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Parties Involved:
Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, Inc.
Defendant
Amcor Rigid Plastics USA, LLC
Defendant
Plastic Pollution Coalition, a project of Earth Island Institute
Plaintiff
U.S. Department of Justice
Neutral

Document Text:

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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GARY DAVIS (SBN 098792)

Davis & Whitlock, P.C.

21 Battery Park Avenue, Suite 206

Asheville, NC 28801

Telephone: (828) 622.0044

Fax: (828) 398.0435

Email: gadavis@enviroattorney.com

JAMES M. BIRKELUND (SBN 206328)

Law Offices of James Birkelund

548 Market St., # 11200

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 602.6223

Fax: (415) 789.4556

Email: james@birkelundlaw.com

RACHEL S. DOUGHTY (SBN 255904)

Greenfire Law

1202 Oregon St. 

Berkeley, CA 94702

Telephone: (828) 424.2005

Email: rdoughty@greenfirelaw.com

Attorneys for Plastic Pollution Coalition, 

a project of Plaintiff Earth Island Institute 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PLASTIC POLLUTION COALITION, a 

project of EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE, a 

non-profit organization,

Plaintiff,

vs.

AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS USA, INC., and 

AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS USA, LLC,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:15-CV-00614-WBS-KJN

PARTIES’ STIPULATION TO ENTRY 

OF CONSENT JUDGMENT AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Complaint Served: April 16, 2015

Judge: Hon. William B. Shubb

(Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 

U.S.C. §§ 1251, et seq.)

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WHEREAS, on March 24, 2016, the Parties lodged with this Court a proposed Consent 

Decree, signed by each (Dkt. 13-1) and simultaneously submitted the same to the U.S. 

Department of Justice pursuant to the requirements of the Clean Water Act, 33, U.S.C. § 

1365(c)(3);

WHEREAS, on May 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice filed with this Court a letter 

stating that “the United States has no objection the proposed consent decree;” (Dkt. 15)

WHEREAS, the [Proposed] Consent Decree lodged with this Court lacked a signature 

line for entry by this Court, which is the desired outcome of this case of each of the Parties;

THEREFORE: Counsel hereby stipulate to entry of the proposed Consent Decree by this 

Court on behalf of their respective clients, each of which signed and agreed to be bound by the 

terms of the [Proposed] Consent Decree prior to it being filed with this Court and reviewed by 

the U.S. Department of Justice.

Dated: May 23, 2016 GREENFIRE LAW

By: __/s/ Rachel S. Doughty________________

Rachel S. Doughty

James M. Birkelund

Gary Davis 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

PLASTIC POLLUTION COALITION

Dated: May 23 , 2016 CASTELLÓN & FUNDERBURK, LLP

By: /s/ Ruben A.Castellon

Ruben A. Castellon

Anna L. Le May

Attorneys for Defendants

AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS USA, INC. 

and AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS USA, 

LLC

All other signatories listed, and on whose behalf this filing is submitted, concur in the 

filing’s content and have authorized the filing.

/s/ Rachel S. Doughty

Rachel S. Doughty

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ORDER OF ENTRY OF CONSENT DECREE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that:

The proposed Consent Decree lodged as docket entry 13-1, is adopted by this Court and 

by this Order shall be entered.

In accordance with the Consent Decree, all claims in the complaint are conditionally 

dismissed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2), with the Court retaining jurisdiction to

enforce the Consent Decree. As the Consent Decree fully resolves this case, the Clerk of the 

Court is ordered to terminate this case.

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 24, 2016

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