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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-cv-01791-VRW STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER TO EXTEND BRIEFING AND HEARING

SCHEDULE IN SHUBERT V. BUSH, CASE NO. 07-693

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

RUPA BHATTACHARYYA

Senior Trial Counsel

ANDREW H. TANNENBAUM

ALEXANDER K. HAAS

Trial Attorneys

Email: tony.coppolino@usdoj.gov

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Rm. 6102

Washington, D.C. 20001

Phone: (202) 514-4782

Fax: (202) 616-8460

Attorneys for Federal Defendants 

in their Official Capacities

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

IN RE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RECORDS

LITIGATION 

_______________________________________ This Document Relates Only To:

Shubert v. Bush,

(Case No. 07-00693) _______________________________________

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No. M:06-cv-01791-VRW 

STIPULATION AND PROPOSED 

ORDER TO EXTEND BRIEFING AND

HEARING SCHEDULE IN

SHUBERT V. BUSH, CASE NO. 

07-00693

Courtroom: 6, 17th Floor

Judge: Hon. Vaughn R. Walker

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SCHEDULE IN SHUBERT V. BUSH, CASE NO. 07-693 1

RECITALS

1. Shubert v. Bush, (Case No. 07-00693), is one of the actions pending in this multidistrict litigation proceeding, transferred by order of the Judicial Panel on Multi-district

Litigation from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. This case

has been brought against officials of the United States Government in both their official and

individual capacities (including President Bush, former Deputy Director of National Intelligence

Michael V. Hayden, NSA Director Keith B. Alexander; Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; and

former Attorney General John Ashcroft) and challenges alleged intelligence activities of the

National Security Agency. See Shubert Class Action Complaint, ¶¶ 9-13 and ¶¶ 104-107 (Fourth

Cause of Action Bivens/Fourth Amendment Claims) (Docket for 07-693, No. 1, Part 1).

2. On March 20, 2007, the Court entered an Order setting a schedule for briefing and

a hearing on a dispositive motion and any assertion of the military and state secrets privilege by

the Government. See Docket No. 2 for 07-693. Under that schedule, the Government’s state

secrets privilege assertion and dispositive motion is due on May 18, 2007; Plaintiffs’ opposition

is due on June 29, 2007; the Government’s reply is due on July 20; and a hearing is scheduled

for August 16, 2007. 

3. The Government and the Shubert Plaintiffs have reached agreement on and seek

the Court’s approval of a short extension of the current briefing and hearing schedule. Under the

proposed revised schedule, the Government’s opening brief would be due on May 25, 2007; 

Plaintiffs’ opposition would be due on July 13, 2007; and the Government’s reply would be due

on August 3, 2007. 

4. Finally, to provide 14 days between the conclusion of briefing and any hearing as

required by Local Rule 7-3(c), and to accommodate the unavailability of Government counsel

during the week of August 13-17, 2007, the Government and Plaintiffs propose that a hearing on

the Government’s dispositive motion be reset for Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 2 p.m., or as

soon thereafter as the Court is available. This request to extend the hearing date complies with

Local Rule 6-1(b) (stipulated request to extend hearing date must be filed no later than 10 days

before the scheduled hearing). 

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STIPULATION

Plaintiffs, through their undersigned counsel, and the Government, through its

undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate to the following schedule and request that the Court make

this stipulation an order of the Court:

1. On or before May 25, 2007, the Government will file a dispositive motion in

Shubert v. Bush, Case No. 07-693.

2. On or before July 13, 2007, Plaintiffs in Shubert will file an opposition to the

Government’s dispositive motion.

3. On or before August 3, 2007, the Government will file a reply brief in support of

its dispositive motion.

4. On August 30, 2007 at 2 p.m., or at another time thereafter convenient to the

Court, oral argument will be held on the Government’s dispositive motion. 

DATED: May 9, 2007 Respectfully Submitted,

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

RUPA BHATTACHARYYA

Senior Trial Counsel

ANDREW H. TANNENBAUM

ALEXANDER K. HAAS

Trial Attorneys

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20001

Phone: (202) 514-4782 — Fax: (202) 616-8460

Email: tony.coppolino@usdoj.gov

By: /s Anthony J. Coppolino Anthony J. Coppolino

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

in their Official Capacities

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DECLARATION PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 45, § X.B

I, ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO, hereby declare pursuant to General Order 45, § X.B, that

I have obtained the concurrence in the filing of this document from each of the other signatories

listed below.

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

Executed on May 9, 2007, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia. 

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

RUPA BHATTACHARYYA

Senior Trial Counsel

ANDREW H. TANNENBAUM

ALEXANDER K. HAAS

Trial Attorneys

U.S. Department of Justice 

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

20 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Rm. 7328

Washington, DC 20001

Telephone: (202) 514-4782 — Fax: (202) 616-8460

Email: tony.coppolino@usdoj.gov

By: s/ Anthony J. Coppolino Anthony J. Coppolino

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

in their Official Capacities

EMERY CELLI BRINCKERHOFF 

 & ABADY LLP

545 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor

New York, NY 10022

(212) 763-5000

By: /s Ilann M. Maazel 

Matthew D. Brinckerhoff

Ilann M. Maazel

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation, and good cause appearing, it is hereby ORDERED

that:

1. On or before May 25, 2007, the Government will file a dispositive motion in

Shubert v. Bush, Case No. 07-693.

2. On or before July 13, 2007, Plaintiffs in Shubert will file an opposition to the

Government’s dispositive motion.

3. On or before August 3, 2007, the Government will file a reply brief in support of

its dispositive motion.

4. On August 30, 2007 at 2 p.m., or at another time thereafter convenient to the

Court, oral argument will be held on the Government’s dispositive motion. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May __, 2007.

__________________________________________

Hon. Vaughn R. Walker

United States District Chief Judge1

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U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GRANTED

Judge Vaughn R Walker

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