NSA Multi-District Litigation
This page collects pleadings and other information from the multi-district litigation that apply to all of the cases or that are not otherwise included in the specific case pages for the multi-district litigation arising from the warrantless wiretapping.
This includes decisions that affect all of the cases together, case administration orders and related information, and information about the cases that are currently stayed or that have been dismissed
For information about specific cases or categories of cases that are still pending, follow the links below:
Hepting v. AT&T Al Haramain v. Bush Cases against Verizon/MCI Center for Constitutional Rights v. Bush Shubert v. Bush State Administrator cases Background: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a class-action lawsuit against AT&T on January 31, 2006, accusing the telecom giant of violating the law and the privacy of its customers by collaborating with the National Security Agency (NSA) in its massive, illegal program to wiretap and data-mine Americans' communications. In May, 2006, many other cases were filed against a variety of telecommunications companies. Subsequently the Multi-District Litigation Panel of the federal courts transferred approximately 40 cases to the Northern District of California federal court.
Key Documents and Court Orders
First Amended Master Class Action Complaint-->
- Public FISA Certification
- Motion to Dismiss Order
- Order granting in part and denying in part the motion to stay PDF
Public Unredacted Klein Declaration Public Unredacted Marcus Declaration Documents
Table Of Contents
- Immunity appeal to the 9th Circuit
- Post-Immunity Litigation
- Orders
- Complaints
- Court Schedule and Administration
- Discovery
- Motions to Dismiss and State Secrets Issues
- Motions to Stay
- Other
- Uncategorized
Immunity appeal to the 9th Circuit
- July 1, 2010 Joint appellants' reply brief[PDF, 426.08 KB]
- May 19, 2010 Brief for the United States[PDF, 457.15 KB]
- March 9, 2010 Scheduling order[PDF, 76.29 KB]
- February 17, 2010 Law professors amicus brief[PDF, 259.41 KB]
- February 10, 2010 Joint brief from telecommunications carriers[PDF, 218.77 KB]
- December 8, 2009 Appellants' opening brief[PDF, 438.35 KB]
Post-Immunity Litigation
- March 5, 2010 Guzzi stipulation of dismissal[PDF, 71.58 KB]
- Order dismissing Guzzi[PDF, 23.57 KB]
- February 1, 2010 Supplemental memorandum in support of defendants' motion to dismiss in Guzzi [PDF, 156.93 KB]
- December 31, 2009 Status report in Guzzi[PDF, 77.60 KB]
- December 13, 2009 Order in Guzzi[PDF, 19.69 KB]
- August 27, 2009 McMurray order[PDF, 41.65 KB]
- July 31, 2009 Plaintiffs' joint notice of appeal[PDF, 502.80 KB]
- Part 2[PDF, 695.28 KB]
- July 21, 2009 Judgment in Hepting and other caess[PDF, 64.32 KB]
- July 20, 2009 Order denying leave to file motion for reconsideration[PDF, 30.99 KB]
- July 7, 2009 McMurray motion for leave to file motion for reconsideration[PDF, 62.95 KB]
- July 1, 2009 Notice that certain MDL plaintiffs decline to amend complaints[PDF, 103.83 KB]
- June 22, 2009 McMurry supplemental brief[PDF, 84.62 KB]
- June 19, 2009 Government supplemental filing in McMurray[PDF, 17.38 KB]
- June 17, 2009 McMurray motion for leave to file motion for reconsideration[PDF, 109.91 KB]
- June 3, 2009 Minute order in McMurray[PDF, 65.31 KB]
- Order granting dismissal[PDF, 139.46 KB]
- May 26, 2009 MDL plaintiffs' statement[PDF, 114.19 KB]
- Exhibit A[PDF, 417.22 KB]
- May 22, 2009 Government reply in McMurray[PDF, 61.11 KB]
- Telecom reply in McMurray[PDF, 28.05 KB]
- May 18, 2009 Plaintiffs' notice of new factual authorities[PDF, 132.17 KB]
- May 15, 2009 Order regarding motion to dismiss[PDF, 46.83 KB]
- U.S. notice of materials in May 7 hearing[PDF, 47.26 KB]
- Attachment 1[PDF, 245.65 KB]
- Attachment 2[PDF, 245.65 KB]
