

                       GENERAL DOCKET FOR
                 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals Docket #: 96-17143                          Filed: 12/5/96
Nsuit: 2895  Freedom of Info act (USdf)
Kucernak v. FBI, et al, et al
Appeal from: District of Arizona (Phoenix)

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Case type information:
     1) civil
     2) US
     3)
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Lower court information:











     District: 0970-2 : CV-93-00230-PGR
     presiding judge: Paul G. Rosenblatt, District Judge
     court reporter: Vicki Reger, Court Reporter
     Date Filed: 2/2/93
     Date order/judgment: 10/10/96
     Date NOA filed: 10/18/96
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Fee status: in forma pauperis

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Prior cases:
   None
Current cases:
   None


Docket as of April 9, 1998 1:26 am               Page 1


Proceedings include all events.
96-17143 Kucernak v. FBI, et al, et al

FRANK KUCERNAK                    Frank Kucernak
     Plaintiff - Appellant        602/831-5297
                                  [COR LD NTC prs]
                                  948 E. Carmen Drive
                                  Tempe, AZ 85283


   v.

THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF             Cynthia M. Parsons
INVESTIGATION                     602-514-7500
     Defendant - Appellee         Suite 4000
                                  [COR LD NTC aus]
                                  USPX - OFFICE OF THE U.S.
                                  ATTORNEY
                                  230 North First Avenue
                                  Phoenix, AZ 85025

                                  Leonard Schaitman, Esq.
                                  FTS 514-9405
                                  202/514-3441
                                  Room 3617, MAIN
                                  [COR LD NTC]
                                  Deborah R. Kant
                                  Below Address Terminated on 11/28/97
                                  FTS 514-9405
                                  202/514-3518
                                  Room 3617 MAIN
                                  [COR LD NTC ret]
                                  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                  Civil Division
                                  Appellate Staff
                                  950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
                                  Washington, DC 20530-0001

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY          Cynthia M. Parsons
     Defendant - Appellee         (See above)
                                  [COR LD NTC aus]

                                  Leonard Schaitman, Esq.
                                  (See above)
                                  [COR LD NTC]
                                  Deborah R. Kant
                                  Below Address Terminated on 11/28/97
                                  (See above)
                                  [COR LD NTC ret]

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY       Cynthia M. Parsons
     Defendant - Appellee         (See above)
                                  [COR LD NTC aus]

                                  Leonard Schaitman, Esq.
                                  (See above)
                                  [COR LD NTC]

Docket as of April 9, 1998 1:26 am               Page 2

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96-17143 Kucernak v. FBI, et al, et al

                                  Deborah R. Kant
                                  Below Address Terminated on 11/28/97
                                  (See above)
                                  [COR LD NTC ret]




Docket as of April 9, 1998 1:26 am               Page 3

Proceedings include all events.
96-17143 Kucernak v. FBI, et al, et al

FRANK KUCERNAK

               Plaintiff - Appellant


   v.

THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION; NATIONAL SECURITY
AGENCY; CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

               Defendants - Appellees



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12/5/96          DOCKETED CAUSE AND ENTERED APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL.  CADS
                 SENT (Y/N): no. setting schedule as follows: appellant's
                 designation of RT is due 10/28/96; appellee's designation
                 of RT is due 11/7/96,, ; appellant shall order transcript
                 by 11/18/96; court reporter shall file transcript in DC by
                 12/18/96; certificate of record shall be filed by 12/26/96 ;
                  appellant's opening brief is due 2/3/97; appellees' brief
                 is due 3/5/97,, ; appellants' reply brief is due 3/19/97;
                 [96-17143] (dg)

12/5/96          Filed certificate of record on appeal  RT filed in DC N/T
                 [96-17143] (dg)

1/27/97          14 day oral extension by phone of time to file Appellant
                 Frank Kucernak brief.  [96-17143] appellants' brief due
                 2/18/97 for Frank Kucernak; appellees' brief due 3/20/97
                 for CIA, for National Security, for FBI; the optional reply
                 is due 14 days thereafter. (clp)

2/18/97          Received Aplt's brief in original & 7 copies 22 pages; 5
                 Exc. Rec. (Informal: y) deficient: (needs certificate of
                 compliance); notified aplt.; served on 2/12/97; response to
                 brief deficiency notice due 3/4/97. (gva)

2/27/97          Received Aplt's satisfaction of (major) brief deficiency:
                 (Certificate of compliance) [96-17143] (gva)

2/27/97          Filed original and 7 copies Aplt's opening brief (Informal:
                 y) 22 pages; 5 Exc. Rec.; served on 2/12/97  [96-17143] (gva)

3/12/97          Filed Aples' motion to extend time to file appellee's brief;
                  served on 3/11/97 (WIP per Promo) [3191949] (gva)

3/26/97          Filed order Promo: (Deputy Clerk: jlc) Aples' mtn for an
                 ex.tm in which to file the ans br is granted. The ans br is
                 due 4/18/97. The optional rpy br is due 14 days from
                 service of the ans br. [3191949-1]  [96-17143] (gva)

4/9/97           Received notice of appearance of Deborah Kant and Leonard
                 Schaitman as csls for aples; served on 4/4/97 (Casefiles)
                 [96-17143] (gva)

4/21/97          Filed original and 15 copies Aples' 31 pages brief, 5
                 Supplemental Exc. Rec.; served on 4/18/97  [96-17143] (gva)

5/2/97           Filed original and 7 copies Aplt's reply brief, (Informal:
                 y) 4 pages; served on 4/28/97 [96-17143] (gva)

5/30/97          Calendar check performed [96-17143] (mw)

6/5/97           Screening letter sent. [96-17143] (th)




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10/27/97         Filed, as of 12/5/96, certified record on appeal in 2 Vols.
                 (total): 2 Clerks' Rec.; (2 bulky documents in one expando
                 (Orig) (per Records) [96-17143] (gva)

11/4/97          SUBMITTED TO SCREENING PANEL 273. ( Oral)  [96-17143]
                 [96-17143] (th)

11/6/97          FILED MEMORANDUM OPINION: AFFIRMED (Terminated on the
                 Merits after Submission Without Oral Hearing; Affirmed;
                 Written, Unsigned, Unpublished. Procter R. HUG; Harry
                 PREGERSON; Robert R. BEEZER, author) FILED AND ENTERED
                 JUDGMENT.   [96-17143] (gva)

11/18/97         [3342823] Filed original and 40 copies Aplt's petition for
                 rehearing with suggestion for rehearing en banc; 7 pages;
                 served on 11/16/97 (Staff) [96-17143] (gva)

1/15/98          Filed order (Procter R. HUG, Harry PREGERSON, Robert R.
                 BEEZER): ... The petition for rehearing is denied and the
                 suggestion for rehearing en banc is rejected.  [96-17143]
                 (gva)

1/29/98          MANDATE ISSUED [96-17143] (gva)

2/12/98          Received notice from Supreme Court: petition for certiorari
                 filed Supreme Court No. 97-7814 filed on 2/9/98.
                 (Casefiles) [96-17143] (gva)

4/8/98           Filed Supreme Court order, certiorari denied on 3/30/98.
                 Supreme Court No. 97-7814 (Casefiles) [96-17143] (gva)



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