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Parties Involved:
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Plaintiff
United States Department of Justice
Defendant

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER 

FOUNDATION,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

JUSTICE,

Defendant.

Case No. 15-cv-03186-MEJ 

REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION

Re: Dkt. Nos. 19, 23

In reviewing the parties’ Summary Judgment Motions and supporting materials, the Court 

has discovered an inconsistency with respect to the numbering of a certain withheld document and 

seeks clarification from the parties as to whether this is a mere typographical error or an issue that 

requires further briefing. Specifically, while Plaintiff, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (“EFF”),

appears to be challenging the Government’s decision to withhold Document 27, the Government’s 

supporting materials all refer to Document 28. See Pl.’s Mot. for Summ. J. at 7, Dkt. No. 23 

(listing Document 27 in chart summarizing documents withheld under Exemption 5); Pl.’s 

Opp’n/Reply at 4-5, Dkt. No. 30 (referring to document number 27); Def.’s Mot. for Summ. J. at 

11, Dkt. No. 19 (referring to Document 28); Myrick Decl. ¶¶ 36, 42, Dkt. No. 21 (also referring to 

Document 28); Def.’s Opp’n/Reply at 6, Dkt. No. 25 (referring to Document 28). The 

Government withheld both documents according to the Vaughn Index. Exs. to Myrick Decl., 

Exhibit O (Vaughn Index) at 83-91, Dkt. No. 22.

The Court thus ORDERS the parties to meet and confer and submit a joint statement by 

May 11, 2016 as to whether Document 27 or Document 28 is at issue. If this discrepancy is more 

than a typographical error, the parties should also address whether they require further briefing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 3, 2016

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MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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