- May 13, 2009 Joint stipulation regarding motion to dismiss[PDF, 27.72 KB]
- May 11, 2009 McMurray plaintiffs' response to motions to dismiss[PDF, 302.11 KB]
- May 8, 2009 Government response to McMurray plaintiffs' motion to extend time[PDF, 15.37 KB]
- Order granting extention of time in McMurray[PDF, 147.86 KB]
- May 7, 2009 McMurray plaintiffs' motion for extension of time[PDF, 124.78 KB]
- McMurray plaintiffs' response to motion to dismiss[PDF, 194.47 KB]
- April 25, 2009 McMurray order[PDF, 78.51 KB]
- April 15, 2009 Stipulation regarding schedule in McMurray[PDF, 147.32 KB]
- March 20, 2009 Opposition to the U.S. motion for summary judgment[PDF, 119.68 KB]
- March 16, 2009 Motion of Specially Appearing Defs ATT and BellSouth to Dismiss Pltfs Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction in McMurr[PDF, 221.43 KB]
- Motion to Dismiss of Telecom Carrier Defendants[PDF, 250.04 KB]
- March 13, 2009 Defendants Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint in McMurray[PDF, 252.52 KB]
- February 25, 2009 MDL plaintiffs' supplemental brief opposing U.S. motion[PDF, 391.11 KB]
- Supplementary brief of telco defendants in support of U.S. motion to dismiss[PDF, 172.91 KB]
- Appendix[PDF, 56.02 KB]
- U.S. supplemental brief in support of motion to dismiss[PDF, 63.21 KB]
- February 24, 2009 Stipulation to reset briefing and hearing schedule[PDF, 68.23 KB]
- February 11, 2009 Order requesting supplemental briefing[PDF, 32.68 KB]
- January 13, 2009 Stipulation regarding new case[PDF, 26.12 KB]
- January 5, 2009 Clerk's notice on hearing[PDF, 63.92 KB]
- U.S. response to plaintiff's notice[PDF, 34.57 KB]
- December 23, 2008 Transfer order[PDF, 103.85 KB]
- U.S. motion for summary judgment[PDF, 99.16 KB]
- Exhibit A[PDF, 1.86 MB]
- December 19, 2008 Plaintiffs' notice of new legal and factual authorities in opposition to US motion to dismiss[PDF, 154.66 KB]
- December 3, 2008 Minute order for Dec. 2 hearing [PDF, 66.11 KB]
- December 1, 2008 Judge's questions for hearing of Dec. 2[PDF, 27.18 KB]
- Order re: Trevino dismissal[PDF, 22.70 KB]
- November 25, 2008 Intervenor New York Times' joinder[PDF, 14.88 KB]
- November 20, 2008 Media intervenors joinder[PDF, 14.89 KB]
- Plaintiffs reply brief on telecom immunity[PDF, 1006.38 KB]
- Plaintiffs' reply to briefs of the carriers and the US[PDF, 651.66 KB]
- November 14, 2008 Order on subject matter for briefing[PDF, 19.36 KB]
- November 13, 2008 Request to include plaintiffs’ response to government reply brief in carrier response[PDF, 175.54 KB]
- November 6, 2008 Order granting leave to file amicus[PDF, 42.71 KB]
- November 5, 2008 Brief of amicus curiae law professors[PDF, 79.92 KB]
- Brief of telecom carriers in support of US motion to dismiss[PDF, 185.51 KB]
- Corrected U.S. reply in support of motion to dismiss[PDF, 143.00 KB]
- Motion of amicus curiae law professors for leave to file brief[PDF, 28.42 KB]
- U.S. notice of in camera supplemental reply[PDF, 13.43 KB]
- October 16, 2008 Plaintiff's motion in opposition to motion to dismiss[PDF, 826.60 KB]
- Plaintiffs' evidentiary objections to certifications by the attorney general[PDF, 431.54 KB]
- Cohn declaration[PDF, 163.72 KB]
- Summary of evidence[PDF, 693.65 KB]
- Notice of manual filing[PDF, 105.35 KB]
- Opsahl declaration[PDF, 232.89 KB]
- September 30, 2008 Civil Minute Order[PDF, 65.30 KB]
- September 19, 2008 Attorney General Mukasey's Certification[PDF, 421.54 KB]
- Government's Dismissal Motion[PDF, 78.28 KB]
- Legislative History Documents[PDF, 258.60 KB]
- September 12, 2008 Civil Minute Order[PDF, 60.16 KB]
Orders
- March 25, 2008 Revised practice and procedure order[PDF, 32.85 KB]
- February 14, 2008 Order re: Administrative Motions[PDF, 18.98 KB]
- November 6, 2007 Order on preservation motion[PDF, 24.36 KB]
Order on preservation motion- August 20, 2007 Judge's order re: AT&T and Cingular cases[PDF, 85.66 KB]
