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MICHAEL R. SHERWOOD, State Bar No. 63702 

GEORGE M. TORGUN, State Bar No. 222085 

Earthjustice 

426 17th Street, 5th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

(510) 550-6725 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Sierra Nevada Forest Protection 

Campaign and Plumas Forest Project 

RACHEL M. FAZIO, State Bar No. 187580 

John Muir Project 

P.O. Box 697 

Cedar Ridge, CA 95924 

(530) 273-9290 

Attorney for Plaintiffs Earth Island Institute and 

Center for Biological Diversity 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

SIERRA NEVADA FOREST PROTECTION 

CAMPAIGN, PLUMAS FOREST PROJECT, 

EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE, and CENTER 

FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, non-profit 

organizations, 

 Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE; JACK 

BLACKWELL, in his official capacity as 

Regional Forester, Region 5, United States 

Forest Service; and JAMES M. PEÑA, in his 

official capacity as Forest Supervisor, Plumas 

National Forest, 

 Defendants, 

and 

QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP, an unincorporated 

citizens group; and PLUMAS COUNTY, 

 Intervenors/Defendants. 

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Case No. Civ. S-04-2023 MCE/GGH 

STIPULATION AND JOINT REQUEST 

REGARDING RESOLUTION OF PLAINTIFFS’ 

MOTION FOR INJUNCTION PENDING 

APPEAL; ORDER 

Date: June 20, 2005 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Judge: Hon. Morrison C. England, Jr. 

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Pursuant to L.R. 83-143, the parties in the above-captioned case submit the following 

stipulation regarding Plaintiffs’ Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal. The parties hereby stipulate 

as follows: 

1. On May 9, 2005, the Court issued a Memorandum and Order granting the United 

Forest Service’s Motion for Summary Judgment, denying plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment, 

and denying plaintiffs’ request for a permanent injunction enjoining the implementation of the 

Meadow Valley Project. The Court entered a final judgment, and the case was closed. 

2. On May 10, 2005, the Forest Service notified plaintiffs that four timber sale contracts 

implementing the Meadow Valley Project would be advertised on May 11, 2005. The 

advertisements indicate that the Forest Service will receive bids for two of the timber sale contracts 

on June 14, 2005, and bids for the other two contracts on June 16, 2005. 

3. On May 12, 2005, plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal of the Court’s May 9, 2005 

Memorandum and Order and Judgment and simultaneously filed a Motion for Injunction Pending 

Appeal. Pursuant to Local Rule 78-230(b), plaintiffs noticed their Motion for Injunction Pending 

Appeal on the motion calendar for a hearing on June 20, 2005. 

4. The Forest Service and intervenor/defendant Quincy Library Group agree to file their 

opposition to plaintiffs’ Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal by May 18, 2005. Plaintiffs hereby 

waive the right to file a reply. 

5. Although plaintiffs have noticed their motion for a hearing, the parties respectfully 

request that the Court decide plaintiffs’ May 12, 2005 Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal without 

a hearing before this Court. The hearing on the motion set for June 20, 2005 is vacated. 

The parties jointly submit the above stipulation and respectfully request that the Court 

approve it. 

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DATED: May 12 , 2005 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ George M. Torgun 

MICHAEL R. SHERWOOD 

GEORGE M. TORGUN 

Earthjustice 

426 17th Street, 5th Floor 

Oakland, CA 94612 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Sierra Nevada Forest Protection 

Campaign and Plumas Forest Project 

/s/ Rachel M. Fazio (as authorized on May 12, 2005) 

RACHEL M. FAZIO 

John Muir Project 

P.O. Box 697 

Cedar Ridge, CA 95924 

Attorney for Plaintiffs Earth Island Institute 

and Center for Biological Diversity 

DATED: May 12 , 2005 /s/ Brain C. Toth (as authorized on May 12, 2005)

BRIAN C. TOTH 

Trial Attorney 

General Litigation Section 

Environment & Natural Resources Division 

U.S. Department of Justice 

P.O. Box 663 

Washington, DC 20044-0663 

Attorney for Defendants 

DATED: May 12 , 2005 /s/ Michael B. Jackson (as authorized on May 12, 2005)

MICHAEL B. JACKSON 

429 West Main Street 

P.O. Box 207 

Quincy, CA 95971 

(530) 283-1007 

Attorney for Proposed Intervenors/Defendants Quincy Library 

Group and Plumas County

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: May 20, 2005 

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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