Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gowrish et al

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ORDER setting new briefing schedule (tf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/12/2010)

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MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP JOHN H. HEMANN, State Bar No. 165823 STEPHANIE L. JOHNSON, State Bar No. 246073 JASON B. ALLEN, State Bar No. 251759 One Market, Spear Street Tower San Francisco, CA 94105-1126 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendant VINAYAK S. GOWRISH THOMAS E. STEVENS, State Bar No. 168362 11th Floor, Federal Building 450 Golden Gate Ave., Box 36055 San Francisco, CA 94102 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorney for Third Parties FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff,

Case No. CV 09-5883 (SI) STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER MODIFYING BRIEFING SCHEDULE OF VINAYAK S. GOWRISH'S MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Date: Time: Courtroom: Judge: May 7, 2010 9:00 a.m. 10, 19th Floor Hon. Susan Illston

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW S A N FR A N C I S C O

VINAYAK S. GOWRISH,

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW S A N FR A N C I S C O

WHEREAS, on December 16, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filed this action against Defendant Vinayak S. Gowrish ("Mr. Gowrish"); WHEREAS, on February 22, 2010, pursuant to the Touhy (United States ex rel. Touhy v. Ragen, 340 U.S. 462 (1951); 28 C.F.R. § 16.21, et seq.) procedures, counsel for Mr. Gowrish sent a letter to Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Stevens stating the intent to serve subpoenas for the production of documents on third parties the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California ("USAO"); WHEREAS, on March 4, 2010, Mr. Gowrish served separate subpoenas for the production of documents on the FBI and the USAO; WHEREAS, on March 25, 2010, Mr. Stevens sent counsel for Mr. Gowrish a letter on behalf of the FBI and the USAO objecting to the two subpoenas and respectfully declining to produce any responsive documents; WHEREAS, on March 26, 2010, at the first Case Management Conference, counsel for Mr. Gowrish selected a hearing date of May 7, 2010, for Mr. Gowrish's motion to compel production of documents by the FBI and USAO ("motion to compel"); WHEREAS, on March 26, 2010, at the first Case Management Conference, the Court advised that Mr. Gowrish's motion to compel could be subject to a compressed briefing schedule pursuant to stipulation; /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// ///
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NOW THEREFORE, FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, MR. GOWRISH, THE FBI, AND THE USAO HEREBY STIPULATE and AGREE and respectfully request that the Court modify the filing deadlines associated with Mr. Gowrish's motion to compel as follows: Motion: April 9, 2010 Opposition: April 20, 2010 Reply: April 23, 2010 IT IS SO STIPULATED. Dated: April 9, 2010 MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP By /s/ John H. Hemann JOHN H. HEMANN

Attorneys for Defendant VINAYAK S. GOWRISH Dated: April 9, 2010 By /s/ Thomas E. Stevens THOMAS E. STEVENS

Attorney for Third Parties FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _______________________, 2010

_______________________________________ THE HONORABLE SUSAN ILLSTON UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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