Filed: May 15, 2018
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Summary: THIRD STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION TO STAY BRIEFING RE: PLAINTIFF CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS ORDER ANDREW P. GORDON , District Judge . To facilitate ongoing settlement discussions regarding the motion for attorneys' fees and costs filed by Plaintiff Center for Biological Diversity ("the Center") in this case, the Center and Defendant U.S. Bureau of Land Management, et al ("BLM") hereby stipulate to and respectfully request that the Court enter
Summary: THIRD STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION TO STAY BRIEFING RE: PLAINTIFF CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS ORDER ANDREW P. GORDON , District Judge . To facilitate ongoing settlement discussions regarding the motion for attorneys' fees and costs filed by Plaintiff Center for Biological Diversity ("the Center") in this case, the Center and Defendant U.S. Bureau of Land Management, et al ("BLM") hereby stipulate to and respectfully request that the Court enter a..
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THIRD STIPULATION AND JOINT MOTION TO STAY BRIEFING RE: PLAINTIFF CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS
ORDER
ANDREW P. GORDON, District Judge.
To facilitate ongoing settlement discussions regarding the motion for attorneys' fees and costs filed by Plaintiff Center for Biological Diversity ("the Center") in this case, the Center and Defendant U.S. Bureau of Land Management, et al ("BLM") hereby stipulate to and respectfully request that the Court enter an order further staying briefing on the Center's motion for attorneys' fees and costs for an additional 60 days, until July 17, 2018. In support of this motion, the Center and BLM stipulate as follows:
1. On January 12, 2018, the Center filed a motion for attorneys' fees and costs. Dkt. No. 153. On January 16, 2018, the Court granted the parties' stipulation and joint motion to stay briefing for 60 days to allow time for settlement discussions regarding the Center's motion. Dkt. No. 155. On March 19, 2018, the Court granted the parties' second stipulation and joint motion to stay briefing for an additional 60 days. Dkt. No. 164. The current stay ends on May 18, 2018. Id.
2. The Center and BLM have reached an agreement in principal concerning the Center's motion for attorneys' fees and costs. Federal Defendants, however, need additional time for their formal review and approval process.
3. Accordingly, the Center and BLM agree that briefing on the Center's motion for attorneys' fees and costs should be further stayed for an additional 60 days, until July 17, 2018. The parties expect that this should be the final request for a stay on the Center's motion. On or before July 17, 2018, the parties will either jointly propose a briefing schedule to address the Center's motion for attorneys' fees and costs, or apprise the Court of the status of the Center's motion and request for action by the Court.
The Center and BLM therefore respectfully request that the Court stay briefing and argument on the Center's motion for attorneys' fees and costs until July 17, 2018.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
