Opinion
2:21-cv-01739-DJC-JDP
05-24-2023
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL and the TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACCOUNT, Plaintiffs, v. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, et al. Defendants.
ROB BONTA Attorney General of California SARAH E. MORRISON, SBN 143459 Supervising Deputy Attorney General DONALD ROBINSON, SBN 72402 Deputy Attorney General KATE M. HAMMOND, SBN 293433 Deputy Attorney General Attorneys for Plaintiffs California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Toxic Substances Control Account
Action Filed: September 24, 2021
ROB BONTA Attorney General of California SARAH E. MORRISON, SBN 143459 Supervising Deputy Attorney General DONALD ROBINSON, SBN 72402 Deputy Attorney General KATE M. HAMMOND, SBN 293433 Deputy Attorney General Attorneys for Plaintiffs California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Toxic Substances Control Account
ORDER EXTENDING STAY OF LITIGATION FOR SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
THE HONORABLE DANIEL J. CALABRETTA UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Pursuant to the Joint Request to Extend Stay of Litigation, and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
(1) This action is temporarily stayed until August 23, 2023, for all purposes to enable the Parties to continue their settlement negotiations without the expenditure of the Court's or the Parties' resources on litigation;
(2) While the stay is in effect, the Parties shall not be required to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including, without limitation, Rule 26(a) regarding initial disclosures, and other procedural provisions requiring submissions to the Court or specific action by the Parties beyond the status reports provided for in paragraph (5) of this order.
(3) Defendants are not required to file a responsive pleading until 30 days after the expiration of the stay;
(4) The Parties shall inform the Court by letter upon their submission of the equivalent stay requests in the parallel litigations, and upon the other courts' rulings on those requests; and
(5) The Parties shall file an initial status report no later than July 14, 2023 and shall file a second status report upon the expiration of the stay.
IT IS SO ORDERED.