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IGNACIA S. MORENO 

Assistant Attorney General 

ALISON D. GARNER (DC Bar No. 983858) 

KATHRYN M. LIBERATORE (NY Bar No. 4317780) 

Trial Attorneys 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

Natural Resources Section 

601 D Street, NW, 

Washington, D.C., 20004 

Telephone: (202) 514-2855 

Telephone: (202) 616-5082 

Facsimile: (202) 305-0506 

alison.garner@usdoj.gov 

kathryn.liberatore@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendants 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

CALIFORNIA RESOURCES AGENCY, et 

al.,

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

AGRICULTURE, et al., 

 

Defendants. 

 

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL 

DIVERSITY, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

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Case Nos. 08-01185-MHP 

and 08-03884-MHP 

THIRD STIPULATION TO STAY 

REMEDY BRIEFING

Plaintiffs and Defendants in the above-captioned case, by and through their attorneys, 

have conferred and hereby STIPULATE as follows: 

On February 27, 2009, Plaintiffs filed motions for summary judgment in the aboveCase 3:08-cv-03884-MHP Document 53 Filed 03/17/10 Page 1 of 4
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captioned matters. Dkt. Nos. 46 and 28. On April 16, 2009, Defendants filed cross-motions for 

summary judgment. Dkt. Nos. 50 and 33. The Court held a hearing on the motions on July 31, 

2009. 

On September 29, 2009, the Court entered judgment, granting in part and denying in part 

the parties’ motions for summary judgment. Dkt. No. 60. The Court ordered the parties to 

submit, by November 3, 2009, simultaneous briefs proposing the appropriate forms of relief to 

remedy the deficiencies found by the Court in the Southern California Forest Plans Final 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

The parties have entered settlement discussions in an attempt to develop the appropriate 

forms of relief in this matter. To facilitate those discussions, the parties requested a stay of 

briefing, Dkt. Nos. 61, 46, and on October 27, 2009, the Court entered an order staying further 

briefing schedules until January 15, 2010. Dkt. Nos. 62, 47. 

The parties met to discuss settlement on November 18, 2009. After the meeting, 

Plaintiffs provided written settlement points, and Defendants responded in writing. To allow 

time for an additional in-person meeting and further discussions, the parties requested a second 

stay of briefing, Dkt. Nos. 63, 50, and on January 22, 2010, the Court entered an order staying 

further briefing schedules until March 15, 2010. Dkt. Nos. 64, 51. 

The parties met for a second time on January 29, 2010 to discuss settlement. Plaintiffs 

provided additional written settlement points on February 19, 2010 and March 3, 2010. 

Defendants are reviewing these points, and are preparing their written response. The parties will 

continue to engage in good faith settlement discussions, and agree that an additional stay to 

allow time for such discussions is in the best interests of the litigants and the Court. The parties 

therefore request a third order staying all briefing on the issue of remedy until May 14, 2010. On 

that date, the parties will advise the Court on the status of their settlement discussions and 

whether a further stay of briefing is appropriate or whether a new remedy briefing schedule 

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should be set. The parties reserve the right to seek prompt reinstatement of a remedy briefing 

schedule at any time. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED 

Dated: March 15, 2010 

IGNACIA S. MORENO 

Assistant Attorney General 

/s/ Kathryn M. Liberatore 

 KATHRYN M. LIBERATORE 

ALISON D. GARNER 

Trial Attorneys 

United States Department of Justice 

Environment and Natural Resources Division 

Natural Resources Section 

P.O. Box 663, Ben Franklin Station 

Washington, D.C. 20044-0663 

Telephone: (202) 514-2855 

Telephone: (202) 616-5082 

Facsimile: (202) 305-0506 

alison.garner@usdoj.gov 

kathryn.liberatore@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendants U.S. Forest Service, et al. 

/s/ Erin M. Tobin (authorized) Erin M. Tobin 

Trent W. Orr 

Earthjustice 

426 17th Street, 5th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Tel.: (510) 550-6725 

Fax: (510) 550-6749 

etobin@earthjustice.org 

torr@earthjustice.org 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Ctr. for Biological Diversity, et al. 

/s/ Brian Hembacher (authorized) 

Brian Hembacher 

Deputy Attorney General 

California Attorney General’s Office 

300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702 

Los Angeles, CA 90013 

Tel.: 213-897-2638 

Fax: 213-897-2802 

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Brian.Hembacher@doj.ca.gov 

Attorney for People of the State of California, ex rel. California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. 

/s/ Peter Southworth (authorized) Peter Southworth 

Deputy Attorney General 

California Attorney General’s Office 

Land Law Section 

1300 I Street, 15th Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Tel.: (916) 445 1685 

Fax: (916) 327 2319 

Peter.Southworth@doj.ca.gov 

Attorney for California Resources Agency and California 

 Department of Forestry and Fire Protection 

/s/ Paul A. Turcke (authorized) Paul A. Turcke 

Moore Smith Buxton & Turcke, Chartered 

950 West Bannock, Suite 520 

Boise, Idaho 83702 

Tel.: 208-331-1807 

Fax: 208-331-1202 

pat@msbtlaw.com 

Attorney for Intervenors Blue Ribbon Coalition 

IT IS SO ORDERED 

_____________________________ 

Hon. Marilyn Hall Patel 

United States District Judge 

3/16/2010

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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