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`Office of the Clerk
`United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
`Post Office Box 193939
`San Francisco, California 94119-3939
`415-355-8000
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`October 23, 2020
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`20-73146
`EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0038-0040
`Center for Biological Diversit, et al v. USEPA
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`Molly C. Dwyer
`Clerk of Court
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`No.:
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`Short Title:
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`Dear Petitioners/Counsel
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`Your Petition for Review has been received in the Clerk's office of the United
`States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket
`number shown above has been assigned to this case. You must indicate this Court
`of Appeals docket number whenever you communicate with this court regarding
`this case.
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`The due dates for filing the parties' briefs and otherwise perfecting the
`petition have been set by the enclosed "Time Schedule Order," pursuant to
`applicable FRAP rules. These dates can be extended only by court order.
`Failure of the petitioner to comply with the time schedule order will result in
`automatic dismissal of the petition. 9th Cir. R. 42-1.
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`Case: 20-73146, 10/22/2020, ID: 11869534, DktEntry: 1-1, Page 2 of 3
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`UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
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`FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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`FILED
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`OCT 22 2020
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`U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
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`MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
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`No. 20-73146
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`EPA No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0038-0040
`Environmental Protection Agency
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`TIME SCHEDULE ORDER
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`CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL
`DIVERSITY; CENTER FOR
`FOOD SAFETY,
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` Petitioners,
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`U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL
`PROTECTION AGENCY,
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` Respondent.
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`The parties shall meet the following time schedule.
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`Fri., October 30, 2020
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`Petitioners' Mediation Questionnaire due. If your
`registration for Appellate CM/ECF is confirmed after
`this date, the Mediation Questionnaire is due within
`one day of receiving the email from PACER
`confirming your registration.
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`Mon., January 11, 2021 Agency petitioner brief due
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`Tue., February 9, 2021
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`Respondent's answering brief and excerpts of record
`shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and
`9th Cir. R. 31-2.1.
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`The optional petitioners' reply brief shall be filed and served within 21 days of
`service of the respondent's brief, pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1.
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`Failure of the petitioners to comply with the Time Schedule Order will result
`in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1.
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`Case: 20-73146, 10/22/2020, ID: 11869534, DktEntry: 1-1, Page 3 of 3
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`FOR THE COURT:
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`MOLLY C. DWYER
`CLERK OF COURT
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`By: Janne Nicole Millare Rivera
`Deputy Clerk
`Ninth Circuit Rule 27-7
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