Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence et al

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ORDER GRANTING 18 Stipulation to Court Ordered Production Schedule. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 9/24/08. (jjo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/24/2008)

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avid L. Sobel (pro hac vice) [e-mail] ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 650 Washington, DC 20009 Telephone: [phone] x104 Facsimile: [phone] Kurt Opsahl (SBN 191303) [e-mail] Marcia Hofmann (SBN 250087) [e-mail] ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION 454 Shotwell Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Telephone: [phone] x116 Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL ) INTELLIGENCE ) ) and ) ) ) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, NO. 08-02997 JSW STIPULATION TO A COURT ORDERED PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE, pursuant to Local Rules 6-1(b) and 7-12, that the Defendants shall complete the processing of Plaintiff's FOIA requests that are the subject of C 082997 (JSW) by October 10, 2008. In support of this stipulation the parties state the following:

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On July 15, 2008, the parties stipulated that "Defendants will be able to complete, barring unforeseen circumstances, the processing of Plaintiff's FOIA requests that are the subject of C 08-2997 (JSW) by September 26, 2008, and make interim responses by August 14, 2008 and September 4, 2008." (Case No. 3:08-cv-01023-JSW, Dkt. No. 62).

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The parties further stipulated that "[s]hould unforeseen circumstances make it impracticable for defendants to comply with this schedule, the plaintiff shall consider in good faith proposals to stipulate to any necessary extensions. Plaintiff's agreement will not be

unreasonably withheld. In the event that any extension to this production schedule becomes necessary, the parties agree to stipulate to a court ordered production schedule." Id. 3. Defendants have informed Plaintiff that unforeseen circumstances have arisen such that Defendants are unable to comply with the processing schedule set forth in the prior stipulation. The Defendants state that they will require an extension to complete the

processing of Plaintiff's FOIA requests no later than October 10, 2008. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request a court ordered production schedule requiring that Defendants complete the processing of Plaintiff's FOIA requests that are the subject of C 08-2997 (JSW) by October 10, 2008. DATED: September 24, 2008 Respectfully submitted, David L. Sobel (pro hac vice) ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW Suite 650 Washington, DC 20009 Telephone: [phone] x104 Facsimile: [phone] /s/ Kurt Opsahl Kurt Opsahl, Esq. Marcia Hofmann, Esq. ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION 454 Shotwell Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
STIPULATION TO COURT ORDERED PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

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STIPULATION TO COURT ORDERED PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

GREGORY G. KATSAS Assistant Attorney General ELIZABETH J. SHAPIRO Assistant Director, Federal Programs Branch /s/ Adam D. Kirschner ADAM D. KIRSCHNER (IL Bar No. 6286601) Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Room 7126 Washington, D.C. 20530 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants GENERAL ORDER NO. 45(X) CERTIFICATION I attest that I have obtained Adam Kirschner's concurrence in the filing of this document. /s/ Kurt Opsahl Kurt Opsahl, Esq.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS ORDERED that Defendants shall complete the processing of Plaintiff's FOIA requests that are the subject of C 08-2997 (JSW) by October 10, 2008.

September 24, 2008 DATED: ___________________

_______________________________________ Honorable Jeffrey S. White United States District Judge

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