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Parties Involved:
Berkeley Marine Center, Inc.
Defendant
City of Berkeley
Defendant
San Francisco Baykeeper
Plaintiff

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George Torgun (Bar No. 222085)

Nicole C. Sasaki (Bar No. 298736)

SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPER

1736 Franklin Street, Suite 800

Oakland, California 94612

Telephone: (510) 735-9700

Facsimile: (510) 735-9160

Email: george@baykeeper.org

Email: nicole@baykeeper.org

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPER, a non-profit 

corporation,

 

 Plaintiff,

v.

BERKELEY MARINE CENTER, INC. and 

CITY OF BERKELEY

 Defendants. 

Civil No. 4:15-cv-03044-MEJ

REQUEST TO CONTINUE CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND 

ASSOCIATED DEADLINES; [PROPOSED] 

ORDER

 (Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33

 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.)

 Honorable Maria-Elena James

 REQUEST TO CONTINUE CMC -- Civil No. 4:15-cv-03044-MEJ

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WHEREAS, on June 30, 2015, Plaintiff San Francisco Baykeeper (“Plaintiff”) filed the aboveentitled action;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff’s deadline to serve the complaint on Defendants Berkeley Marine 

Center, Inc. and City of Berkeley (collectively, “Defendants”) is October 28, 2015, pursuant to Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 4(m);

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has thus far refrained from serving the complaint while Plaintiff and 

Defendants (collectively, the “Parties”) work together in good faith to reach a settlement agreement 

that would avoid the need for litigation;

WHEREAS, the Court’s Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR 

Deadlines (“Scheduling Order”) set the initial Case Management Conference in this matter for 

October 1, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.;

WHEREAS, the Scheduling Order states that if the Initial Case Management Conference is 

continued, the other deadlines are continued accordingly;

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to continue informal negotiations in good faith, and anticipate 

reaching a final settlement in this action within the next six (6) weeks;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff requests, upon the Court’s approval, to reschedule the Case Management

Conference for November 12, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., or at such later date that is convenient for the 

Court, in order to give the Parties a chance to complete settlement negotiations without involving the 

resources of the Court;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff requests, upon the Court’s approval, to reschedule the deadline to file the 

Parties’ ADR certifications and stipulations to ADR process or notices of need for an ADR phone 

conference no later than three weeks before the Case Management Conference;

WHEREAS, Plaintiff requests, upon the Court’s approval, to reschedule the deadline to file the 

Parties’ Rule 26(f) Report and Joint Case Management Statement no later than one week before the 

Case Management Conference;

 REQUEST TO CONTINUE CMC -- Civil No. 4:15-cv-03044-MEJ

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff requests, upon the Court’s approval, to reschedule the deadline to file the 

Parties’ initial disclosures or objections in their Rule 26(f) Report no later than one week before the 

Case Management Conference;

WHEREFORE, Plaintiff respectfully requests the Court to approve and enter the Proposed 

Order below.

DATE: September 9, 2015 Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ Nicole C. Sasaki

Nicole C. Sasaki

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPER

 REQUEST TO CONTINUE CMC -- Civil No. 4:15-cv-03044-MEJ

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING,

1. The Case Management Conference shall be continued to ________________________ 

at 10:00 a.m. 

2. The Parties’ ADR certifications and stipulations to ADR process or notices of need for 

an ADR phone conference shall be filed no later than three weeks before the Case 

Management Conference.

3. The Parties’ Rule 26(f) Report and Joint Case Management Statement shall be filed no 

later than one week before the Case Management Conference.

4. The Parties’ initial disclosures or objections in their Rule 26(f) Report shall be filed no 

later than one week before the Case Management Conference.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: ____________________ NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

_____________________________________

Honorable Maria-Elena James

United States District Court

 REQUEST TO CONTINUE CMC -- Civil No. 4:15-cv-03044-MEJ

November 12, 2015 September 9, 2015

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