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Nature of Suit Code: 950
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Enforcement of Administrative Subpoena

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to Extend Time 

for Defendant Qwest Communications International Inc. to 

Respond to Complaint (Civ. No. C-07-1324-VRW) 

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HOGAN & HARTSON LLP 

Robert J. Benson (No. 155971) 

1999 Avenue of the Stars 

Suite 1400 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Phone: (310) 785-4629 

Fax: (310) 785-4601 

rjbenson@hhlaw.com

Ty Cobb (admitted pro hac vice) 

Christine Varney (admitted pro hac vice) 

Christopher Zaetta (admitted pro hac vice) 

555 13th Street, NW 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

Telephone: (202) 637-8874 

Fax: (202) 637-5910 

tcobb@hhlaw.com

cvarney@hhlaw.com

crzaetta@hhlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

Qwest Communications International Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

 ) MDL Docket No. 06-1791 VRW 

 ) 

IN RE: ) STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

 ) ORDER TO EXTEND TIME FOR 

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ) DEFENDANT QWEST 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RECORDS ) COMMUNICATIONS 

LITIGATION ) INTERNATIONAL INC.

 ) TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

 ) 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Judge: Hon. Vaughn R. Walker

 ) 

 Plaintiff, ) Civil Action No. C-07-1324 VRW 

 ) 

 v. ) 

 ) 

STUART RABNER, et al., ) 

 ) 

 Defendants. ) 

RECITALS 

 A. On February 21, 2007, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation’s order 

transferring, among other cases, United States v. Rabner, No. 07-1324 (the “Rabner Litigation”) 

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was entered on this Court’s docket. Dkt. 173. Qwest Communications International Inc. 

(“Qwest”) is a defendant in the Rabner Litigation. 

 B. On April 18, 2007, the Court entered an Order that Qwest need not answer or 

otherwise respond to the complaint in the Rabner Litigation until sixty days after the Court issues 

an order resolving the dispositive motions filed in the Rabner Litigation and the other State Cases. 

Dkt. 248. 

 C. On July 24, 2007, the Court denied without prejudice the United States’ motions 

for summary judgment in the State Cases and denied as moot the State Defendants’ motions in 

the State Cases. Dkt. 334. The Court stated that the parties may renotice their cross motions after 

the Ninth Circuit issues an order in the appeal of the Court’s July 20, 2006 Order in Hepting v. 

AT&T Corp., C-06-672 (N.D. Cal.). 

 D. On August 20, 2007, the Court entered an Order providing that the AT&T and 

Cingular defendants need not respond to the complaints in the State Cases until further Order of 

the Court. Dkt. 352. 

 E. Judicial and party economy are served by similarly deferring Qwest’s obligation 

to respond to the complaint in the Rabner Litigation until further Order of the Court after the 

Ninth Circuit has provided further guidance and the Court has considered and resolved any 

renewal of the cross motions that are the subject of its July 24, 2007 Order. 

STIPULATION

 The United States and Qwest hereby stipulate that Qwest need not answer or otherwise 

respond to the complaint in the Rabner Litigation until a time determined by further Order of the 

Court.

Dated: August 30, 2007 HOGAN & HARTSON LLP 

 Robert J. Benson (No. 155971) 

 1999 Avenue of the Stars 

 Suite 1400 

 Los Angeles, CA 90067 

 Phone: (310) 785-4629 

 Fax: (310) 785-4601 

rjbenson@hhlaw.com

 Ty Cobb (admitted pro hac vice) 

 Christine Varney (admitted pro hac vice) 

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 Christopher Zaetta (admitted pro hac vice) 

 555 13th Street, NW 

 Washington, D.C. 20004 

 Phone: (202) 637-8874 

 Fax: (202) 637-5910 

tcobb@hhlaw.com

cvarney@hhlaw.com

crzaetta@hhlaw.com 

 By: /s/ 

 Robert J. Benson 

 Attorneys for Defendant Qwest Communications 

International Inc. 

 

DECLARATION PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 45, § X.B.

 I, ROBERT J. BENSON, hereby declare pursuant to General Order 45, § X.B., that the 

signatory below has concurred to the filing of this document. 

 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing declaration is true and correct. 

 Executed on August 30, 2007, at Los Angeles, California. 

 /s/ 

 Robert J. Benson 

Dated: August 30, 2007 

PETER D. KEISLER 

Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division 

CARL J. NICHOLS 

Deputy Assistant Attorney General 

DOUGLAS N. LETTER 

Terrorism Litigation Counsel 

JOSEPH H. HUNT 

Director, Federal Programs Branch 

ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO 

Special Litigation Counsel 

ANDREW H. TANNENBAUM 

ALEXANDER K. HAAS (SBN 220932) 

Trial Attorneys 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

20 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Room 6102 

Washington, D.C. 20001 

Telephone: (202) 514-4782 

Fax: (202) 616-08460 

Email: 

By: /s/ per G.O. 45

 

Attorneys for United States of America 

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[Proposed] Order to Extend Time 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

IN RE: ) MDL Docket No. 06-1791 VRW 

 ) 

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ) [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RECORDS ) TIME FOR DEFENDANT QWEST 

LITIGATION ) COMMUNICATIONS ) INTERNATIONAL INC. TO ) RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

 ) 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Judge: Hon. Vaughn R. Walker

 ) 

 Plaintiff, ) Civil Action No. C-07-1324 VRW 

 ) 

 v. ) 

 ) 

STUART RABNER, et al., ) 

 ) 

 Defendants. ) 

 Pursuant to the foregoing Stipulation, and good cause appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 Defendant Qwest Communications International Inc. need not answer or otherwise 

respond to the complaint in United States v. Rabner, No. 07-1324, until further Order of the 

Court. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _______________, 2007 

Vaughn R. Walker 

United States District Chief Judge 

Sept 4, 2007

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GRANTED

Judge Vaughn R Walker

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 I hereby certify that on August 30, 2007, I electronically filed the foregoing 

Stipulation and [Proposed] Order to Extend Time for Defendant Qwest Communications 

International Inc. to Respond to Complaint with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system 

which will send notification of such filing to the e-mail addresses denoted on the Electronic Mail 

Notice List. 

DATED: August 30, 2007 _/s/_______________________ 

 Susan Bryant 

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