Ibrahim v. Department of Homeland et al

Filing 372

REQUEST FOR BRIEFING MEMORANDA. Signed by Judge Alsup on November 7, 2012. (whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/7/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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RAHINAH IBRAHIM,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Plaintiff,

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No. C 06-00545 WHA

v.

REQUEST FOR BRIEFING
MEMORANDA

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY, et al.,
Defendants.
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A “Court Information Officer” from Washington D.C. has contacted the clerk’s office of

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this district court concerning this case and wishes to travel to San Francisco to show certain

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documents to the undersigned judge. Afterward, the officer intends to take the documents back

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to Washington, apparently without disclosure of the documents to plaintiff or plaintiff’s counsel,

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and without leaving copies for the record.

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The Court is unfamiliar with such a procedure and requests a memorandum from each

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side concerning the purpose of any such in-camera disclosure as well as the extent to which

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counsel (on both sides) should be permitted to view the documents. The memoranda should

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quote from applicable statutes, regulations, and other legal authority. Be specific.

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Government’s counsel should instruct the officer mentioned not to visit the undersigned

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judge until the Court has reviewed the memorandums and has settled on an appropriate

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procedure. The memoranda are due TUESDAY AT NOON, and must be served on the other side.

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Five-page replies may be submitted within 24 hours. No ex parte memoranda will be allowed

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for this limited purpose. In the meantime, it will not be possible for the officer to visit the

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undersigned. The officer has submitted national security guidelines ex parte but this will not be

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reviewed until a proper procedure has been decided.

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A discussion on this issue will be held at the case management conference on Thursday.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 7, 2012.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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