Related Issues: Free Speech, Privacy
Long Haul v Regents of the University of California
EFF and the ACLU of Northern California filed suit in federal court on January 14, 2009 to protect the privacy and free speech rights of two San Francisco Bay Area community organizations after the groups' computers were seized and the data copied by federal and local law enforcement. Both organizations, Long Haul and the East Bay Prisoner Support Group (EBPS), are publishers of information for social and political activists.
Documents
- December 22, 2009 Amended Joint Case Management Statement[PDF, 173.49 KB]
- December 21, 2009 Stipulation and Order Re: Dismissal of First Amendment Claims Against University Defendants[PDF, 92.91 KB]
- November 30, 2009 Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants' Motions[PDF, 69.83 KB]
- October 13, 2009 Defendants Shaffer and Hart's Supplemental Briefing[PDF, 82.24 KB]
- September 29, 2009 Long Haul and East Bay Prisoner Support's Supplemental Briefing[PDF, 181.97 KB]
- September 25, 2009 Joint Case Management Statement[PDF, 173.52 KB]
- September 14, 2009 Order Requiring Supplemental Briefing[PDF, 21.93 KB]
- July 31, 2009 Defendants Hart, Shaffer, and United States' Reply Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss[PDF, 131.55 KB]
- July 24, 2009 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss of Defendants Hart and Shaffer and Defendant United States[PDF, 348.55 KB]
- July 6, 2009
Declaration of Jonathan U. Lee in Support of United States' Motion to Dismiss[PDF, 54.79 KB]
- Exhibit A: Search Warrant Application[PDF, 1.21 MB]
- Defendant United States of America Motion to Dismiss[PDF, 90.21 KB]
- July 2, 2009 Defendants Harrison; Alberts; Kasiske; Macadam; Zuniga; and Bauer's Answer to First Amended Complaint[PDF, 215.75 KB]
- Defendants Shaffer and Hart's Motion to Dismiss[PDF, 172.15 KB]
- June 12, 2009 Stipulation and Order Re: Dismissal of Defendant Bauer[PDF, 40.14 KB]
- June 11, 2009
Stipulation and Proposed Order Re: Dismissal of Defendant Bauer[PDF, 25.82 KB]
- Exhibit A: Declaration of Bruce Bauer[PDF, 67.23 KB]
- May 28, 2009 First Amended Complaint[PDF, 239.89 KB]
- May 1, 2009
Declaration of Jonathan U. Lee in Support of Defendant Hart's Motion to Dismiss[PDF, 49.93 KB]
- Exhibit A: Search Warrant Application[PDF, 1.21 MB]
- Defendant Hart's Motion to Dismiss[PDF, 166.34 KB]
- April 10, 2009
Declaration of Jonathan U. Lee in Support of Defendants FBI and Shaffer's Motion to Dismiss[PDF, 49.14 KB]
- Exhibit A: Search Warrant Application[PDF, 1.21 MB]
- Exhibit B: Long Haul and East Bay Prisoner Support's Claims for Damages[PDF, 1.85 MB]
- Defendants FBI; Shaffer's Motion to Dismiss[PDF, 187.20 KB]
- March 24, 2009 Order Setting Briefing Schedule[PDF, 20.04 KB]
- March 23, 2009 Defendants Regents; Harrison; Alberts; Kasiske; Macadam; Zuniga; and Bauer's Motion to Dismiss[PDF, 114.69 KB]
- February 25, 2009 Initial Scheduling Conference Order[PDF, 21.85 KB]
- January 14, 2009 Complaint[PDF, 230.41 KB]
Press Releases
- January 14, 2009 Community Organizations and Publishers Sue FBI and Other Agencies Over Illegal Computer Searches
In The News
- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE | November 30, 2009 Berkeley activists can sue over federal raid
- ARS TECHNICA | January 15, 2009 Activist newspaper sues FBI over wrongful computer raid
- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE | January 15, 2009 Activist group sues UC, claiming illegal search
- BAY CITY NEWS | January 14, 2009 SF: Two Berkeley Groups Sue Over Search in Which 14 Computers Were Seized
- BERKELEY DAILY PLANET | January 15, 2009 Long Haul Sues UC, FBI, County
Want to learn how you can defend free speech, stand up for privacy, fight for government transparency, support consumer rights, and protect your right to innovation in the digital world? Visit http://eff.org/fight to find ways to help.
