American Small Business League v. United States Department of the Army

Filing 31

Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 30 Second Stipulation Regarding Briefing Schedule for Plaintiff's Petition re Attorney's Fees.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/18/2015)

1 ROBERT E. BELSHAW (CABN 142028)
1208 Vincente Street
2 San Francisco, California 94116
Telephone: [phone]
3 Email: [e-mail]
4 Attorney for Plaintiff
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MELINDA HAAG (CABN 132612)
6 United States Attorney
ALEX G. TSE (CABN 152348)
7 Chief, Civil Division
ABRAHAM A. SIMMONS (CABN 146400)
8 Assistant United States Attorney
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450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055
San Francisco, California 94102-3495
Telephone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
[e-mail]

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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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AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS LEAGUE,

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Plaintiff,
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE
ARMY
Defendant.

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CASE NO. CV 14-2168 VC
SECOND STIPULATION REGARDING
BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR PLAINTIFF’S
PETITION RE ATTORNEY’S FEES;
[PROPOSED] ORDER
Motion Hearing Date:
Time:
Place:
Before:

March 12, 2015
10:00 a.m.
Courtroom 4, 17th Fl.
Hon. Vince Chhabria

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STIPULATION
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Whereas, Plaintiff American Small Business League (“Plaintiff”) filed this action pursuant to the
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Freedom of Information Act on May 12, 2014;
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Whereas, Plaintiff and Defendant United States Department of the Army (collectively, “the Parties”)
28 STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME TO FILE OPPOSITION
AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS LEAGUE V. ARMY
CV 14-2168 VC
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1 filed a Joint Motion to Dismiss the matter on January 7, 2015 and this Court filed an Order granting the
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Whereas, Plaintiff filed a Petition for Attorney’s fees on January 20, 2015 in order to get the motion

4 on file prior to the deadline notwithstanding Plaintiff’s counsel’s plan to be on vacation in the last two
5 weeks of January;
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Whereas, Plaintiff scheduled the hearing on the Petition for March 12, 2015, in part to allow the

7 Parties additional time to meet and confer regarding attorney’s fees;
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Whereas, the Parties have conferred and agree in principle on a procedure to for resolving the

9 Petition and request and additional 48 hours to either reach agreement or present Plaintiff’s petition to
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The Parties hereby Agree and Stipulate and respectfully request the Court to extend the time for

12 Defendant to respond to the petition until February 19, 2015.
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LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT E. BELSHAW

MELINDA HAAG
United States Attorney

__s/ Robert Belshaw_______________
ROBERT E. BELSHAW
Attorney for Plaintiff

_s/ Abraham Simmons _____
ABRAHAM SIMMONS
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Federal Defendant

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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The stipulation is approved. Defendant shall file its opposition to Plaintiff’s petition for

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attorney’s fees on or before February 19, 2015. The date of the hearing shall not be changed.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

February 18, 2015
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The Honorable Vince Chhabria
United States District Judge

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28 STIPULATION EXTENDING TIME TO FILE OPPOSITION
AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS LEAGUE V. ARMY
CV 14-2168 VC
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