Veterans for Common Sense et al v. Nicholson et al

Filing 99

Veterans for Common Sense et al v. Nicholson et al

Doc. 99

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JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ Acting Assistant Attorney General JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO United States Attorney RICHARD LEPLEY Assistant Branch Director DANIEL BENSING D.C. Bar No. 334268 STEVEN Y. BRESSLER D.C. Bar No. 482492 KYLE R. FREENY California Bar No. 247857 Attorneys United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch P.O. Box 883 Washington, D.C. 20044 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants Hon. James B. Peake, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Hon. James P. Terry, Hon. Daniel L. Cooper, Hon. Bradley G. Mayes, Hon. Michael J. Kussman, Ulrike Willimon, the United States of America, Hon. Peter D. Keisler, and Hon. William P. Greene, Jr. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE and ) VETERANS UNITED FOR TRUTH, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) Hon. JAMES B. PEAKE, Secretary of ) Veterans Affairs, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ____________________________________ )

No. C 07-3758-SC NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER TO STAY DISCOVERY FROM THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS Date: February 29, 2008 Time: 10:00 a.m. Courtroom: 1

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), defendant William P. Greene, Jr., 25 Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, hereby moves for a protective 26 order staying discovery from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims until this Court rules 27 on defendants' pending motion to dismiss claims against William P. Greene, Jr. The basis for 28
C a s e No. C 07-3758-SC N o tic e of Motion and Motion for Protective Order to Stay Discovery from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

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this motion is set forth in the attached Memorandum of Points and Authorities. A Proposed Order is included.

Dated: January 25, 2008

Respectfully Submitted, JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ Acting Assistant Attorney General JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO United States Attorney RICHARD LEPLEY Assistant Branch Director /s/ Kyle R. Freeny KYLE R. FREENY California Bar #247857 DANIEL BENSING D.C. Bar # 334268 STEVEN Y. BRESSLER D.C. Bar #482492 Attorneys U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division P.O. Box 883 Washington, D.C. 20044 [phone] (telephone) Counsel for Defendants

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