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Nature of Suit Code: 895
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act of 1974
Cause of Action: 05:552 Freedom of Information Act

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THOMAS R. BURKE (State Bar No. 141930)

SUSAN E. SEAGER (State Bar No. 204824) 

DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 

One Embarcadero Center, Suite 600

San Francisco, California 94111-3611

Telephone: (415) 276-6500

Facsimile: (415) 276-6599 

ALAN L. SCHLOSSER (State Bar No. 49957) 

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION 

FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

1663 Mission Street, Suite 460 

San Francisco, California 94103

Telephone: (415) 621-2493

Facsimile: (415) 255-8437 

Attorney for Plaintiffs Rebecca Allison Gordon, 

Janet Amelia Adams, and American Civil Liberties 

Union Foundation of Northern California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

REBECCA ALLISON GORDON, JANET 

AMELIA ADAMS, and AMERICAN CIVIL 

LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF 

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,

Plaintiffs,

 v. 

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 

ADMINISTRATION, and DEPARTMENT OF

JUSTICE

 Defendants. 

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No. C-03-1779 CRB 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER ENLARGING TIME TO 

FILE MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ 

FEES (Local Rule 54-6) 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties that: 

1. On June 29, 2005, this Court entered in the above-captioned matter a judgment in favor 

of plaintiffs in part and in favor of defendants in part. 

2. Plaintiffs believe that they are entitled to attorneys’ fees pursuant to 5 U.S.C. sec. 

552(a)(5). Under Local Rule 54-6, plaintiffs must file their motion for attorneys’ fees within 14 days of 

entry of judgment (which would be July 13, 2005 in this case), unless the Court enlarges the time to file 

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such a fees motion. Accordingly, the parties are filing this Stipulation seeking an extension of the time

for plaintiffs to file such a fees motion until on or before October 31, 2005, for the reasons discussed

below.

3. Thomas Burke, of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, has been the lead counsel for plaintiffs

throughout this litigation. Mr. Burke has taken a three-month sabbatical leave from his firm, and will 

be out of the country until his return to the firm and his practice on September 15, 2005. Because of 

Mr. Burke’s central role in this litigation, including having the primary role of drafting all the 

significant briefs and pleadings and reviewing all the documents received from defendants, the parties 

agree that his active participation in resolving the question of fees, whether through negotiation or 

through litigation, would be in the interests of both parties and of the Court. 

4. Local Rule 54-6 requires that the parties meet and confer for the purpose of resolving 

all the disputed issues relating to attorneys’ fees before filing the fees motion. Plaintiffs would prefer 

to resolve this matter without the need for further litigation. To enable Mr. Burke to participate in 

both the meet and confer discussions, as well as the preparation of the motion if the matter cannot be 

settled, plaintiffs’ counsel, Alan L. Schlosser, has requested that defendants’ counsel, Joseph W.

LoBue, agree to an enlargement of time that would give plaintiffs forty-five days after Mr. Burke’s 

return to either resolve this matter by settlement or to file their motion if necessary. Counsel for 

Defendants have agreed to stipulate to such an extension, which would enlarge the time to file a 

motion for attorneys’ fees to on or before October 31, 2005. 

5. Accordingly, the parties seek an order of this Court enlarging the time for plaintiffs to 

file a motion for attorneys’ fees to on or before October 31, 2005. 

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Dated: July 8, 2005 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION 

FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

By: / s / 

Alan L. Schlosser 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

By: / s / 

Joseph W. LoBue 

Attorneys for Defendants 

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

THE HONORABLE CHARLES R. BREYER 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER ENLARGING TIME TO FILE MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES

July 8, 2005

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

APPROVED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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