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Nature of Suit Code: 899
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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DAVID L. ANDERSON (CABN 149604)

United States Attorney

SARA WINSLOW (DCBN 457643)

Chief, Civil Division

JAMES A. SCHARF (CABN 152171) 

Assistant United States Attorney

150 Almaden Blvd., Suite 900

San Jose, California 95113

Telephone: (408) 535-5044 

FAX: (408) 535-5081 

E-mail: james.scharf@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

A.O., et al.,

Plaintiffs, 

v.

KENNETH T. CUCCINELLI, et al.,

Defendants. 

Case No. 19-CV-06151 SVK

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER AUTHORIZING THE

PARTIES TO SUBMIT 

SUPLEMENTAL BRIEFS RE 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 

(As Modified)

The parties, through counsel, hereby stipulate and request the Court to (1) allow Defendants to

file a supplemental brief not to exceed seven pages and a supplemental declaration on February 14, 

2020, addressing developments that occurred after they filed their Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a 

Preliminary Injunction; (2) allow Plaintiffs to file a response not to exceed seven pages on February 21,

2020; and (3) set a hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction. 

In support of this request, Defendants submit: Defendants filed their Opposition to Plaintiffs’

Motion for a Preliminary Injunction on December 3, 2019. Since that time, several significant

developments have occurred that inform and impact issues of mootness, irreparable harm, and the

appropriate scope of injunctive relief. Such developments include: 

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• On December 16, 2019, Plaintiffs provided their names and A-numbers to Defendants.

• After receiving Plaintiffs’ names and A-numbers, Defendants notified Plaintiffs that all

five of the Plaintiffs in this case are on the J.L. class list.

• On December 18, 2019, Magistrate Judge Cousins issued an Order Granting Final 

Approval of the Settlement Agreement in J.L., et al., v. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, et al., Case

No. 18-cv-04914-NC (“J.L.”).

• The government has approved the petitions of the five named Plaintiffs in this action.

In addition, Defendants submit: On December 16, 2019, Magistrate Judge Cousins issued an 

Order to Show Cause Why Defendants Should Not Be Held in Civil Contempt in J.L., based on 

defendants’ failure to notify plaintiffs about removals of certain J.L. class members, in violation the

court’s preliminary injunction. J.L. Dkt. No. 224. In their Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary 

Injunction, Dkt. No. 38, Plaintiffs referred to the J.L. Order to Show Cause, arguing “recent events in the

J.L. litigation underscore why the court must issue an injunction.” Dkt. No. 38 at 11:10. Because

Plaintiffs raised this issue for the first time in their Reply, Defendants have not yet had the opportunity

to address it.

The parties submit: Allowing the parties to submit supplemental briefs would be more fair and 

efficient than having Defendants attempt to argue these points during a hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for

a Preliminary Injunction. This will create a better record, and will help the Court correctly adjudicate

Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction. The parties, therefore, respectfully request the Court to

issue the following proposed order. 

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Respectfully submitted,

Date: February 12, 2020 By: /s/ Thomas R. Kreller______ 

MILBANK LLP

THOMAS R. KRELLER

LINDA DAKIN-GRIMM

ANDREW B. LICHTENBERG

KATHERINE KELLY FELL

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL

ANDREA RAMOS

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

DAVID L. ANDERSON

United States Attorney

Date: February 12, 2020 /s/ James A. Scharf ____ 

JAMES A. SCHARF 

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants 

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and based on good cause, it is hereby ordered that 

(1) Defendants shall file a supplemental brief not to exceed seven pages and a supporting

declaration on February 14, 2020, addressing developments that occurred after they filed their 

Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction.

(2) Plaintiffs shall file a response not to exceed seven pages on February 21, 2020.

(3) The Court will set a hearing after the briefs are received. hear Plaintiffs’ Motion for 

Preliminary Injunction on __________________.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 13, 2020 _____________________________ 

Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen

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