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Parties Involved:
Center for Biological Diversity
Plaintiff
Greenpeace, Inc.
Plaintiff
Natural Resources Defense Council
Plaintiff
Gale Norton
Defendant
United States Fish And Wildlife Service
Defendant

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KEVIN V. RYAN, United States Attorney (SBN 118321)

JAMES CODA, Assistant United States Attorney (SBN 1012669 (WI))

Northern District of California

450 Golden Gate Ave., Box 36055

San Francisco, CA 94102

SUE ELLEN WOOLRIDGE, Assistant Attorney General

JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Section Chief

LISA L. RUSSELL, Assistant Section Chief

PAUL D. LALL, Trial Attorney

Environment & Natural Resources Division

U.S. Department of Justice

Benjamin Franklin Station, P.O. Box 7369

Washington, D.C. 20044-7369

Telephone: (202) 305-0216

Facsimile:(202) 305-0275

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL

DIVERSITY, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

GALE A. NORTON, Secretary of the

Interior, et al.,

Defendants. __________________________________

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Case No.: C-05-5191 JSW

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER TO EXTEND TIME TO

ANSWER AND FOR FILING OF

SUMMARY JUDGMENT BRIEFS

WHEREAS, 

1. On December 15, 2005, Plaintiffs served their Complaint in this action on the

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California requesting a declaratory judgment and

injunctive relief related to their petition (“Plaintiffs’ Petition”) to list the polar bear (Ursus

maritimius) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (the “ESA”). 

Defendant’s answer is thus due to be filed by February 13, 2006;

2. On January 18, 2006, Plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment requesting

the Court declare that the Secretary is in violation of the ESA for failing to make a 90-day

finding on Plaintiff’s Petition pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 1533(b)(3)(A) and further requesting the

Court to order the Secretary to make and publish a 90-day finding on Plaintiff’s Petition within 

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30 days of the Court’s Order; on February 2, 2006, Plaintiffs re-noticed their summary

judgment motion;

3. On February 2, 2006, the Court ordered Defendants to file an opposition to

Plaintiffs’ motion by February 17, 2006 and ordered Plaintiffs to file a reply by February 24,

2006;

4. On February 9, 2006, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a 90-day

finding on Plaintiff’s Petition which states: “We find that the petition presents substantial

scientific or commercial information indicating that the petitioned action of listing the polar

bear may be warranted.” Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Petition to List the

Polar Bear as Threatened, 71 Fed. Reg. 6745-46 (February 9, 2006);

5. The parties wish to extend the dates for the filing of Defendants’ answer and the

remaining summary judgment briefs. As good cause, the parties state that this extension will 

allow them to focus their efforts on discussions about the possibility of settling this case;

THEREFORE THE PARTIES STIPULATE:

Defendants will file their answer and opposition to Plaintiff’s summary

judgment motion by February 24, 2006. 

Dated: February 10, 2006

 /s/

Paul D. Lall

Attorney for Defendants GALE NORTON and the

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE

SERVICE

Dated: February 10, 2006

 /s/ (by Paul D. Lall with consent)____________

Kassia Siegel (CA Bar No. 209497)

Attorneys for Plaintiffs CENTER FOR

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, NATURAL

RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, AND

GREENPEACE, INC.

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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