Truthout v. Department of Justice

Filing 25

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 7/2/2013 ORDERING 24 Dispositive Motion re Summary Judgment Motion EXTENDED to 9/9/2013; plaintiff shall respond to the motion by 10/7/2013; defendant reply by 10/21/2013. (Reader, L)

1 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
2 YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL #66194
Assistant United States Attorney
3 501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
4 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
5 email: [e-mail]
6 Attorneys for Defendant, U.S. Department of Justice
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TRUTHOUT,

2:12-cv-2601-LKK-CKD
Plaintiff,

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING
TIME TO FILE MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
Defendant.

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The parties, through their undersigned counsel, hereby recite and stipulate, subject to the

19 approval of the Court as provided for hereon, as follows:
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RECITALS
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In the status conference held April 1, 2013, the Court gave the Department of Justice less

22 time than it had requested, requiring its motion for summary judgment to be filed by July 15, 2013. The
23 Court, however, orally invited a request for extension, if needed, showing why the July 15 deadline
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Defendant reports that it was on schedule to meet its July 15 deadline, except that its

26 search for responsive records unexpectedly found classified documents. This request results from that
27 occurrence, and responds to the Court's invitation at the status conference.
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The FBI reports that it needs an additional five weeks to prepare Vaughn materials (that

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1 is, declarations and associated materials to carry burdens explained in Vaughn v. Rosen, 484 F.2d 820
2 (D.C. Cir. 1973)) for the Assistant United States Attorney to use for factual support for the summary
3 judgment papers he will write. The additional time in the FBI results from the unexpected documents,
4 classified at the Secret and Top Secret levels. This added time is taken up by (1) classification review, to
5 determine whether the documents remain properly classified; (2) logistical delays necessitated by
6 restrictions on the ability to communicate Top Secret information, all of which could be handled only by
7 particular employees and electronic systems, and some of which had to be securely couriered between
8 west and east coasts; (3) the need to write additional Vaughn material addressing FOIA exemptions
9 associated with classified records; and (4) the previously-unanticipated need to prepare in-camera
10 Vaughn papers additional to the already-anticipated public Vaughn papers.
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The AUSA reports that he will need three weeks more than the time previously scheduled

12 between his receipt of the Vaughn materials from the FBI and his filing of the summary judgment
13 motion. The additional time need results from (1) the need for one to two additional weeks to brief,
14 obtain internal review of, and finalize for filing the following papers additional to the previously15 anticipated public summary judgment papers: (a) briefing on FOIA exemptions protecting classified
16 documents; (b) papers requesting orders sealing materials for in-camera inspection; and (c) in-camera
17 briefing; and (2) his already-existing motion-writing obligations in July and August, which occupy one
18 to two weeks that he otherwise would have had for the writing tasks in this action.
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The total extension requested is eight weeks. No previous extension of this time has been

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STIPULATIONS

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The summary judgment motion filing date of July 15, 2013, set by Order filed April 3,

23 2013, at 2, last full paragraph, is EXTENDED until September 9, 2013.
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The other dates set in the same paragraph are modified as follows: Plaintiff shall respond

25 to the motion by October 7, 2013, and defendant shall reply by October 21, 2013.
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1 Dated: June 28, 2013

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNSELORS

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By:
/s/ Kelly McClanahan (as authorized 6/28/13)
KELLY McCLANAHAN
Executive Director

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Dated: June 28, 2013

BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney

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By:
/s/ YHimel
YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL
Assistant United States Attorney

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ORDER
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It is APPROVED and SO ORDERED.
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Dated: July 2, 2013.
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