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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Clean Water Act

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Jack Silver, Esq. SB# 160575

LAW OFFICE OF JACK SILVER

Post Office Box 5469

Santa Rosa, CA 95402-5469

Tel. 707-528-8175

Fax. 707-528-8675

Email: lhm28843@sbcglobal.net

Jerry Bernhaut, Esq. SB# 206264

23 Woodgreen Street

Santa Rosa, CA 95409

Tel. (707) 595-1852

Fax. (707) 528-8675

Email: j3bernhaut@gmail.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, a

private corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

SONOMA SOIL BUILDERS, LLC

and DOES 1-10, inclusive,

Defendants.

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CASE NO: 3:15-cv-04880 KAW

EXPEDITED MOTION FOR RELIEF

FROM CASE MANAGEMENT

SCHEDULE; DECLARATION OF

JERRY BERNHAUT; [PROPOSED]

ORDER

[Civil L. R. 16-2(d)]

Case Mgmt Conf.: January 26, 2016

Plaintiff CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ASSOCIATION hereby

moves for relief from the Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR

Deadlines issued by this Court on October 26, 2015, (Dkt #4) in that Plaintiff moves to extend

all deadlines set in said Order for period of sixty (60) days.

Dated: November 13, 2015 LAW OFFICE OF JERRY BERNHAUT

By: /s/ Jerry Bernhaut

Jerry Bernhaut

Attorney for Plaintiff

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

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DECLARATION OF JERRY BERNHAUT

1. I am co-counsel for Plaintiff California Environmental Protection Association

(“CEPA”) herein, have personal knowledge of all matters stated herein, and, if called as a

witness, could and would testify competently thereto.

2. This action is a complaint for injunctive relief, civil penalties, restitution and

remediation brought against Defendant for current and ongoing violations of the Clean Water

Act (“CWA”), 33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq. The action was filed on October 23, 2015. Attached as

Exhibit A to the initial Complaint is the April 30, 2015 Supplemental Notice of Violations and

Intent to File Suit served on Defendant. No appearance has been filed on behalf of named

Defendant.

3. On November 5, 2015, CEPA served named Defendant with a Second

Supplemental CWA 60-day notice encompassing additional violations of the CWA. The notice

was also served on Shiloh Oaks Company LLC, known to CEPA to be the owner of the real

property which isthe subject of this litigation. Following the expiration of the 60-day hold period

(January 9, 2016) CEPA will amend its current Complaint to include the allegations set forth in

the November 5, 2015 Second Supplemental Notice and to add additional parties.

4. As the current scheduling Order sets a deadline to meet and confer under FRCP

26(f) by January 6, 2016 and an Initial Case Management Conference on January 26, 2016, I am

requesting all deadlines be extended for a period of sixty (60) days to allow CEPA the

opportunity to file and serve an amended Complaint, and for named defendants to file a

responsive pleading within the statutory time allowed.

5. The sixty (60) day continuance requested will not hinder or harm any proceedings

in this matter.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the

foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was executed in Santa Rosa, California on

November 13, 2015.

/s/ Jerry Bernhaut

JERRY BERNHAUT

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, it is hereby,

ORDERED, that the deadlines set forth in Order Setting Initial Case Management

Conference and ADR Deadlines be extended as follows:

Last day to:

• meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early - March 1, 2016

settlement, ADR process selection, and

discovery plan

•file ADR Certification signed by Parties and Counsel

•file either Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice

of Need for ADR Phone Conference

Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial - March 15, 2016

disclosures and File Case Management Statement

Initial Case Management Conference - March 22, 2016

1:30 p.m. - 1301 Clay Street, Oakland CA 94612

Dated: _________ ____________________________________

KANDIS A. WESTMORE

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Expedited Motion For Relief from Case Mgmt Schedule

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April 5, 2016 11/13/15

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