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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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Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation et al. v. Bush et al. (07-CV-109-VRW) (MDL No. 06-1791-VRW)

JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ

Acting Assistant Attorney General

CARL J. NICHOLS

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

DOUGLAS N. LETTER

Terrorism Litigation Counsel

JOSEPH H. HUNT

Branch Director

ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO

Special Litigation Counsel

ALEXANDER K. HAAS 

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division

Federal Programs Branch

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20001

Phone: (202) 514-4782

Fax: (202) 616-8460

Attorneys for the Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RECORDS

LITIGATION 

This Document Solely Relates To:

Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation et al. 

v. Bush, et al. (07-CV-109-VRW)

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No. M:06-CV-01791-VRW

STIPULATION EXTENDING PAGE

LIMITATION FOR DEFENDANTS’ 

REPLY IN SUPPORT OF SECOND

MOTION TO DISMISS OR, IN THE

ALTERNATIVE, FOR SUMMARY

JUDGMENT IN Al-Haramain Islamic

Foundation et al. v. Bush et al.

Date: April 23, 2008

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Courtroom: 6, 17 Floor th

Honorable Vaughn R. Walker

RECITALS

1. On March 14, 2008, Defendants filed their Second Motion to Dismiss or for

Summary Judgment. See Dkt. No. 17 (07-CV-109).

2. On March 28, 2008, Plaintiffs filed an Opposition to Defendants’ motion. See

Dkt. No. 20 (07-CV-109). 

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3. By Order dated February 7, 2008, the Court permitted Amicus briefs to be filed in

connection with Defendants’ motion by April 7, 2008. See Dkt. 15 (07-CV-109).

4. On April 7, 2008, two Amicus briefs were filed in connection with Defendants’

motion. See Dkt. Nos. 440 and 442 (MDL 06-CV-1791).

5. Defendants require additional pages to reply to Plaintiffs’ Opposition and the

Amicus briefs filed in connection with Defendants’ motion.

6. The Court’s Order of February 7, 2008 granted the parties a page extension for

their initial submissions to 40 pages; however, Defendants’ initial motion did not exceed the 25-

page limitation of the local rules. 

7. Counsel for Defendants (Mr. Coppolino) conferred with counsel for the Plaintiffs

(Mr. Eisenberg) and obtained Plaintiffs’ consent to this page extension. 

8. Consistent with ¶ 6 of the Court’s Practice & Procedure Order, see Dkt. No. 370

(MDL 06-CV-1791), this stipulation is being filed five days before the due date of Defendant’s

reply (April 14, 2008). (The Amicus briefs were filed the evening of April 7, 2008.)

STIPULATION

The Plaintiffs and Defendants in Al-Haramain v. Bush (06-CV-109), through their

respective counsel, hereby stipulate and agree that the page limitation for Defendants’ Reply to

Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendants Second Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, for

Summary Judgment and Amicus briefs filed in connection with Defendants’ pending motion, be

extended to 25 pages. 

A proposed Order for the Court’s approval of this stipulation is attached hereto. 

Dated: April 9, 2008 Respectfully Submitted,

JEFFREY S. BUCHOLTZ

Acting Assistant Attorney General

CARL J. NICHOLS

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

DOUGLAS N. LETTER

Terrorism Litigation Counsel

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JOSEPH H. HUNT

Branch Director

 s/ Anthony J. Coppolino 

ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO

Special Litigation Counsel

 s/ Alexander K. Haas 

ALEXANDER K. HAAS 

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division

Federal Programs Branch

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20001

Phone: (202) 514-4782

Fax: (202) 616-8460

Attorneys for the Defendants

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DECLARATION PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 45, § X.B

I, ALEXANDER K. HAAS, do hereby declare pursuant to General Order 45, § X.B, that

I have obtained the concurrence in the filing of this stipulation from the signatory listed below. 

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

Executed on April 9, 2008 in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.

By: s/ Alexander K. Haas 

ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO

Special Litigation Counsel

ALEXANDER K. HAAS 

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division

Federal Programs Branch

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20001

Phone: (202) 514-4782

Fax: (202) 616-8460

Attorneys for the Defendants

By: s/ Jon B. Eisenberg per G.O. 45 

JON B. EISENBERG 

California Bar No. 88278 (jon@eandhlaw.com)

Eisenberg & Hancock LLP

1970 Broadway, Suite 1200 • Oakland, CA 94612

510.452.258l – Fax 510.452.3277

Counsel for Plaintiffs Al-Haramain Islamic

Foundation, Inc., Wendell Belew, and 

Asim Ghafoor

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, the page limitation for Defendants’ Reply in

Support of Defendants’ Second Motion to Dismiss or for Summary Judgment is hereby extended

to 25 pages. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April ___, 2008.

 

 Hon. Vaughn R. Walker

Chief Judge, United States District Court for the

 Norther District of California

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Vaughn R Walker

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