On September 17, 2021 a
Party Statement
was filed
involving a dispute between
Las Posas Basin Water Rights Coalition,
and
Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency,
for Unlimited Other Petition (Not Spec) (43)
in the District Court of Santa Barbara County.
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1 ELIZABETH P. EWENS (SB #213046) ELECTRONICALLY FILED
elizabeth.ewens@stoel.com Superior Court of California
2 TIMOTHY M. TAYLOR (SB #144335) County of Santa Barbara
tim.taylor@stoel.com Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer
3 JANELLE S.H. KRATTIGER (SB #299076) 12/20/2021 4:48 PM
janelle.krattiger@stoel.com By: Yuliana Razo, Deputy
4 HERACLIO PIMENTEL (SB #326751)
heraclio.pimentel@stoel.com
5 STOEL RIVES LLP
500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1600
6 Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: 916.447.0700
7 Facsimile: 916.447.4781
8 TIFFANY N. NORTH (SB #228068)
County Counsel
9 JASON T. CANGER (SB #296596)
County Counsel
10 jason.canger@ventura.org
800 South Victoria Avenue, L/C #1830
11 Ventura, CA 93009-1830
Telephone: 805.654.2590
12 Facsimile: 805.654.2185
13 Attorneys for Respondent and Defendant
Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency EXEMPT FROM FILING FEES
14 GOV. CODE, § 6103
15 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
16 COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA
17 LAS POSAS BASIN WATER RIGHTS CASE NO. 21CV03714
COALITION, an unincorporated association,
18 FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER
Petitioner and Plaintiff, MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S CASE
19 MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
v.
20 Case Management Conference
FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER Date: January 4, 2022
21 MANAGEMENT AGENCY, a public entity, Time: 8:30 a.m.
Dept: 3
22 Respondent and Defendant. Judge: Thomas P. Anderle
23 Action Filed: September 17, 2021
Trial Date: Not set.
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S TOEL R IVES LLP
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT -
SACRAMENTO
- 21CV03714
113464953.2 0041862-00006
1 Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (“FCGMA”) hereby submits this Case
2 Management Conference statement in advance of the January 4, 2022 Case Management
3 Conference (“CMC”), and reports the following:
4 1. Counsel for FCGMA and Las Posas Basin Water Rights Coalition (“Petitioner”)
5 participated in a CEQA settlement meeting on November 17, 2021.
6 2. Petitioner elected to prepare the administrative record. By stipulation, the parties
7 have agreed to extend the deadline by which the administrative record must be certified to
8 February 11, 2022. (Pub. Resources Code § 21167.6(c); Stipulation and Order re Administrative
9 Record, filed December 9, 2021.)
10 3. The responsive pleading will be filed by FCGMA following the certification of the
11 administrative record.
12 4. FCGMA notes that pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21167.1(a), the
13 California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) portion of this action shall be given “preference
14 over all other civil actions, in the matter of setting the action… for hearing or trial, and in hearing
15 or trying the action… so that the action or proceeding shall be quickly heard and determined.”
16 Further, this Court may, upon the motion of any party, agree to sever the actions in this proceeding
17 to accomplish the statutory goal of preference. (Pub. Resources Code § 21167.1(c).)
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Dated: December 20, 2021 STOEL RIVES LLP
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20 By:
Elizabeth P. Ewens
21 Timothy M. Taylor
Janelle S.H. Krattiger
22 Heraclio Pimentel
Attorneys for Respondent and Defendant
23 Fox Canyon Groundwater Management
Agency
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S TOEL R IVES LLP
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT -
SACRAMENTO
- 21CV03714
113464953.2 0041862-00006
1 DECLARATION OF SERVICE
2 I declare that I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to this action. I am
employed in the City and County of Sacramento and my business address is 500 Capitol Mall,
3 Suite 1600, Sacramento, California 95814.
4 On December 20, 2021, at Sacramento, California, I served the attached document(s):
5 FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
AGENCY’S CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
6
on the following parties:
7
Peter A. Goldenring Attorneys for Petitioner and
8 Mark R. Pachowicz Plaintiff
PACHOWICZ GOLDENRING, PLC Las Posas Basin Water
9
6050 Seahawk St. Rights Coalition
10 Ventura, CA 93003-6622
805-642-6702
11 peter@gopro-law.com
12 Kevin M. O’Brien Attorneys for Petitioner and
Meredith E. Nikkel Plaintiff
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Kelley M. Breen Las Posas Basin Water
14 Brian E. Hamilton Rights Coalition
Holly E. Tokar
15 DOWNEY BRAND LLP
621 Capitol Mall, 18th Fl
16 Sacramento, CA 95814
17 916-444-1000
kobrien@downeybrand.com
18 mnikkel@downeybrand.com
kbreen@downeybrand.com
19 bhamilton@downeybrand.com
cgermain@downeybrand.com (secretary)
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BY EMAIL: On the date written above, I emailed a copy of the attached documents to the addressee, as shown
21 on the service list.
