Free Amended Document - District Court of California - California

Case 3:08-cv-00001-LAB-RBB

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Filed 02/13/2008

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KAREN P. HEWITT United States Attorney RAVEN M. NORRIS Assistant U.S. Attorney California State Bar No. 232868 880 Front Street, Room 6293 San Diego, California 92101-8893 Telephone: (619) 557-7157 Attorneys for the Respondents

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 AKOP KANTRDZHYAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of the ) Department of Homeland Security, et al., ) ) Respondents. ) ___________________________________ ) I, Raven M. Norris, declare and state as follows: 1. I am employed by the United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of California, Case No. 08 cv 0001- LAB (RBB) EXHIBIT A: DECLARATION OF RAVEN M. NORRIS

as an Assistant United States Attorney. My current employment address is 880 Front Street, Room 6293, San Diego, California, 92101. I am the attorney assigned to the above-captioned matter. 2. Petitioner is currently in custody. Petitioner, with the assistance of James Fife of Federal

Defenders of San Diego, submitted a motion to appoint counsel. The Court has denied Petitioner's motion to appoint counsel in this matter, but Petitioner continues to be assisted by Mr. Fife. 3. On February 13, 2008, I contacted Mr. Fife in an effort to determine whether the parties

could jointly request extension of time to file the Respondents' Return. We discussed the fact that Mr. Fife is not appointed counsel. Mr. Fife stated that he continues to assist the Petitioner and that Mr. Fife does not object on behalf of the Petitioner to Respondents' ex parte application for extension of time. I am unable to obtain the Petitioner's agreement in accordance with this Court's Standing Order (¶ 8). Signed this 13th day of February, 2008, in San Diego, California. s/Raven M. Norris____ RAVEN M. NORRIS