UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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1 Case :-cv-00-wha Document Filed 0// Page of 0 Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., SBN tboutrous@gibsondunn.com Andrea E. Neuman, SBN aneuman@gibsondunn.com William E. Thomson, SBN wthomson@gibsondunn.com Ethan D. Dettmer, SBN 0 edettmer@gibsondunn.com GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 00 Telephone:..000 Facsimile:.. CHEVRONCORPORATION CITY OF OAKLAND BARBARA J. PARKER, State Bar #0 City Attorney MARIA BEE, State Bar # Special Counsel ERIN BERNSTEIN, State Bar # Senior Deputy City Attorney MALIA MCPHERSON, State Bar # Attorney One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, th Floor Oakland, California Tel.: (0) -0 Fax: (0) ebernstein@oaklandcityattorney.org Attorneys for The People of the State of California [Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page] THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, acting by and through Oakland City Attorney BARBARA J. PARKER, v. Plaintiff and Real Party in Interest, BP P.L.C., a public limited company of England and Wales, CHEVRON CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION, a New UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO DENNIS J. HERRERA, State Bar # City Attorney RONALD P. FLYNN, State Bar # Chief Deputy City Attorney YVONNE R. MERÉ, State Bar # Chief of Complex and Affirmative Litigation ROBB W. KAPLA, State Bar # Deputy City Attorney MATTHEW D. GOLDBERG, State Bar #0 Deputy City Attorney City Hall, Room Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, California 0-0 Telephone: () - Facsimile: () - matthew.goldberg@sfcityatty.org Attorneys for The People of the State of California Case No.: :-cv-00-wha CORRECTED STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FORMAT FOR BRIEFING ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FORMAT FOR BRIEFING OF MOTIONS TO DISMISS Case Nos.: :-cv-00-wha and :-cv-00-wha

2 Case :-cv-00-wha Document Filed 0// Page of 0 Jersey corporation, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC, a public limited company of England and Wales, and DOES through 0, Defendants. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, acting by and through the San Francisco City Attorney DENNIS J. HERRERA, v. Plaintiff and Real Party in Interest, BP P.L.C., a public limited company of England and Wales, CHEVRON CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, a New Jersey corporation, ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC, a public limited company of England and Wales, and DOES through 0, Defendants. Case No.: :-cv-00-wha CORRECTED STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FORMAT FOR BRIEFING ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FORMAT FOR BRIEFING OF MOTIONS TO DISMISS Case Nos.: :-cv-00-wha and :-cv-00-wha

3 Case :-cv-00-wha Document Filed 0// Page of 0 WHEREAS, Plaintiff the People of the State of California, by and through the San Francisco City Attorney, filed this action in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco, on September, ; WHEREAS, on the same day, the People of the State of California, by and through the Oakland City Attorney, filed a related action against the same Defendants in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda (collectively with the San Francisco City Attorney, Plaintiffs ); WHEREAS, Defendants removed these cases to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on October, (Dkt. ); WHEREAS, on October,, the Court designated the cases as related (No. -cv-0- WHA, Dkt. ); WHEREAS, on February,, the Court entered an order denying Plaintiffs motions to remand (No. -cv-0-wha, Dkt. ); WHEREAS, on March,, the Court issued an Order Setting Deadline for Motions to Dismiss and Inviting United States to File Amicus Brief (No. -cv-0-wha, Dkt. ), and under the schedule set in that order, Defendants Chevron Corp. ( Chevron ), ConocoPhillips Company ( ConocoPhillips ), Exxon Mobil Corporation ( Exxon ), BP p.l.c. ( BP ), and Royal Dutch Shell plc ( RDS ) (collectively, Defendants ) must file their motions to dismiss the complaints by March,, Plaintiffs oppositions are due on April,, and Defendants replies are due on April 0, ; WHEREAS, Plaintiffs and Defendants have conferred as to the format of the briefing on the motions to dismiss; WHEREAS, Defendants have coordinated, to the extent possible, to avoid multiple briefs on issues that are common to all Defendants and will file a single joint motion to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. (b)() (failure to state a claim); WHEREAS, BP, RDS, Exxon, and ConocoPhillips also plan to file separate, individual motions to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. (b)() (lack of personal jurisdiction) and/or Fed. R. Civ. P. (b)() (insufficiency of service of process); STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FORMAT FOR BRIEFING OF MOTIONS TO DISMISS Case Nos.: :-cv-00-wha and :-cv-00-wha

