JOINT STATUS REPORT

CHARLES R. BREYER, District Judge.

On October 10, 2014, the parties filed a joint status report (Dkt. No. 37) advising the court that the parties had reached a tentative agreement on several more deadlines at issue in the matter, had drafted a proposed Consent Decree, and would continue to discuss the remaining deadlines. The Court ordered the case held in abeyance until November 24, 2014 and ordered the parties to submit another status report by November 10, 2014 (Dkt. No. 38).

The parties have continued to discuss the few remaining deadlines and expect to reach agreement on those deadlines in the next week. As the parties explained in the prior status report, approval of a settlement on behalf of Defendant will require review by the appropriate officials of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice as well as compliance with the public notice requirement of 40 U.S.C. § 7413(g). Approval of the settlement on behalf of Plaintiff will require review and approval by multiple people in Sierra Club, some of whom are volunteers.

Accordingly, the parties stipulate to and request that the Court hold this matter in abeyance until December 5, 2014 to allow the parties to conclude negotiations and receive management approval for settlement. The parties will submit another joint status report on November 24, 2014 to advise the Court of their progress in resolving this case without further litigation.

ORDER

Pursuant to Stipulation and for good cause shown, all proceedings shall be held in abeyance until December 5, 2014. Further, the parties shall submit a joint status report by November 24, 2014.

IT IS SO ORDERED.