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

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO CONTINUE PRETRIAL DATES 1

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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 

PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE 

PRETRIAL DATES

This is an Administrative Procedure Act case challenging the Forest Service’s approval of 

the Bagley Hazard Tree Abatement Project. On January 28, 2015 the Court approved the parties’

proposed briefing schedule. (See ECF No. 28). The Defendants filed the Administrative Record on 

June 8, 2015. (See ECF No. 31).1On June 24, 2015, the Court further continued the matter to permit 

the parties the opportunity to pursue settlement. (See ECF No. 35). On July 30, 2015, the parties 

met to explore settlement opportunities, and are continuing to consider a settlement approach. 

The parties continue to work towards settlement, but require more time to determine whether 

a resolution is achievable in this matter. But litigation deadlines are now approaching, and would 

distract the parties from their settlement efforts. Therefore, the parties respectfully request that this 

Court continue all dates in this matter by approximately sixty (60) days so as to allow the parties the 

 

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The administrative record lodged June 8 contained documents from the Forest Service only, and 

there are additional documents from the Fish and Wildlife Service. The United States is preparing 

the additional documents and expects to lodge the additional records as set forth below.

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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opportunity to focus on resolution rather than litigating. Therefore, the parties stipulate to, and 

propose the following briefing schedule:

Event Current Date Proposed Date

Supplement to Administrative Record n/a November 16, 2015

Objections to Administrative Record September 28, 2015 November 30, 2015

Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary 

Judgment

October 5, 2015 December 7, 2015

Defendants’ Opposition and Crossmotion for Summary Judgment

November 4, 2015 January 11, 2016

Plaintiff’s Combined Opposition and 

Reply

November 18, 2015 January 25, 2016

Defendants’ Reply December 2, 2015 February 15, 2016

Respectfully submitted,

DATED: September 25, 2015

By /s/ Sean Malone (authorized 09/25/2015)

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: September 28, 2015

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