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C o u rt h a s s c h e d u le d fo r h e a rin g o n J u n e 2 1 , 2 0 0 6 . In c o n n e c tio n w ith
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L a s t w e e k , th e p a rtie s m e t a n d c o n fe rre d re g a rd in g p la in tiffs '
d is c o v e ry re q u e s t.
file d a n a d m in is tra tiv em o tio n to s e tth e h e a rin g o f th e ir m o tio n s to d is m is s fo r J u n e 8 ,
2 0 0 6 , in a d v a n c eo f th e h e a r in g o n p la in tiffs ' p r e lim in a r y in ju n c tio n m o tio n . P la in tiffs
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g ra n t th e ir m o tio n s to d is m is s a n d th e re b y m o o t p la in tiffs '
p re lim in a ry
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s e c re ts m o tio n th e g o v e rn m e n t in te n d s to file o n M a y
1 2 , 2 0 0 6 . N e ith e r th e d e fe n d a n ts
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d is c o v e ry p la in tiffs
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p re lim in a ry
in ju n c tio n
m o tio n a n d is a ls o re le v a n t to th e a rg u m e n ts in d e fe n d a n ts ' m o tio n
to d is m is s . T h e p r e lim in a r y
in ju n c tio n
m o tio n c o n te n d s th a t, to g e th e r w ith
th e
g o v e r n m e n t, d e fe n d a n ts a r e c o n d u c tin g m a s s iv e s u s p ic io n le s s s e a r c h e s o f m a n y m illio n s
s u rv e illa n c e p ro g ra m
fa r b ro a d e r th a n th e o n e a d m itte d to b y th e g o v e rn m e n t s o fa r,
c o n te n d s th a t d e fe n d a n ts h a v e re c e iv e d n o c o u rt o rd e r o r o th e r ju d ic ia l
a u th o riz a tio n fo r
th is b ro a d e r p ro g ra m , a n d th a t d e fe n d a n ts h a v e re c e iv e d n o e x e c u tiv e b ra n c h
a u th o riz a tio n th a t c o m p o rts w ith th e F o re ig n In te llig e n c e S u rv e illa n c e A c t, th e W ire ta p
s e r v e d , p l a i n t i f f s s e e k t o f u r t h e r c o n f i r m t h e b r o a d s c o p e o f t h e s u s p i c i o n l e s ss u r v e i l l a n c e

d e fe n d a n tsa re fa c ilita tin g a n d to e s ta b lis hth e a b s e n c eo f a n y ju d ic ia l a u th o riz a tio n a n d t h e a b s e n c e o f a n y l a w f u l e x e c u t i v e b r a n c h a u t h o r i z a t i o n c o m p o r t i n g w i t h a n y s t a t u t o r y p r o c e d u r e . S p e c i f i c a l l y , t h e d o c u m e n tr e q u e s t s e e k s a n y p u r p o r t e d c e r t i f i c a t i o n s u n d e r

in te rc e p tio n s
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c o m m u n ic a tio n s
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a c o u rt o rd e r.
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d e fe n d a n ts ' m o tio n s to d is m is s , p la in tiffs
a ls o b e lie v e th a t d e fe n d a n ts '
c o n fid e n c e in th e c e rta in ty th a t th e ir m o tio n s w ill b e g ra n te d is u n w a rra n te d , to s a y th e
l i a b i l i t y . I t i s b e c a u s e o f t h e t r e m e n d o u s g r a v i t y o f t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l i s s u e s p r e s e n t e d b y
th is c a s eth a t it is a ll th e m o re im p o rta n tth a t p ro c e d u ra llyth e c a s e s h o u ld p ro c e e da s a n y
c o n s id e r a tio no f a d e fe n d a n t's" s u r e - fir e " d is p o s itiv e m o tio n o n ly e n d s u p u n n e c e s s a r ily
d e la y in g p ro g re s sto w a rd s a re s o lu tio n o n th e m e rits a n d in c re a s in gth e b u rd e n so n th e
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c h a lle n g e .

G iv e n th e b rie fin g s c h e d u les e tb y th e C o u rt, in w h ic h p la in tiffs ' re p ly b rie f o n th e ir p r e lim in a r y in ju n c tio n m o tio n is d u e M a y 2 5 , 2 0 0 6 ,th e d is c o v e r y s o u g h tb y p la in tiffs m u s t g o fo r w a r d s o o n if it is to b e a v a ila b le fo r u s e in th e p r e lim in a r y in ju n c tio n

p r o c e e d i n g s . F o r t h a t r e a s o n , p l a i n t i f f s r e s p e c t f u l l y r e q u e s t t h a t t h e C o u r t c o n s i d e r t h e
m a t t e r b y h o l d i n g a t e l e p h o n e c o n f e r e n c ew i t h t h e p a r t i e s , a n d t h a t f o r t h e r e a s o n ss t a t e d
a b o v e t h e C o u r t d i r e c t t h a t t h e 3 0 ( b ) ( 6 ) g o f o r w a r d a n d d o c u m e n t s r e q u e s t e db e
p ro d u c e d .
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