Misc. 13-08 Supplemental Certification of Bar Membership (FISC 2017)
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l.S. :-o .EIG J wyc- ~L '!'i:-HCE UR 'El 1 A ,..E cOLJRT ' - Hv UNITED STA TES 7017 APR f FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT 7 WASHINGTON, D.C. LEE~. ":Fl' p 1 2: 47 ;,:J All CLER.\ OF COURT IN RE OPINIONS & ORDERS ISSUED BY THIS COURT ADDRESSING BULK COLLECTION OF DATA UNDER VARIO US PROVISIONS OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT No. Misc. 13-08 SUPPLEMENTAL CERTIFICATION OF BAR MEMBERSHIP AND SECURITY CLEARANCE STATUS Pursuant to the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's Rules of Procedure 7(h){l), 7(i), and 63, Movants respectfully submit the following information regarding the bar membership and security clearance status of counsel who recently joined this proceeding, in order to supplement Movants' prior certification. See Certification of Bar Membership and Security Clearance Status, No. Misc. 13-08 (Nov. 6, 2013), available at http://www.fisc. uscourts. gov/sites/default/files/Misc%2013-08%20Motion-2. pdf. Supplemental Bar Membership Information The following counsel for Movants are licensed attorneys and members, in good standing, of the bars of United States district and circuit courts. See FISC R.P. 7(h)(l), 63. Scott Michelman is a member, in good standing, of the following federal courts: the Supreme Court of the United States; the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, and District of Columbia Circuits; and the United States District Courts for the Northern District of California (inactive status), the District of Columbia, and the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. He is licensed to practice law by the bar of the District of Columbia and is an inactive member of the bar of the State of California. Hannah Bloch-Wehba is a member, in good standing, of the following federal courts: the United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits; and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She is licensed to practice law by the bars of the State of Texas and the District of Columbia. John Langford is a member, in good standing, of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He is licensed to practice law by the bar of the State of New York. Supplemental Security Clearance Information The above-listed counsel for Movants do not hold, and have never held, a security clearance. Because Movants' motion and the related briefing does not contain classified information, Movants respectfully submit that undersigned counsel may participate in proceedings on the motion without access to classified information or security clearances. See FISC R.P. 63 (requiring counsel only to have "appropriate security clearances"). Dated: April 17, 2017 Respectfully submitted, Isl Patrick Toomey Patrick Toomey Brett Max Kaufman American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 Phone: (212) 549-2500 Fax: (212) 549-2654 ptoomey@aclu.org David A. Schulz Hannah Bloch-Wehba John Langford Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic Abrams Institute Yale Law School P.O. Box 208215 New Haven, CT 06520 Phone: (203) 436-5827 Fax: (203) 432-3034 dschulz@lskslaw.com Arthur B. Spitzer Scott Michelman American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia Alex Abdo Jameel Jaffer 2 Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University 535 West 116th Street 314 Low Library New York, NY 10027 Phone: (212) 854-9600 alex.abdo@knightcolumbia.org 4301 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 434 Washington, D.C. 20008 Phone: (202) 457-0800 Fax: (202) 457-0805 artspitzer@acludc.org 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Patrick Toomey, certify that on this day, April 17, 2017, a copy of the foregoing certification was served on the following persons by the methods indicated: By email and UPS overnight delivery Daniel Hartenstine Litigation Security Group U.S. Department of Justice 2 Constitution Square 145 N Street, N.E. Suite 2W-l 15 Washington, DC 20530 Dani el. 0 .Hartenstine@usdoj.gov By email and UPS overnight delivery Jeffrey Smith Counsel, Appellate Unit U.S. Department of Justice National Security Division 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20530 Jeffrey.Smith5@usdoj.gov Isl Patrick Toomey Patrick Toomey
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