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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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No. M-06-01791-VRW MASTER CAPTION

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION

CINDY COHN (145997)

cindy@eff.org

LEE TIEN (148216)

tien@eff.org

KURT OPSAHL (191303)

kurt@eff.org

KEVIN S. BANKSTON (217026)

bankston@eff.org

CORYNNE MCSHERRY (221504)

corynne@eff.org

JAMES S. TYRE (083117)

jstyre@eff.org

454 Shotwell Street

San Francisco, CA 94110

Telephone: 415/436-9333

415/436-9993 (fax)

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

[Additional counsel appear on signature page.]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

IN RE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RECORDS

LITIGATION, MDL No. 1791

This Document Relates To:

ALL CASES

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MDL Docket No 06-1791 VRW

CLASS ACTION

[PROPOSED] ORDER RESETTING

DEADLINES

Courtroom: 6, 17th Floor

Judge: The Hon. Vaughn R. Walker

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-1- No. M-06-01791-VRW [PROPOSED] ORDER RESETTING DEADLINES

Upon the oral stipulation of counsel and agreement of the Court reached during the hearing

in this case on December 21, 2006, the Court sets the following schedule, superseding the one

contained in its Pretrial Order No. 1 (Dkt #79):

Master Complaints to be served and filed by

Plaintiffs

January 16

Opposition to Motion for Stay filed and served January 17

Reply to Motion for Stay filed and served January 30

All parties to SHOW CAUSE in writing why

the Hepting order should not apply to all cases

and claims to which the government asserts the

state secrets privilege

February 1

Hearing on Stay motion and on the court’s

ORDER to SHOW CAUSE in writing why the

Hepting order should not apply to all cases and

claims to which the government asserts the state

secrets privilege.

February 9 at

2pm

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated _______________

The Honorable Vaughn R. Walker

United States District Chief Judge

January 5, 2007

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GRANTED

Judge Vaughn R Walker

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-2- No. M-06-01791-VRW [PROPOSED] ORDER RESETTING DEADLINES

Approval as to form and content:

PETER D. KEISLER

Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division

CARL J. NICHOLS

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

DOUGLAS N. LETTER

Terrorism Litigation Counsel

JOSEPH H. HUNT

Director, Federal Programs Branch

ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO

Special Litigation Counsel

ANDREW H. TANNENBAUM

Trial Attorney

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

20 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Room 6102 

Washington, DC 20001

Telephone: (202) 514-4782

Fax: (202) 616-8460

Email: tony.coppolino@usdoj.gov

By /s/ Anthony J. Coppolino per G.O. 45

Anthony J. Coppolino

Attorneys for United States of America, National Security 

Agency, President George W. Bush

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

BRUCE A. ERICSON

DAVID L. ANDERSON

JACOB R. SORENSEN

MARC H. AXELBAUM

50 Fremont Street

Post Office Box 7880

San Francisco, CA 94120-7880

By /s/ Bruce A. Ericson per G.O. 45

On Behalf of Carriers

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-3- No. M-06-01791-VRW [PROPOSED] ORDER RESETTING DEADLINES

DATED: December 22, 2006 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

Additional Plaintiffs' Counsel on Plaintiffs’

Executive Committee and Plaintiffs’ Liaison 

Counsel:

ROGER BALDWIN FOUNDATION OF

ACLU

HARVEY GROSSMAN

ADAM SCHWARTZ

180 North Michigan Avenue

Suite 2300

Chicago, IL 60601

Telephone: (312) 201-9740 

Facsimile: (312) 201-9760

PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL FOR AT&T

SUBSCRIBER CLASS AND CO-CHAIR OF

PLAINTIFFS’ EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER

RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP

ERIC ALAN ISAACSON

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900

San Diego, CA 92101-3301

Telephone: (619) 231-1058

Facsimile: (619) 231-7423

ATTORNEYS FOR AT&T CLASS

PLAINTIFFS AND PLAINTIFFS’ LIAISON

COUNSEL

LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER

RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP

REED R. KATHREIN

JEFF D. FRIEDMAN

SHANA E. SCARLETT

100 Pine Street, Suite 2600

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 288-4545

Facsimile: (415) 288-4534

ATTORNEYS FOR AT&T CLASS

PLAINTIFFS AND PLAINTIFFS’ LIAISON

LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN &

BERNSTEIN, LLP

ELIZABETH J. CABRASER

BARRY R. HIMMELSTEIN

MICHAEL W. SOBOL

ERIC B. FASTIFF

275 Battery Street, 30th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111-3339

Telephone: (415) 956-1000

Facsimile: (415) 956-1008

PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL FOR MCI

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COUNSEL SUBSCRIBER CLASS

MOTLEY RICE LLC

RONALD MOTLEY

DONALD MIGLIORI

JODI WESTBROOK FLOWERS

JUSTIN KAPLAN

28 Bridgeside Boulevard

P.O. Box 1792

Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465

Telephone: (843) 216-9163

Facsimile: (843) 216-9680

PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL FOR VERIZON

SUBSCRIBER CLASS AND

MISCELLANEOUS SUBSCRIBER

CLASSES

GEORGE & BROTHERS, L.L.P.

R. JAMES GEORGE, JR.

DOUGLAS BROTHERS

1100 Norwood Tower

114 W. 7th Street

Austin, Texas 78701

Telephone: (512) 495-1400

Facsimile: (512) 499-0094

PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL FOR CINGULAR

SUBSCRIBER CLASS

THE MASON LAW FIRM, PC

GARY E. MASON

NICHOLAS A. MIGLIACCIO

1225 19th St., NW, Ste. 500

Washington, DC 20036

Telephone: (202) 429-2290

Facsimile: (202) 429-2294

PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL FOR SPRINT

SUBSCRIBER CLASS

MAYER LAW GROUP

CARL J. MAYER

66 Witherspoon Street, Suite 414

Princeton, New Jersey 08542

Telephone: (609) 921-8025

Facsimile: (609) 921-6964

PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL FOR BELLSOUTH

SUBSCRIBER CLASS

BRUCE I AFRAN, ESQ.

10 Braeburn Drive

Princeton, NJ 08540

609-924-2075

PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL FOR

BELLSOUTH SUBSCRIBER CLASS

LISKA, EXNICIOS & NUNGESSER

ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

VAL PATRICK EXNICIOS

One Canal Place, Suite 2290

365 Canal Street

New Orleans, LA 70130

Telephone: (504) 410-9611

Facsimile: (504) 410-9937

PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL FOR BELLSOUTH

SUBSCRIBER CLASS

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KRISLOV & ASSOCIATES, LTD.

CLINTON A. KRISLOV

W. JOEL VANDER VLIET

20 North Wacker Drive

Suite 1350

Chicago, IL 60606

Telephone: (312) 606-0500

Facsimile: (312) 606-0207 

PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL FOR

BELLSOUTH SUBSCRIBER CLASS

THE LAW OFFICES OF STEVEN E.

SCHWARZ, ESQ.

STEVEN E. SCHWARZ

2461 W. Foster Ave., #1W

Chicago, IL 60625

Telephone: (773) 837-6134

PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL FOR BELLSOUTH

SUBSCRIBER CLASS

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No. M-06-01791-VRW PROOF OF SERVICE

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on December 22, 2006, I electronically filed the foregoing with the

Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the email addresses denoted on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List.

By /s/

Cindy A. Cohn, Esq. (SBN.145997)

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION

454 Shotwell Street

San Francisco, CA 94110

Telephone: (415) 436-9333 x108

Facsimile: (415) 436-9993

cindy@eff.org

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