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1 March 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/us/28brfs-BIDTOENDWIRE_BRF.html

Bid to End Wiretap Suit Is Rejected

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: February 27, 2009

The Obama administration has lost its argument that the state secrets privilege is a good enough reason to stop a lawsuit over the government’s program of wiretapping without warrants. A federal appeals court in San Francisco has rejected the Justice Department’s request for an emergency stay. The Obama administration, like the Bush administration, claimed national security would be compromised if a lawsuit brought by the American chapter of an Islamic charity was allowed to proceed. The case was brought by the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, a defunct charity with a chapter in Oregon.

General Docket
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals Docket #: 09-15266 Docketed: 02/12/2009
Termed: 02/27/2009
Nature of Suit: 2440 Other Civil Rights
Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, et al v. Barack Obama, et al
Appeal From: US District Court for Northern California, San Francisco
Case Type Information:
     1) civil
     2) united states
     3) null
Originating Court Information:
     District: 0971-3 : 3:07-cv-00109-VRW
     Court Reporter: Lydia Radovich Zinn, Official Court Reporter
     Trial Judge: Vaughn R. Walker, U.S. District Judge
     Date Filed: 01/09/2007
     Date Order/Judgment:      Date Order/Judgment EOD:      Date NOA Filed:      Date Rec'd COA:
     01/05/2009      01/05/2009      01/16/2009      02/12/2009
02/12/2009  1  DOCKETED CAUSE AND ENTERED APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL. SEND CADS: Yes. The schedule is set as follows: CADS due by Attorney Anthony J. Coppolino, Attorney, Attorney Alexander K. Haas, Attorney, Attorney Joseph H. Hunt, Attorney Gregory G. Katsas, Attorney, Attorney Douglas N. Letter, Attorney and Attorney John C. O'Quinn, Attorney due on 01/16/2009. Designation of RT for Appellant Keith B. Alexander, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Robert S. Mueller III, National Security Agency, Barack H. Obama, Office of Foreign Assets Control and Adam J. Szubin due 01/26/2009. Designation of RT for Appellee Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc., Wendell Belew and Asim Ghafoor due 02/05/2009. Transcript order for Appellant Keith B. Alexander, Appellant Federal Bureau of Investigation, Appellant Robert S. Mueller III, Appellant National Security Agency, Appellant Barack H. Obama, Appellant Office of Foreign Assets Control and Appellant Adam J. Szubin due 02/17/2009. Transcript due for Court Reporter Lydia Zinn, Court Reporter on 03/17/2009. Certificate of record due 02/23/2009. Appellant Keith B. Alexander, Appellant Federal Bureau of Investigation, Appellant Robert S. Mueller III, Appellant National Security Agency, Appellant Barack H. Obama, Appellant Office of Foreign Assets Control and Appellant Adam J. Szubin opening brief due 05/04/2009. Appellee Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc., Appellee Wendell Belew and Appellee Asim Ghafoor answering brief due 06/02/2009. Appellant's optional reply brief is due 14 days after service of the answering brief. (RT)
02/20/2009  2  Filed (ECF) notice of appearance of H. Thomas Byron III for Appellants Keith B. Alexander, FBI, Robert S. Mueller, III, NSA, Barack H. Obama, Office of Foreign Assets Control and Adam J. Szubin. Date of service: 02/20/2009. [6815854] (HB)
02/20/2009  3  Added attorney H. Thomas Byron III for NSA FBI Adam J. Szubin Office of Foreign Assets Control Barack H. Obama Robert S. Mueller III Keith B. Alexander, in case 09-15266. (JFF)
02/20/2009  4  Filed (ECF) Appellants Keith B. Alexander, FBI, Robert S. Mueller, III, NSA, Barack H. Obama, Office of Foreign Assets Control and Adam J. Szubin EMERGENCY Motion to stay proceedings. Date of service: 02/20/2009. [6815950] (HB)
02/23/2009  5  Filed (ECF) notice of appearance of Thomas M. Bondy for Appellants Keith B. Alexander, FBI, Robert S. Mueller, III, NSA, Barack H. Obama, Office of Foreign Assets Control and Adam J. Szubin. Date of service: 02/23/2009. [6816520] (TMB)
02/23/2009  6  Added attorney Thomas Mark Bondy for NSA FBI Adam J. Szubin Office of Foreign Assets Control Barack H. Obama Robert S. Mueller III Keith B. Alexander (JFF)
02/23/2009  7  Filed (ECF) Appellee Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc. Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. Date of service: 02/23/2009. [6817181] (JBE)
02/25/2009  8  Filed (ECF) Appellants Keith B. Alexander, FBI, Robert S. Mueller, III, NSA, Barack H. Obama, Office of Foreign Assets Control and Adam J. Szubin reply to response (Motion (ECF Filing) , Motion (ECF Filing) ). Date of service: 02/25/2009. [6821373] (HB)
02/26/2009  9  Submitted (ECF) Reply brief for review. Submitted by Appellee Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc.. Date of service: 02/26/2009. [6823190] (JBE)
02/27/2009  10  (ENTRY UPDATED TO CORRECT ORDER) Order filed (HARRY PREGERSON, MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS and M. MARGARET MCKEOWN) We agree with the district court that the January 5, 2009 order is not appropriate for interlocutory appeal. The government's appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction. The government's motion for a stay is DENIED as moot.--[Edited 02/27/2009 by HH] (SC)