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ROBERT L. FALK (SBN 142007) [email protected] ROBIN STAFFORD (SBN 200950) [email protected] MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105-2482 Telephone: 415.268.7000 Facsimile: 415.268.7522 JOEL R. REYNOLDS (SBN 85276) NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC. 1314 Second Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 Telephone: (310) 434-2300 Facsimile: (310) 434-2399 Attorneys for Plaintiffs NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC.; INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE; THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES; CETACEAN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL; LEAGUE FOR COASTAL PROTECTION; OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY; JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC.; INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE; THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES; CETACEAN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL; LEAGUE FOR COASTAL PROTECTION; OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY; JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU, Plaintiffs, v. CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE; JAMES BALSIGER, ACTING ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR FISHERIES OF THE NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; VICE ADMIRAL CONRAD C. LAUTENBACHER, JR., ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY; DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY; ADMIRAL GARY ROUGHEAD, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, Defendants.
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Civil Action No. 07-4771-EDL STIPULATED VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE [PROPOSED] ORDER Judge: Hon. Elizabeth D. Laporte Ctrm: E

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed a complaint in the above captioned case on September 17, 2007 ("Complaint"); WHEREAS, the parties have entered into a Stipulated Settlement Agreement in this action, dated August 8, 2008 ("Stipulation"), which Stipulation has been approved and entered as an order of this Court on August 12, 2008 (Doc. No. 114) ("Order"); and WHEREAS paragraph 11 of that Stipulation and Order provides that, "[u]pon notification of approval of [the] Stipulation by the Court, Plaintiffs shall, within no more than 15 days, submit a request that the Court dismiss the Complaint with prejudice"; THE PARTIES THEREFORE STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS: 1. Pursuant to Rule 41(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the terms of the

Stipulation and Order, it is hereby stipulated and agreed, by and between the undersigned counsel of record for Plaintiffs and Defendants, that this action be, and hereby is, dismissed in its entirety, with prejudice as to all claims of Plaintiffs. 2. Pursuant to paragraph 11 of the Stipulation and Order, notwithstanding the

dismissal of Plaintiffs' Complaint, the parties agree that the Court shall retain jurisdiction for the purpose of resolving attorneys' fees and cost reimbursement issues under the Equal Access to Justice Act in the event that the parties do not reach a negotiated resolution thereof, to oversee compliance with the terms of the Stipulation, and to resolve any future disputes concerning the interpretation or implementation of the Stipulation or motions to modify its terms.

Dated: August 27, 2008

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP ROBERT L. FALK ROBIN STAFFORD 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105-2482 Tel. (415) 268-7000 Fax (415) 268-7522 NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC. JOEL R. REYNOLDS 1314 Second Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 Tel. (310) 434-2300 Fax (310) 434-2399

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By: /s/ ROBIN S. STAFFORD Attorneys for Plaintiffs

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC.; THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES; CETACEAN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL; LEAGUE FOR COASTAL PROTECTION; OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY; and JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU

Dated: August 27, 2008

RONALD J. TENPAS Assistant Attorney General United States Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division JEAN E. WILLIAMS, Chief KRISTEN L. GUSTAFSON, Senior Trial Attorney Wildlife & Marine Resources Section GUILLERMO A. MONTERO, Trial Attorney Natural Resources Section United States Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division Ben Franklin Station, P.O. Box 663 Washington, D.C. 20044-663 Tel. (202) 305-0211/Tel. (202) 305-0443 Fax (202) 305-0275/Fax (202) 305-0274 FRANK R. JIMENEZ, General Counsel ROBERT J. SMITH, Attorney, Department of the Navy DEBORAH BEN-DAVID Attorney, NOAA Office of General Counsel

By: /s/ KRISTEN L. GUSTAFSON

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I hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any signatures indicated by a "conformed" signature (/s/) within this e-filed document. By: /s/ ROBIN S. STAFFORD Attorneys for Plaintiffs

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: __________________, 2008.

By: ____________________________________ Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte United States Magistrate Judge

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