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Parties Involved:
American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California
Plaintiff
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Defendant
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Plaintiff

Document Text:

ACLU-NC, et al. v. FBI, Case No. 12-cv-3728-SI 

Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Re: Voluntary Dismissal of San Francisco Bay Guardian 

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Michael T. Risher (CA SBN 191627) 

mrisher@aclunc.org 

Linda Lye (CA SBN 215584) 

llye@aclunc.org 

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION 

FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 

39 Drumm Street, 2nd Floor 

San Francisco, California 94111 

Telephone: 415-621-2493 

Facsimile: 415-255-8437 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF 

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA and 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION 

OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; SAN 

FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

FEDERAL BUREAU OF 

INVESTIGATION, 

 Defendant. 

CASE No.: 12-cv-3728-SI

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

RE: VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF SAN 

FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN

 

 

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STIPULATION 

WHEREAS, Plaintiff San Francisco Bay Guardian no longer publishes a 

newspaper or otherwise disseminates information to the public; 

THEREFORE, the parties through their respective counsel of record jointly request 

that the Court enter a voluntary dismissal of Plaintiff San Francisco Bay Guardian, with 

Defendant and Plaintiff San Francisco Bay Guardian bearing their own attorney’s fees and 

costs with respect to this action, and Plaintiff American Civil Liberties Union of Northern 

California remaining a Plaintiff in this action. The parties do not intend this Stipulation 

and [Proposed] Order to affect any separate analysis of whether the remaining Plaintiff 

American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California has “substantially prevailed” 

within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. §552(a)(4)(E) or is otherwise entitled to costs. 

SO STIPULATED 

DATED: January 29, 2015 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Linda Lye1 American Civil Liberties Union 

 Foundation of Northern California 

 39 Drumm Street 

 San Francisco, CA 94111 

 Telephone: (415) 621-2493 

 Facsimile: (415) 255-8437 

 E-mail: llye@aclunc.org 

 Attorney for Plaintiffs 

JOYCE R. BRANDA 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

Civil Division 

 ELIZABETH J. SHAPIRO 

 (D.C. Bar No. 418925) 

 Deputy Branch Director 

 /s/ Brad P. Rosenberg BRAD P. ROSENBERG 

(D.C. Bar No. 467513) 

 Trial Attorney 

 U.S. Department of Justice, 

 

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 I, Linda Lye, hereby attest, in accordance with Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the concurrence in 

the filing of this document has been obtained from the other signatory listed here. 

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Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

P.O. Box 883 

Washington, D.C. 20044 

Telephone: (202) 514-3374 

Facsimile: (202) 616-8460 

E-mail: brad.rosenberg@usdoj.gov 

 Attorneys for Defendant 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, Plaintiff San Francisco Bay Guardian is hereby 

dismissed from this action, with Defendant Federal Bureau of Investigation and Plaintiff 

San Francisco Bay Guardian bearing their own attorney’s fees and costs with respect to 

this action. This order shall not apply to Plaintiff American Civil Liberties Union of 

Northern California, which remains a Plaintiff in this action. This order does not affect 

any analysis of whether the remaining Plaintiff American Civil Liberties Union of 

Northern California has “substantially prevailed” within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 

§552(a)(4)(E) or is otherwise entitled to costs. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: _________________________ 

 __________________________________ 

 United States District Judge 

 Susan Illston 

2/2/15

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