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Parties Involved:
Basel Action Network
Plaintiff
Center for Biological Diversity
Plaintiff
Lisa P. Jackson
Defendant
Sierra Club
Plaintiff
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Defendant

Document Text:

CASE NO. CV-11-06185-EMC 

STIPULATED MOTION FOR STAY; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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IGNACIA S. MORENO 

Assistant Attorney General 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

United States Department of Justice 

LESLIE M. HILL (D.C. Bar No. 476008) 

Leslie.Hill@usdoj.gov 

Environmental Defense Section 

601 D Street N.W., Suite 8000 

Washington D.C. 20004 

Telephone (202) 514-0375 

Facsimile (202) 514-8865 

Attorneys for Defendants 

[additional counsel listed in signature blocks] 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

BASEL ACTION NETWORK, et al. , 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY, 

et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No.: CV-11-06185-EMC 

STIPULATED MOTION FOR STAY; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

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 Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, Basel Action Network (“BAN”), Sierra Club, and Center for 

Biological Diversity (collectively “Plaintiffs”) and Defendant United States Environmental 

Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator, U.S. EPA, in her official 

capacity (collectively “Defendants”), hereby stipulate to and request an order staying the abovecaptioned litigation pursuant to the terms of the attached Joint Stipulation for Stay of All 

Proceedings (Exhibit A). The parties have agreed to the terms of a stay to allow Defendants to 

respond to the outstanding requests in Plaintiffs’ petitions under the Marine Protection, Research, 

and Sanctuaries Act (“MPRSA”), which are currently pending with EPA. The parties’ 

negotiations during the course of the stay and/or EPA’s response to the MPRSA portions of 

Plaintiffs’ petitions may obviate the need for further litigation. Alternatively, if the parties are 

unable to reach agreement, Plaintiffs anticipate seeking leave to amend the complaint upon 

expiration of the stay to add claims under the MPRSA. Because there is significant overlap in 

the factual basis for Plaintiffs’ TSCA and MPRSA claims, litigating these claims together 

promotes judicial economy. 

In support of this stipulated motion, the parties submit the Declaration of Leslie M. Hill, 

counsel of record for Defendants (attached as Exhibit B). 

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 Respectfully submitted this 31st day of December, 2012. 

IGNACIA S. MORENO 

Assistant Attorney General 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

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LESLIE M. HILL (D.C. Bar #476008) 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

Environmental Defense Section 

601 D Street N.W., Suite 8000 

Washington D.C. 20004 

(202) 514-0375 | Phone 

(202) 514-8865 | Fax 

leslie.hill@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendants 

 /s/ authorized by email 12/31/12

AMANDA W. GOODIN (WSB #41312) 

TODD D. TRUE (WSB #12864) 

[Appearing Pro Hac Vice] 

Earthjustice 

705 Second Avenue, Suite 203 

Seattle, WA 98104 

(206) 343-7340 | Phone 

(206) 343-1526 | Fax

agoodin@earthjustice.org 

ttrue@earthjustice.org 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Erin Tobin (CSB #234943) 

Earthjustice 

426 Seventeenth Street, 5th Floor

Oakland, CA 94612-2807 

(415) 217-2000 | Phone 

(415) 217-2040 | Fax 

etobin@earthjustice.org 

Local Counsel for Plaintiffs 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

 Pursuant to Stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 DATED this ______ day of ________________, 201_. 

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EDWARD M. CHEN 

United States District Court Judge 

Defendants' motion for judgment set for 2/14/13 

is hereby vacated. 2nd January 3

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Edward M. Chen

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