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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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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE BRIEF LENGTH

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ALTERNATIVE, FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

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[THE NAMES, ADDRESSES AND

TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF ALL

COUNSEL WHO HAVE SIGNED

THIS JOINT STATEMENT ARE

LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RECORDS

LITIGATION, MDL No. 1791

This Document Relates To All Cases Except

Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc. v.

Bush, No. 07-00109

Center for Constitutional Rights v. Bush,

No. 07-01115

Guzzi v. Bush, No. 06-06225 

Shubert v. Bush, No. 07-00693

United States v. Adams, No. 07-01323 

United States v. Clayton, No. 07-01242

United States v. Palermino, No. 07- 01326 

United States v. Rabner, No. 07-01324

United States v. Volz, No. 07-01396

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MDL Docket No 06-1791 VRW

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER RE BRIEF LENGTH ON

DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS

OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Courtroom: 6, 17th Floor

Judge: The Hon. Vaughn R. Walker

Date: December 2, 2008

Time: 10:00 a.m.

During the Case Management Conference held in this case on September 12, 2008, the

Court set a briefing schedule and page limits for briefs for Defendants Motion to Dismiss or, in the

Alternative, for Summary Judgment, limiting each side to 85 pages of briefs in total.

The Schedule provided that the Government’s opening brief be no more than 25 pages,

Plaintiffs opposing brief be no more than 40 pages, the Government’s reply be no more than 30

pages, the Carriers’ joint brief be no more than 30 pages and the Plaintiffs response to the Carriers’

brief be no more than 45 pages.

Because of the length and complexity of the arguments Plaintiffs wish to raise in

opposition, they have asked Defendants and the carriers to agree to allow them to “swap” 10 pages

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from their final brief and add them to their opposition brief. Defendants have agreed to this in 

exchange for Plaintiffs’ agreement that the Government be allowed to add five pages to their reply

brief, noting that the Government did not use all 25 pages it was allowed for its opening brief.

Plaintiffs have agreed to this change.

This stipulation does not change the overall number of pages to be filed by any party.

Accordingly, the parties stipulate to the following page limits for the remaining briefs:

1. Plaintiffs’ Opposition: 50 pages

2. Government Reply: 35 pages

3. Carrier Brief: 30 pages

4. Plaintiffs’ Response to Carrier Brief: 35 pages.

DATED: September 24, 2008 ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION

By /s/

Cindy A. Cohn, Esq. (SBN 145997)

Lee Tien, Esq. (SBN 148216)

Kurt Opsahl, Esq. (SBN 191303)

Kevin S. Bankston, Esq. (SBN 217026)

Corynne McSherry, Esq. (SBN 221504)

James S. Tyre, Esq. (SBN 083117)

454 Shotwell Street

San Francisco, CA 94110

Telephone: (415) 436-9333 x108

Facsimile: (415) 436-9993

ATTORNEYS FOR AT&T CLASS

PLAINTIFFS AND CO-CHAIR OF

PLAINTIFFS’ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

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Dated: September 24, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

FOR THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DEFENDANTS

GREGORY G. KATSAS

Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division

CARL J. NICHOLS

Principal Deputy Associate Attorney 

General

JOHN C O’QUINN

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

DOUGLAS N. LETTER

Terrorism Litigation Counsel

JOSEPH H. HUNT

Director, Federal Programs Branch

ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO

Special Litigation Counsel

ALEXANDER K. HAAS (SBN 220932)

PAUL G. FREEBORNE

Trial Attorneys

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Rm. 6102

Washington, D.C. 20001

202-514-5782

Fax: 202-616-8460

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING

HALE AND DORR LLP

RANDOLPH D. MOSS*

SAMIR C. JAIN

BRIAN M. BOYNTON

1875 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

202-663-6000

Fax: 202-663-6363

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP

HENRY WEISSMANN

SUSAN R. SZABO

AIMEE A. FEINBERG

355 South Grand Avenue

35th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560

213-683-9100

Fax: 213-683-5150

By: /s/

Randolph D. Moss

Attorneys for the Verizon Defendants

By: /s/

Anthony J. Coppolino

Attorneys for the United States

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FOR THE DEFENDANTS

WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP

BRENDAN V. SULLIVAN, JR.

JOHN G. KESTER

GILBERT GREENMAN

725 Twelfth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20005

202-434-5000

By: /s/

John G. Kester

Attorneys for the Sprint Defendants

FOR THE DEFENDANTS

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP

DAVID W. CARPENTER*

BRADFORD A. BERENSON*

DAVID L. LAWSON*

EDWARD R. MCNICHOLAS*

ERIC A. SHUMSKY

1501 K Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005

PILLSBURY WINTHROP

SHAW PITTMAN LLP

BRUCE A. ERICSON

JACOB R. SORENSEN

MARC H. AXELBAUM

DANIEL J. RICHERT

50 Fremont Street

Post Office Box 7880

San Francisco, CA 94120-7880

By: /s/

Bradford A. Berenson

Attorneys for the AT&T, Cingular, and 

BellSouth Defendants

ORDER

Based upon the stipulation provided above, the following shall be the page limits for the

remaining briefs:

1. Plaintiffs’ Opposition: 50 pages

2. Government Reply: 35 pages

3. Carrier Brief: 30 pages

4. Plaintiffs’ Response to Carrier Brief: 35 pages.

Dated: By:

The Honorable Vaughn Walker

United States District Court

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9/30/2008

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Vaughn R Walker

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