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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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STATUS REPORT AND STIPULATED REQUEST TO SET A BRIEFING SCHEDULE

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BENJAMIN C. MIZER 

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General 

MELINDA HAAG 

United States Attorney 

ELIZABETH J. SHAPIRO 

Deputy Branch Director 

RODNEY PATTON 

Trial Attorney 

JULIA BERMAN 

Trial Attorney 

United States Department of Justice 

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

20 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20001 

Tel: (202) 616-8480 

Fax: (202) 616-8470 

Email: julia.berman@usdoj.gov 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, 

Plaintiff, 

v.

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, OFFICE 

OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL 

INTELLIGENCE, 

Defendants.

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 STATUS REPORT AND 

 STIPULATED REQUEST TO 

 SET A BRIEFING SCHEDULE 

 Hon. Richard Seeborg 

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the Court’s August 12, 2015 Order, ECF No. 28, the parties respectfully submit 

this status report and request that the Court enter the schedule set forth below for summary 

judgment briefing in this matter: 

1. On August 11, 2015, the parties requested a continuance of summary judgment 

briefing in this matter, because the Defendants had determined that the single document that 

remained in contention in this case could be reprocessed and released in part. See Stipulated 

Request for Continuance of Summary Judgment Briefing, ECF No. 27 at 2. Defendants indicated 

that they would produce the reprocessed document, with redactions and a Vaughn index for that 

document, by September 3, 2015. Id. The parties stipulated that they would then confer regarding 

whether any substantive issues remained in contention in this matter. Id. The parties requested 

that they be permitted to submit a status report by September 25, 2015, proposing a briefing 

schedule for summary judgment motions if any substantive issues remained in contention at that 

time. Id.

2. On September 3, 2015, the Defendants produced to Plaintiff the reprocessed 

document, with redactions under FOIA exemptions (b)(1), (b)(3), and (b)(5), along with a Vaughn

index for that document. 

3. Having conferred, the parties have recognized that substantive issues remain in 

contention regarding the redactions taken in the document, and respectfully request that the Court 

enter the following schedule for summary judgment motions in this matter: 

a. On or before October 30, 2015, defendants will file their motion for summary 

judgment. 

b. On or before December 4, 2015, plaintiff will file its combined cross-motion for 

summary judgment and opposition to defendants’ motion. 

c. On or before January 8, 2016, defendants will file their combined opposition to 

plaintiff’s motion and reply in support of their motion. 

d. On or before January 22, 2016, plaintiff will file its reply in support of its motion. 

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DATED: September 25, 2015 Respectfully submitted, 

BENJAMIN C. MIZER

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General 

MELINDA HAAG 

United States Attorney 

ELIZABETH J. SHAPIRO 

Deputy Branch Director 

/s/ Julia A. Berman 

RODNEY PATTON 

JULIA A. BERMAN, Bar No. 241415 

United States Department of Justice 

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

20 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20001 

Telephone: (202) 616-8480 

Facsimile: (202) 616-8470 

Attorneys for Defendants

_/s/ Andrew Crocker__________

Andrew Crocker 

Mark Rumold 

Nathan Cardozo 

Jennifer Lynch 

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION

815 Eddy St.

San Francisco, CA 94109 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 Electronic Frontier Foundation 

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ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 5-1(i)(3) 

 I, Julia Berman, hereby attest that I obtained the concurrence of Andrew Crocker, counsel 

for the Plaintiff, Electronic Frontier Foundation, in the filing of this document. 

 _/s/ Julia A. Berman______

 JULIA A. BERMAN 

 Trial Attorney 

United States Department of Justice 

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

20 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20001 

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, it is hereby ORDERED that: 

a. On or before October 30, 2015, defendants will file their motion for summary 

judgment. 

b. On or before December 4, 2015, plaintiff will file its combined cross-motion for 

summary judgment and opposition to defendants’ motion. 

c. On or before January 8, 2016, defendants will file their combined opposition to 

plaintiff’s motion and reply in support of their motion. 

d. On or before January 22, 2016, plaintiff will file its reply in support of its motion

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ___________________ _______________________________ 

 HON. RICHARD SEEBORG 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

9/29/15

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