UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAMES L...

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

JAMES L. SHERLEY, et al.,

Appellees,

v.

KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, et al.,

Appellants.

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No. 10-5287

[District Court Case

No. 1:09-cv-01575-RCL]

Motion of the Genetics Policy Institute, Inc.

For Leave To File Brief Amicus Curiae

Pursuant to Fed. R. App. Proc. 29 and D.C. Cir. R. 29, the Genetics Policy

Institute, Inc. (“GPI”) moves for leave to file a brief amicus curiae in the above-

captioned appeal in conjunction with the State of Wisconsin and other amici in

support of Appellants. The State of Wisconsin is filing the brief amicus curiae as of

right pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 29(a).

GPI is a nonprofit public-interest organization devoted to promoting and

defending stem-cell research (including human embryonic stem-cell research) and

other cutting-edge medical research. GPI’s activities include co-sponsoring the

World Stem Cell Summit, an annual conference that brings together researchers,

industry leaders, policymakers, advocates, patients, and others; publishing the

World Stem Cell Report, an annual collection of articles dealing with a wide range

Case: 10-5287 Document: 1272535 Filed: 10/19/2010 Page: 1

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of issues relating to stem-cell research; promoting education about stem-cell

research; and engaging in other public-outreach activities.

The amicus brief in which GPI seeks to join will provide the Court with

information and argument relevant with respect to the severe adverse impact of the

preliminary injunction on third parties and on the strong public interest in the

continued funding of research using embryonic stem cells. These elements of the

familiar four-factor test for a preliminary injunction are the primary areas

addressed in the amicus brief supporting Appellants’ position that the District

Court erred in entering the preliminary injunction.1

(In addition, GPI has submitted an amicus memorandum in the district court,

in opposition to the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, along with an

unopposed motion for leave to file the memorandum. That memorandum is

separate from the amicus brief submitted in the district court by the Coalition for

the Advancement of Medical Research.)

The Court has established an expedited briefing schedule in this case. (Dkt.

1268997.) However, that schedule does not reflect a deadline for amicus briefs.

The amicus brief in which GPI is joining was filed on October 18, 2010, two

business days after the filing of the Brief for Appellants and ten days before the

1 See, e.g., Davis v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., 571 F.3d 1288, 1291 (D.C. Cir. 2009);

Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches v. England, 454 F.3d 290, 297 (D.C. Cir. 2006).


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October 28, 2010, due date for the Brief for Appellees, who will have ample time

to respond to arguments set forth in the brief.

Counsel for Defendants/Appellants have authorized the undersigned to state

that Defendants/Appellants consent to GPI’s amicus participation. Counsel for

Plaintiffs/Appellees have indicated that they were willing to consent to GPI’s

amicus participation only in a consolidated amicus brief filed on behalf of all amici

in support of Appellants. However, pursuant to this Court’s sua sponte order, the

Regents of the University of California are filing their own amicus brief in support

of Appellants and have not agreed to file a consolidated brief with other amici

supporting Appellants. Accordingly, although GPI is participating in a con-

solidated amicus brief on behalf of all other amici supporting Appellants—one of

whom is entitled to file a brief as a matter of right—the condition required for

Appellees’ consent is not satisfied.

WHEREFORE, GPI requests that it be granted leave to participate as amicus

curiae in a consolidated brief filed by the State of Wisconsin and other amici.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Neal Goldfarb

Neal Goldfarb, D.C. Bar No. 337881

BUTZEL LONG TIGHE PATTON, PLLC

1747 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 300

Washington, D.C. 20006

(202) 454-2826

[email protected]


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Counsel for Movant

Genetics Policy Institute, Inc.

Dated: October 19, 2010


Certificate of Service

I hereby certify that on October 19, 2010, I filed and served the foregoing

Motion of the Genetics Policy Institute for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae with

the clerk of the Court by causing a copy to be electronically filed via the appellate

CM/ECF system.

I further certify that the motion was served on the following by the CM/ECF

system:

Thomas G. Hungar, Esq.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300

Washington, DC 20036-5306

[email protected]

Bradley Jason Lingo, Esq.



Washington, DC 20036

[email protected]

Samuel B. Casey, Esq.

Advocates International

8001 Braddock Road, Suite 300

Springfield, VA 22151

[email protected]

Steven Henry Aden, Esq.

Alliance Defense Fund

801 G Street, NW, Suite 509


[email protected]


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Thomas M Johnson, Esq.


1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW


[email protected]

Beth S. Brinkmann, Esq.

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Division, Appellate Staff

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW


[email protected]

Mark B. Stern, Esq.





[email protected]

R. Craig Lawrence, Esq.

U.S. Attorney's Office

Civil Division

555 4th Street, NW


[email protected]

Stephanie Robin Marcus, Esq.





[email protected]


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Abby Christine Wright, Esq.

U.S. Department of



[email protected]

Jon E. Pettibone, Esq.

Quarles & Brady

411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 240

Milwaukee, WI 53202-4497

[email protected]

Andrew T. Karron, Esq.

Arnold & Porter

555 Twelfth Street, NW


[email protected]

Robert Charrow, Esq.

Greenberg Traurig LLP

2101 L Street, NW


[email protected]

/s/ Neal Goldfarb

Neal Goldfarb


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No. 10-5287

Genetics Policy Institute, Inc.

Neal Goldfarb

[email protected]

Butzel Long Tighe Patton, PLLC

1747 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20006

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Entry of Appearance with the clerk of the Court by causing a copy to be

electronically filed via the appellate CM/ECF system.

I further certify that the Entry of Appearance was served on the following by

the CM/ECF system:





[email protected]





[email protected]





[email protected]





[email protected]






[email protected]







[email protected]

Mark B. Stern, Esq.





[email protected]



Civil Division

555 4th Street, NW


[email protected]






[email protected]



U.S. Department of



[email protected]


Quarles & Brady



[email protected]


Arnold & Porter



[email protected]



2101 L Street, NW


[email protected]

/s/ Neal Goldfarb

Neal Goldfarb


UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

JAMES SHERLEY et al.,

Plaintiffs/Appellees,

v.

KATHLEEN SIBELIUS et al.,

Defendants/Appellants.

No. 10-5287

Corporate Disclosure Statement

Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 26.1 and Circuit Rule 26.1, amicus curiae

Genetics Policy Institute states that it has no parent corporation and that no

publicly owned corporation owns 10% or more of its stock.

/s/ Neal Goldfarb

Neal Goldfarb

Butzel Long Tighe Patton, PLLC

1747 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 300


(202) 454-2826

[email protected]

Counsel for Amicus Curiae

Genetics Policy Institute




Corporate Disclosure Statement with the clerk of the Court by causing a copy to

be electronically filed via the appellate CM/ECF system.

I further certify that the disclosure statement was served on the following by

the CM/ECF system:





[email protected]





[email protected]





[email protected]





[email protected]






[email protected]







[email protected]

Mark B. Stern, Esq.





[email protected]



Civil Division

555 4th Street, NW


[email protected]






[email protected]



U.S. Department of



[email protected]


Quarles & Brady



[email protected]


Arnold & Porter



[email protected]



2101 L Street, NW


[email protected]

/s/ Neal Goldfarb

Neal Goldfarb


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