State of California et al v. United States of America et al

STIPULATION AND ORDER
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ADAM R.F. GUSTAFSON 	YAAKOV M. ROTH
Acting Assistant Attorney General 	Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
ROBERT N. STANDER (DC Bar #1028454) 	Civil Division
Deputy Assistant Attorney General 	JOSEPH E. BORSON
JEFFREY HUGHES (NY Bar #5367214) 	Assistant Branch Director
MARTHA C. MANN (FL Bar #155950) 	Federal Programs Branch
United States Department of Justice 	STEPHEN M. PEZZI (FL Bar #1041279)
Environment and Natural Resources Division 	United States Department of Justice
P.O. Box 7611 	Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
Washington, D.C. 20044 	1100 L Street, NW
Tel: 	(202) 717-7067 (Stander) 	Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 532-3080 (Hughes) 	Tel: 	(202) 305-8576
Email: robert.stander@usdoj.gov 	Email: stephen.pezzi@usdoj.gov
jeffrey.hughes@usdoj.gov
Attorneys for Defendants
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 4:25-cv-04966-HSG
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
EXCEED PAGE LIMITATIONS
FOR MOTION TO DISMISS
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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 7-4(b) and 7-12, the parties submit this Stipulated Request
to permit the parties to file briefs in excess of the page limitations set forth in Civil Local Rule 7-
4(b). Specifically, Defendants seek to file a 30-page motion to dismiss the amended complaint
and Plaintiffs seek to file a 30-page opposition. The parties respectfully request that the Court
enter an order accordingly.
1. 	Defendants previously moved to dismiss the original complaint. Dkt. No. 118.
2. 	In response, Plaintiffs notified Defendants on September 24, 2025 that they
intended to amend their complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a)(1).
Plaintiffs also notified the Court and all parties of this intent in their response to Defendants’
motion to dismiss, filed October 3, 2025. Dkt. No. 151.
3. 	On October 10, 2025, Plaintiff States filed their amended complaint. Dkt. No.
157.
4. 	On October 22, 2025, the parties filed a stipulation and proposed order setting out
a briefing schedule for Defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss in the event the Court did not
grant Defendants’ motion to stay the case during the pendency of the government shutdown.
Dkt. No. 161. The Court entered the order regarding the proposed schedule, absent further order
of the Court, the following day. Dkt. No. 162.
5. 	Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation and Court order, Defendants’ motion to
dismiss is currently due on November 17, 2025. Dkt. No. 162.
6. 	In light of the many issues of administrative and constitutional law raised by
Plaintiffs’ amended complaint, Defendants seek five pages in excess of the limitations set forth
in Civil Local Rule 7-4(b), or 30 pages total. Plaintiffs consent to Defendants’ request on the
condition that they are also afforded five additional pages so that the opening and opposition
briefs remain subject to equal length requirements. Defendants consent to Plaintiffs’ condition.
7. 	Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Court permit Defendants to
file a 30-page motion to dismiss the amended complaint and Plaintiffs to file a 30-page
opposition to Defendants’ motion.
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Dated: November 13, 2025 	Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Jeffrey Hughes
JEFFREY HUGHES (NY Bar #5367214)
U.S. Department of Justice
Environmental Defense Section
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, D.C. 20044-7611
jeffrey.hughes@usdoj.gov
Telephone: (202) 532-3080
Facsimile: (202) 514-8865
Attorney for Defendants
Dated: November 13, 2025 	ROB B ONTA
Attorney General of California
M YUNG J. PARK
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
/s/ M. Elaine Meckenstock
M. ELAINE M ECKENSTOCK
Deputy Attorney General
Attorneys for Plaintiff State of California
PHILIP J. WEISER
Attorney General for the State of Colorado
/s/ Carrie Noteboom
CARRIE NOTEBOOM*
Assistant Deputy Attorney General
1300 Broadway, 10th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
(720) 508-6285
carrie.noteboom@coag.gov
KATHLEEN JENNINGS
Attorney General of the State of Delaware
By: /s/ Vanessa L. Kassab
IAN R. LISTON
Director of Impact Litigation
RALPH K. DURSTEIN III
VANESSA L. KASSAB*
Deputy Attorneys General
Delaware Department of Justice
820 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 683-8899
vanessa.kassab@delaware.gov
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ANDREA JOY CAMPBELL
Attorney General for the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
/s/ Seth Schofield
SETH SCHOFIELD*
Senior Appellate Counsel
JON WHITNEY*
Special Assistant Attorney General
Energy and Environment Bureau
Office of the Attorney General
One Ashburton Place, 18th Flr.
Boston, Mass. 02108
(617) 727-2200
seth.schofield@mass.gov
jon.whitney@mass.gov
MATTHEW J. PLATKIN
Attorney General for the State of New Jersey
/s/ Lisa J. Morelli
LISA J. MORELLI
Deputy Attorney General
New Jersey Division of Law
25 Market Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
(609) 376-2740
Lisa.Morelli@law.njoag.gov
RAÚL TORREZ
Attorney General for the State of
New Mexico
/s/ William Grantham
WILLIAM GRANTHAM*
Assistant Attorney General
408 Galisteo Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
(505) 717-3520
wgrantham@nmdoj.gov
LETITIA JAMES
Attorney General for the State of New York
/s/ Ashley M. Gregor
ASHLEY M. GREGOR*
Assistant Attorney General
Environmental Protection Bureau
28 Liberty Street, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(212) 416-8454
ashley.gregor@ag.ny.gov
DAN RAYFIELD
Attorney General for the State of Oregon
/s/ Paul Garrahan
PAUL GARRAHAN*
Sr. Assistant Attorney General
Oregon Department of Justice
1162 Court Street NE
Salem, Oregon 97301-4096
(503) 947-4540
Paul.Garrahan@doj.oregon.gov
PETER F. NERONHA
Attorney General for the State of Rhode
Island
/s/ Nicholas M. Vaz
NICHOLAS M. VAZ*
Special Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Chief, Environmental and Energy Unit
150 South Main Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
(401) 274-4400 ext. 2297
nvaz@riag.ri.gov
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CHARITY R. CLARK
Attorney General for the State of Vermont
/s/ Hannah Yindra
HANNAH YINDRA*
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609
(802) 828-3186
Hannah.Yindra@vermont.gov
*Admitted pro hac vice
NICHOLAS W. BROWN
Attorney General for the State of
Washington
/s/ Alexandria Doolittle
ALEXANDRIA K. DOOLITTLE*
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
P.O. Box 40117
Olympia, Washington 98504-0117
(360- 586-6769
Alex.Doolittle@atg.wa.gov
In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer of this document attests that each
signatory has concurred in the filing of this document.
ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, it is so ordered.
Dated: 11/14/2025
THE HONORABLE HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
United States District Judge
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