American Civil Liberties Union et al v. Department of Defense et al

Filing 25

ORDER re: (8 in 1:20-cv-00043-ER) Letter filed by The New York Times Company, (23 in 1:17-cv-09972-ER) Letter filed by American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. For the reasons set forth above, the Court set s the following consolidated briefing schedule for both actions: motions due February 12, 2020; oppositions due March 11, 2020; and replies due March 25, 2020. Furthermore, in light of this briefing schedule, the request for a pre-motion conference filed in 17 Civ. 9972, Doc. 23, is DENIED as moot. It is SO ORDERED. (Motions due by 2/12/2020., Responses due by 3/11/2020, Replies due by 3/25/2020.) (Signed by Judge Edgardo Ramos on 1/15/2020) (kv)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, and
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION,
Plaintiffs,
– against –

ORDER
17 Civ. 9972 (ER)
20 Civ. 0043 (ER)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE, and, DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Defendants.
Jan. 15, 2020

THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY,
Plaintiff,
– against –
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE,
Defendant.
RAMOS, D.J.:
On January 7, 2020, the Court accepted The New York Times Company v. Department of
Defense, 20 Civ. 0043, as related to American Civil Liberties Union et al. v. Department of
Defense et al., 17 Civ. 9972. On January 8, 2020, the American Civil Liberties Union requested
a pre-motion conference for summary judgment and noted that �e New York Times also
intended to file a motion for summary judgment. 17 Civ. 9972, Doc. 23. �e Government
responded on January 13, 2020 that it does not object to consolidating the briefing schedule for
the motions for summary judgment in both cases. Id. at 24. �e New York Times filed a letter
on January 14, 2020 indicating its agreement to a single briefing schedule in both actions.
20 Civ. 0043, Doc. 8.

For the reasons set forth above, the Court sets the following consolidated briefing
schedule for both actions: motions due February 12, 2020; oppositions due March 11, 2020; and
replies due March 25, 2020. Furthermore, in light of this briefing schedule, the request for a premotion conference filed in 17 Civ. 9972, Doc. 23, is DENIED as moot.

It is SO ORDERED.

Dated:

January 15, 2020
New York, New York
EDGARDO RAMOS, U.S.D.J.

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