The American Civil Liberties Union of North California et al v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Filing 84

STIPULATION AND ORDER re: Document Production Schedule. Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 01/11/2012. (lblc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/11/2012)

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SOMNATH RAJ CHATTERJEE (CA SBN 177019)
[e-mail]
ANGELA E. KLEINE (CA SBN 255643)
[e-mail]
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.268.7200
JULIA HARUMI MASS (CA SBN 189649)
[e-mail]
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA, INC.
39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.255.8437

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Attorneys for Defendants

NASRINA BARGZIE (CA SBN 238917)
[e-mail]
ASIAN LAW CAUCUS
55 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.896.1702

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IAN HEATH GERSHENGORN
Assistant Attorney General
JOHN R. TYLER
Assistant Branch Director
TAMARA ULRICH
Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, ASIAN LAW
CAUCUS, SAN FRANCISCO BAY
GUARDIAN
Plaintiffs,

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v.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

Case No.

3:10-cv-03759-RS

JOINT STIPULATION AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING
DOCUMENT PRODUCTION
SCHEDULE
Judge: Hon. Laurel Beeler

Defendants.

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JOINT STIP & PROPOSED ORDER RE: DOCUMENT PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
CASE NO. 3:10-cv-03759-RS
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WHEREAS in April 2011, Defendant agreed to produce all non-exempt documents

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responsive to Plaintiffs’ March 9, 2010 and July 27, 2011 FOIA Requests (the “FOIA Requests”)

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by December 13, 2011 [ECF No. 56];

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WHEREAS Defendant identified approximately 30,000 pages of additional responsive
documents in the summer of 2011 [ECF No. 69];

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WHEREAS the parties met and conferred regarding the schedule for the production of

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documents and the method for discussing Defendant’s claimed exemptions and conferred with

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Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler on November 3, 2011 [ECF Nos. 72, 77], and agreed upon a

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schedule for the FBI’s production of documents in response to the FOIA requests;

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WHEREAS, per the parties’ agreement, as to responsive documents Defendant identified

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by May 26, 2011, in accordance with the Court’s April 13, 2011 Order and Defendant’s May 26,

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2011 Notice Regarding Production Schedule [ECF Nos. 56, 61, 63], the FBI produced all non-

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exempt documents by December 13, 2011; and

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WHEREAS, the parties agreed that as to responsive documents Defendant identified after

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May 26, 2011, Defendant shall process a minimum of 2,500 pages per month in response to the

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FOIA Requests and shall produce all non-exempt documents by June 30, 2012.

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IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND STIPULATED THAT:

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1. As to responsive documents Defendant identified after May 26, 2011, Defendant shall

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process a minimum of 2,500 pages per month in response to the FOIA Requests and

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shall produce all non-exempt documents by June 30, 2012.

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2. The parties will submit a confidential joint letter regarding the method for discussing

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Defendant’s claimed exemptions and contact the courtroom deputy to set a further

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telephonic settlement conference, per the Court’s January 4, 2012 Order

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(ECF No. 82).

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JOINT STIP & PROPOSED ORDER RE: DOCUMENT PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
CASE NO. 3:10-CV-03759-RS
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Dated: January 10, 2012

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By: /s/ Tamara Ulrich
TAMARA ULRICH

By: /s/ Angela E. Kleine
ANGELA E. KLEINE

IAN HEATH GERSHENGORN
Assistant Attorney General
JOHN R. TYLER
Assistant Branch Director
TAMARA ULRICH
Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

SOMNATH RAJ CHATTERJEE
(CA SBN 177019)
[e-mail]
ANGELA E. KLEINE (CA SBN 255643)
[e-mail]
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.268.7200

Attorneys for Defendants
FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE

JULIA HARUMI MASS (CA SBN 189649)
[e-mail]
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA, INC.
39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.255.8437
NASRINA BARGZIE (CA SBN 238917)
[e-mail]
ASIAN LAW CAUCUS
55 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.896.1702
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, ASIAN LAW
CAUCUS, AND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
GUARDIAN

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JOINT STIP & PROPOSED ORDER RE: DOCUMENT PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Having reviewed the parties’ joint stipulation, and for good cause shown,

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It is so ORDERED this ___ day of January, 2012.

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______________________________________
The Honorable Laurel Beeler
United States Magistrate Judge

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JOINT STIP & PROPOSED ORDER RE: DOCUMENT PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
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ATTESTATION OF E-FILED SIGNATURE
I, Angela E. Kleine, am the ECF User whose ID and Password are being used to file this

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Joint Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Regarding Document Production Schedule. In

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compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that Julia Harumi Mass, Nasrina Bargzie

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and Tamara Ulrich have concurred in this filing.

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Dated: January 10, 2012

By: /s/ Angela E. Kleine

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JOINT STIP & PROPOSED ORDER RE: DOCUMENT PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
CASE NO. 3:10-CV-03759-RS
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