Vietnam Veterans of America et al v. Central Intelligence Agency et al

Filing 15

ORDER re 14 granting STIPULATION to Continue Case Management Conference. Initial Case Management Conference set for 6/16/2009 02:00 PM.. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 3/31/09. (scc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/31/2009)

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MICHAEL F. HERTZ Acting Assistant Attorney General JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO United States Attorney VINCENT M. GARVEY Deputy Branch Director ERIC B. BECKENHAUER, CSBN 237526 Trial Attorney U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20530 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA OAKLAND DIVISION VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, et al., Defendants. / No. C 09-37 CW STIPULATION TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; AND ORDER

The parties to this action, by and through undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate, subject to the approval of the Court, as follows: 1. Plaintiffs filed this action on January 7, 2009. The United States Attorney's Office

was not served until March 10, 2009. Accordingly, Defendants' answer or other response to the Complaint is currently due on May 11, 2009. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(2). 2. Pursuant to this Court's January 7, 2009, Order Setting Initial Case Management

Conference and ADR Deadlines, the parties are required to file a joint case management statement on April 7, 2009, and to attend a case management conference on April 14, 2009.
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In order to allow sufficient time for Defendants to review the allegations in the

Complaint, and for the parties to confer to determine whether ADR would be beneficial and to prepare a joint case management statement, the parties -- without waiving any rights under Rule 26 or the Court's Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines -- hereby respectfully request that the Court extend the dates in its Scheduling Order as follows: Last day to complete meet and confer conference pursuant to Rule 26(f): Last day to file ADR Certification: Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report: Initial Case Management Conference: Dated: March 24, 2009 Respectfully submitted, GORDON P. ERSPAMER TIMOTHY W. BLAKELY ADRIANO HRVATIN KIMBERLY L. TAYLOR STACEY M. SPRENKEL Morrison & Foerster LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] By: /s/ Timothy W. Blakely TIMOTHY W. BLAKELY MICHAEL F. HERTZ Acting Assistant Attorney General JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO United States Attorney VINCENT M. GARVEY Deputy Branch Director /s/ Eric B. Beckenhauer ERIC B. BECKENHAUER, CSBN 237526 Trial Attorney U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington, DC 20530 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Attorneys for Defendants ORDER Pursuant to stipulation, it is SO ORDERED. 3/31/09 Dated: ________________________ April 30, 2009 May 26, 2009 June 9, 2009 June 16, 2009, at 2:00 p.m.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

CLAUDIA WILKEN United States District Judge
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