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Parties Involved:
Conservation Congress
Plaintiff
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Defendant
United States Forest Service
Defendant

Document Text:

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CONSERVATION CONGRESS, a nonprofit 

organization,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE; 

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE 

SERVICE,

Defendants

CASE NO. 13-cv-01922-TLN-CMK

JOINT STIPULATED MOTION AND 

ORDER TO CONTINUE PRETRIAL 

DATES

Plaintiff challenges the Bagley Hazard Tree Abatement project in the Shasta-Trinity National 

Forest. The challenged decision was adopted on August 29, 2013, Plaintiff served its Complaint on 

September 26, 2013, and the United States filed a motion to dismiss on January 9, 2014. (See Dkt. Nos. 

1 & 15. The Court denied the United States’ motion to dismiss on November 19, 2014, and set a 

briefing schedule on December 10, 2014, after receiving input from the parties. (See Dkt. Nos. 25-27). 

The administrative record is currently due by February 2, 2015, and Plaintiff’s opening brief is due 

March 3, 2015. 

Since the Court set the briefing schedule, the parties have identified a significant opportunity for 

resolution, and wish to pursue it. Given the pending litigation deadlines and the process required for 

consummation of any potential settlement, however, it is not realistic to pursue litigation and resolution 

simultaneously. Therefore, the parties stipulate and jointly request a 120-day continuation of all dates so 

that they may pursue resolution without further burden on this Court. The parties thus propose the 

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

GREGORY T. BRODERICK

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2700

Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 

Attorneys for Defendants

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following schedule:

Event Current Date Proposed Date

Administrative Record Lodged February 2, 2015 June 1, 2015

Objections to Administrative Record February 23, 2015 June 22, 2015

Plaintiff’s Motion March 3, 2015 June 29, 2015

Defendants’ Opposition and 

Cross-motion

April 3, 2015 July 31, 2015

Plaintiff’s Combined Opposition and ReplyApril 17, 2015 August 14, 2015

Defendants’ Reply May 1, 2015 August 31, 2015

Respectfully submitted,

DATED: January 26, 2015

By /s/ Sean Malone 

Attorney for Plaintiff

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Gregory T. Broderick

GREGORY T. BRODERICK

 Assistant United States Attorney

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PROPOSED ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 30, 2015

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