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Parties Involved:
Rose Braz
Plaintiff
Center For Biological Diversity
Plaintiff
Peter Galvin
Plaintiff
Dale Hall
Defendant
Dirk Kempthorne
Defendant

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RONALD J. TENPAS, Acting Asst. 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, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Secretary of the

United States Department of the Interior, and

H. DALE HALL, Director of the United

States Fish and Wildlife Service,

Defendants.

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No. C 06-7117 WHA

JOINT STIPULATION AS TO

EXTENSION OF SUMMARY

JUDGMENT BRIEFING SCHEDULE

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

Center for Biological Diversity, Peter Galvin, and Rose Braz, 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 June 27, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive

Relief pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-44;

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No. C 06-7117 WHA

Joint Stipulation Extending Briefing Schedule 2

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs, on September 19, 2007, filed a Motion for Summary Judgment

pursuant to Fed R. Civ. P. 56(a) and this Court’s Case Management Order;

WHEREAS, pursuant to this Court’s Case Management Order, Defendants’ CrossMotion for Summary Judgment would be due on October 19, 2007;

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

proven productive;

WHEREAS, no extensions of time have previously been granted to either party;

WHEREAS, a two-week extension of Defendants’ briefing deadline would have no effect

on the date currently scheduled for hearing of this matter, January 17, 2008;

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

1. An extended briefing schedule on the parties cross-motions for summary judgment is

necessary to allow sufficient time for fruitful settlement discussions.

2. The Parties agree that briefing on their cross-motions for summary judgment will proceed

as follows:

a. Defendants shall file their Response to Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment,

their Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, and accompanying brief on or before

November 5, 2007.

b. Plaintiffs shall file their Response/Reply on or before December 5, 2007.

c. Defendants shall file their Reply on or before January 4, 2008.

3. By this agreement the Parties do not waive any substantive claim or defense.

Dated: October 16, 2007 Respectfully Submitted,

 /s/ Brendan Cummings Brendan Cummings (CA Bar No. 193952)

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

P.O. Box 549

Joshua Tree, CA 92252

Phone: (760) 366-2232

Facsimile: (760) 366-2669

Email: bcummings@biologicaldiversity.org

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No. C 06-7117 WHA

Joint Stipulation Extending Briefing Schedule 3

Justin Augustine (CA Bar No. 235561)

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

1095 Market Street, Suite 511

San Francisco, CA 94103

Phone: (415) 436-9682

Facsimile: (415) 436-9683

Email: jaugustine@biologicaldiversity.org

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

RONALD J. TENPAS, Acting 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

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

October 17, 2007

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge William Alsup

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Case No. C 06-7117 WHA

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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No. C 06-07117 WHA

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on October 16, 2007, 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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