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Nature of Suit Code: 899
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act

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Stipulation and [Proposed] Order

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JOSEPH H. HUNT

Assistant Attorney General

LESLEY R. FARBY

Assistant Branch Director

Civil Division

CESAR A. LOPEZ-MORALES

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

20 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Rm. 6126

Washington, DC 20530

Tel: (202) 305-8550

E-mail: cesar.a.lopez-morales@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,

Plaintiff,

v.

JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, 

Attorney General of the United States, 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, 

DOES 1-100,

Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

WHEREAS, defendants filed and served a notice of motion to dismiss plaintiff’s original 

complaint on June 18, 2018 (Dkt. 18); 

WHEREAS, by prior stipulation and order of this Court, plaintiff filed a First Amended 

Complaint on July 30, 2018 (Dkt. 30); 

WHEREAS, the 119-paragraph amended complaint added new factual allegations and 

challenges defendants’ rescission of eight guidance documents (Dkt. 30); 

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WHEREAS, by prior stipulation and order of this Court, defendants’ current deadline to file a 

response to the First Amended Complaint is September 27, 2018 (Dkt. 27); 

WHEREAS, defendants intend to file a new notice of motion to dismiss plaintiff’s First 

Amended Complaint; 

WHEREAS, the parties require no more than 5 additional pages, thereby exceeding the 25-page 

limit set by the local rules, to address the new allegations and guidance documents added to the First 

Amended Complaint; 

WHEREAS, the parties anticipate that they will require additional time to file their respective 

briefs in response to the motion to dismiss—specifically, plaintiff’s opposition to the motion and 

defendants’ reply brief in support of the motion;

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate that: (i) defendants shall file a notice of motion 

to dismiss and an accompanying memorandum of law not to exceed 30 pages and that plaintiff shall file 

an opposition not to exceed 30 pages; (ii) plaintiff shall file its opposition to defendants’ motion no later 

than October 25, 2018; (iii) defendants shall file their reply brief in support of the motion no later than 

November 13, 2018; and (iv) the motion hearing shall be set for November 29, 2018, subject to the 

Court’s availability. 

Dated: September 20, 2018

DENNIS J. HERRERA JOSEPH H. HUNT

City Attorney Assistant Attorney General

JESSE C. SMITH LESLEY R. FARBY

RONALD P. FLYNN Assistant Branch Director

YVONNE R. MERÉ CESAR A. LOPEZ-MORALES

MOLLIE M. LEE Trial Attorney

KENNETH WALCZAK

NATALIE ORR

Deputy City Attorneys

By: /s/ Natalie Orr By: /s/ Cesar A. Lopez-Morales

NATALIE ORR CESAR A. LOPEZ MORALES 

Deputy City Attorney Trial Attorney

 U.S. Department of Justice

Attorneys for Plaintiff Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

CITY AND COUNTY OF 20 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Rm. 6216

SAN FRANCISCO Washington, DC 20530

 Tel: (202) 305-8550

December 6, 2018

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 Email: cesar.a.lopez-morales@usdoj.gov

 Attorneys for Defendants JEFFERSON B. 

 SESSIONS III and UNITED STATES 

 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ________________, 2018

____________________________________

JON S. TIGAR

United States District Judge

September 24

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ATTESTATION OF SIGNATURES

I, Cesar A. Lopez-Morales, hereby attest, pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5-1(i)(3) of the Northern

District of California, that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from each 

signatory hereto.

/s/ Cesar A. Lopez-Morales

Cesar A. Lopez-Morales

Trial Attorney

Attorney for Defendants

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