Case 2:17-mc-00145-RSL Document 28 Filed 01/16/19 Page 1 of 4 The Honorable Robert S. Lasnik 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 9 10 11 12 IN RE: PETITION OF INDEX NEWSPAPERS LLC D/B/A THE STRANGER TO UNSEAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE DOCKETS, APPLICATIONS, AND ORDERS CASE NO. 17-MC-145-RSL STIPULATED DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE 13 14 15 Petitioner Index Newspapers LLC d/b/a The Stranger, by and through its attorneys of 16 record Geoffrey M. Godfrey and Aaron Mackey, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the 17 Western District of Washington, by and through Helen J. Brunner, First Assistant United States 18 Attorney, stipulate to the Court’s entry of the enclosed Proposed Order to dismiss this action 19 without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2) with each party to bear its own 20 fees and costs. 21 On December 19, 2018, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of 22 Washington (USAO) and the Clerk of the Court for the Western District of Washington (Clerk) 23 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a two-year pilot program governing the 24 procedures by which the USAO seeks, and the Clerk dockets, orders authorizing the use of 25 certain investigative processes so as to make more information about the use of those processes 26 available prospectively through reports created from the PACER system. This two-year pilot 27 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP STIPULATED DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE (Case No: 17-MC-145-RSL) – 1 COLUMBIA CENTER 701 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 6100 SEATTLE, WA 98104-7043 PHONE: (206) 903-8800 FAX: (206) 903-8820 Case 2:17-mc-00145-RSL Document 28 Filed 01/16/19 Page 2 of 4 1 program was launched on January 1, 2019. A copy of the MOU will be posted on the Court’s 2 website while it remains in effect. Petitioner appreciates the progress reflected in the MOU and is looking forward to the 3 4 results of the two-year pilot program. Petitioner believes it would be productive to allow the pilot 5 program to run its course before deciding what additional relief if any is needed. Accordingly, 6 Petitioner and the USAO have agreed to dismiss this action without prejudice, with each party to 7 bear its own fees and costs. Before January 2021, the USAO will notify Petitioner, through its counsel, whether the 8 9 pilot program will be extended and whether any changes will be made to it. The parties have 10 agreed that no fees or costs shall be awarded under Federal Rule of Civil Procedures 41(d) if 11 Petitioner files a new action based on or including the same claims. 12 // 13 // 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP STIPULATED DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE (Case No: 17-MC-145-RSL) – 2 COLUMBIA CENTER 701 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 6100 SEATTLE, WA 98104-7043 PHONE: (206) 903-8800 FAX: (206) 903-8820 Case 2:17-mc-00145-RSL Document 28 Filed 01/16/19 Page 3 of 4 1 Dated: January 16, 2019 Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Geoffrey M. Godfrey Geoffrey M. Godfrey (SBN 46876) godfrey.geoff@dorsey.com Nathan T. Alexander (SBN 37040) alexander.nathan@dorsey.com David H. Tseng (SBN 48334) tseng.david@dorsey.com DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP Columbia Center 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6100 Seattle, WA 98104-7043 Telephone: (206) 903-8800 Facsimile: (206) 903-8820 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Aaron Mackey (pro hac vice) amackey@eff.org ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION 815 Eddy Street San Francisco, CA 94109 Telephone: (415) 436-9333 10 11 12 13 14 Attorneys for Petitioner INDEX NEWSPAPERS LLC D/B/A THE STRANGER 15 16 ANNETTE L. HAYES United States Attorney 17 18 /s/ Helen J. Brunner HELEN J. BRUNNER First Assistant United States Attorney 19 20 /s/ Teal Luthy Miller TEAL LUTHY MILLER Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney’s Office 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, WA 98101-1271 Phone: 206-553-7970 Fax: 206-553-4073 E-Mail: Teal.Miller@usdoj.gov 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP STIPULATED DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE (Case No: 17-MC-145-RSL) – 3 COLUMBIA CENTER 701 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 6100 SEATTLE, WA 98104-7043 PHONE: (206) 903-8800 FAX: (206) 903-8820 Case 2:17-mc-00145-RSL Document 28 Filed 01/16/19 Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on January 16, 2019, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the attorneys of record. 4 5 __/s/ Gregore J. Sambor___ 6 Gregore J. Sambor Senior IP Litigation Paralegal DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6100 Seattle, WA 98104 sambor.gregore@dorsey.com 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP STIPULATED DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE (Case No: 17-MC-145-RSL) – 4 COLUMBIA CENTER 701 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 6100 SEATTLE, WA 98104-7043 PHONE: (206) 903-8800 FAX: (206) 903-8820