- February 20, 2007 Order granting in part and denying in part the motion to stay[PDF, 20.27 KB]
- February 12, 2007 Minute order for hearing on February 9[PDF, 10.64 KB]
- December 21, 2006 Minute order on December 21 hearing[PDF, 11.17 KB]
- November 22, 2006 Judge's order on November 16 case management conference[PDF, 19.32 KB]
- November 17, 2006 Minute order on November 16 case management conference[PDF, 19.68 KB]
- October 31, 2006 Judge's order changing date of the case management conference to Nov. 17[PDF, 12.45 KB]
- October 16, 2006 Order setting case management conference for November 14[PDF, 21.47 KB]
- August 31, 2006 Practice and procedure order[PDF, 18.74 KB]
- August 10, 2006 MDL Transfer Order[PDF, 292.39 KB]
- June 9, 2006 Related case order[PDF, 21.14 KB]
- April 26, 2006 Scheduling Order[PDF, 78.83 KB]
- Order resetting deadlines[PDF, 121.44 KB]
Complaints
- July 3, 2008 First amended master consolidated complaint for AT&T Mobility and Cingular Wireless[PDF, 354.21 KB]
- Stipulation[PDF, 360.74 KB]
- January 16, 2007 Master consolidated complaint against BellSouth[PDF, 181.39 KB]
- Master consolidated complaint against Sprint Nextel[PDF, 119.21 KB]
- Master consolidated complaint against T-Mobile, Comcast, Transworld, and McLeod[PDF, 141.48 KB]
- Master consolidated complaint for AT&T Mobility and Cingular Wireless[PDF, 2.93 MB]
Court Schedule and Administration
- February 19, 2009 Order denying U.S. motion in McMurray case[PDF, 21.24 KB]
- February 11, 2009 McMurray plaintiffs' opposition to U.S. administrative motion[PDF, 129.77 KB]
- October 23, 2008 AT&T response to plaintiffs' motion to relate cases[PDF, 16.62 KB]
- September 2, 2008 Joint case management statement[PDF, 183.58 KB]
- March 15, 2007 Cohn declaration in support of administrative motion to change time and for a scheduling order[PDF, 108.83 KB]
- March 13, 2007 AT&T and BellSouth MDL Status report[PDF, 173.13 KB]
- U.S. notice of classified supplement in support of motion to change time[PDF, 14.02 KB]
- March 12, 2007 Coppolino declaration in support[PDF, 39.08 KB]
- Coppolino declaration in support[PDF, 39.08 KB]
- U.S. motion to change time and for a scheduling order[PDF, 29.12 KB]
- U.S. motion to change time and for a scheduling order[PDF, 29.12 KB]
- December 15, 2006 Plaintiff's list of interim class counsel for each defendant category[PDF, 19.58 KB]
- December 1, 2006 Defendant's stipulation re: briefing schedule[PDF, 55.95 KB]
- November 8, 2006 Plaintiffs' joint and agreed organization plan[PDF, 98.48 KB]
- Attachment A[PDF, 30.66 KB]
- Exhibit A[PDF, 272.89 KB]
- Exhibit C[PDF, 187.36 KB]
- Exhibit E[PDF, 26.23 KB]
- Exhibit H[PDF, 336.09 KB]
- Exhibit I[PDF, 70.70 KB]
- Attachment B[PDF, 76.20 KB]
- Exhibit B[PDF, 272.89 KB]
- Exhibit D[PDF, 56.19 KB]
- Exhibit F[PDF, 43.09 KB]
- Exhibit G, part 1[PDF, 2.10 MB]
- Exhibit G, part 2[PDF, 2.85 MB]
- Exhibit J[PDF, 28.55 KB]
- Exhibit K[PDF, 35.49 KB]
- Exhibit L[PDF, 27.62 KB]
- Exhibit M[PDF, 26.92 KB]
- October 3, 2006 EFF motion for scheduling order[PDF, 191.98 KB]
- Exhibit A[PDF, 314.29 KB]
- September 15, 2006 AT&T status report[PDF, 63.75 KB]
- June 16, 2006 ACLU opposition to relating cases[PDF, 23.17 KB]
- AT&T response to EFF motion for scheduling order[PDF, 50.04 KB]
- AT&T exhibits A, B, C[PDF, 409.99 KB]
- Stipulation and order deferring responses to consolidated complaints[PDF, 97.20 KB]
- Declaration of Anthony J. Coppolino[PDF, 39.08 KB]
- Joint case management statement[PDF, 429.03 KB]
- Stipulation and order regarding new cases against AT&T[PDF, 65.00 KB]
- Stipulation clarifying date for responses in scheduling order[PDF, 66.39 KB]
Discovery
- November 6, 2007 Order on preserving evidence[PDF, 24.36 KB]
- November 1, 2007 Plaintiffs' reply in support of motion to order to preserve evidence[PDF, 162.34 KB]