22 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing is true and correct and that this document was executed on December 20, 2021, at
23 Sacramento, California.
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25 Dawn R. Forgeur, CCLS
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S TOEL R IVES LLP
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT -
SACRAMENTO
- 21CV03714
113464953.2 0041862-00006
Document Filed Date
December 20, 2021
Case Filing Date
September 17, 2021
Category
Unlimited Other Petition (Not Spec) (43)
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1 ELIZABETH P. EWENS (SB #213046) ELECTRONICALLY FILED elizabeth.ewens@stoel.com Superior Court of California 2 TIMOTHY M. TAYLOR (SB #144335) County of Santa Barbara tim.taylor@stoel.com Darrel E. Parker, Executive Officer 3 JANELLE S.H. KRATTIGER (SB #299076) 12/20/2021 4:48 PM janelle.krattiger@stoel.com By: Yuliana Razo, Deputy 4 HERACLIO PIMENTEL (SB #326751) heraclio.pimentel@stoel.com 5 STOEL RIVES LLP 500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1600 6 Sacramento, CA 95814 Telephone: 916.447.0700 7 Facsimile: 916.447.4781 8 TIFFANY N. NORTH (SB #228068) County Counsel 9 JASON T. CANGER (SB #296596) County Counsel 10 jason.canger@ventura.org 800 South Victoria Avenue, L/C #1830 11 Ventura, CA 93009-1830 Telephone: 805.654.2590 12 Facsimile: 805.654.2185 13 Attorneys for Respondent and Defendant Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency EXEMPT FROM FILING FEES 14 GOV. CODE, § 6103 15 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 16 COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA 17 LAS POSAS BASIN WATER RIGHTS CASE NO. 21CV03714 COALITION, an unincorporated association, 18 FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER Petitioner and Plaintiff, MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S CASE 19 MANAGEMENT STATEMENT v. 20 Case Management Conference FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER Date: January 4, 2022 21 MANAGEMENT AGENCY, a public entity, Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: 3 22 Respondent and Defendant. Judge: Thomas P. Anderle 23 Action Filed: September 17, 2021 Trial Date: Not set. 24 25 26 27 28 S TOEL R IVES LLP -1- ATTORNEYS AT LAW FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT - SACRAMENTO - 21CV03714 113464953.2 0041862-00006 1 Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (“FCGMA”) hereby submits this Case 2 Management Conference statement in advance of the January 4, 2022 Case Management 3 Conference (“CMC”), and reports the following: 4 1. Counsel for FCGMA and Las Posas Basin Water Rights Coalition (“Petitioner”) 5 participated in a CEQA settlement meeting on November 17, 2021. 6 2. Petitioner elected to prepare the administrative record. By stipulation, the parties 7 have agreed to extend the deadline by which the administrative record must be certified to 8 February 11, 2022. (Pub. Resources Code § 21167.6(c); Stipulation and Order re Administrative 9 Record, filed December 9, 2021.) 10 3. The responsive pleading will be filed by FCGMA following the certification of the 11 administrative record. 12 4. FCGMA notes that pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21167.1(a), the 13 California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) portion of this action shall be given “preference 14 over all other civil actions, in the matter of setting the action… for hearing or trial, and in hearing 15 or trying the action… so that the action or proceeding shall be quickly heard and determined.” 16 Further, this Court may, upon the motion of any party, agree to sever the actions in this proceeding 17 to accomplish the statutory goal of preference. (Pub. Resources Code § 21167.1(c).) 18 Dated: December 20, 2021 STOEL RIVES LLP 19 20 By: Elizabeth P. Ewens 21 Timothy M. Taylor Janelle S.H. Krattiger 22 Heraclio Pimentel Attorneys for Respondent and Defendant 23 Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency 24 25 26 27 28 S TOEL R IVES LLP -2- ATTORNEYS AT LAW FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT - SACRAMENTO - 21CV03714 113464953.2 0041862-00006 1 DECLARATION OF SERVICE 2 I declare that I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to this action. I am employed in the City and County of Sacramento and my business address is 500 Capitol Mall, 3 Suite 1600, Sacramento, California 95814. 4 On December 20, 2021, at Sacramento, California, I served the attached document(s): 5 FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT 6 on the following parties: 7 Peter A. Goldenring Attorneys for Petitioner and 8 Mark R. Pachowicz Plaintiff PACHOWICZ GOLDENRING, PLC Las Posas Basin Water 9 6050 Seahawk St. Rights Coalition 10 Ventura, CA 93003-6622 805-642-6702 11 peter@gopro-law.com 12 Kevin M. O’Brien Attorneys for Petitioner and Meredith E. Nikkel Plaintiff 13 Kelley M. Breen Las Posas Basin Water 14 Brian E. Hamilton Rights Coalition Holly E. Tokar 15 DOWNEY BRAND LLP 621 Capitol Mall, 18th Fl 16 Sacramento, CA 95814 17 916-444-1000 kobrien@downeybrand.com 18 mnikkel@downeybrand.com kbreen@downeybrand.com 19 bhamilton@downeybrand.com cgermain@downeybrand.com (secretary) 20 BY EMAIL: On the date written above, I emailed a copy of the attached documents to the addressee, as shown 21 on the service list. 22 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct and that this document was executed on December 20, 2021, at 23 Sacramento, California. 24 25 Dawn R. Forgeur, CCLS 26 27 28 S TOEL R IVES LLP -3- ATTORNEYS AT LAW FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT - SACRAMENTO - 21CV03714 113464953.2 0041862-00006