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Parties Involved:
Board of Supervisors of the County of Placer
Defendant
County of Placer
Defendant
Friends of Tahoe Vista
Plaintiff
League to Save Lake Tahoe
Plaintiff
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Defendant
Tahoe Vista Partners LLC
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDERSTAYING ALL CASE DEADLINES AND VACATING ALL

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REMY, THOMAS, MOOSE and 

MANLEY, LLP 

455 Capitol Mall, Suite 210 

Sacramento, CA 95814

REMY, THOMAS, MOOSE AND MANLEY, LLP 

WHITMAN F. MANLEY, SBN 130972 

HOWARD F. WILKINS III, SBN 203083 

CHRISTOPHER J. BUTCHER, SBN 253285 

455 Capitol Mall, Suite 210 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 443-2745 

Facsimile: (916) 443-9017 

E-mail: wmanley@rtmmlaw.com

hwilkins@rtmmlaw.com

cbutcher@rtmmlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendants 

Tahoe Vista Partners, LLC 

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

LEAGUE TO SAVE LAKE TAHOE, a 

California non-profit corporation; 

FRIENDS OF TAHOE VISTA, an 

unincorporated association, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING 

AGENCY, a separate legal entity created 

by bi-state compact approved by the 

United Stated Congress, and TAHOE 

VISTA PARTNERS, LLC, a limited 

liability corporation, BOARD OF 

SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF 

PLACER, COUNTY OF PLACER 

Defendants. 

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CASE NO. 2:08-cv-2447 JAM-KJM 

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

STAYING ALL CASE DEADLINES 

AND VACATING ALL BRIEFING 

SCHEDULES AND HEARINGS 

JUDGE: Hon. John A. Mendez 

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REMY, THOMAS, MOOSE and 

MANLEY, LLP 

455 Capitol Mall, Suite 210 

Sacramento, CA 95814

Pursuant to L.R. Civ. 83-143, this Stipulation is entered into by and between 

Plaintiffs League to Save Lake Tahoe (“League”) and Friends of Tahoe Vista (collectively, 

“Plaintiffs”), Defendants Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (“TRPA”), Tahoe Vista 

Partners, LLC (“TVP”), and Defendants Board of Supervisors of the County of Placer and 

the County of Placer (“County”): 

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on February 24, 2010, based on a stipulation between the parties 

(Document No. 98), the Court approved the following revised briefing schedule to allow 

the parties time to attempt to reach a global settlement in this case: 

1. The deadline to certify and file the CEQA administrative record in this 

matter is extended until February 23, 2010. 

2. The deadline to certify and file the CEQA administrative record in this 

matter is extended until March 26, 2010. 

3. The parties agree to the following revised briefing schedule for the issues in 

this action arising under the CEQA: 

a. CEQA opening brief: April 28, 2010; 

b. CEQA opposition brief: June 9, 2010; 

c. CEQA reply brief: July 9, 2010; 

d. The parties request that the Court set a hearing date for all the abovereferenced motions as soon practical on or after July 19, 2010. 

4. The parties agree to the following revised briefing schedule for Plaintiffs’ 

motion for summary judgment/preliminary injunction filed on June 1, 2009 (Document 

No. 52) and any counter-motion(s) filed by TRPA or TVP : 

a. Opposition/counter-motion brief deadline: April 5, 2010. 

b. Plaintiffs’ reply/opposition to counter-motion brief deadline: May 3, 2010. 

c. Reply brief deadline to any opposition to counter-motions: May 28, 2010. 

d. The parties request that the Court set a hearing date for all the abovePDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com

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455 Capitol Mall, Suite 210 

Sacramento, CA 95814

referenced motions as soon practical on or after June 11, 2010.WHEREAS, the parties 

engaged in numerous settlement discussions, meetings, including an additional all-day 

mediation session on December 7, 2009, and reached an agreement in principal regarding 

terms that will result in a complete resolution of the case. 

WHEREAS, all the parties have tentatively agreed to the terms of a settlement 

agreement pending approval of the respective boards of directors that will completely 

resolve this matter. 

WHEREAS, the settlement agreement negotiated by the parties requires approval of 

the League’s Board of Directors, TRPA Governing Board, and Placer County Board of 

Supervisors, and requires all Parties to sign the Settlement on or before April 15, 2010. 

WHEREAS, the settlement agreement negotiated by the parties requires the TRPA 

Governing Board and Placer County Board of Supervisors to modify the current permit for 

the TVP Project at issue in this case; 

WHEREAS the settlement agreement will not take effect until the statute of 

limitation to challenge the TRPA and County modifications to the TVP Project permit 

have run, sixty (60) and ninety (90) days, respectively. 

WHEREAS the parties anticipate that all statutes of limitation to challenge the 

TRPA and County modifications to the TVP Project permit will have run by October 1, 

2010. 

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs have agreed to a dismissal of, or enter into a stipulation 

dismissing, or otherwise file a motion for dismissal of, the entire action with prejudice not 

more than ten (10) business days after the effective date of the settlement agreement. 

WHEREAS, the parties wish conserve Court and Party resources that would 

otherwise be spent simultaneously pursuing approval of the settlement and litigation. 

NOW THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendants, TRPA, County, and TVP by and 

through their respective attorneys of record, hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 

1. All deadlines, including but not limited to the deadline for certifying the 

CEQA Record, are stayed until October 1, 2010. 

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2. All currently pending briefing schedules and hearings are vacated. 

3. The parties request that the Court set a status conference on or after October 

1, 2010 to confirm the case has been dismissed. If the Settlement Agreement reached by 

the parties is not executed by all Parties on or before April 15, 2010 or the Settlement 

Agreement does not take effect, the Parties agree to notify the Court and request an earlier 

status conference. 

4. This stipulation may be executed in counterparts, including facsimile 

counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original. 

Dated: March 22, 2010 REMY THOMAS MOOSE & MANLEY LLP 

By: /s/ Howard F. Wilkins III 

 Howard F. Wilkins III 

 Attorneys for Defendant Tahoe Vista Partners LLC 

 LOZEAU | DRURY LLP 

By: /s/ Richard Drury (as authorized 3/19/10)

 Richard Drury 

Attorneys for Plaintiff League to Save Lake Tahoe 

 

KENYON YEATES LLP 

By: /s/ Bill Yeates (as authorized 3/22/10)

 Bill Yeates 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff Friends of Tahoe Vista 

 

 TAHOE REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY 

By: /s/ John L. Marshall (as authorized 3/19/10)

Nicole Rinke 

 John L. Marshall 

Attorneys for Defendant Tahoe Regional Planning 

Agency 

COUNTY OF PLACER 

 By: /s/ Scott Finley (as authorized 3/19/10)

 Scott Finley 

 Attorneys for Defendants County of Placer and 

 Board of Supervisors of the County of Placer 

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ORDER

The Court having read and considered the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing, 

IT IS SO ORDERED, this 22nd day of March, 2010. 

 /s/ John A. Mendez________

 Honorable John A. Mendez 

 United States District Judge 

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Sacramento, CA 95814

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing will be e-filed on March 22, 

2010, and will be automatically served upon counsel of record, all of whom appear to be 

subscribed to receive notice from the ECF system. 

 /s/ Howard F. Wilkins III 

HOWARD F. WILKINS III 

Remy, Thomas, Moose and Manley, LLP 

455 Capitol Mall, Suite 210 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 443-2745 

Facsimile: (916) 443-9017 

cwilkins@rtmmlaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Tahoe Vista 

Partners LLC 

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