JOINT STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME ON SUPPLEMENTAL FILING FOR MOTION/PETITION FOR ATTORNEYS FEES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES; [PROPOSED] ORDER

LAWRENCE J. O'NEILL, Chief District Judge.

STIPULATION

PLAINTIFFS, AquAlliance, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Central Delta Water Agency, South Delta Water Agency and Local Agencies of the North Delta; and DEFENDANTS, United States Bureau of Reclamation, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority file this Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to extend time for supplemental and response filings regarding Plaintiffs' preliminary Motion/Petition for Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Expenses, filed concurrently herewith.

WHEREAS, on June 29, 2018, the Parties lodged a Proposed Final Judgment with the intent that all applicable timelines regarding Plaintiffs' claims for recovery of fees and costs be extended at least thirty (30) days to enable sufficient time for the parties to meet and confer and negotiate in good faith in an attempt to resolve Plaintiffs' claims without further litigation;

WHEREAS, on July 5, 2018, the Court entered Judgment in this matter;

WHEREAS, the parties have met and conferred and desire additional time to negotiate in good faith to attempt to resolve Plaintiffs' claims without further litigation;

WHEREAS, Plaintiffs are filing, concurrently with this Stipulation and Proposed Order, a preliminary Motion/Petition for Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Expenses; and,

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the intent of the Parties to negotiate in good faith to resolve Plaintiffs' claims for fees and costs without further litigation, no party will contest the timeliness of Plaintiffs' Motion/Petition for Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Expenses, subject to the deadlines agreed to, below:

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES STIPULATE AND AGREE:

Plaintiffs shall have until September 5, 2018 to file a Supplemental Motion/Petition for Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Expenses, and Supplemental Memorandum in Support thereof not to exceed twenty (20) pages in length;

Defendants' opposition brief(s) shall be filed no later than October 5, 2018, and shall not exceed forty (40) pages combined;

Plaintiffs' may file a single combined reply brief no later than October 25, which shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages.

ORDER

Pursuant to Stipulation of the Parties, it is so ORDERED:

Plaintiffs shall have until September 5, 2018 to file a Supplemental Motion/Petition for Attorneys' Fees, Costs, and Expenses, and a Supplemental Memorandum in Support thereof not to exceed twenty (20) pages in length;

Defendants' opposition brief(s) shall be filed no later than October 5, 2018, and shall not exceed forty (40) pages combined1; and

Plaintiffs' may file a single combined reply brief no later than October 25, which shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages.

Given this Court's present and anticipated workload, the parties are reminded to make every effort to present to the Court only issues that are truly in dispute and to do so in the most efficient manner possible.

IT IS SO ORDERED.