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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE:

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RECORDS

LITIGATION

This Document Relates To:

ALL CASES

 /

MDL Docket No 06-1791 VRW

ORDER

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE ORDER UPON 

TRANSFER PURSUANT TO § 1407(a)(REVISED)

1) This order shall govern the practice and procedure in

those actions transferred to this court by the Judicial

Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL Panel) pursuant to

its order of August 9, 2006, as well as all related

actions originally filed in this court or transferred or

removed to this court. This order shall also govern the

practice and procedure in any tag-along actions

transferred to this court by the MDL Panel pursuant to

Rule 12 of the Rules of Procedure of the MDL Panel

subsequent to the filing of the final transfer order by

the clerk of this court and any related actions

subsequently filed, transferred or removed to this court.

2) The actions described in paragraph 1 of this order are

consolidated for pretrial purposes.

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United States District Court

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3) All pleadings and submissions in these actions shall be

e-filed both in the master docket and in the individual

case docket(s) of any individual case(s) to which the

submission pertains. All submissions filed in these

actions shall bear the identification “MDL Docket No 06-

1791 VRW,” and when such a submission relates to all of

these actions, the “MDL Docket No 06-1791 VRW” shall be

followed by the notation “ALL CASES.” If a submission

does not relate to all of these actions, the docket

number of the individual action or actions assigned by

the clerk of this court shall follow “MDL Docket No 06-

1791 VRW.” Parties shall comply with the standing order

for the undersigned judge pertaining to chambers copies

(¶ 1.4). The chambers copy of each document e-filed in

these cases must clearly indicate the docket number

assigned by the electronic case filing system to each

such document. 

4) Any submission which is to be filed in any of these

actions shall be filed only with the clerk of this court

and not with the transferor district court.

5) Any orders including protective orders previously entered

by this court or any transferor district court shall

remain in full force and effect unless modified by this

court upon application. 

6) Permission to file briefs in excess of the page limits

set forth in Rule 7 of the Local Rules will not be

routinely granted in these cases. Stipulations allowing

oversized briefs will not be approved unless submitted at

least five (5) court days before the first brief

addressed in the stipulation is due. 

7) All parties are to make best efforts to resolve

scheduling and other procedural issues by conferring with

opposing counsel in the case(s) before contacting the

court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

VAUGHN R WALKER

United States District Chief Judge

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