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Parties Involved:
Jared Blumenfeld
Defendant
Comite Civico del Valle, Inc.
Plaintiff
Lisa Jackson
Defendant

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IGNACIA S. MORENO

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

ROCHELLE L. RUSSELL

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Environmental Defense Section

301 Howard Street, Suite 1050

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: (415) 744-6566

Fax: (415) 744-6476

Email: rochelle.russell@usdoj.gov

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

COMITE CIVICO DEL VALLE, INC.,

 Plaintiff,

v.

LISA JACKSON, in her official capacity as

Administrator of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, and

JARED BLUMENFELD, in his official

capacity as Regional Administrator for Region

IX of the United States Environmental

Protection Agency,

 Defendants.

Case No. 10-cv-00946 PJH

STIPULATION TO A 90-DAY STAY TO

ALLOW FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT

STIPULATION TO A 90-DAY STAY TO 

ALLOW FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT Case No. 10-cv-00946 PJH

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STIPULATION TO A 90-DAY STAY TO 

ALLOW FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT - 1 - Case No. 10-cv-00946 PJH

WHEREAS, on March 5, 2010, Plaintiff Comite Civico Del Valle, Inc. filed the

complaint in the above-captioned matter against Defendants Lisa Jackson, in her official capacity

as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Jared Blumenfeld,

in his official capacity as Regional Administrator for Region IX of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency (collectively, “EPA”), alleging that EPA has failed to

undertake a certain nondiscretionary duty under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401-7671q,

and that such alleged failure is actionable under section 304(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.

§ 7604(a)(2);

WHEREAS, on April 21, 2010, the parties reached a tentative settlement that will, if

entered, fully resolve Plaintiff’s nondiscretionary duty claim against EPA in this Clean Air Act

citizen suit;

WHEREAS, the parties will reduce the settlement to a written agreement, in the form of a

proposed consent decree, that will need to be reviewed and authorized by the necessary officials

at the U.S. Department of Justice and EPA; 

WHEREAS, once approved, EPA will lodge the proposed consent decree with the Court

and publish in the Federal Register a notice of the proposed consent decree and request public

comments, pursuant to section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7413(g). After a

reasonable comment period (at least 30 days), the EPA Administrator will promptly consider any

written comments received and, if none of the comments disclose facts or considerations which

indicate that the proposed consent decree is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent

with the requirements of the Clean Air Act, the parties will jointly move the Court for entry of

the decree; 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that, in light of the tentative settlement reached between the

parties and the requisite government approval, lodging, and public comment processes described

above, as well as the principle that federal courts have inherent authority “to stay proceedings in

the interest of saving time and effort for [themselves] and litigants,” ATSA of Cal., Inc. v.

Continental Ins. Co., 702 F.2d 172, 176 (9th Cir. 1983), a stay of the case is justified;

WHEREAS, there have been no previous stays requested in this case;

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STIPULATION TO A 90-DAY STAY TO 

ALLOW FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT - 2 - Case No. 10-cv-00946 PJH

NOW THEREFORE the parties, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby

stipulate to a 90-day stay of this case, including any answer, initial discovery, ADR or motion

deadlines, to allow for final settlement in this matter, including the lodging of and public

comment on a proposed consent decree.

Respectfully submitted,

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS:

Dated: April 28, 2010 IGNACIA S. MORENO

Assistant Attorney General

Environment & Natural Resources Division

 /s/ Rochelle L. Russell 

ROCHELLE L. RUSSELL

Trial Attorney 

U.S. Department of Justice

Environmental & Natural Resources Division

301 Howard Street, Suite 1050

San Francisco, CA 94150

Tel: (415) 744-6566

Email: rochelle.russell@usdoj.gov

Counsel for Defendants

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF:

Dated: April 28, 2010 /s/ Gideon Kracov (with permission) 

GIDEON KRACOV

801 S. Grand Avenue, Ste. 1100

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Phone: (213) 629-2071

Email: gk@gideonlaw.net

RICHARD TOSHIYUKI DRURY

Lozeau - Drury LLP 

1516 Oak Street, Suite 216

Alameda, CA 94501

Counsel for Plaintiff Comite Civico del Valle, Inc.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ______________________ ___________________________________

HON. PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

5/3/10

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

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