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Parties Involved:
Alan Stein
Plaintiff
United States Department of Commerce
Defendant

Document Text:

STIPULATION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS 

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BRIAN J. STRETCH (CABN 163973) 

Acting United States Attorney 

ALEX G. TSE (CABN 152348) 

Chief, Civil Division 

REBECCA A. FALK (CSBN 226798) 

Assistant United States Attorney 

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055 

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-7022 

FAX: (415) 436-6748 

rebecca.falk@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Federal Defendant 

DAVID A. BAHR (Oregon Bar No. 90199) 

Bahr Law Offices, P.C. 

1035 1⁄2 Monroe Street 

Eugene, OR 97402 

(541) 556-6439 

davebahr@mindspring.com 

(Admitted pro hac vice) 

RACHEL S. DOUGHTY (California Bar. No. 255904) 

Greenfire Law 

1202 Oregon Street 

Berkeley, CA 94702 

(828) 424-2005 

rdoughty@greenfirelaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

ALAN STEIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

COMMERCE,

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 15-03510 JST

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

TO STAY PROCEEDINGS 

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Pursuant to Local Rule 6-2(a), Plaintiff Alan Stein (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant United States 

Department of Commerce (“Defendant”) hereby stipulate and agree, subject to the approval of the 

Court, that: 

1. Plaintiff’s Complaint identifies 12 FOIA Requests that are the subject of this litigation. 

2. Defendant has completed its response with respect to Plaintiff’s FOIA Requests bearing 

the tracking numbers: DOC-NOAA-2015-000597, DOC-NOAA-2015-000693; DOC-NOAA-2015-

000694; DOC-OIG-2015-000716 and DOC-OIG-2015-000753. Plaintiff will determine if he believes 

there are any remaining issues with such responses and will meet and confer with Defendant regarding 

same.

3. Based on the information available to date, Defendant will make its best efforts to 

complete its response to Plaintiff’s FOIA Requests bearing the tracking numbers DOC-NOAA-2015-

000595, DOC-NOAA-2015-000596, DOC-NOAA-2015-000 606 and DOC-NOAA-2015-000747 by 

October 22, 2015. 

4. Based on the information available to date, Defendant intends to determine by October 

22, 2015 if it has documents responsive to Plaintiff’s FOIA request bearing the tracking number DOCNOAA-2015-000144, after which time, if applicable, Defendant will provide a release date for such 

documents. 

5. Based on the information available to date, Defendant will make its best efforts to make 

an initial production in response to Plaintiff’s FOIA Request bearing the tracking number DOC-NOAA2013-000138, likely to be followed by additional rolling productions at a later date, and to complete its 

response to Plaintiff’s FOIA Request bearing the tracking number DOC-NOAA-2013-000139 by 

November 23, 2015. 

6. For any response to Plaintiff’s FOIA Requests for which Defendant has not completed its 

response by November 23, 2015, Defendant shall release responsive documents in a phased process as 

expeditiously as possible as Defendant completes its review, and that the parties anticipate the rate of 

release will approximate 2,500 pages every four weeks thereafter until the process is complete. 

7. The parties stipulate and request that the Case Management Conference currently 

scheduled for November 10, 2015 be continued to December 15, 2015 or any date thereafter that is 

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convenient for the Court, with a Case Management Statement to be filed seven days before the 

continued Case Management Conference. 

8. To allow time for Defendant to complete its responses to Plaintiff’s FOIA Requests as 

stated above and for the parties to resolve as many issues in this matter as possible between themselves, 

the parties stipulate and request that this matter be stayed through the date of the continued Case 

Management Conference. 

9. The deadline for Defendant’s response to Plaintiff’s Complaint, which by earlier 

stipulation between the parties was extended to October 5, 2015, shall also be stayed, and the parties 

further agree and stipulate that they will confer and propose to the Court a schedule for Defendant’s 

response to either Plaintiff’s Complaint or any Amended Complaint that Plaintiff seeks leave to file. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: September 29, 2015 By: /s/ David Bahr 

 DAVID BAHR 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

DATED: September 29, 2015 By: /s/ Rachel Doughty 

 RACHEL DOUGHTY 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

DATED: September 29 2015 BRIAN J. STRETCH 

 Acting United States Attorney 

 By: /s/ Rebecca A. Falk 

 REBECCA A. FALK1

 Assistant United States Attorney 

[PROPOSED] ORDER 

Pursuant to the stipulation by the parties, and good cause having been shown, it is hereby ordered 

that this matter is stayed, including Defendant’s response to Plaintiff’s Complaint. The Case 

Management Conference originally scheduled for November 10, 2015 is continued to December 16, 

2015 at 2:00 PM. The parties shall file a Case Management Statement on or before December 2, 2015. 

This matter shall be stayed until the date of the Case Management Conference. 

 

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 I, Rebecca A. Falk, hereby attest, in accordance with the Civil L.R. 5(i)(3), the concurrence in 

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

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It is further ordered that for any response to Plaintiff’s FOIA Requests for which Defendant has 

not completed its response by November 23, 2015, Defendant shall continue to release all documents 

responsive to Plaintiff 's FOIA request in a phased process as expeditiously as possible as Defendant 

completes its review at a rate of release no less than 2,500 pages every four weeks thereafter until the 

process is complete. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED:October 1, 2015 _____________________________________________ 

 HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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APPROVED

 Judge Jon S. Tigar 

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