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EVANS v. SYNOPSYS, INC.

No. 20-16416, No. 20-16538, No. 20-16826.

34 F.4th 762 (2022)

Will EVANS; The Center For Investigative Reporting, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SYNOPSYS, INC., Intervenor-Appellant, and U.S. Department of Labor, Defendant-Appellee. Will Evans; The Center For Investigative Reporting, Plaintiffs-Cross-Appellants, v. Synopsys, Inc., Intervenor-Cross-Appellee, and U.S. Department of Labor, Defendant. Will Evans; The Center For Investigative Reporting, Plaintiffs, v. Synopsys, Inc., Intervenor-Cross-Appellee, and U.S. Department of Labor, Defendant-Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 12, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Loeb (argued) and James A. Flynn , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, D.C.; Denise M. Mingrone and Robert L. Uriarte , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Menlo Park, California; for Intervenor-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Casen B. Ross (argued) and Mark B. Stern , Appellate Staff; Stephanie M. Hinds , Acting United States Attorney; Brian M. Boynton , Acting Assistant Attorney General; Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

D. Victoria Baranetsky (argued), Center for Investigative Reporting, Emeryville, California; Steven A. Hirsch , Matthew M. Werdegar , and Joel F. Wacks , Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP, San Francisco, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Katie Townsend , Adam A. Marshall , and Gunita Singh , Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and 33 Media Organizations.

John P. Elwood and Janine M. Lopez , Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, D.C.; Tara S. Morrissey and Paul V. Lettow , U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.

Before: Richard R. Clifton and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges, and Michael J. McShane, District Judge.

OPINION

This case began as a straightforward Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") dispute, but it now presents a surprisingly complex civil procedure question: Did Synopsys, a prospective intervenor, file a timely notice of appeal?

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