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Parties Involved:
American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California
Plaintiff
Berkeley Stop the War Coalition
Plaintiff
Department of the Air Force
Defendant
Department of the Army
Defendant
Department of the Navy
Defendant
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Plaintiff
United States Department of Defense
Defendant
University of California Santa Cruz Students Against War
Plaintiff

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CASE NO. CV-06-1698-WHA

STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND 

TIME TO FILE POST-JUDGMENT MOTION

Amitai Schwartz, State Bar No. 55187

Lisa Sitkin, State Bar. No. 194127

Law Offices of Amitai Schwartz

Watergate Towers

2000 Powell Street, Suite 1286

Emeryville, CA 94608

Telephone: (510) 597-1775

Facsimile: (510) 597-0957

attorneys@schwartzlaw.com

Alan L. Schlosser, State Bar No. 49957 

Mark Schlosberg, State Bar No. 209144 

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 

 of Northern California 

1663 Mission St., Suite 460 

San Francisco, CA 94103 

Telephone: (415) 621-2493 

Facsimile: (415) 255-8437 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES

UNION OF NORTHERN

CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

BAY GUARDIAN, UNIVERSITY

OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ

STUDENTS AGAINST WAR and

BERKELEY STOP THE WAR

COALITION,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT

OF DEFENSE and its components,

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY,

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY,

and DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR

FORCE, and DOES 1-10, inclusive,

Defendants.

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Case No. CV-06-1698 WHA

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO

FILE POST-JUDGMENT MOTION

FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND

EXPENSES

WHEREAS, the parties intend to meet and confer in good faith for the

purpose of resolving plaintiffs’ entitlement to post-judgment attorneys’ fees and

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CASE NO. CV-06-1698-WHA

STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND 

TIME TO FILE POST-JUDGMENT MOTION 2

expenses, and the amount of such fees and expenses, if any, pursuant to Federal

Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d); and 

WHEREAS, this stipulation does not reflect defendants’ agreement that a

motion under Rule 54 is the appropriate procedural vehicle for seeking attorneys’

fees in this case, and also does not reflect defendants’ agreement that plaintiffs are

otherwise entitled to attorneys’ fees; and

WHEREAS, plaintiffs are required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

54(d)(2)(B) and Civil Local Rule 54-6 to file a motion for fees and expenses

within fourteen (14) days of entry of judgment, that is by June 8, 2006, unless

otherwise provided by order of the Court; and

WHEREAS, Civil Local Rule 54-6 permits a stipulation to extend time (see

Civil Local Rule 54-6 (commentary)); and 

WHEREAS, the parties need additional time within which to meet and

confer and obtain approval of any agreement they may reach,

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their

counsel of record that the time within which plaintiffs may, if necessary, file a

post-judgment motion for attorneys’ fees and expenses pursuant to Federal Rule of

Civil Procedure 54(d)(2) is extended an additional 60 days to and including

August 7, 2006.

Dated: May 31, 2006

Respectfully submitted,

LAW OFFICES OF AMITAI SCHWARTZ

By: /s/ 

Amitai Schwartz

Attorney for Plaintiffs

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CASE NO. CV-06-1698-WHA

STIP. AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND 

TIME TO FILE POST-JUDGMENT MOTION 3

Dated: May 31, 2006 PETER D. KEISLER

Assistant Attorney General

KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

By: /s/ 

Elizabeth J. Shapiro

Samuel C. Kaplan

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

Attorneys for Defendants

ORDER

Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties and for good cause shown, the time

within which plaintiffs may, if necessary, file a post-judgment motion for

attorneys’ fees and expense pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(2)

is extended an additional 60 days to and including August 7, 2006.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June __, 2006 

William H. Alsup

United States District Judge

21 June 29 1

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Judge William Alsup

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