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Parties Involved:
Deron Cooke
Plaintiff
Jiahao Kuang
Plaintiff
James Mattis
Defendant
United States Department of Defense
Defendant

Document Text:

Kuang, et al. v. U.S. Dep’t of Defense, et al., Case No. 3:18-cv-03698-JST 

Stipulated Request for Extension of Time, Nunc Pro Tunc, to Respond to Plaintiffs’ 

Motion for Class Certification 

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CHAD A. READLER 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

ALEX G. TSE 

Acting United States Attorney 

ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO 

Deputy Branch Director 

NATHAN SWINTON, NY Bar 

Senior Trial Counsel 

STUART J. ROBINSON 

Trial Counsel 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

20 Massachusetts Ave NW 

Washington, DC 20001 

Phone: (202) 305-7667; Fax: (202) 616-8470 

Email: Nathan.M.Swinton@usdoj.gov

Counsel for Defendants

 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

JIAHAO KUANG and DERON COOKE, ) 

on behalf of themselves and those similarly ) 

situated, ) 

 ) 

Plaintiffs, ) Case No. 3:18-cv-03698-JST 

 ) 

 v. ) 

 ) STIPULATED REQUEST FOR 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ) EXTENSION OF TIME, NUNC 

DEFENSE and JAMES MATTIS, in his official ) PRO TUNC, TO RESPOND TO 

capacity as Secretary of Defense, ) PLAINTIFFS’MOTION FOR 

 ) CLASS CERTIFICATION 

 Defendants. ) 

__________________________________________) 

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 Pursuant to Local Rulse 6.2 and 7-12, Defendants, the United States Department of 

Defense and Defense Secretary James Mattis, in his official capacity, and Plaintiffs, Jiahao 

Kuang and Deron Cooke, hereby file this stipulated request for a one-day extension of time nunc 

pro tunc to file a response to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification. The grounds for this 

stipulation are as follows: 

 1. On August 1, 2018, Plaintiffs filed a Notice and Motion for Class Certification 

and Appointment of Class Counsel. See ECF No. 31. Under the Local Rule 7-3(a), Defendants’ 

response to this motion was due on August 15, 2018. 

 2. Prior to August 15, 2018, counsel for Defendants informed counsel for Plaintiffs 

that Defendants intended to file a notice of non-opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion with a 

modification to the class definition proposed by Plaintiffs. By email correspondence, the parties 

agreed on a revised class definition by 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on August 15, 2018. 

 3. Due to unexpected technical difficulties, undersigned counsel was not able to 

access his Department of Justice work account shortly after the parties agreed on the revised 

definition of the class. Counsel was not able to regain access to his work account until the 

morning of August 16, 2018. 

 4. Defendants accordingly request a one-day extension of time, nunc pro tunc, to file 

their response to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification, which is attached to this stipulation. 

Counsel for Defendants conferred with counsel for Plaintiffs, who consent to Defendants’ 

request. 

 5. This extension of time would not affect any other deadlines in this case. 

Dated: August 16, 2018 Respectfully submitted, 

 CHAD A. READLER 

 Acting Assistant Attorney General 

 

 ALEX G. TSE 

 Acting United States Attorney 

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 ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO 

 Deputy Branch Director 

 /s/ Nathan M. Swinton 

NATHAN M. SWINTON, NY Bar 

Senior Trial Counsel 

STUART J. ROBINSON 

Trial Counsel 

United States Department of Justice 

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 

20 Massachusetts Ave NW 

Washington, DC 20001 

Tel: (202) 305-7667 

Fax: (202) 616-8470 

Email: Nathan.M.Swinton@usdoj.gov 

Counsel for Defendants 

 

Dated: August 16, 2018 

 LATHAM & WATKINS LLP 

 By: /s/ Peter A. Wald_____________________ 

 Peter A. Wald (Bar No. 85705) 

peter.wald@lw.com 

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 391-0600 

Fax: (415) 395-8095 

 Colleen C. Smith (Bar No. 231216) 

colleen.smith@lw.com 

12670 High Bluff Drive 

San Diego, CA 92130 

Telephone: (858) 523-5400 

Fax: (858) 523-5450 

 Megan C. Fitzpatrick (Bar No. 6309005) 

megan.fitzpatrick@lw.com 

330 N. Wabash Ave, Suite 2800 

Chicago, IL 60611 

Telephone: (312) 876-7700 

Fax: (312) 993-9767 

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 ACLU FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN 

 CALIFORNIA 

 Jennifer Pasquarella (Bar No. 263241) 

jpasquarella@aclusocal.org 

 Michael Kaufman (Bar No. 254575) 

mkaufman@aclusocal.org 

 Sameer Ahmed (Bar No. 319609) 

sahmed@aclusocal.org 

1313 West 8th Street 

Los Angeles, CA 90017 

Telephone: (213) 977-5232 

Fax: (213) 977-5297 

 ACLU FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN 

 CALIFORNIA 

 Christine P. Sun (Bar No. 218701) 

csun@aclunc.org 

39 Drumm Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 621-2493 

Fax: (415) 255-1487 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 Jiahao Kuang and Deron Cooke 

 

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ATTORNEY ATTESTATION 

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I, Nathan M. Swinton, hereby attest that 

concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from any signatories indicated by a 

“conformed” signature (/s/) within this e-filed document. I declare under penalty of perjury under 

the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Dated: August 16, 2018 

By: /s/ Nathan M. Swinton________ 

 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ________________ _____________________________________ 

Honorable Jon S. Tigar 

United States District Judge 

August 20, 2018

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