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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER 

FOUNDATION,

Plaintiff,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-03186-MEJ 

ORDER VACATING CMC

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16, the Court issues the following Case 

Management Order. Failure to comply with this Order is cause for sanctions under Rule 16(f). 

The October 8, 2015 Case Management Conference is VACATED. All questions should be 

directed to Rose Maher, Courtroom Deputy, at (415) 522-4708.

SUMMARY OF CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES

Defendant’s draft Vaughn index due 12/10/2015

Defendant’s MSJ, final Vaughn index, and 

supporting declarations due

2/18/2016

Plaintiff’s Opposition/Cross MSJ and 

supporting declarations due

3/17/2016

Defendant’s Opposition/Reply due 4/7/2016

Plaintiff’s Reply due 4/21/2016

MSJ Hearing 5/5/2016 at 10:00 a.m.

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PRETRIAL INSTRUCTIONS

A. ADR: As requested, there shall be no ADR referral at this time. However, if the parties are 

unable to informally resolve this case, the Court may consider such a referral at a later date.

B. Discovery: No discovery shall be conducted without leave of Court. 

C. Summary Judgment Motions: All pretrial motions shall be filed in accordance with Civil 

Local Rule 7. The Court shall hear dispositive motions on May 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom B, located on the 15th Floor of the Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San 

Francisco, California.

All summary judgment motions shall comply with the following requirements for 

statements of facts:

(1) Separate Statement of Facts: Any party filing a motion for 

summary judgment must file a statement, separate from the motion 

and memorandum of law, setting forth each material fact on which 

the party relies in support of the motion. Each material fact in the 

separate statement must be set forth in a separately numbered 

paragraph and must refer to a specific admissible portion of the 

record where the fact finds support (for example, affidavit, 

deposition, discovery response, etc.). A failure to submit a separate 

statement of facts in this form may constitute grounds for denial of 

the motion.

(2) Controverting Statement of Facts: Any party opposing a motion 

for summary judgment must file a statement, separate from that 

party’s memorandum of law, setting forth: (a) for each paragraph of 

the moving party’s separate statement of facts, a correspondingly 

numbered paragraph indicating whether the party disputes the 

statement of fact set forth in that paragraph and a reference to the 

specific admissible portion of the record supporting the party’s 

position if the fact is disputed; and (b) any additional facts that 

establish a genuine issue of material fact or otherwise preclude 

judgment in favor of the moving party. Each additional fact must be 

set forth in a separately numbered paragraph and must refer to a 

specific admissible portion of the record where the fact finds 

support.

(3) Reply Statement of Facts: If the party opposing summary 

judgment sets forth additional facts, the moving party shall file a 

statement, separate from the reply brief, with correspondingly 

numbered paragraphs indicating whether the party admits or 

disputes the statement of fact set forth in that paragraph and, if 

disputed, a reference to the specific admissible portion of the record 

supporting the party’s position. Facts that are not already included 

in the motion and/or opposition are not permitted.

(4) Alternative Procedure: As an alternative to filing a statement of 

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facts and controverting statement of facts, the movant and the party 

opposing the motion may jointly file a stipulation signed by the 

parties setting forth a statement of the stipulated facts and the 

following statement: “The parties agree there is no genuine issue of 

any material fact.” As to any stipulated facts, the parties so 

stipulating may state that their stipulations are entered into only for 

the purpose of the motion for summary judgment and are not 

intended to be otherwise binding.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 29, 2015

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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