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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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JOINT STATUS REPORT; [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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DENNIS J. HERRERA, State Bar #139669

City Attorney 

WAYNE SNODGRASS, State Bar #148137 

JONATHAN GIVNER, State Bar #208000 

TARA M. STEELEY, State Bar #231775 

Deputy City Attorney 

City Hall, Room 234 

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place 

San Francisco, California 94102-4682 

Telephone: (415) 554-4694 

Facsimile: (415) 554-4699 

E-Mail: jon.givner@sfgov.org 

Attorneys for Defendants 

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

FREDERICK K. LOWELL #66641 

BRUCE A. ERICSON #76342 

bruce.ericson@pillsburylaw.com 

ANITA D. STEARNS MAYO #142749 

MARC H. AXELBAUM #209855 

marc.axelbaum@pillsburylaw.com 

50 Fremont Street 

Post Office Box 7880 

San Francisco, CA 94120-7880 

Telephone: (415) 983-1000 

Facsimile: (415) 983-1200 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

COMMITTEE ON JOBS CANDIDATE 

ADVOCACY FUND, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

DENNIS J. HERRERA, in his official 

capacity as City Attorney of the City and 

County of San Francisco, et al. 

 Defendants. 

Case No. C07-3199 JSW 

JOINT STATUS REPORT; 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

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JOINT STATUS REPORT

Pursuant to the Joint Status Report and the Order filed June 25, 2010 (Dkt. 64), Plaintiffs 

Committee on JOBS Candidate Advocacy Fund and Building Owners and Managers Association of 

San Francisco Independent Expenditure PAC (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), and Defendants Dennis J. 

Herrera, Kamala D. Harris, the Ethics Commission of the City and County of San Francisco, and the 

City and County of San Francisco (collectively, “Defendants”), jointly file this Status Report. 

In this case, Plaintiffs contend that Sections 1.114(c)(1) and 1.114(c)(2) of the San Francisco 

Campaign Finance Reform Ordinance (“CFRO”), codified in the San Francisco Campaign and 

Governmental Conduct Code, and Regulation 1.114-2 of the Regulations to the CFRO, violate the 

First Amendment to the United States Constitution by imposing limits on contributions to political 

committees for the purpose of making independent expenditures. The Court granted Plaintiffs’ 

motion for preliminary injunction on September 20, 2007 (Dkt. 37), and that order has remained in 

effect since then pursuant to a series of stipulated orders. At the parties’ request, the Court stayed the 

litigation while the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals considered a case presenting similar issues, Long 

Beach Area Chamber of Commerce et al. v. City of Long Beach (“Long Beach,” USCA Dkt. 07-

55691). As described in the parties’ May 12, 2010 status report (Dkt. 61), the Ninth Circuit issued an 

opinion in Long Beach this April, holding that the contribution limit in that case was unconstitutional 

as applied to some of the plaintiffs, and that the remaining plaintiff lacked standing to challenge the 

law. See 603 F.3d 684 (9th Cir. 2010), petition for cert. filed, 79 U.S.L.W. 3077 (U.S. July 28, 2010) 

(No. 10-155). 

In light of the Ninth Circuit’s decision, counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants have initiated 

discussions regarding potential settlement of this matter. The parties continue to believe that 

settlement discussions could be fruitful. Negotiations will be time-consuming because any settlement 

of this matter would likely require approval of the organizational plaintiffs and the San Francisco 

Board of Supervisors and Ethics Commission. For that reason, the parties have agreed that an 

extension of the current stay until November 5, 2010 should allow them sufficient time to pursue the 

possibility of settlement. 

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During that period, the parties agree that it would be most efficient and would best preserve 

the interests of judicial economy to continue the current stay. Subject to agreement by this Court, the 

parties agree that, by November 5, 2010, they will meet and confer to discuss how best to proceed 

with this case and submit a joint status report or request for a case management conference. The 

parties agree that no case management conference is necessary at this time. 

Dated: August 20, 2010 

DENNIS J. HERRERA 

City Attorney 

WAYNE SNODGRASS 

JONATHAN GIVNER 

TARA M. STEELEY 

Deputy City Attorneys 

By: /s/ Jonathan Givner 

JONATHAN GIVNER 

Attorneys for Defendants 

Dated: August 20, 2010 

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

FREDERICK K. LOWELL 

 BRUCE A. ERICSON 

 ANITA D. STERNS MAYO 

 MARC H. AXELBAUM 

*By: /s/ Marc H. Axelbaum 

 MARC H. AXELBAUM 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 *Pursuant to GO 45, the electronic signatory has 

 obtained approval from this signatory. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the agreement of the parties set forth in the foregoing Joint Status Report, and 

good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for 

Preliminary Injunction (Dkt. 37) and the Stipulation and Order Staying Litigation entered by the 

Court on October 26, 2007 (Dkt. 51) shall remain in effect. 

2. By November 5, 2010, the parties shall meet and confer and submit a joint status 

report or request for a case management conference. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: __________________ 

________ _________________________ 

Hon. Jeffrey S. White 

 United States District Judge 

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