National Lawyers' Guild San Francisco Chapter et al v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al
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STIPULATION AND ORDER RE 67 TO EXTEND TIME TO FILE BILL OF COSTS AND/OR MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 3/7/12. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2012)
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JARED L. KOPEL, State Bar No. 126817
jkopel@wsgr.com
LISA A. DAVIS, State Bar No. 179854
ldavis@wsgr.com
DOMINIQUE-CHANTALE ALEPIN, State Bar No. 241648
dalepin@wsgr.com
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
Tel: (650) 493-9300
Fax: (650) 565-5100
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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NATIONAL LAWYERS’ GUILD SAN
FRANCISCO CHAPTER, et al.,
No. C 08-5137 RS
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STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME
TO FILE BILL OF COSTS AND/OR
MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S
FEES; AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
Plaintiffs,
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v.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY, et al.,
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Defendants.
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WHEREAS, in an effort to narrow the issues before the Court,
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Beginning in April 2009, the parties entered into a series of stipulations to stay
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proceedings to allow Defendants to conduct secondary searches and process potentially responsive
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records, and to allow the parties to confer in an effort to resolve Plaintiffs’ claims without the
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Court’s intervention. As a result of those negotiations, in October 2009, the parties filed a
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stipulation of dismissal of this action with prejudice under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) with respect to
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Defendants DHS, DHS-OIG, and CIS. After further negotiations resolved all remaining merits
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issues, on June 29, 2011, the parties filed a stipulation of dismissal of this action with prejudice
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under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) with respect to all remaining Defendants. At that time, the parties had
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begun to discuss whether an award of fees and costs was appropriate in this case. On June 30,
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2011, the Court approved the parties’ stipulation to extend the deadline for Plaintiffs to file any bill
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of costs and/or motion for attorney’s fees by approximately three months, to September 30, 2011, to
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permit those negotiations to continue. On September 29, the Court approved the parties' stipulation
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to extend the deadline for Plaintiffs to file any bill of costs and/or motion for attorney’s fees by
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approximately two months, to November 30, 2011, to permit those negotiations to continue. On
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November 29, 2011, the Court approved the parties’ stipulation to extend the deadline for Plaintiffs
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to file any bill of costs and/or motion for attorney’s fees by approximately two months, to January
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30, 2012, to permit those negotiations to continue. On January 30, 2012, the Court approved the
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parties’ stipulation to extend the deadline for Plaintiffs to file any bill of costs and/or motion for
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attorney’s fees by approximately one month, to February 29, 2012, to permit those negotiations to
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continue. On February 29, the Court approved the parties’ stipulation to extend the deadline for
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Plaintiffs to file any bill of costs and/or motion for attorney’s fees by one week, to March 7, 2012,
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to permit those negotiations to reach a tentative conclusion.
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The parties have reached a tentative agreement, subject to client approval,
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concerning an award of attorney’s fees and costs and hope to resolve the issue without the Court’s
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intervention. Defendants do not concede that Plaintiffs are entitled to recover any fees or costs in
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this case, and reserve all rights to oppose any bill of costs or motion for attorney’s fees. Although it
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now appears likely that judicial resolution of any dispute over fees or costs may not be necessary,
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the parties anticipate that it will take up to two months to secure the necessary approvals and draft
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and execute a settlement agreement; and
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WHEREAS it would minimize litigation costs and conserve judicial resources to permit
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the parties to attempt to resolve any dispute over fees or costs without the Court’s intervention,
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IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND STIPULATED by and between the parties, through
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undersigned counsel, subject to the approval of the Court, that the deadline for Plaintiffs to file any
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bill of costs and/or motion for attorney’s fees shall be extended to April 30, 2012, notwithstanding
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any local rule to the contrary.
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Dated: March 6, 2012
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Respectfully submitted,
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JARED L. KOPEL
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DOMINIQUE-CHANTALE ALEPIN
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/s/ Lisa A. Davis
LISA A. DAVIS
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH &
ROSATI
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
Tel: (650) 493-9300
Fax: (650) 565-5100
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TONY WEST
Assistant Attorney General
JAYASHRI SRIKANTIAH
IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS CLINIC
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
Tel: (650) 724-2442
Fax: (650) 723-4426
JOHN R. TYLER
Assistant Branch Director
/s/ Eric B. Beckenhauer
ERIC B. BECKENHAUER, CSBN 237526
Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
20 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20530
Telephone: (202) 514-3338
Facsimile: (202) 616-8470
E-mail: eric.beckenhauer@usdoj.gov
Attorneys for Defendants
LINTON JOAQUIN
KAREN TUMLIN
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION
LAW CENTER
3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2850
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Tel: (213) 639-3900
Fax: (213) 639-3911
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
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In accordance with General Order 45(X), I hereby attest that I have obtained
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Eric B. Beckenhauer’s concurrence in the filing of this document.
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/s/ Lisa A. Davis
LISA A. DAVIS
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[PROPOSED] ORDER
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Pursuant to stipulation, it is hereby ORDERED that the deadline for Plaintiffs to file any
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bill of costs and/or motion for attorney’s fees shall be extended to April 30, 2012, notwithstanding
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any local rule to the contrary.
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3/7/12
Dated: ________________________
RICHARD SEEBORG
United States District Judge
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