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

Document Text:

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO CONTINUE CMC

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BRIAN J. STRETCH (CABN 163973)

United States Attorney

SARA WINSLOW (DCBN 457643)

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,

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

COMMERCE,

Defendant.

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CASE NO. 15-03510 JST

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO 

CONTINUE CMC

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Subject to the approval of the Court and pursuant to Local Rule 6-2(a), Plaintiff Alan Stein 

(“Plaintiff”) and Defendant United States Department of Commerce (“Defendant”) hereby stipulate and 

agree as follows:

1. On August 2, 2015, Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive 

Relief under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) that identifies 12 FOIA Requests that are the 

subject of this litigation (“Complaint”). Dkt. No. 8.

2. Defendant has completed its production of documents responsive to the 12 FOIA 

Requests that are the subject of this litigation, to the extent such documents exist.

3. On October 1, 2015, pursuant to stipulation by the parties, this Court stayed this action

and continued the Case Management Conference originally scheduled for November 10, to December 

16, 2015. Dkt. No. 19. 

4. On December 1, 2015, this Court issued an Order pursuant to the Initial Case 

Management Statement filed by the parties continuing the Case Management Conference scheduled for 

December 16, 2015 to February 10, 2016, and continuing the stay of this action until February 10, 2016. 

Dkt. No. 21.

5. On February 10, 2016, this Court issued a Scheduling Order requiring the parties to file 

dispositive motions by May 27, 2016, and setting trial for September 12, 2016. Dkt. No. 25.

6. On April 19, 2016, pursuant to the request of the parties (Dkt. No. 28), this Court 

modified the case deadlines by issuing a Scheduling Order that set out a briefing schedule for the 

parties’ anticipated cross-motions for summary judgment. Dkt. No. 30.

7. After an extensive meet and confer process, Plaintiff decided not to further challenge the 

sufficiency of Defendant’s search for responsive documents, or Defendant’s redactions and withholdings 

pursuant to certain FOIA statutory exemptions. On June 7, 2016, pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, 

this Court vacated the briefing schedule in the above-captioned action and set a Case Management 

Conference for July 20, 2016 to allow the parties time to discuss resolution of the only remaining issue 

in this matter regarding Plaintiff’s request for attorney’s fees and costs.

8. Since that time, the parties have engaged in a substantial meet and confer and exchanged

settlement offers. The parties request that this Court continue the Case Management Conference set for 

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July 20, 2016 at 2:00 pm to August 31, 2016 at 2:00 pm, and stay the case until August 31, 2016 to 

allow time for the parties to complete their negotiations. The parties will submit a Joint Supplemental 

Case Management Statement seven (7) days before the Case Management Conference.

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: June 30, 2016 By: /s/ David Bahr 

 DAVID BAHR

Attorney for Plaintiff 

DATED: June 30, 2016 By: /s/ Rachel Doughty 

 RACHEL DOUGHTY

Attorney for Plaintiff 

DATED: June 30, 2016 BRIAN J. STRETCH

 United States Attorney

 By: /s/ Rebecca A. Falk 

REBECCA A. FALK1

Assistant United States Attorney

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: _____________________________________________ 

 HONORABLE JON S. TIGAR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

 1 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. 

July 5, 2016

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

 Judge Jon S. Tigar 

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