- October 25, 2007 Sprint's joinder in U.S. opposition to plaintiffs' motion for order to preserve evidence[PDF, 26.93 KB]
- U.S. opposition to plaintiffs' motion for an order to preserve evidence[PDF, 180.04 KB]
- Declaration of Coppolino[PDF, 1.86 MB]
- U.S. notice of lodging of in camera, ex parte material[PDF, 48.82 KB]
- Verizon opposition to plaintiffs' motion for order to preserve evidence[PDF, 7.5 KB]
- October 10, 2007 Joinder of AT&T, Cingular, and Bellsouth defendants in U.S. opposition[PDF, 31.72 KB]
- October 3, 2007 Plaintiffs' amended notice of motion for order to preserve evidence[PDF, 84.41 KB]
- September 20, 2007 Plaintiff's motion for order to preserve evidence[PDF, 172.52 KB]
- September 10, 2007 Plaintiffs' notice of motion for order to preserve evidence[PDF, 80.09 KB]
- August 10, 2006 EFF letter requesting limited discovery after MDL decision[PDF, 401.56 KB]
- Cohn declaration in support[PDF, 88.13 KB]
Motions to Dismiss and State Secrets Issues
- April 19, 2007 Stipulation for schedule regarding ex parte, in camera filings[PDF, 68.78 KB]
- February 1, 2007 Exhibit A[PDF, 22.42 KB]
- Plaintiff's consolidated response to order to show cause[PDF, 161.92 KB]
- Declaration of Barry Himmelstein and exhibits A-O[PDF, 2.55 MB]
- Exhibits P-Z[PDF, 2.63 MB]
- Sprint Nextel response to order to show cause[PDF, 61.86 KB]
- Stipulation to stay cases against Cingular[PDF, 48.75 KB]
- Declaration in support of stipulation[PDF, 30.93 KB]
- U.S. response to order to show cause[PDF, 35.30 KB]
- January 17, 2007 U.S. notice of Attorney General's letter to Congress[PDF, 12.73 KB]
Motions to Stay
- March 14, 2007 Order staying all AT&T cases, except Hepting[PDF, 70.03 KB]
- February 8, 2007 Stipulation and proposed order to stay cases against Sprint[PDF, 39.88 KB]
- February 1, 2007 Joinder of Cingular and BellSouth in Sprint's Reply in Support of motion to stay[PDF, 31.46 KB]
- Sprint Nextel reply in support of motion to stay[PDF, 35.53 KB]
- U.S. reply in support of a stay in proceedings[PDF, 69.91 KB]
- January 30, 2007 Order extending deadline for replies to motion to stay[PDF, 86.59 KB]
- January 17, 2007 Declaration of Cindy Cohn in support of opposition[PDF, 97.00 KB]
- December 22, 2006 Defendant Comcast joinder in motion for stay[PDF, 53.21 KB]
- Defendants Sprint, BellSouth, Cingular, Charter Communications, and Bright House Networks joinder in motion for stay[PDF, 47.55 KB]
- Defendant AT&T joinder in motion for stay[PDF, 128.46 KB]
- Exhibit A[PDF, 837.93 KB]
Other
- September 10, 2007 Practice and procedure order[PDF, 20.91 KB]
- April 27, 2007 U.S. response to plaintiffs' letter re: classified filings[PDF, 36.16 KB]
- April 13, 2007 Plaintiffs' request re: government ex parte, In Camera filings[PDF, 644.54 KB]
- April 9, 2007 U.S. notice of classified submission[PDF, 10.84 KB]
- February 1, 2007 Cingular and BellSouth's response to order to show cause[PDF, 35.50 KB]
- Comcast response to order to show cause[PDF, 27.37 KB]
- January 18, 2007 Judge's order denying motion to remand[PDF, 68.44 KB]
- January 17, 2007 Attorney General's letter to Congress[PDF, 81.21 KB]
- January 13, 2007 Government notice of lodging of classified submission[PDF, 10.92 KB]
- Government notice of lodging of classified submission[PDF, 10.92 KB]
- December 4, 2006 Defendants' statement in support of opposition to motion for remand[PDF, 17.95 KB]
- July 31, 2006 AT&T brief on order to show cause[PDF, 79.72 KB]
Uncategorized
- April 2, 2009 Motion of AT&T defendants to dismiss application to compell in Clayton[PDF, 51.70 KB]
- January 28, 2009 Order re: motion to intervene[PDF, 26.18 KB]
- October 28, 2008 Order relating cases[PDF, 24.78 KB]
- April 17, 2008 Multi-District Litigation[PDF, 104.77 KB]
In re: National Security Administration Telecommunications Records Act Multi-District Lititgation (06-1791 VRW) Case Status Update
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