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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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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING STAY REGARDING MOTION FOR FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES

STEVEN M. ANDERSON, Bar No. 186700

STEVEN G. MARTIN, Bar No. 263394

BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP

3390 University Avenue, 5th Floor

P. O. Box 1028

Riverside, CA 92502

Telephone: (951) 686-1450

Facsimile: (951) 686-3083

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS

BRADLEY H. OLIPHANT (SBN 216468)

UNITED STATES DEP’T OF JUSTICE

Wildlife and Marine Resources Section

999 18th St., South Terrace, Ste. 370

Denver, CO 80211

Telephone: (303) 844-1381

Facsimile: (303) 844-1350

WILLIAM J. SHAPIRO (CO SBN 030929)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

JUSTICE 

501 I Street, Ste. 9-700 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 930-2207 

Facsimile: (916) 930-2010

Attorneys for FEDERAL DEFENDANTS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE CONSOLIDATED SALMONID CASES

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER 

AUTHORITY, et al. v. LOCKE, et al. (Case 

No. 1:09-cv-1053)

STOCKTON EAST WATER DISTRICT, et 

al. v. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND 

ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, et al. 

(Case No. 1:09-cv-1090)

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS v. 

LOCKE, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-1378)

KERN COUNTY WATER AGENCY, et al. v. 

UNITED STATED DEPARTMENT OF 

COMMERCE, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-1520)

OAKDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, et al.

v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

COMMERCE, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-1580)

THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT 

OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA v. 

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES 

SERVICE, et al. (Case No. 1:09-cv-1625)

Case No.

1:09-cv-01053-LJO-DLB

CONSOLIDATED WITH

1:09-cv-01090-OWW-DLB

1:09-cv-01378-OWW-SMS

1:09-cv-01520-OWW-SMS

1:09-cv-01580-OWW-DLB

1:09-cv-01625-OWW-SMS

PLAINTIFF STATE WATER 

CONTACTORS’ AND FEDERAL 

DEFENDANTS’ JOINT STIPULATION 

AND ORDER EXTENDING STAY 

REGARDING MOTION FOR 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND OTHER 

EXPENSES

Judge: Hon. Lawrence J. O’Neill

Date:

Time:

Courtroom:

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING STAY REGARDING MOTION FOR FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES

On March 19, 2015, in response to a joint motion and stipulation by the parties, this Court 

ordered a stay of the briefing related to the Plaintiff State Water Contractors’ (“SWC”) motion for 

an award of attorneys’ fees and other expenses (Doc. 772) (“Attorneys’ Fees Motion”) against 

Defendants Sally Jewell, Secretary of Interior, et al. (“Federal Defendants”) for 180 days from the 

date of said order. Doc. 771. The Court additionally ordered that at the conclusion of 180 days, 

SWC and the Federal Defendants must apprise the Court of any settlement or further requested 

action. Id. The 180-day deadline expires on September 15, 2015.

SWC and the Federal Defendants hereby jointly inform the Court that they are proceeding 

diligently with settlement discussions regarding the Attorneys’ Fees Motion. To further facilitate 

the completion of the pending settlement discussions, SWC and the Federal Defendants hereby 

jointly move this Court for an extension of the stay of briefing related to the Attorneys’ Fee 

Motion for an additional 14 days until September 29, 2015. In support of this motion SWC and 

the Federal Defendants further stipulate as follows: 

1. Briefing and argument on the Attorneys’ Fees Motions may be unnecessary in 

light of the parties’ intent to attempt to settle the SWC’s claims, and accordingly, further 

proceedings on the Attorneys’ Fees Motion should be stayed until September 29, 2015, to allow 

for further settlement discussions.

2. On or before September 29, 2015, SWC and the Federal Defendants will apprise 

the Court of any settlement or further requested action, or jointly propose a briefing schedule to 

address SWC’s motion for fees and other expenses if there has been no complete settlement. That 

schedule will provide for SWC to supplement its motion for recovery of attorneys’ fees and other 

expenses with documentation of all time and expenses sought, including the additional time spent 

in seeking fees, opposition by the Federal Defendants, and reply by SWC, with a hearing for the 

motion if the Court deems a hearing necessary.

Based on the joint stipulation set forth above, SWC and the Federal Defendants

respectfully request that this Court stay briefing and argument on SWC’s motion for recovery of 

attorneys’ fees and other expenses until September 29, 2015.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING STAY REGARDING MOTION FOR FEES AND OTHER EXPENSES

Respectfully submitted this 14th day of September 2015.

Dated: September 14, 2015 BEST BEST & KRIEGER, LLP

By: /s/ Steven G. Martin

Steven M. Anderson

Steven G. Martin

Attorneys for Plaintiff,

STATE WATER CONTRACTORS

Dated: September 14, 2015 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Environmental & Natural Resources Division

By: /s/ William Shapiro

William Shapiro, Trial Attorney

Attorneys for FEDERAL DEFENDANTS

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 15, 2015 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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