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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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06cv1597 LAB (WMc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVE TRUNK and PHILIP K. PAULSON,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF SAN DIEGO, UNITED STATES

OF AMERICA, DONALD H. RUMSFELD,

Secretary of Defense and DOES 1 through

100, Inclusive

Defendants.

MOUNT SOLEDAD MEMORIAL

ASSOCIATION, Real Parties in interest. 

 

JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INC.,

RICHARD A. SMITH, MINA SAGHEB, and

JUDITH M. COPELAND,

Plaintiffs

v.

DONALD H. RUMSFELD, Secretary of

Defense, in his official capacity,

Defendant. _______________________________

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Case No. 06 CV 1597 LAB (WMc)

ORDER SETTING SCHEDULE FOR

LETTER BRIEFING RE DISCOVERY

DISPUTE

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On August 22, 2007, the Court held a telephonic Discovery Conference in the above-entitled

action. Appearing for the JWV Plaintiffs was Ryan Phair and David Blair-Loy. James McElroy

appeared for Plaintiff Trunk. Appearing for Defendant, the City of San Diego, was George

Schaefer. Appearing for Defendant, the United States, were Ryan Nelson and Heidi Hermann.

Appearing for Defendant, the Mt. Soledad Memorial Association, was Charles Berwanger.

Appearing for nonparty Charles LiMandri was Peter Lepiscopo.

After hearing from counsel of record regarding the adequacy of the privilege log produced

by the federal defendants, the Court orders letter briefing only from the JWV Plaintiffs and the

federal defendants on the issues of: (1) the propriety of the federal defendants’ privilege log as it

identifies email chains in the aggregate; and (2) the applicability of the deliberative process privilege

where government intent may be at issue. In the letter briefs, the parties shall also identify the

documents in the privilege log for which the deliberative process privilege is the sole privilege

claimed. 

Opening letter briefs shall be no more than five (5) pages and shall be lodged with chambers

via email no later than September 5, 2007. Responsive letter briefs shall be no more than three

(3) pages and shall be lodged with chambers via email no later than September 11, 2007.

Chambers’ email address is efile_mccurine@casd.uscourts.gov. 

The Court will hold a further telephonic discovery conference after receipt of the parties’

briefing on September 14, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. The attorney for JWV plaintiffs is ordered to contact

counsel for federal defendants and initiate a joint call to the Court at (619) 557-6624. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 22, 2007

Hon. William McCurine, Jr.

U.S. Magistrate Judge

United States District Court

COPY TO:

HONORABLE LARRY A. BURNS, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD

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