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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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STIPULATION CONCERNING BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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BENJAMIN C. MIZER

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General

MARCIA BERMAN

Assistant Branch Director

ANDREW M. BERNIE, D.C. Bar No. 995376

Trial Attorney

United States Department of Justice

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

20 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Washington, D.C. 20530

Telephone: (202) 616-8488

Facsimile: (202) 616-8470

Email: andrew.m.bernie@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION,

Plaintiff,

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

JUSTICE,

Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 15-cv-03503-HSG

STIPULATION CONCERNING 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND 

ORDER

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Pursuant to Local Rule 7-12, and this Court’s January 20, 2016 order in the abovecaptioned case, Plaintiff Freedom of the Press Foundation (“FPF”) and Defendant Department of 

Justice (“DOJ” or “Defendant”) hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 

1. On January 19, 2016, this Court held a Case Management Conference in this case. 

2. After that Case Management Conference, this Court entered an order directing 

Defendant to prepare a draft Vaughn index explaining and justifying its withholding of records in 

response to FPF’s Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request under applicable FOIA 

exemptions, and to exchange that index with FPF on or before March 21, 2016. See Doc. 24. This 

Court further directed the parties to meet and confer regarding a proposed briefing schedule in this 

case, and to submit a stipulation and proposed order. Id.

3. Accordingly, the parties have agreed to, and request that the Court approve, the

below schedule in this case:

a. On or before March 30, 2016, FPF shall inform Defendant whether it believes 

motions practice will be necessary and, if so, the specific withholdings it intends to 

challenge.

b. On or before April 1, 2016, the parties shall file a Joint Case Management Statement 

informing the Court as to whether motions practice will be necessary. 

c. If motions practice is deemed necessary by the parties, then the following briefing 

schedule will apply:

i. May 9, 2016 for Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. 

ii. June 10, 2016 for FPF’s opposition to Defendant’s motion, and any crossmotion for summary judgment by FPF. 

iii. July 1, 2016 for Defendant’s reply in support of Defendant’s motion for 

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summary judgment and opposition to FPF’s cross-motion if a cross-motion 

is filed. 

iv. July 25, 2016 for FPF’s reply in support of FPF’s cross-motion if a crossmotion is filed. 

4. Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Court order the proposed 

schedule set forth above. 

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DATED: January 21, 2016 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ 

Marcia Hofmann

Law Office of Marcia Hofmann

25 Taylor Street

San Francisco, CA 94102

Telephone: (415) 830-6664

D. Victoria Baranetsky (pro hac vice)

601 Van Ness Ave. 

Suite E731

San Francisco, CA 94102

Telephone: (415) 767-5566

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION 

BENJAMIN C. MIZER

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General

MARCIA BERMAN

Assistant Director, Federal Programs Branch

/s/ 

ANDREW M. BERNIE (D.C. Bar #995376)

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20530

Telephone: (202) 616-8488

Facsimile: (202) 616-8470

E-mail: andrew.m.bernie@usdoj.gov

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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ORDER

Upon stipulation of the parties, the Court hereby orders the following schedule in this 

matter:

a. On or before March 30, 2016, FPF shall inform Defendant whether it believes 

motions practice will be necessary and, if so, the specific withholdings it intends to 

challenge.

b. On or before April 1, 2016, the parties shall file a Joint Case Management Statement 

informing the Court as to whether motions practice will be necessary. 

c. If motions practice is deemed necessary by the parties, then the following briefing 

schedule will apply:

i. May 9, 2016 for Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. 

ii. June 10, 2016 for FPF’s opposition to Defendant’s motion, and any crossmotion for summary judgment by FPF. 

iii. July 1, 2016 for Defendant’s reply in support of Defendant’s motion for 

summary judgment and opposition to FPF’s cross-motion if a cross-motion 

is filed. 

iv. July 25, 2016 for FPF’s reply in support of FPF’s cross-motion if a crossmotion is filed.

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED except that the hearing on the motion will 

be on August 11, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

Date: 1/21/2016

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HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM JR,

United States District Judge

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DECLARATION PURSUANT TO CIV. L.R. 5-1(i)(3)

I, Andrew M. Bernie, declare that I have obtained the concurrence in the filing of this 

Stipulation Concerning Briefing Schedule and [Proposed] Order from Marcia Hofman and Victoria 

Baranetsky, counsel for Plaintiff in this matter.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on January 21, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

/s/ 

ANDREW M. BERNIE (D.C. Bar #995376)

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20530

Telephone: (202) 616-8488

Facsimile: (202) 616-8470

E-mail: andrew.m.bernie@usdoj.gov

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT

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