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Cal. Dep't of Toxic Substances Control v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Nov 29, 2022
2-21-cv-01739-KJM-JDP (E.D. Cal. Nov. 29, 2022)

Opinion

2-21-cv-01739-KJM-JDP

11-29-2022

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, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, DONALD ROBINSON Deputy Attorney General, KATE M. HAMMOND Deputy Attorney General, Attorneys for Plaintiffs California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Toxic Substances Control Account.


ROB BONTA Attorney General of California, SARAH E. MORRISON, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, DONALD ROBINSON Deputy Attorney General, KATE M. HAMMOND 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

HON. KIMBERLY J. MUELLER JUDGE.

Pursuant to the Joint Request to Extend Stay of Litigation, and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

(1) This action is temporarily stayed until May 25, 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 90 days from the date of this order and shall file a second status report six months from the date of this order, concurrent with the expiration of the stay.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Cal. Dep't of Toxic Substances Control v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Nov 29, 2022
2-21-cv-01739-KJM-JDP (E.D. Cal. Nov. 29, 2022)
Case details for

Cal. Dep't of Toxic Substances Control v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Case Details

Full title:CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL and the TOXIC SUBSTANCES…

Court:United States District Court, Eastern District of California

Date published: Nov 29, 2022

Citations

2-21-cv-01739-KJM-JDP (E.D. Cal. Nov. 29, 2022)