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

Filing 507

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken Granting 506 Motion To Reschedule Settlement Conference. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/12/2013)

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JAMES P. BENNETT (CA SBN 65179)
[e-mail]
EUGENE ILLOVSKY (CA SBN 117892)
[e-mail]
STACEY M. SPRENKEL (CA SBN 241689)
[e-mail]
BEN PATTERSON (CA SBN 268696)
[e-mail]
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
425 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94105-2482
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.268.7522

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Vietnam Veterans of America; Swords to Plowshares:
Veterans Rights Organization; Bruce Price; Franklin
D. Rochelle; Larry Meirow; Eric P. Muth; David C.
Dufrane; Kathryn McMillan-Forrest; Tim Michael
Josephs; and William Blazinski

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Counsel for Defendants Listed on Signature Page
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
v.

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JOINT MOTION TO RESCHEDULE
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND
ORDER

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY et al.,

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CV 09-0037-CW

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Case No.

Complaint filed January 7, 2009

Defendants.

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JOINT MOTION TO RESCHEDULE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND ORDER
CASE NO. CV 09-0037-CW
sf-3249034

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On February 6, 2013, the Court granted the parties’ request to refer the case to Chief

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Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte for a further settlement conference on March 13, 2013.

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(Docket No. 505.) The parties have since been informed by Judge Laporte’s chambers that Judge

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Laporte is not available for a settlement conference any day before the March 14, 2013 hearing on

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the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment (except February 20, which did not work for the

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parties).

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The parties have been informed by Judge Laporte’s chambers that Judge Laporte is

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available for a settlement conference on a mutually agreeable date before the end of May. With

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the Court’s permission, the parties would like to reschedule the settlement conference to a date

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consistent with Judge Laporte’s proposal. The parties have engaged in informal settlement

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discussions since the April 5, 2012 hearing regarding Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification,

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and expect to continue to do so until the formal settlement conference before Judge Laporte.

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Dated: February 11, 2013

Respectfully submitted,

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JAMES P. BENNETT
EUGENE ILLOVSKY
STACEY M. SPRENKEL
BEN PATTERSON

IAN GERSHENGORN
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
MELINDA L. HAAG
United States Attorney

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MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

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/s/ Eugene Illovsky
EUGENE ILLOVSKY

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

/s/ Joshua E. Gardner
JOSHUA E. GARDNER
Senior Counsel
KIMBERLY L. HERB
LILY SARA FAREL
BRIGHAM JOHN BOWEN
JUDSON O. LITTLETON
RYAN PARKER
Trial Attorneys
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
P.O. Box 883
Washington, D.C. 20044
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants

JOINT MOTION TO RESCHEDULE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND ORDER
CASE NO. CV 09-0037-CW
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ORDER

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The Court hereby GRANTS the parties’ Joint Motion to Reschedule the Settlement
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Conference. The parties shall coordinate with Chief Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte to
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schedule a settlement conference before the end of May 2013.
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IT IS SO ORDERED. The Magistrate Judge is requested to advise the parties of
any earlier date that might become available and the parties are ordered to make
themselves available earlier if at all possible.
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Dated:

2/12/2013

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The Honorable Claudia Wilken
Chief District Judge, United States District Court
for the Northern District of California

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JOINT MOTION TO RESCHEDULE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE AND ORDER
CASE NO. CV 09-0037-CW