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Nature of Suit Code: 895
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act of 1974
Cause of Action: 05:552 Freedom of Information Act

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO MOVE TO RECOVER ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS 

Case No. 13-cv-02789-WHO 

DWT 26130492v1 0200593-000001 

DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

THOMAS R. BURKE (CA State Bar No. 141930) 

RONALD G. LONDON (Pro Hac Vice) 

DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 800 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Phone: (415) 276-6500/Fax: (415) 276-6599

Email: thomasburke@dwt.com 

DAN LAIDMAN (CA State Bar No. 274482) 

DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 

865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2400 

Los Angeles, CA 90017-2566

Phone: (213) 633-6800/Fax: (213) 633-6899

Email: danlaidman@dwt.com 

DAVID HALPERIN (Pro Hac Vice) 

1530 P Street NW 

Washington, DC 20005 

Telephone: (202) 905-3434 

Email: davidhalperindc@gmail.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Public.Resource.Org 

MELINDA HAAG 

United States Attorney 

CAROLINE D. CIRAOLO 

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division 

CHRISTOPHER W. SANDERS 

Trial Attorneys, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice 

Post Office Box 227, Ben Franklin Station 

Washington, D.C. 20044 

Phone: (202) 616-1840/Fax: (202) 514-6866

Email: Christopher.W.Sanders@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendant United States Internal Revenue Service 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG., a California nonprofit organization,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE 

SERVICE,

Defendant.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER 

EXTENDING PLAINTIFF’S TIME TO 

MOVE TO RECOVER ATTORNEYS’ 

FEES AND COSTS

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO MOVE TO RECOVER ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS 

Case No. 13-cv-02789-WHO 

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DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

The parties, through their respective counsel of record, submit the following stipulation 

and request that the Court issue an order as requested: 

WHEREAS, on January 29, 2015, this Court granted the Motion for Summary Judgment 

of Plaintiff Public.Resource.Org, denied the Motion for Summary Judgment of Defendant United 

States Internal Revenue Service, and entered Judgment in favor of Plaintiff; 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff intends to move to recover attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E); 

WHEREAS, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d) and Northern District Local Rule 

54-5, Plaintiff’s Fee Motion is currently due by February 12, 2015; 

WHEREAS, the parties agree that an extension of Plaintiff’s deadline to file a Fee Motion 

might help to facilitate a resolution of the fee issue that would not require a motion; 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED THAT: 

1. Plaintiff’s deadline to file a motion to recover attorneys’ fees and costs shall be 

extended until March 16, 2015. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED this __th day of February, 2015. 

MELINDA HAAG

United States Attorney

CAROLINE D. CIRAOLO

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 

Tax Division

CHRISTOPHER W. SANDERS

Trial Attorney, Tax Division

By: /s/ Christopher W. Sanders 

CHRISTOPHER W. SANDERS

Attorneys for Defendant United States Internal 

Revenue Service

DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP

By: /s/ Thomas R. Burke 

THOMAS R. BURKE

Attorneys for Plaintiff Public.Resource.Org

ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 45 

I, Thomas R. Burke, hereby attest that concurrences in the filing of this document have 

been obtained from each of the signatories. 

 /s/ Thomas R. Burke 

 Thomas R. Burke 

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STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO MOVE TO RECOVER ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS 

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ORDER 

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, and good cause appearing, the foregoing is approved 

and IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: February 10, 2015 ________________________________ 

United States District Court Judge

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