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BRENT J. NEWELL, California Bar No. 210,312

LUKE W. COLE, California Bar No. 145,505

Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment

450 Geary Street, Suite 500

San Francisco, CA 94102

(415) 346-4179

(415) 346-8723 fax

CAROLINE FARRELL, California Bar No. 202,871

Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment

1224 Jefferson Street, Suite 25

Delano, CA 93215

(661) 720-9140

(661) 720-9483 fax

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EL COMITÉ PARA EL BIENESTAR DE EARLIMART,

et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

MARY-ANN WARMERDAM, et al., 

Defendants,

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AIR COALITION TEAM,

Intervenor.

 

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CIV.S-04-0882 LKK KJM

STIPULATION AND

ORDER EXTENDING TIME

TO FILE MOTION FOR

AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’

FEES PURSUANT TO

LOCAL RULE 54-293

Hon. Lawrence K. Karlton

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME 

TO FILE MOTION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES

PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 54-293 1

WHEREAS, on February 22, 2006, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary

Judgment on the First Cause of Action and denied the motion on the Second Cause of Action.

WHEREAS, on April 26, 2006, the Court ordered Defendants to propose, adopt and

submit to EPA for approval, and implement regulations no later than January 1, 2008, to achieve

the emission reduction goals as set forth in the May 9, 1995 memorandum from James Well to

James Boyd (“Wells memo”). The Court also declared that Defendants are in violation of the

Clean Air Act and the 1994 Ozone State Implementation Plan by failing to utilize the 1990 PUR

data as set forth in the 1994 SIP and by failing to adopt “enforceable control measures” as

required by the Clean Air Act.

WHEREAS, the parties endeavor to settle the amount of reasonable attorney’s fees

allowed by 42 U.S.C. § 7604(d) rather than consuming litigant and judicial resources on a motion

for attorneys fees pursuant to Local Rule 54-293. The parties have made considerable progress

and believe that settlement is possible.

WHEREAS, on May 11, 2006 the Court entered a Stipulation and Order that extended

time to file the motion for attorneys fees pursuant to Local Rule 54-292 until September 25,

2006. The parties now request an additional extension of time to permit further settlement

discussions.

NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendants stipulate as follows:

1. Plaintiffs shall file a Motion for Award of Attorneys’ Fees pursuant to Local Rule 54-

293 no later than January 15, 2007.

Dated: September 7, 2006 Plaintiffs El Comité para el Bienestar de Earlimart,

et al.

/s/ Brent Newell 

CENTER ON RACE, POVERTY & THE

ENVIRONMENT

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME 

TO FILE MOTION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES

PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 54-293 2

Dated: September 7, 2006 Defendants Mary-Ann Warmerdam, et al.

/s/ Michael W. Neville 

Deputy Attorney General

BILL LOCKYER

Attorney General of the State of California

MARY E. HACKENBRACHT

Senior Assistant Attorney General

 Good Cause appearing therefore, 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: September 11, 2006.

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