Hepting et al v. AT&T Corp. et al

Filing 73

STIPULATION Re: Participation of Amici Curiae in Civil Local Rule 79-5 Proceedings; and [Proposed] Order by AT&T Corp., AT&T Inc.. (Ericson, Bruce) (Filed on 4/24/2006)

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PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP BRUCE A. ERICSON #76342 DAVID L. ANDERSON #149604 JACOB R. SORENSEN #209134 MARC H. AXELBAUM #209855 BRIAN J. WONG #226940 50 Fremont Street Post Office Box 7880 San Francisco, CA 94120-7880 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP DAVID W. CARPENTER (pro hac vice) BRADFORD BERENSON (pro hac vice) EDWARD R. McNICHOLAS (pro hac vice) DAVID L. LAWSON (pro hac vice) 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants AT&T CORP. and AT&T INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

TASH HEPTING, GREGORY HICKS, CAROLYN JEWEL and ERIK KNUTZEN on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, vs. AT&T CORP., AT&T INC. and DOES 1-20, inclusive, Defendants.

No. C-06-0672-VRW STIPULATION RE: PARTICIPATION OF AMICI CURIAE IN CIVIL LOCAL RULE 79-5 PROCEEDINGS; AND [PROPOSED] ORDER Courtroom: 6, 17th Floor Judge: Hon. Vaughn R. Walker

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RECITALS Would-be Amici Curiae ("Amici") have expressed an interest in filing

amicus briefs on the issue of whether documents lodged with this Court pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5 should be filed under seal or not (the "Sealing Issue"). B. The parties do not object to the participation of qualified Amici in briefing

on the Sealing Issue provided that (1) their participation is on the terms and conditions set forth in this stipulation and (2) such terms and conditions are acceptable to the Court. STIPULATION Plaintiffs TASH HEPTING, GREGORY HICKS, CAROLYN JEWEL and ERIK KNUTZEN (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), through their attorneys of record, and Defendant AT&T CORP. and specially appearing defendant AT&T INC. (collectively, "Defendants"), through their attorneys of record, hereby stipulate that they have no objection to the participation of qualified Amici in briefing on the Sealing Issue on the following terms: 1. Amici shall file and serve their briefs no later than Monday, April 24, 2006.

Service by Amici of their briefs on the parties shall be made and completed the same day by e-service (via ECF), hand service, emailing of .pdfs or fax. 2. The parties will e-file and e-serve their responses (if any) to Amici

supporting the other side by Friday, April 28. 3. This stipulation applies only to the Sealing Issue.

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DECLARATION PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 45, § X.B I, BRUCE A. ERICSON, hereby declare pursuant to General Order 45, § X.B, that I have obtained the concurrence in the filing of this document from the other signatory listed below. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing declaration is true and correct. Executed on April 21, 2006, at San Francisco, California. PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP BRUCE A. ERICSON DAVID L. ANDERSON JACOB R. SORENSEN MARC H. AXELBAUM BRIAN J. WONG 50 Fremont Street Post Office Box 7880 San Francisco, CA 94120-7880 SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP DAVID W. CARPENTER BRADFORD BERENSON EDWARD R. McNICHOLAS DAVID L. LAWSON 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 By /s/ Bruce A. Ericson Bruce A. Ericson Attorneys for Defendants AT&T CORP. and AT&T INC.

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION CINDY COHN LEE TIEN KURT OPSAHL KEVIN S. BANKSTON CORYNNE MCSHERRY JAMES S. TYRE 454 Shotwell Street San Francisco, CA 94110 LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP REED R. KATHREIN JEFF D. FRIEDMAN SHANA E. SCARLETT 100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 San Francisco, CA 94111
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TRABER & VOORHEES BERT VOORHEES THERESA M. TRABER 128 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 204 Pasadena, CA 91103 LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD R. WIEBE RICHARD R. WIEBE 425 California Street, Suite 2025 San Francisco, CA 94104

By ____/s/ Cindy Cohn________________________ Cindy Cohn Attorneys for Plaintiffs [PROPOSED] ORDER Pursuant to the above stipulation, and good cause appearing, IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: April __, 2006. __________________________________________ Hon. Vaughn R. Walker United States Chief District Judge

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