Arc Ecology, et al v United States Maritime Administration, et al

Filing 128

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. on 05/26/10 ORDERING that plfs shall have until 07/28/10 to file a bill of costs and to file a motion for attorneys' fees. (Benson, A.)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 IGNACIA S. MORENO, Assistant Attorney General Environment & Natural Resources Division LESLIE M. HILL, Trial Attorney MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, Trial Attorney U.S. Dep't of Justice, Environmental Defense Section P.O. Box 23986 Washington, DC 20044-3986 Tel.: (202) 514-0375; Fax: (202) 514-8865 leslie.hill@usdoj.gov; michelle.lambert@usdoj.gov Attorneys for Defendants MICHAEL E. WALL (Cal. Bar No. 170238) Natural Resources Defense Council 111 Sutter Street, 20th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94104 Tel.: (415) 875-6100; Fax: (415) 875-6161 mwall@nrdc.org Attorney for Plaintiffs Arc Ecology, Natural Resources Defense Council, and San Francisco Baykeeper EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Attorney General of California CHRISTIANA TIEDEMANN, Supervising Deputy Attorney General TARA MUELLER, Deputy Attorney General 1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor Oakland, CA 94612-0550 Tel: (510) 622-2218; Fax: (510) 622-2270 chris.tiedemann@doj.ca.gov; tara.mueller@doj.ca.gov Attorneys for Plaintiff-Intervenor California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region [Additional Counsel on Signature Page] IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ARC ECOLOGY, et al., 2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH Plaintiffs, JOINT STIPULATION AND and [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR MOTION FOR CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER ATTORNEYS' FEES QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION, Judge: Hon. Garland E.Burrell, Jr. Plaintiff-Intervenor v. UNITED STATES MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, et al., Defendants. Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending Deadline for Mot. for Att'ys' Fees, No. 2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS on April 14, 2010, the Court entered a consent decree in this litigation that eliminates the need for a trial on remedy and designates all Plaintiffs as "prevailing parties" within the meaning of 33 U.S.C. § 1365(d), and Environmental Plaintiffs as "prevailing parties" within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 6972(e); and WHEREAS the proposed consent decree states that the parties will attempt to resolve any claims to attorneys' fees through negotiation; and WHEREAS on April 14, 2010, pursuant to a stipulation by the parties, the Court extended the deadline for Plaintiffs to file a bill of costs and a motion for attorneys' fees to facilitate the parties' attempt to resolve any claims to attorneys' fees and costs through negotiation; WHEREAS, the current extension of time to file a bill of costs and a motion for attorneys' fees will run on June 9, 2010; WHEREAS the parties are in active negotiations to attempt to settle the matter of attorneys' fees and costs, and believe that additional time is necessary and will be useful to reach a settlement and to obtain necessary approvals if they reach an agreement; THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendants stipulate and agree that Plaintiffs shall have until July 28, 2010 to file a bill of costs under Civil Local Rule 54-292 and to file a motion for attorneys' fees under Civil Local Rule 54-293 and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(2)(B), and request that the Court grant such extension. Respectfully submitted, For Defendants: Dated: May 26, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California TODD A. PICKLES Assistant United States Attorney 501 I Street, suite 10-100 Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: (916) 554-2766 Facsimile: (916) 554-2900 1 Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending Deadline for Mot. for Att'ys' Fees, No. 2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Of Counsel: Denise R. Krepp Paul M. Geier Rand Pixa Jay R. Gordon Lane H. Nemirow Michaela E. Noble For Plaintiffs Dated: May 26, 2010 IGNACIA S. MORENO Assistant Attorney General /s/ Michelle R. Lambert_________ MICHELLE LAMBERT LESLIE M. HILL Trial Attorneys Environment & Natural Resources Division Environmental Defense Section P.O. Box 23986 Washington, DC 20044-3986 Telephone: (202) 616-7501 Facsimile: (202) 514-8865 E-Mail: michelle.lambert@usdoj.gov /s/ Michael E. Wall (as authorized 5/26/2010) MICHAEL E. WALL (SBN 170238) NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL 111 Sutter Street, 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 875-875-6100 Facsimile: (415) 875-6161 E-Mail: mwall@nrdc.org THOMAS CMAR (pro hac vice) NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL 12 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2250 Chicago, IL 60606-9997 Telephone: (312) 651-7906 Facsimile: (312) 651-7919 E-Mail: tcmar@nrdc.org SCOTT ALLEN (SBN 178925) LARIVIERE, GRUBMAN & PAYNE 19 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite 200 Monterey, CA 93940 Tel.: (831) 649-7531; Fax: (831) 649-8835 E-Mail: sallen@lgpatlaw.com DAVID A. NICHOLAS (pro hac vice) 20 Whitney Road 2 Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending Deadline for Mot. for Att'ys' Fees, No. 2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 For Plaintiff-Intervenor: Dated: May 26, 2010 Newton, MA 02460 Telephone: (617) 964-1548 Facsimile: (617) 663-6233 E-Mail: dnicholas@verizon.net Attorneys for Plaintiffs Arc Ecology, San Francisco Baykeeper, and Natural Resources Defense Council EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General of California /s/ Christiana Tiedemann (as authorized 5/26/2010) CHRISTIANA TIEDEMANN (SBN 105299) Supervising Deputy Attorney General TARA L. MUELLER (SBN 161536) Deputy Attorneys General 1515 Clay Street, 20th Floor P. O. Box 70550 Oakland, CA 94612-0550 Telephone: (510) 622-2136 (Mueller); (510) 622-2218 (Tiedemann) Facsimile: (510) 622-2270 E-mail: chris.tiedemann@doj.ca.gov; tara.mueller@doj.ca.gov Attorneys for Plaintiff Intervenor the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated May 26, 2010 GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. United States District Judge 3 Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Extending Deadline for Mot. for Att'ys' Fees, No. 2:07-CV-2320 GEB GGH

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