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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Injunction

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 This disposition is not designated for publication and may not be cited.

Case No. C 02-04086 JF (RS)

ORDER RE MOTIONS TO QUASH

(JFLC1)

**E-Filed 12/21/05**

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

HORTA, LLC,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

CITY OF SAN JOSE,

 Defendant.

Case Number C 02-04086 JF (RS)

ORDER1 RE MOTIONS TO QUASH

On September 20, 2005, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) filed a motion to

quash subpoenas for testimony of John Howard (“Howard”), employed by the FAA’s San Jose

Flights Standards District Office, and Brandi Williamson, employed by the FAA’s Office of the

Chief Counsel in Washington, D.C., and for production of documents. On October 14, 2005, the

FAA filed a second motion to quash subpoenas for testimony by Joseph Conte, employed by the

FAA’s Office of the Chief Counsel in Washington, D.C., and “the person(s) most knowledgeable

regarding the Federal Aviation Administration’s (“FAA”) denial of Fry’s Electronics, Inc.’s

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Case No. C 02-04086 JF (RS)

ORDER RE MOTIONS TO QUASH

(JFLC1)

Request for Letter of Deviation authority,” identified as Howard. The Court heard oral argument

on both motions to quash on December 16, 2005. 

At the hearing, counsel for Plaintiff Horta, LLC (“Horta”) noted that Exhibit C of the

Supplemental Declaration of Monroe P. Balton lists the documents that the FAA is currently

withholding from Horta based solely on the deliberative process privilege. In order to evaluate

whether the FAA is justified in withholding these documents based on the deliberative process

privilege, the Court will review these documents in camera. Accordingly, the FAA shall submit

the documents listed in Exhibit C of the Supplemental Declaration of Monroe P. Balton to the

Court, in sealed envelopes delivered to chambers, on or before December 28, 2005. Once review

is completed, the Court will issue an order instructing the parties as to how they should proceed

with respect to this discovery issue.

DATED: December 21, 2005

/s/ electronic signature authorized 

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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Case No. C 02-04086 JF (RS)

ORDER RE MOTIONS TO QUASH

(JFLC1)

This Order has been served upon the following persons:

James M. Chadwick james.chadwick@dlapiper.com, zoya.khodosh@dlapiper.com

Claire T. Cormier claire.cormier@usdoj.gov

Edward Parsons Davis , Jr edward.davis@dlapiper.com, zkhodosh@graycary.com

Joseph DiCiuccio cao.main@ci.sj.ca.us, Brande.Gex@sanjoseca.gov

Diana Ng Fung diana.ng.fung@dlapiper.com, stacy.murray@dlapiper.com

Sandra Sang-ah Lee sandra.lee@sanjoseca.gov, glenda.lucas@sanjoseca.gov

George Rios george.rios@ci.sj.ca.us

Richard Doyle

Office of the City Attorney

City of San Jose

200 East Santa Clara Street

San Jose, CA 95113-1905

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