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09-CV-2292 VRW PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE TO APRIL 17, 2010 ORDER
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Theodore B. Olson, SBN 38137
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Matthew D. McGill,
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Amir C. Tayrani, SBN 2296091050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036Telephone: (202) 955-8668, Facsimile: (202) 467-0539Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., SBN 132009
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Christopher D. Dusseault, SBN 177557Ethan D. Dettmer, SBN 196046Sarah E. Piepmeier, SBN 227094Theane Evangelis Kapur, SBN 243570Enrique A. Monagas, SBN 239087333 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90071Telephone: (213) 229-7804, Facsimile: (213) 229-7520BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLPDavid Boies,
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Theodore H. Uno, SBN 2486031999 Harrison Street, Suite 900, Oakland, California 94612Telephone: (510) 874-1000, Facsimile: (510) 874-1460Attorneys for PlaintiffsKRISTIN M. PERRY, SANDRA B. STIER,PAUL T. KATAMI, and JEFFREY J. ZARRILLO
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTNORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
KRISTIN M. PERRY,
et al.,
Plaintiffs,andCITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,Plaintiff-Intervenor,v.ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,
et al.,
Defendants,andPROPOSITION 8 OFFICIAL PROPONENTSDENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH,
et al.,
Defendant-Intervenors.CASE NO. 09-CV-2292 VRW
PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE TOAPRIL 17, 2010 ORDER
Trial: January 11-27, 2010Judge: Chief Judge Vaughn R. WalkerMagistrate Judge Joseph C. SperoLocation: Courtroom 6, 17th Floor
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PageI. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................1II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND...........................................................2III. ARGUMENT..........................................................................................................................5A. This Court’s March 22, 2010 Discovery Order Is Correct Because ItApplied The Appropriate Legal Standard....................................................................5B. The March 22, 2010 Order Is Valid And Enforceable Because ItWas Based On The Finding That The ACLU Failed To Make AnEvidentiary Showing In Support Of Its Broader Privilege Claims..............................6C. There Is No Basis For Reopening The Court’s Discovery OrdersInvolving Proponents...................................................................................................7D. Plaintiffs Respectfully Request That The Court Swiftly Resolve TheOngoing Discovery Dispute.........................................................................................9IV. CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................10
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CASES
Bauman v. U.S. Dist. Court
,557 F.2d 650 (9th Cir. 1977)......................................................................................................3
In re Motor Fuel Temperature Sales Practices Litig.
,258 F.R.D. 407 (D. Kan. 2009)..................................................................................................6
Perry v. Schwarzenegger
,591 F.3d 1147 (9th Cir. 2010)....................................................................................................6
Perry v. Schwarzenegger
,No. 10-15649, slip op. (9th Cir. Apr. 12, 2010)................................................................
passim
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