Free Report - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

1 Andrew R. Sherwood, SBA # 003855
QUARLES & BRADY STRETCH LANG LLP
2 One Renaissance Square
Two North Central Avenue
3 Phoenix, Arizona 85004
(602) 229-5200
4 (Other counsel listed on signature block)
5 Attorneysfors Crane Co. and Unidynamics/Phoenix, Inc. .
6 PAUL K. CHARLTON, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
Richard G. Patrick, Assistant United States Attorney
7 Two Renaissance Square
40 North Central, Suite 1200
8 Phoenix, AZ 85004-4408
9 (Other counsel listed on signature block) _
Attorneys for: the United States of America 1
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
l l DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
12 Crane Co., etal., CIV-03-2226-PHX-ROS
1 3 Plaintiffs, CIV-04-1400-PHX-ROS
(Consolidated)
1 4 vs.
SEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL JOINT
15 United States of America, et al., CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT AND
Defendants. REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF
16 APRIL 14, 2006 STATUS CONFERENCE
17 Pursuant to the parties’ Sixth Supplemental Joint Case Management Report, the parties
18 submit the following Seventh Supplemental Joint Case Management Report And Request F or
19 Continuance Of April 14, 2006 Status Conference:
20 I. The Parties’ Activities Since March 16, 2006:
21 A. Contribution Claims: The parties’ direct negotiations havebeen P
22 successful with respect to the key monetary terms, and the parties will continue to pursue .
23 efforts to negotiate a Consent Decree comprehensively resolving the Contribution Claims. A
24 The parties presently anticipate that, within the next 60 days, they will reach a settlement-in-
25 principle (subject to approval by management for both parties).
26 B. Enforcement Claims: As noted in the Sixth Supplemental Joint Case
27 Management Report, the parties have reached agreement, subject to final approval by
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l responsible United States officials, on a Consent Decree comprehensively resolving the
2 Enforcement Claims, which the parties hope to lodge with the Court shortly.
3 II. Continuance of April 14, 2006 Status Conference: Given the significant
4 progress that has been made toward achieving a settlement of both consolidated matters, the
5 parties wish to forego active litigation and believe that entry of a Rule 16 scheduling order is
6 not presently needed. In order to conserve resources and focus efforts on continuing to
7 negotiate a consensual settlement of the Contribution Claims, the parties respectfully request
8 that the Court continue the status conference presently scheduled for April 14, 2006. Should
9 there be additional relevant developments with respect to this matter, the parties will advise Z
10 the Court promptly. J
1 1 Respectfully submitted,
12 QUARLES & BRADY STREICH LANG LLP SUE ELLEN WOOLDRIDGE,
13 ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
‘ Andrew R. Sherwood, SBA #003855
14 Nicole France Stanton, SBA #020452 Ann Hurley, Trial Attomey
Edward A. Salanga, SBA #020654 Environmental Enforcement Section
· 15 Two North Central Avenue Environment and Natural Resources Division
‘ 1 6 One Renaissance Square United States Department of Justice
Phoenix, Arizona 85004 301 Howard Street, Suite 1050
17 602.229.5200 San Francisco, CA 94105
415.744.6476
18 KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART N1cHoLsoN
1 9 GRAHAM LLP (_ §___D
( · Michael C. Augustini, Trial Attomey
20 g Moi t("°’/UM Paul D. Tanaka, Trial Attomey
2] Richard W. Hosking (admitted pro hac vice) Michael B. Heister, Trial Attomey
Paul K. Stockman (admitted pm hac vice) Environmental Defense Section
22 Carl D. Hill (admitted pro hac vice) Environment and Natural Resources Division _
23 Henry W. Oliver Building United States Department of Justice
535 Smithfield Street P.O. Box 23986 F
24 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Washington, D.C. 20026-3986
4l2.355.6500 202.514.0995
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Attorneysfor Crane C0. and PAUL K. CHARLTON,
26 Unidynamics/Phoenix, Inc. UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
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1 Richard G. Patrick
Assistant United States Attorney
2 Two Renaissance Square
3 40 North Central, Suite 1200
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4408
2 Dated: April 6, 2006 Attorneys for the United States 0f America
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