court makes the following orders:

I. SERVICE OF PROCESS

All named defendants have been served and no further service is permitted without leave

of court, good cause having been shown.

II. ADDITIONAL PARTIES/AMENDMENTS/PLEADINGS

No further joinder of parties or amendments to pleadings is permitted without leave of

court, good cause having been shown. See Fed. R. Civ. P.16 (b); Johnson v. Mammoth

Recreations, Inc., 975 F.2d 604 (9th Cir. 1992).

III. JURISDICTION/VENUE

Jurisdiction is predicated upon 5 U.S.C. §§ 701-706. Jurisdiction and venue are not

contested.

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IV. DISCOVERY

Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1)(E)(I) and (f) exempts actions under the Administrative Procedure

Act (APA) from initial disclosure requirements which includes the development of a proposed

discovery plan. The administrative record will be filed with court by the defendants no later than

October 12, 2007. Any motions to compel supplements to the record will be filed no later than

November 26, 2007. 

V. MOTION HEARING SCHEDULE

Plaintiff’s opening brief will be filed on or before January 11, 2008. Defendant’s

consolidated opposition and cross motion will be filed on or before February 8, 2008. 

Plaintiff’s consolidated reply and opposition will be filed on or before March 7, 2008 and

defendants’ reply brief will be filed on or before April 4, 2007. A hearing on the motions is set

for May 9, 2008 at 10:00 a.m

The court places a page limit of twenty (20) pages on all initial moving papers, twenty

(20) pages on oppositions, and ten (10) pages for replies. All requests for page limit increases

must be made through the courtroom deputy clerk at least fourteen (14) days prior to the filing of

the motion.

For the court’s convenience, citations to Supreme Court cases should include parallel

citations to the Supreme Court Reporter.

VI. SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

No settlement conference is currently scheduled. A settlement conference may be set at

the time of the Final Pretrial Conference or at an earlier time at the parties’ request. In the event

that an earlier settlement conference date is requested, the parties shall file said request jointly, in

writing. If the case will be tried to a jury, all parties should be prepared to advise the court

whether they will stipulate to the trial judge acting as settlement judge and waive disqualification

by virtue thereof.

Counsel [Except for Counsel for the United States] are instructed to have a principal with

full settlement authority present at the Settlement Conference or to be fully authorized to settle

the matter on any terms. At least seven (7) calendar days before the Settlement Conference,

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counsel for each party shall submit to the chambers of the settlement judge a confidential

Settlement Conference Statement. Such statements are neither to be filed with the Clerk nor

served on opposing counsel. Each party, however, shall serve notice on all other parties that the

statement has been submitted. If the settlement judge is not the trial judge, the Settlement

Conference Statement shall not be disclosed to the trial judge.

VII. MODIFICATION OF STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

The parties are reminded that pursuant to Rule 16(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure, the Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order shall not be modified except by leave of court

upon a showing of good cause. Agreement by the parties pursuant to stipulation alone does not

constitute good cause. Except in extraordinary circumstances, unavailability of witnesses or

counsel does not constitute good cause.

VIII. OBJECTIONS TO STATUS (PRETRIAL SCHEDULING) ORDER

This Status Order will become final without further order of the court unless objections

are filed within ten (10) court days of service of this Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 16, 2007

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