Martins v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al

Filing 55

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler on 4/28/2014. (ls, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/28/2014)

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THOMAS R. BURKE (SBN 141930)
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, California 94111-6533
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.276.6599
[e-mail]
ROBIN L. GOLDFADEN (SBN 208055)
LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
131 Steuart Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone] ext. 201
Facsimile: 415.543.0296
[e-mail]

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DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

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Attorneys for Plaintiff JEFFREY MARTINS

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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JEFFREY MARTINS,

) Case No. C 13-00591 LB
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Plaintiff,
) [PROPOSED] ORDER OF DISMISSAL
) WITH PREJUDICE
v.
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UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND
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IMMIGRATION SERVICES, an agency of the )
United States Department of Homeland Security; )
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
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HOMELAND SECURITY; ALEJANDRO
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MAYORKAS, in his official capacity as Director )
of United States Citizenship and Immigration
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Services; JANET NAPOLITANO, in her official )
capacity as Secretary of the Department of
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Homeland Security,
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Defendants.
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[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
Case No. C 13-00591 LB

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Through the undersigned counsel of record for Plaintiff Jeffrey Martins, based on the

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Government’s notice [Docket No. 50] confirming Defendants’ compliance with the terms of the

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parties’ settlement agreement [Docket Nos. 40 & 42] and its representations in the parties’ March

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13, 2014 Joint Case Management Conference Statement [Docket No. 51] and the March 20, 2014

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Case Management Conference [Docket No. 53] that the Government has “fully complied” with the

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terms of the settlement, that USCIS has instructed all officers, agents, and employees involved in

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processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that asylum officer interview notes are

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not generally covered by the deliberative process privilege and are to be produced in full unless

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specific material is appropriately withheld under an applicable FOIA exemption, and that USCIS

DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

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is producing asylum officer interview notes when responsive to properly submitted FOIA requests,

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Plaintiff Jeffrey Martins respectfully requests that this Court dismiss this matter with prejudice.

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DATED this 23rd of April, 2014.

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DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

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/s/ Thomas R. Burke
THOMAS R. BURKE
Attorneys for Plaintiff JEFFERY MARTINS

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IT IS SO ORDERED:
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April 28
Date: _______________________, 2014

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The Honorable Laurel Beeler
United States Magistrate Judge

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[PROPOSED] ORDER FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE
Case No. C 13-00591 LB