4 Case :-cv-00-wha Document Filed 0// Page of 0 WHEREAS, the Parties agree that, with respect to the Defendants joint motion to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. (b)(), Defendants joint memorandum of points and authorities, excluding the notice of motion, shall not exceed pages; Plaintiffs opposition shall not exceed pages; and Defendants reply shall not exceed pages; WHEREAS, the parties agree that, with respect to the separate individual motions to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. (b)(), () of the U.S.-based Defendants (Exxon and ConocoPhillips), each Defendant s memorandum of points and authorities, excluding the notice of motion, shall not exceed pages; Plaintiffs opposition to each such motion shall not exceed pages; and each Defendants reply shall not exceed pages; WHEREAS, the parties agree that, with respect to the separate individual motions to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. (b)(), () of the foreign-based Defendants (BP and RDS), each Defendant s memorandum of points and authorities, excluding the notice of motion, shall not exceed pages; Plaintiffs opposition to each such motion shall not exceed pages; and each Defendants reply shall not exceed pages; WHEREAS, this Stipulation does not operate as an admission of any factual allegation or legal conclusion and is submitted subject to and without waiver of any right, defense, affirmative defense, claim, or objection, including lack of personal jurisdiction, insufficient process, or insufficient service of process; STIPULATION NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree and stipulate, and respectfully request the Court pursuant to Local Rule - to enter an order, as follows:. The briefing format for Defendants joint motion to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. (b)() shall be as follows: Defendants joint memorandum of points and authorities, excluding the notice of motion, shall not exceed pages; Plaintiffs opposition shall not exceed pages; and Defendants reply shall not exceed pages;. The briefing format for the separate individual motions to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. (b)(), () of the U.S.-based Defendants (Exxon and ConocoPhillips) shall be as follows: each Defendant s memorandum of points and authorities, excluding the notice of motion, shall not exceed STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FORMAT FOR BRIEFING OF MOTIONS TO DISMISS Case Nos.: :-cv-00-wha and :-cv-00-wha

5 Case :-cv-00-wha Document Filed 0// Page of pages; Plaintiffs opposition to each such motion shall not exceed pages; and each Defendants reply shall not exceed pages;. The briefing format for the separate individual motions to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. (b)(), () of the foreign-based Defendants (BP and RDS) shall be as follows: each Defendant s memorandum of points and authorities, excluding the notice of motion, shall not exceed pages; Plaintiffs opposition to each such motion shall not exceed pages; and each Defendants reply shall not exceed pages. 0 Dated: March, By: **/s/ Erin Bernstein Barbara J. Parker (SBN 0) Marie Bee (SBN ) Erin Bernstein (SBN ) Malia McPherson (SBN ) OAKLAND CITY ATTORNEY S OFFICE One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, th Floor Oakland, California Telephone: (0) -0 Facsimile: (0) ebernstein@oaklandcityattorney.org Attorneys for Plaintiff THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, acting by and through the Oakland City Attorney BARBARA J. PARKER By: **/s/ Matthew D. Goldberg Dennis J. Herrera (SBN ) Ronald P. Flynn (SBN ) Yvonne R. Meré (SBN ) Robb W. Kapla (SBN ) Matthew D. Goldberg (SBN 0) SAN FRANCISCO CITY ATTORNEY S OFFICE City Hall, Room Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, California 0-0 Telephone: () - Facsimile: () - matthew.goldberg@sfcityatty.org Attorneys for Plaintiff THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, acting by and through the San By: /s/ Theodore J. Boutrous GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER CHEVRON CORPORATION By: **/s/ Dawn Sestito M. Randall Oppenheimer (SBN ) Dawn Sestito (SBN 0) O MELVENY & MYERS 00 South Hope Street Los Angeles, California 00- Telephone: () Facsimile: () roppenheimer@omm.com dsestito@omm.com Theodore V. Wells, Jr. (pro hac vice forthcoming) Daniel J. Toal (pro hac vice forthcoming) Jaren E. Janghorbani (pro hac vice forthcoming) PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 00-0 Telephone: () -000 Facsimile: () -0 twells@paulweiss.com dtoal@paulweiss.com jjanghorbani@paulweiss.com EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FORMAT FOR BRIEFING OF MOTIONS TO DISMISS Case Nos.: :-cv-00-wha and :-cv-00-wha

