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Parties Involved:
Committee for a Better Arvin
Plaintiff
Committee for a Better Shafter
Plaintiff
Medical Advocates for Healthy Air
Plaintiff
National Parks Conservation Association
Plaintiff
Mike Stoker
Defendant
Andrew Wheeler
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO EXTEND DATES, Case No. 3:18-cv-05700-RS

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COLIN O’BRIEN, SB No. 309413

cobrien@earthjustice.org

PAUL CORT, SB No. 184336

pcort@earthjustice.org

EARTHJUSTICE

50 California Street, Suite 500

San Francisco, CA 94111

Tel. (415) 217-2000 / Fax. (415) 217-2040

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Committee for a Better Arvin,

Committee for a Better Shafter, Medical Advocates for Healthy Air, 

and National Parks Conservation Association

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER ARVIN, 

COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER SHAFTER, 

MEDICAL ADVOCATES FOR HEALTHY AIR, 

AND NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION 

ASSOCIATION,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ANDREW WHEELER, in his official capacity as 

Acting Administrator of the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency, and MIKE 

STOKER, in his official capacity as Regional 

Administrator of the United States Environmental 

Protection Agency Region 9,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:18-cv-05700-RS

PARTIES’ STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND 

DEADLINE TO FILE MOTION FOR 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND TO 

CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT 

CONFERENCE

Pursuant to Local Rule 54-5 (a), Plaintiffs Committee for a Better Arvin et al. and 

Defendants Andrew Wheeler et al. (“EPA”), stipulate to extend the time for Plaintiffs to file a

motion for attorneys’ fees from January 7, 2019, by 60 days, to March 8, 2019, so that they may 

continue settlement discussions. The parties also stipulate to continue the case management 

conference scheduled on January 24, 2019, by 77 days, to April 11, 2019.

In support of this stipulation, the parties state as follows:

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WHEREAS, on October 24, 2018, this Court entered an order granting Plaintiffs’ motion for 

summary judgment (Dkt. 22);

WHEREAS, the Court’s order specified that “[p]ursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7604(d), defendants 

shall reimburse plaintiffs for the reasonable costs plaintiffs have incurred as a result of this litigation, 

including reasonable attorney fees, in an amount to be determined upon submission of the necessary 

application in accordance with the rules;”

WHEREAS, Civil Local Rule 54-5(a) provides that motions for attorneys’ fees must be filed 

within 14 days of entry of judgment unless stipulated otherwise by the parties and ordered by the 

Court;

WHEREAS, on October 31, 2018, the parties stipulated to extend the deadline for Plaintiffs 

to file a motion for attorneys’ fees and costs to January 7, 2019 (Dkt. 23) and the Court ordered such 

an extension on November 1, 2018 (Dkt. 24);

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and EPA have since conferred so they may assess potential agreement 

on Plaintiffs’ claim for attorneys’ fees, and continue to confer productively about a potential 

agreement to resolve attorneys’ fees;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, by and through their counsel, stipulate and agree, and 

request that the Court enter an order extending the deadline for Plaintiffs to file a motion for 

attorneys’ fees and costs to March 8, 2019. Further, the parties request that the Court enter an order 

continuing the case management conference scheduled on January 24, 2019 until April 11, 2019. 

By entering into this stipulation, EPA does not waive any defenses as to attorneys’ fees or costs.

Dated: January 2, 2019 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Colin O’Brien

COLIN O’BRIEN

cobrien@earthjustice.org

PAUL CORT

pcort@earthjustice.org

EARTHJUSTICE

50 California Street, Suite 500

San Francisco, CA 94111

Tel: (415) 217-2000

Fax: (415) 217-2040

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs Committee for a Better Arvin, 

Committee for a Better Shafter, Medical Advocates for 

Healthy Air, and National Parks Conservation 

Association

/s/ Sydney A. Menees

SYDNEY A. MENEES

sydney.menees@usdoj.gov

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Environmental Defense Section

601 D Street N.W., Suite 8000

Washington D.C. 20004

Tel: (202) 514-2398

Fax: (202) 514-8865

Counsel for Defendants

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States District Judge

1/4/19

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