Veterans for Common Sense et al v. Nicholson et al

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GORDON P. ERSPAMER (CA SBN 83364) [e-mail] MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 101 Ygnacio Valley Road, Suite 450 P.O. Box 8130 Walnut Creek, California 94596-8130 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 925.946.9912 SIDNEY M. WOLINSKY (CA SBN 33716) [e-mail] MELISSA W. KASNITZ (CA SBN 162679) [e-mail] JENNIFER WEISER BEZOZA (CA SBN 247548) [e-mail] KATRINA KASEY CORBIT (CA SBN 237931) [e-mail] DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES 2001 Center Street, Third Floor Berkeley, California 94704-1204 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 510.665.8511 [see next page for additional counsel for Plaintiffs] Attorneys for Plaintiff(s) VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE and VETERANS UNITED FOR TRUTH, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE and VETERANS UNITED FOR TRUTH, INC., Plaintiffs, v. GORDON H. MANSFIELD, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs, et al., Defendants. Case No. C-07-3758-SC

CLASS ACTION PLAINTIFFS' AMENDED NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER RESTRICTING DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE INFORMATION AND PROHIBITING RETALIATION Original Date: Amended Date: Time: Place: Judge: Complaint Filed: January 4, 2008 January 11, 2008 10:00 a.m. Courtroom 1, 17th Floor Hon. Samuel Conti July 23, 2007

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ADDITIONAL COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS: ARTURO J. GONZALEZ (CA SBN 121490) [e-mail] HEATHER A. MOSER (CA SBN 212686) [e-mail] STACEY M. SPRENKEL (CA SBN 241689) [e-mail] PAUL J. TAIRA (CA SBN 244427) [e-mail] MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105-2482 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 415.268.7522 BILL D. JANICKI (CA SBN 215960) [e-mail] MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2600 Sacramento, California 95814 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 916.448.3222

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AMENDED NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO DEFENDANTS AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on January 11, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Courtroom of the Honorable Samuel Conti, United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, Courtroom 1, 17th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, California 94102, Plaintiffs VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE and VETERANS UNITED FOR TRUTH, INC. will, and hereby do, move the Court for a protective order pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure restricting the disclosure of confidential and private information and prohibiting retaliation. This Motion is based on this Notice of Motion, the Memorandum in support hereof, the Declarations of Gordon P. Erspamer, Heather A. Moser, Paul J. Taira, and Philip E. Cushman, the pleadings and other files herein, and such other written and oral argument as may be presented to the Court. A proposed protected order has been submitted to the Court. Dated: December 3, 2007 GORDON P. ERSPAMER ARTURO J. GONZALEZ HEATHER A. MOSER BILL D. JANICKI STACEY M. SPRENKEL PAUL J. TAIRA MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

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/s/ Paul J. Taira Paul J. Taira Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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