The Center for Investigative Reporting et al v. Department of Homeland Security

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ORDER (as modified) Granting 21 STIPULATION to Continue Case Management Conference. Case Management Statement due by 6/21/2022 and Initial Case Management Conference set for 6/28/2022 02:00 PM. The June 28th proceeding will be held b y AT&T Conference Line. The parties are advised that in the event of an audio problem, counsel should be prepared to attend the hearing via Zoom conference at the Courts direction. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the eq uivalent of a public hearing by telephone.For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/ All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference line: Dial In: 888-808-6929Access Code: 6064255The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before sp eaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines. The parties are further advised to ensure that the Court can hear and understand them cl early before speaking at length.PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 5/10/2022.(ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/10/2022)

1 STEPHANIE M. HINDS (CABN 154284)
United States Attorney
2 MICHELLE LO (NYRN 4325163)
Chief, Civil Division
3 SAPNA MEHTA (CABN 288238)
Assistant United States Attorney
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450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055
San Francisco, California 94102-3495
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Attorneys for Defendant
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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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THE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE
REPORTING, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY,
Defendant.

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CASE NO. 4:21-CV-09633-HSG
STIPULATED REQUEST TO CONTINUE CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND ORDER
(as modified)
Date: May 17, 2022
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Telephonically

Plaintiffs The Center for Investigative Reporting and Ike Sriskandarajah (“Plaintiffs”) and

20 Defendant United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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23 subsequent date convenient to the Court. This stipulation is based on the following facts:
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This action, filed on December 14, 2021, arises out of a Freedom of Information Act

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(“FOIA”) request submitted by Plaintiffs to Defendant. The parties have engaged in

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cooperative and productive communications regarding the FOIA request and the search

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for and release of responsive documents. ICE made an initial production on April 14,

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2022 and continues its review pursuant to the parties’ agreed-upon processing schedule.
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To allow time for additional processing of documents, for Plaintiffs to review

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productions, and for the parties to resolve as many issues in this matter as possible

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between themselves, the parties stipulate and request that the case management

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conference currently scheduled for May 17, 2022 be continued to June 28, 2022. The

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parties will provide the Court with a joint status report by June 21, 2022. At that time,

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the parties may request a further continuance of the case management conference, or, if

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the need arises, request to appear at the case management conference.

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The parties respectfully submit that this is the most efficient manner in which to proceed
and will conserve both the parties’ and the Court’s resources.

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Respectfully submitted,

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STEPHANIE M. HINDS
United States Attorney

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By:

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Dated: May 9, 2022

THE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
By:

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/s/ Sapna Mehta
SAPNA MEHTA
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorney for Defendant

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/s/ Shawn Musgrave
D. VICTORIA BARANESTSKY
SHAWN MUSGRAVE
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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ATTESTATION

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In compliance with Civil L.R. 5-1(h)(3), I attest that I have obtained concurrence in the filing of

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/s/ Sapna Mehta
SAPNA MEHTA
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorney for Defendant

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and good cause having been shown, it is hereby

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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THE HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
United States District Judge

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