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Parties Involved:
American Civil Rights Foundation
Intervenor Defendant
Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary
Plaintiff
Michigan Civil Rights Initiative Committee
Intervenor Defendant

Document Text:

PACIFIC 

LEGAL 

FOUNDATION

3900 Lennane Drive, Suite 200

Sacramento, CA 95834

(916) 419-7111 FAX (916) 419-7747

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COALITION TO DEFEND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION,

INTEGRATION AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND

FIGHT FOR EQUALITY BY ANY MEANS

NECESSARY (BAMN), et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

JENNIFER GRANHOLM, et al.,

Defendants,

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CHASE CANTRELL; et al.,

Plaintiffs,

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JENNIFER GRANHOLM, et al.,

Defendants,

MICHIGAN CIVIL RIGHTS INITIATIVE

COMMITTEE, and AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS

FOUNDATION,

Proposed Defendant-Intervenors.

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No. 2:07-mc-00077

STIPULATION FOR

ORDER SHORTENING TIME

AND ORDER

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The undersigned parties, by and through their attorneys, hereby stipulate and agree as

follows:

1. Plaintiffs Coalition for Defense of Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary

(Coalition Plaintiffs) have served deposition subpoenas on Jennifer Gratz (Gratz) and Ward

Connerly (Connerly) to take place on September 13, and 14, 2007.

2. Gratz and Connerly have filed a Motion to Quash said deposition subpoenas with

this Court, which Motion was served by mail on August 10, 2007.

3. Local Rule 78-230(c) requires service of a motion 31 days prior to the hearing, so

that a motion served on August 10, 2007, could not be heard until September 10, 2007.

4. Counsel involved in this matter are located throughout the country, from California,

to Michigan, to Washington D.C., and New York.

5. A hearing on this matter as early as possible is needed to accommodate the travel

plans for counsel and one of the deponents.

6. It is in the interest of all parties to have this matter heard prior to the scheduled

depositions going forward.

7. The instant request is that the hearing go forward on the court date immediately

preceding September 10, 2007, said court date being September 7, 2007. The undersigned hereby

stipulate that the Motion to Quash Deposition Subpoenas of Jennifer Gratz and Ward Connerly

may be heard on shortened time on September 7, 2007.

8. Counsel for Gratz and Connerly understand that counsel for Coalition Plaintiffs will

submit a letter to this Court seeking to have the matter heard on September 4, 5, or 6, in order to

accommodate travel plans. Counsel for Gratz and Connerly does not object to such a letter being

sent, nor to the setting of the matter on September 4, 5, or 6, should this Court so decide.

9. Should this matter be heard on September 7, 2007, the parties to this stipulation

agree that Coalition Plaintiffs shall be allowed to file and serve their Opposition brief on

August 24, 2007, which is the date their brief would have been due under the 31 day notice rule.

The parties further stipulate that Gratz and Connerly will still file their Reply brief on August 30,

2007, 5 court days prior to the hearing.

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10. Should this matter be heard on September 4, 5, or 6, the parties stipulate that

Coalition Plaintiffs’ Opposition brief shall be filed and served 13 calendar days prior to the

hearing. Any reply brief will be filed and served no later than 3 court days prior to the hearing.

DATED: August 16, 2007. /s/ Alan W. Foutz 

 ALAN W. FOUTZ

Counsel for Michigan Civil Rights Initiative

Committee and the American Civil Rights Foundation

DATED: August 16, 2007. /s/ George B. Washington (as authorized on 8/16/07)

 GEORGE B. WASHINGTON

Counsel for Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action

By Any Means Necessary

ORDER

Having reviewed the papers submitted herewith and good cause appearing, this Court

ORDERS that:

The hearing on Jennifer Gratz’ and Ward Connerly’s Motion to Quash Deposition

Subpoenas and Request for Protective Order will be held on September 6, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. at the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, 501 “I” Street, Sacramento,

California 95814, in Courtroom No. 27, 8th Floor.

The Opposition Brief by Plaintiff Coalition for Defense of Affirmative Action By Any

Means Necessary shall be filed and served on or before August 24, 2007.

The Reply Brief (if any) shall be filed and served on or before August 30, 2007.

DATED: August 21, 2007.

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