6 Case :-cv-00-wha Document Filed 0// Page of 0 Francisco City Attorney DENNIS J. HERRERA ** Pursuant to Civ. L.R. -(i)(), the By: **/s/ Steve W. Berman Steve W. Berman (admitted pro hac vice) steve@hbsslaw.com HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO Eighth Ave. Suite 00 Seattle, Washington 0 Telephone: () - Facsimile: () -0 Shana E. Scarlett (SBN ) HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO Hearst Avenue, Suite Berkeley, California 0 Telephone: (0) -000 Facsimile: (0) -00 Matthew F. Pawa (admitted pro hac vice) mattp@hbsslaw.com Benjamin A. Krass (admitted pro hac vice) benk@hbsslaw.com HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO 0 Centre Street, Suite 0 Newton Centre, Massachusetts 0 Telephone: () -0 Facsimile: () - Of Counsel Attorneys for The People ** Pursuant to Civ. L.R. -(i)(), the By: **/s/ Jonathan W. Hughes Jonathan W. Hughes (SBN ) ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER Three Embarcadero Center, 0th Floor San Francisco, California -0 Telephone: () -00 Facsimile: () jonathan.hughes@apks.com ** Pursuant to Civ. L.R. -(i)(), the By: **/s/ Megan R. Nishikawa Megan R. Nishikawa (SBN 0) KING & SPALDING 0 Second Street, Suite 00 San Francisco, California 0 Telephone: () -0 Facsimile: () mnishikawa@kslaw.com Tracie J. Renfroe (pro hac vice forthcoming) Carol M. Wood (pro hac vice forthcoming) KING & SPALDING 00 Louisiana Street, Suite 000 Houston, Texas 00 Telephone: () -0 Facsimile: () -0 cwood@kslaw.com Justin A. Torres (pro hac vice forthcoming) KING & SPALDING 00 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 0 Washington, DC 00-0 Telephone: () 000 Facsimile: () jtorres@kslaw.com CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY ** Pursuant to Civ. L.R. -(i)(), the By: **/s/ Elizabeth Kim Jerome C. Roth (SBN ) Elizabeth A. Kim (SBN ) MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON 0 Mission Street Twenty-Seventh Floor San Francisco, California 0-0 Telephone: () -000 Facsimile: () -0 jerome.roth@mto.com elizabeth.kim@mto.com STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FORMAT FOR BRIEFING OF MOTIONS TO DISMISS Case Nos.: :-cv-00-wha and :-cv-00-wha

7 Case :-cv-00-wha Document Filed 0// Page of 0 Matthew T. Heartney (SBN ) John D. Lombardo (SBN ) ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER South Figueroa Street, th Floor Los Angeles, California 00- Telephone: () -000 Facsimile: () - matthew.heartney@apks.com john.lombardo@apks.com BP P.L.C. ** Pursuant to Civ. L.R. -(i)(), the Daniel P. Collins (SBN ) MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON 0 South Grand Avenue Fiftieth Floor Los Angeles, California 00- Telephone: () -00 Facsimile: () -0 daniel.collins@mto.com ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC ** Pursuant to Civ. L.R. -(i)(), the STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FORMAT FOR BRIEFING OF MOTIONS TO DISMISS Case Nos.: :-cv-00-wha and :-cv-00-wha

8 Case :-cv-00-wha Document Filed 0// Page of 0 Dated: March,. [PROPOSED] ORDER PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED on the condition that the parties adhere to the briefing schedule set forth in the March order (Dkt. No. ). HONORABLE WILLIAM H. ALSUP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE IT IS SO ORDERED AS MODIFIED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Judge William Alsup STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING FORMAT FOR BRIEFING OF MOTIONS TO DISMISS Case Nos.: :-cv-00-wha and :-cv-00-wha