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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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*E-FILED 10/16/07*

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

RICK G. BREWSTER, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

 v.

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, et al.,

Defendants. /

NO. C 07-3011 RS

ORDER

Defendants have filed an “administrative motion” requesting clarification as to whether

discovery is open in this action, given the Court’s order vacating the initial case management order

and directing the parties to file cross-motions for summary judgment. It has been the Court’s

experience in cases of this type that the parties ordinarily neither want nor need discovery, and it is

not apparent that permitting discovery would be appropriate given the nature of the issues presented. 

Accordingly, in the event plaintiffs still wish to pursue discovery they shall, within 20 days of the

date of this order, file a brief explaining both the nature of the discovery they wish to conduct and

the reasons they believe it is necessary. Defendants may respond to any such brief within 10 days of

its filing, and the matter will then be submitted for decision without oral argument. Pending further

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order of Court, all discovery is stayed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 16, 2007 

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States Magistrate Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT NOTICE OF THIS ORDER HAS BEEN GIVEN TO:

Ila Casy Deiss ila.deiss@usdoj.gov, tiffani.chiu@usdoj.gov

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have not

registered for e-filing under the Court's CM/ECF program. 

AND A COPY OF THIS ORDER WAS MAILED TO:

Rick G Brewster

1513 Flamingo Way

San Jose, CA 94087

Daomin Yang

1513 Flamingo Way

San Jose, CA 94087

Dated: 10/16/07 Chambers of Judge Richard Seeborg

By: /s/ BAK 

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