07-13-09 Order By Judge Vaughn Walker On Motion To Intervene

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KRISTIN M PERRY, SANDRA B STIER, PAUL T KATAMI and JEFFREY J ZARRILLO

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Plaintiffs,

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United States District Court For the Northern District of California

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No

ORDER

v ARNORLD SCHWARZENEGGER, in his official capacity as governor of California; EDMUND G BROWN JR, in his official capacity as attorney general of California; MARK B HORTON, in his official capacity as director of the California Department of Public Health and state registrar of vital statistics; LINETTE SCOTT, in her official capacity as deputy director of health information & strategic planning for the California Department of Public Health; PATRICK O’CONNELL, in his official capacity as clerkrecorder of the County of Alameda; and DEAN C LOGAN, in his official capacity as registrarrecorder/county clerk for the County of Los Angeles, Defendants / DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH, GAIL J KNIGHT, MARTIN F GUTIERREZ, HAKSHING WILLIAM TAM and MARK A JANSSON, as official proponents of Proposition 8,

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Case3:09-cv-02292-VRW Document104

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Three separate non-profit groups – Our Family Coalition,

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Lavender Seniors of the East Bay and Parents and Friends of

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Lesbians and Gays – seek to intervene on the side of plaintiffs

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herein, Doc #79, and seek to shorten time for that motion to be

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heard, Doc #85.

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oppose the motion to shorten time.

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profit group – Campaign for California Families – seeks to

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intervene on the side of defendants herein.

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Both plaintiffs and the intervenor defendants Doc ##88, 89.

Another non-

Doc #91.

In order to determine and properly align all parties to

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this lawsuit promptly and avoid piecemeal decision-making, now

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therefore:

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Any motion to intervene herein on behalf of any

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interested person or entity must be filed not later than

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July 24, 2009;

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2.

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Responses or opposition to all such motions to intervene must be filed not later than August 7, 2009;

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Reply memoranda in connection with such motions to

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intervene must be filed not later than August 14, 2009;

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and the time to hear and argue all such motions to

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intervene are shortened to August 19, 2009 at 10 AM.

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Accordingly, the clerk shall terminate Doc #85.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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VAUGHN R WALKER United States District Chief Judge

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