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Nature of Suit Code: 895
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act of 1974
Cause of Action: 05:552 Freedom of Information Act

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

C-03-04893-RMW

DOH

E-filed 8/25/06 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JOSHUA A. GERSTEIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

JUSTICE

Defendant.

No. C-03-04893 RMW

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE

TO FILE MOTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION AND SETTING

BRIEFING SCHEDULE

[Re Docket Nos. 69, 72]

On September 30, 2005 the court issued an order granting in part and denying in part the

parties' cross-motions for partial summary judgment. Following the September 30, 2005 Order the

government disclosed a "compilation" of data to plaintiff pursuant to plaintiff's Freedom of

Information Act ("FOIA") request. Plaintiff finds the compilation inadequate. On January 10, 2006

plaintiff filed the present motion for leave to file a motion for reconsideration of the September 30,

2005 Order. Plaintiff's motion stems from his assertion that the compilation is not an adequate

response to his FOIA request in that it did not include either the ancillary survey or other records

that disclose the meaning of the coded column headings in the compilation. Thus, plaintiff seeks

reconsideration of the determination in the September 30, 2005 Order that the government had made

an adequate search for records responsive to plaintiff's FOIA request.

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

C-03-04893-RMW

DOH 2

On June 8, 2006 plaintiff filed a notice supplemental material of the recent decision, Judicial

Watch, Inc. v. Food & Drug Admin., 449 F.3d 141 (D.C. Cir. June 2, 2006). The government filed a

response noting, inter alia, that plaintiff improperly submitted argument with the notice. To the

extent the parties find that the additional authority noticed by plaintiff is applicable to the issue

raised by the motion for reconsideration, such arguments may be made in the additional briefings for

the motion for reconsideration.

The motion for reconsideration is granted. The court sets the following briefing schedule:

1. The government's opposition shall be filed by September 12, 2006, including

any analysis of Judicial Watch, Inc.;

2. Gerstein's reply shall be filed by September 26, 2006.

3. The matter will be submitted on the filing of the reply. No further hearing

shall be held, unless the court advises the parties that one is necessary. If a

hearing is necessary, it shall take place on October 20, 2006.

DATED: 8/25/06

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

C-03-04893-RMW

DOH 3

Notice of this document has been mailed to:

Plaintiff:

Joshua Gerstein 

814 Potrero Avenue 

San Francisco, CA 94110 

Counsel for Defendant:

Claire T. Cormier 

United States Attorney's Office 

Northern District of California, San Jose Branch 

150 Almaden Boulevard 

Suite 900 

San Jose, CA 95113 

Elizabeth J. Shapiro; Carlton Eric Greene 

United States Attorney's Office, Civil Division 

U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Programs Branch 

Post Office Box 883 

Washington, DC 20044 

Alexander Kenneth Haas 

United States Department of Justice 

Federal Programs Branch 

20 Massachusetts Ave., NW 

Washington, DC 20530 

Dated:

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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