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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

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MDL Docket No 06-1791 VRW

PRETRIAL ORDER No 1

Having considered the comments and proposals of the

parties presented at the initial case management conference held

November 16, 2006, the court ORDERS:

(1) To act on behalf of plaintiffs with the responsibilities

prescribed in plaintiffs’ joint and agreed organization plan,

Doc #58, the court designates: 

(a) as liaison counsel: Lerach, Coughlin, Stoia, Geller,

Rudman & Robbins, LLP;

(b) as co-lead coordinating counsel: Electronic Frontier

Foundation (EFF) and American Civil Liberties Union of

Illinois (ACLU-IL);

(c) as interim class counsel: EFF; ACLU-IL; Lieff, Cabraser,

Heinmann & Bernstein LLC; Motley Rice LLC; Liska,

Exnicios & Nungesser; Bruce Afran & the Mayer Law Group;

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Krislov & Associates, Ltd; Law Offices of Steven E

Schwarz; Mason Law Firm and George & Brothers.

(2) The court also sets the following schedule:

Hearing on motions to remand

brought by plaintiffs in Riordan

(06-3574) and Campbell (06-3596)

December 21, 2006, at 2:00 pm

Hearing on media intervenors’

motions to unseal documents in

Hepting (06-672)

December 21, 2006, at 2:00 pm

Master complaints to be served

and filed by plaintiffs January 8, 2007

All parties to SHOW CAUSE in

writing why the Hepting order

should not apply to all cases

and claims to which the

government asserts the state

secrets privilege

January 25, 2007

Hearing on the government’s

motion for a stay pending

disposition of the interlocutory

appeal in Hepting

February 1, 2007, at 2:00 pm

Hearing on the court’s order to

SHOW CAUSE why the Hepting order

should not apply to all cases

and claims to which the

government asserts the state

secrets privilege

February 1, 2007, at 2:00 pm

(3) Not later than December 15, 2006, counsel identified in (1)

above shall identify the defendants that counsel will name in

the master complaints to be filed on January 8, 2007. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

VAUGHN R WALKER

United States District Chief Judge

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