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Nature of Suit Code: 899
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY, et al.,

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

MARGARET A. HAMBURG, Commissioner, 

United States Food and Drug Administration, 

et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 14-cv-04932-YGR 

ORDER: (1) GRANTING MOTION TO 

INTERVENE; AND (2) SETTING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE

I. MOTION TO INTERVENE 

On February 18, 2015, Elanco Animal Health (“Elanco”) filed an unopposed motion to 

intervene in this case. (Dkt. No. 27.) Having reviewed the papers submitted and good cause 

shown, the Court GRANTS the motion. 

II. BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

As agreed by the parties at the April 1, 2015 hearing, an initial set of motions under Rule 

12 will address only the issues of standing (by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Elanco, 

assuming standing is still at issue in light of plaintiffs’ affidavits) and exhaustion (by Elanco). 

By April 21, 2015, plaintiffs shall file their affidavits in support of standing. By May 5, 

2015, the FDA shall file its opening brief, not to exceed 15 pages. By May 12, 2015 Elanco shall 

file its opening brief, not to exceed 15 pages, supplementing the FDA’s brief if necessary on the 

issue of standing and addressing exhaustion. By May 26, 2015, plaintiffs shall file their 

opposition brief, not to exceed 20 pages. By June 2, 2015, the FDA and Elanco shall file their 

reply briefs, each not to exceed 7 pages. The hearing on these Rule 12 motions is hereby SET for 

June 16, 2015 at 2 p.m. in Courtroom 1 of the Federal Courthouse located at 1301 Clay Street, 

Oakland, California. 

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If the case proceeds beyond this initial stage, the Court will establish a briefing schedule 

for summary judgment motions. In connection with the motions for summary judgment, the 

parties’ briefs shall be delivered to Chambers on a CD/DVD in Word and PDF format, each 

including hyperlinks. Specifically, all citations to the fact record shall be made available in 

hyperlink form; clicking on the hyperlinks shall result in the relevant PDF document opening up to 

the pages cited. Importantly, although clicking on the hyperlink should jump to the appropriate 

pin-cited page of the record document, the relevant record document in its entirety should open 

upon clicking the hyperlink (not merely an excerpt thereof), thus permitting the Court to review 

the cited material in its full context. The CD/DVD label shall include the names of the parties, the 

case number, and a description of the documents. 

This Order terminates Docket Number 27. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 1, 2015 

______________________________________ 

 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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