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Parties Involved:
California Communities Against Toxics
Plaintiff
Gina McCarthy
Defendant
Sierra Club
Plaintiff

Document Text:

PLAINTIFFS’ AND DEFENDANT’S STIPULATION TO ENLARGE TIME FOR REQUESTING ATTORNEYS’ 

FEES AND COSTS

CASE NO. 3:15-cv-01165-HSG

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PAUL R. CORT, State Bar No. 184336

Earthjustice

50 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

pcort@earthjustice.org 

Tel: 415-217-2000

Fax: 415-217-2040

NICHOLAS MORALES, Admitted Pro Hac Vice

EMMA C. CHEUSE, Admitted Pro Hac Vice

Earthjustice

1625 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Ste. 702

Washington, DC 20036

nmorales@earthjustice.org, echeuse@earthjustice.org

Tel: 202-667-4500

Fax: 202-667-2356

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Sierra Club and

California Communities Against Toxics

[additional counsel listed in signature block]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SIERRA CLUB and CALIFORNIA 

COMMUNITIES AGAINST TOXICS,

Plaintiffs,

v.

GINA McCARTHY, in her official capacity as 

Administrator of the United States Environmental 

Protection Agency, 

Defendant.

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Case No: 3:15-cv-01165-HSG

PLAINTIFFS’ AND DEFENDANT’S 

STIPULATION TO ENLARGE TIME FOR 

REQUESTING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND

COSTS

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STIPULATION

Pursuant to Civil L.R. 6-2, Plaintiffs Sierra Club and California Communities Against Toxics 

and Defendant Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(“EPA”) stipulate as follows:

1. By decision dated March 15, 2016, the Court entered judgment in favor of Plaintiffs. 

The Court provided that “Plaintiffs may file any appropriate motion for attorneys’ fees and costs 

within 30 days.” Dkt. No. 41, at 1; see also Civil L.R. 54-1(providing deadline for filing bill of 

costs); Civil L.R. 54-5 (providing deadline for moving for attorneys’ fees unless Court orders 

otherwise).

2. Plaintiffs and Defendant wish to attempt to resolve Plaintiffs’ claim for fees and costs 

without the need for further litigation. The parties believe that additional time is necessary to 

ascertain whether they can reach an agreement as to fees and costs.

3. Therefore, Plaintiffs and Defendant stipulate to enlarge the time for filing a motion 

for fees and costs so that they may have additional time to discuss an informal settlement of the 

issue. Plaintiffs and Defendant hereby stipulate to a 60-day extension, which extends the deadline 

for filing a motion for fees and costs from April 14, 2016 to June 13, 2016. A declaration in support 

of this stipulation is attached.

4. Plaintiffs attest that concurrence in the filing of this Stipulation has been obtained 

from counsel for Defendant pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3).

DATED: March 22, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Nicholas Morales

NICHOLAS MORALES, Admitted Pro Hac Vice

EMMA C. CHEUSE, Admitted Pro Hac Vice

Earthjustice

1625 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Ste. 702

Washington, DC 20036

nmorales@earthjustice.org, echeuse@earthjustice.org

Tel: 202-667-4500

Fax: 202-667-2356

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PAUL R. CORT, State Bar No. 184336

Earthjustice

50 California Street

San Francisco, CA 94111

pcort@earthjustice.org

Tel: 415-217-2000 

Fax: 415-217-2040

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Sierra Club and 

California Communities Against Toxics

JOHN C. CRUDEN

Assistant Attorney General

Environment and Natural Resources Division

/s/ Leslie M. Hill

LESLIE M. HILL (D.C. Bar No. 476008)

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment & Natural Resources Division

Environmental Defense Section

601 D Street N.W., Suite 8000

Washington D.C. 20004

leslie.hill@usdoj.gov

Telephone (202) 514-0375

Facsimile (202) 514-8865

Attorneys for Defendant

Of counsel: 

Paul Versace 

Office of General Counsel 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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ORDER

Good cause having been shown, the Stipulation is hereby GRANTED. The deadline for 

Plaintiffs to file any appropriate motion for attorneys’ fees and costs shall be extended to June 13, 

2016.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 3/22/2016

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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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