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Parties Involved:
Center For Biological Diversity
Plaintiff
Dirk Kempthorne
Defendant
Turtle Island Restoration Network
Plaintiff
United States Fish And Wildlife Service
Defendant

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RONALD J. TENPAS, Assistant Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

LAWSON E. FITE, 

Trial Attorney (Oregon Bar No. 05557)

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station 

P.O. Box 7369

Washington, DC 20044-7369

Phone: (202) 305-0217

Fax: (202) 305-0275

Email: lawson.fite@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

and TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION

NETWORK,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary of the

United States Department of the Interior, and

the UNITED STATES FISH AND

WILDLIFE SERVICE,

Defendants.

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No. C 07-5109 PJH

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED

ORDER CONTINUING INITIAL CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2 and 7-12, this Stipulation is entered into by and between Plaintiffs,

Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network, and Defendants, Dirk

Kempthorne, Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior, and H. Dale Hall, Director

of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

WHEREAS, on October 4, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive

Relief pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 701-706, and the Marine Mammal

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No. C 07-5109 PJH

Joint Stipulation Continuing Initial Case Management Conference 2

Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1361-1421h;

WHEREAS, the Initial Case Management Conference in this matter is currently set for

February 14, 2008, at 2:30 p.m.;

WHEREAS, continuing discussions between the Parties as to settlement of this litigation

have proven productive;

WHEREAS, the Initial Case Management Conference has previously been continued, on

stipulation, for one 30-day period;

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby Stipulate and Agree as follows:

1. A further 30-day continuance of the Initial Case Management Conference is necessary to

allow sufficient time for the settlement discussions to continue.

2. The Initial Case Management Conference shall be continued to March 20, 2008, at 2:30 p.m.

Dated: February 4, 2008 Respectfully Submitted,

 /s/ Miyoko Sakashita Miyoko Sakashita

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

1095 Market Street, Suite 511

San Francisco, CA 94103

Phone: (415) 436-9682

Facsimile: (415) 436-9683

Email: miyoko@biologicaldiversity.org

Attorney for Plaintiffs

RONALD J. TENPAS, Asst. Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

 /s/ Lawson E. Fite LAWSON E. FITE, 

Trial Attorney (Oregon Bar No. 05557)

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Wildlife & Marine Resources Section

Ben Franklin Station 

P.O. Box 7369

Washington, DC 20044-7369

Phone: (202) 305-0217

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No. C 07-5109 PJH

Joint Stipulation Continuing Initial Case Management Conference 3

Fax: (202) 305-0275

Email: lawson.fite@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

2/5/08

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Case No. C 07-5109 PJH

Certificate of Service 4

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL

DIVERSITY,

Plaintiff,

v.

DIRK KEMPTHORNE, et al.,

Defendants.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on February 4, 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing with the

Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such to the

attorneys of record.

 /s/ Lawson E. Fite LAWSON E. FITE

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