Joint Status Report and Stipulated Request to Continue Holding Proceedings in Abeyance, Oakley et al. v. Cardona (docketed as Oakley v. DeVos), No. 4:20-cv-03215 (N.D. Cal.), Doc. 65 (April 9, 2021)

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Joint Status Report and Stipulated Request to Continue Holding Proceedings in Abeyance, Document 65 in Oakley et al. v. Cardona, Case No. 4:20-cv-3215-YGR, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Oakland Division, filed April 9, 2021. Submitted pursuant to the Court's Order of February 8, 2021, it states that following the change in Department leadership on January 20, 2021, the Department continues to work towards publishing a final rule or taking other action on comments regarding the IFR. The parties request that proceedings remain in abeyance for an additional sixty days, after which they would file a joint status report on whether to proceed with cross-motions for summary judgment. The signature block for Defendants shows /s/ Kathryn L. Wyer.

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“Joint Status Report and Stipulated Request to Continue Holding Proceedings in Abeyance, Oakley et al. v. Cardona (docketed as Oakley v. DeVos), No. 4:20-cv-03215 (N.D. Cal.), Doc. 65 (April 9, 2021).” Original at storage.courtlistener.com. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/status-report-oakley-et-al-v-devos-no-4-20-cv-03215-n-d-cal-doc-65-apr-3100db1a7a/, SHA-256 53291226c1121ade811c0ab0ac2e4e9a8631b1663471043318fa01652a35528e.

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Case 4:20-cv-03215-YGR Document 65 Filed 04/09/21 Page 1 of 5

1 BRIAN M. BOYNTON
Acting Assistant Attorney General
2 MARCIA BERMAN
Assistant Director, Federal Programs Branch
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KATHRYN L. WYER (Utah Bar No. 9846)
4 M. ANDREW ZEE (California Bar No. 272510)
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division
5 1100 L Street, N.W., Room 12014
Tel. (202) 616-8475
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kathryn.wyer@usdoj.gov
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 OAKLAND DIVISION

11 ELOY ORTIZ OAKLEY, in his official Case No. 4:20-cv-3215-YGR
capacity as Chancellor of California
12 Community Colleges et al., JOINT STATUS REPORT AND
13 STIPULATED REQUEST TO
Plaintiffs, CONTINUE HOLDING
14 v. PROCEEDINGS IN ABEYANCE
15 MIGUEL CARDONA, in his official Judge: Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
16 capacity as the United States Secretary of Trial Date: None Set
Education 1; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF Action Filed: May 11, 2020
17 EDUCATION, Hearing date: [in abeyance]
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20 The parties respectfully submit this joint status report pursuant to the Court’s Order of

21 February 8, 2021, and further stipulate, and respectfully request, that the Court continue to hold

22 proceedings in this action in abeyance. The parties have conferred and report as follows:
23 Following the change in Department leadership on January 20, 2021, the Department
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25 raised in comments submitted regarding the IFR at issue in this case. In light of the Department’s
26 continuing consideration, counsel for Defendants conferred with counsel for Plaintiffs, and the
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this action.
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1 Parties have agreed and jointly request that proceedings in this case be held in abeyance for an
2 additional sixty days. 2 The Parties further agree and propose that, at the end of this sixty-day
3 period, the Parties will file a joint status report apprising the Court of the status of the
4 Department’s consideration and whether the Parties wish to proceed with briefing cross-motions
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The Parties thus respectfully request that the Court continue to hold proceedings in this
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action in abeyance and order the parties to file a joint status report no later than sixty days from
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the date of the Court’s order, apprising the Court of the status of the Department’s consideration
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and whether the Parties wish to proceed with briefing cross-motions for summary judgment,
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including, if applicable, a revised briefing schedule.
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Dated: April 9, 2021 Respectfully submitted,
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BRIAN M. BOYNTON
14 Acting Assistant Attorney General
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MARCIA BERMAN
16 Assistant Director, Federal Programs Branch

17 /s/ Kathryn L. Wyer
KATHRYN L. WYER (Utah Bar No. 9846)
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M. ANDREW ZEE (California Bar No. 272510)
19 United States Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
20 1100 L Street, N.W., Room 12014
Washington, DC 20005
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Tel: (202) 616-8475
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Attorneys for Defendants
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Dated: April 9, 2021 MATTHEW RODRIQUEZ
25 Acting Attorney General of California
CHERYL FEINER
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Three other pending cases, one in the Eastern District of Washington, and two in the District of
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Massachusetts, also challenging the IFR, have also been held in abeyance. See Washington v.
28 Cardona, No. 2:20-cv-182 (E.D. Wash.); Noerand v. Cardona, No. 1:20-cv-11271 (D. Mass.);
Massachusetts v. Cardona, No. 1:20-cv-11600 (D. Mass.).
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MICHAEL NEWMAN
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Senior Assistant Attorneys General
2 CHRISTINE CHUANG
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
3 JULIA HARUMI MASS
LEE I. SHERMAN
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SHUBHRA SHIVPURI
5 JOSHUA SONDHEIMER

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Deputy Attorneys General
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ATTORNEY ATTESTATION
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2 Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I, Kathryn Wyer, hereby attest that concurrence in
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[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION
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2 On April 9, 2021, the Parties filed a Joint Status Report and Stipulated Request to
3 Continue Holding Proceedings in Abeyance. Upon this submission and stipulation of the Parties,
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and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT proceedings in this action
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continue to be held in abeyance. The Parties shall file a Joint Status Report no later than sixty
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days from the date of this Order, apprising the Court of the current status of the Department’s
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consideration; whether the Parties wish to proceed with briefing cross-motions for summary
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judgment; and, if applicable, proposing a revised briefing schedule.
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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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The Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
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