Free Affidavit - District Court of California - California

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ROBERT L. FALK (SBN 142007) ROBIN S. STAFFORD (SBN 200950) SARAH SCHINDLER (SBN 236414) MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105-2482 Telephone: (415) 268-7000 Facsimile: (415) 268-7522 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] JOEL R. REYNOLDS (SBN 85276) CARA A. HOROWITZ (SBN 220701) NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC. 1314 Second Street Santa Monica, California 90401 Telephone: (310) 434-2300 Facsimile: (310) 434-2399 Attorneys for Plaintiffs NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC.; INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE; THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES; CETACEAN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL; LEAGUE FOR COASTAL PROTECTION; OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY; JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC.; INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE; THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES; CETACEAN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL; LEAGUE FOR COASTAL PROTECTION; OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY; JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU Plaintiffs, v. CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ, SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE; WILLIAM HOGARTH, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR FISHERIES OF THE NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; VICE ADMIRAL CONRAD C. LAUTENBACHER, JR., ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY; DONALD C. WINTER, SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY; ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS Defendants. Civil Action No. CV-07-4771-EDL DECLARATION OF BRENDA J. FULLER REGARDING DELAYED FILING DUE TO ECF TECHNICAL FAILURE (Pursuant to General Order No. 45 § VI.E.) Judge: Hon. Elizabeth Laporte Ctrm: E Hearing Date: January 16, 2008 Time: 2:00 p.m.

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I, Brenda J. Fuller, hereby declare as follows: 1. I am a legal secretary with the law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP, counsel for

Plaintiffs Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., International Fund For Animal Welfare, The Humane Society of the United States, Cetacean Society International, League for Coastal Protection, Ocean Futures Society, and Jean-Michel Cousteau in the above-referenced action. I make this declaration based on personal knowledge. If called as a witness, I would testify as follows. 2. On Friday, November 30, 2007 at approximately 9:35 p.m. I attempted to access

the ECF website to electronically file the following documents as required by the Court's Order of November 9, 2007 granting the Stipulated Request To Permit Plaintiffs And Defendants To Exceed Page Limit And Modify Briefing Schedule Applicable To Defendants' Opposition To Preliminary Injunction Motion And Plaintiffs' Reply: Reply Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion For Preliminary Injunction; Supplemental Declaration of Sarah Schindler. I attempted to gain access at least two times after 12:00 noon separated by at least one hour on November 30, 2007. Each time I attempted access, the Court's website was unavailable. I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on December 3, 2007, in San Francisco, California.

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/s/ Brenda J. Fuller___________ Brenda J. Fuller

I hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any signatures indicated by a "conformed" signature (/s/) within this e-filed document.

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Dated: December 3, 2007

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP By:

/s/ Robin Stafford
Robin S. Stafford Attorneys for Plaintiffs Natural Resources Defense Council , et al.

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