American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California et al v. Department of Justice

Filing 18

ORDER VACATING CMC. Case Management Statement due by 2/21/2013.. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 1/4/2013. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/4/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Northern District of California

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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, et al.,

No. C 12-4008 MEJ
ORDER RE: CASE STATUS

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Plaintiffs,
v.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

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Defendant.
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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Upon review of the parties’ January 3, 2013 Joint Case Management Conference Statement

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Within 30 days from today, Defendant shall provide Plaintiffs with a proposed search protocol

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for Item 1 of Plaintiffs’ FOIA request. If unable to provide a search protocol, Defendant shall

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instead provide Plaintiffs with a written explanation as to why it should not be required to

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process Item 1. Once Defendant provides its search protocol or written explanation, the

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parties shall meet and confer within 7 days to determine if they are able to resolve this issue

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informally.

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The parties shall file an updated joint case management statement by February 21, 2013.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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25 Dated: January 4, 2013
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Maria-Elena James
United States Magistrate Judge