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Parties Involved:
California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
Plaintiff
United States
Amicus
Woodland Biomass, Ltd.
Defendant

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING THE TIME UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 26(f) 

LAW OFFICES OF ANDREW L. PACKARD 

ANDREW L. PACKARD (Bar No. 168690) 

MICHAEL P. LYNES (Bar No. 230462) 

319 Pleasant Street 

Petaluma, CA 94952 

Telephone: (707) 763-7227 

Facsimile: (415) 763-9227 

andrew@packardlawoffices.com

michael@packardlawoffices.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING PROTECTION 

ALLIANCE 

DOWNEY BRAND LLP 

NICOLE E. GRANQUIST (Bar No. 199017) 

GREGORY T. BRODERICK (Bar No. 220871) 

555 Capitol Mall, Tenth Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814-4686 

Telephone: (916) 444-1000 

Facsimile: (916) 444-2100 

ngranquist@downeybrand.com

gbroderick@downeybrand.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

WOODLAND BIOMASS LTD. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING 

PROTECTION ALLIANCE, a non-profit 

corporation 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

WOODLAND BIOMASS LTD., 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:07-CV-01431-LEW-EFB 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER EXTENDING THE TIME TO 

MEET AND CONFER UNDER FED. R. 

CIV. P. 26(f) and TO SUBMIT A JOINT 

STATUS REPORT THAT INCLUDES A 

RULE 26(f) DISCOVERY PLAN 

Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 6-144, Plaintiff California Sportfishing Protection Alliance 

(CSPA) and Defendant Woodland Biomass, Ltd. (Woodland Biomass) hereby stipulate to 

extending the time to meet and confer under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) and to “submit 

a Joint Status Report that includes the Rule 26(f) discovery plan,” as required in this Court’s form 

order of July 18, 2007. All parties have been served in this matter and the due date for 

Defendant’s responsive pleading is presently February 4, 2008. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING THE TIME UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 26(f) 

The parties have engaged in extensive settlement discussions and counsel for Woodland 

Biomass has circulated a draft settlement agreement. While all terms are not yet agreed upon, 

counsel for CSPA and Woodland Biomass believe that a settlement agreement is likely to be 

executed by month’s end. Based on the likelihood of settlement, the parties believe it likely that 

this case will be resolved without further judicial involvement and that the Court and the parties 

would be best served by extending the due date for the Rule 26(f) conference and joint status 

report at this time. Thus, pursuant to Local Rule 6-144(a), the parties hereby stipulate to extend 

the time in which the parties must meet and confer under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) 

and submit a status report to this Court by 60 days, up to and including March 17, 2008. 

If the parties execute a settlement agreement as expected, it will be likely that the parties 

will request a further extension from this Court so that the agreement may be finalized and 

reviewed by appropriate government agencies, if necessary, before stipulated dismissal. 

Respectfully Submitted, 

DATED: January 14, 2008 DOWNEY BRAND LLP 

By: / s / Gregory T. Broderick 

GREGORY T. BRODERICK 

Attorney for Defendant 

WOODLAND BIOMASS LTD. 

 

DATED: January 14, 2008 LAW OFFICES OF ANDREW L. PACKARD 

By: / s / Michael P. Lynes 

MICHAEL P. LYNES 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING 

PROTECTION ALLIANCE 

IT IS SO ORDERED: 

DATED: January 15, 2008 /s/ Ronald S. W. Lew______________

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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