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-1- STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND BY

FOURTEEN DAYS DEFENDANT’S DEADLINE TO FILE ITS

REPLY IN SUPPORT OF ITS SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION

AND ITS OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S CROSS-MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT, CASE NO. 3:15-CV-3503-HSG 

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BENJAMIN C. MIZER 

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General 

MARCIA BERMAN 

Assistant Branch Director 

ANDREW M. BERNIE, D.C. Bar No. 995376 

Trial Attorney 

United States Department of Justice 

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

20 Massachusetts Avenue NW 

Washington, D.C. 20530 

Telephone: (202) 616-8488 

Facsimile: (202) 616-8470 

Email: andrew.m.bernie@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION, 

 Plaintiff, 

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

JUSTICE, 

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Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-03503-HSG 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO 

EXTEND BY FOURTEEN 

DAYS DEFENDANT’S DEADLINE TO 

FILE ITS REPLY IN SUPPORT OF ITS 

SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION AND 

ITS OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S 

CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY 

JUDGMENT 

Pursuant to Rule 6(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Civil Rule 6-2, 

Defendant requests and the parties, by and through undersigned counsel, have conferred and 

hereby stipulate to and respectfully request that (1) the Court extend the deadline by fourteen days 

to July 15 for Defendant to file its combined opposition to Plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary 

judgment and its reply in support of its motion for summary judgment; and (2) the Court 

correspondingly extend by fourteen days to August 8 the deadline for Plaintiff’s reply in support of 

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-2- STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND BY

FOURTEEN DAYS DEFENDANT’S DEADLINE TO FILE ITS

REPLY IN SUPPORT OF ITS SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION

AND ITS OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S CROSS-MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT, CASE NO. 3:15-CV-3503-HSG 

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its cross-motion for summary judgment. The parties are not requesting that the Court reschedule 

the August 18, 2016 hearing date on those motions and stipulate that, subject to the Court’s 

approval, the hearing can proceed as scheduled on that date. 

Defendant provides the following bases in support of its request: 

1. On January 21, 2016, the parties submitted a stipulated request to, inter alia, set a 

summary judgment briefing schedule. See ECF No. 25. Thereafter, the Court adopted the parties’ 

proposed schedule and set the following dates for briefing: 

a. May 9, 2016 for Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. 

b. June 10, 2016 for Plaintiff’s opposition to Defendant’s motion, and any crossmotion for summary judgment by Plaintiff. 

c. July 1, 2016 for Defendant’s reply in support of Defendant’s motion for 

summary judgment and opposition to Plaintiff’s cross-motion. 

d. July 25, 2016 for Plaintiff’s reply in support of Plaintiff’s cross-motion.

2. Pursuant to this briefing schedule, Defendant filed its summary judgment motion on 

May 9, 2016, and Plaintiff filed its cross-motion for summary judgment and opposition to 

Defendant’s motion on June 10, 2016. See ECF Nos. 30, 37. On that same date, non-parties the 

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and thirty-seven additional media organizations 

filed a motion to file an amicus brief in support of Plaintiff’s opposition to Defendant’s motion for 

summary judgment (and a proposed amicus brief). See ECF No. 36. 

3. Defendant needs a fourteen-day extension of its current deadline from July 1 to July 

15 to complete its combined opposition to Plaintiff’s motion and reply in support of its motion. 

Consistent with the parties’ stipulation to exceed page limits (and this Court’s order granting that 

stipulation), Plaintiff’s June 10 memorandum is 35 pages, and it challenges both the adequacy of 

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the FBI’s search and Vaughn showing, as well as a large number of specific withholdings. 

Although undersigned counsel has been working diligently on this case, given the number of issues 

raised by Plaintiff’s filing and the proposed amicus brief as well as the press of other matters, 

undersigned counsel requires additional time to coordinate with his client and complete 

Defendant’s combined reply in support of its summary judgment motion and opposition to 

Plaintiff’s cross-motion. 

4. Defendant also seeks a concomitant fourteen-day extension for Plaintiff’s current 

deadline for its reply in support of its motion for summary judgment from July 25 to August 8. 

5. Both parties request that the hearing date for these motions remain on August 18, 

2016. However, both parties also state that they have no objection to rescheduling the hearing date 

should the Court believe doing so is necessary in light of this stipulation. 

 

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-4- STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND BY

FOURTEEN DAYS DEFENDANT’S DEADLINE TO FILE ITS

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DATED: June 24, 2016 Respectfully submitted, 

BENJAMIN C. MIZER 

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General 

MARCIA BERMAN 

Assistant Director, Federal Programs Branch 

/s/ 

ANDREW M. BERNIE (D.C. Bar #995376) 

Trial Attorney 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20530 

Telephone: (202) 616-8488 

Facsimile: (202) 616-8470 

E-mail: andrew.m.bernie@usdoj.gov 

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

LOCAL RULE 5-1(i) ATTESTATION 

I attest that I have obtained Marcia Hofmann’s concurrence in the filing of this document. 

 /s/ Andrew Bernie 

 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND BY

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BENJAMIN C. MIZER 

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General 

MARCIA BERMAN 

Assistant Branch Director 

ANDREW M. BERNIE, D.C. Bar No. 995376 

Trial Attorney 

United States Department of Justice 

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

20 Massachusetts Avenue NW 

Washington, D.C. 20530 

Telephone: (202) 616-8488 

Facsimile: (202) 616-8470 

Email: andrew.m.bernie@usdoj.gov 

Attorneys for Defendant 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

JUSTICE, 

 Defendant. 

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Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-03503-HSG 

DECLARATION OF ANDREW BERNIE 

I, Andrew Bernie, do hereby declare as follows: 

1. I am an attorney with the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice. 

I have been assigned primary responsibility for representing Defendant in this matter. 

2. Defendant’s reply in support of Defendant’s motion for summary judgment and 

opposition to Plaintiff’s cross-motion is currently due July 1, 2016. 

3. Defendant needs a fourteen-day extension of its current deadline from July 1 to July 

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-6- STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND BY

FOURTEEN DAYS DEFENDANT’S DEADLINE TO FILE ITS

REPLY IN SUPPORT OF ITS SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION

AND ITS OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S CROSS-MOTION FOR

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15 to complete its combined opposition to Plaintiff’s motion and reply in support of its motion. 

Although undersigned counsel has been working diligently on this case, given the volume of issues 

raised by Plaintiff’s filing and the proposed amicus brief as well as the press of other matters, 

undersigned counsel requires additional time to coordinate with his client and complete 

Defendant’s combined reply in support of its summary judgment motion and opposition to 

Plaintiff’s cross-motion. 

4. This is the first modification of time sought in this case by either party. 

5. Defendant also seeks a concomitant fourteen-day extension for Plaintiff’s current 

deadline for its reply in support of its motion for summary judgment from July 25 to August 8. 

6. Counsel for Plaintiff has stated that Plaintiff consents to both requests. Both parties 

also have agreed and request that the hearing date for these motions remain on August 18, 2016. 

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

Dated: June 24, 2016 s/Andrew Bernie 

 ANDREW BERNIE 

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