National Federation of the Blind, et al v. Arizona Board of Regents, et al

Filing 27

RESPONSE in Opposition re 3 MOTION to Expedite Discovery Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Expedited Discovery filed by Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona State University. (Hudson, Lisa)

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TERRY GODDARD
Attorney General
Lisa K. Hudson, 012597
Alisa Blandford, 022901
Assistant Attorney General
1275 W. Washington
Phoenix, Arizona 85007-2997
Telephone: [phone]
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

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The NATIONAL FEDERATION OF
THE BLIND, The AMERICAN
COUNCIL OF THE BLIND, and
DARRELL SHANDROW,
Plaintiff,

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DEFENDANTS’ OPPOSITION TO
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR
EXPEDITED DISCOVERY

vs.

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Case No: CV09-01359 GMS

The ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS
and ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

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(Assigned to Honorable G. Murray Snow)
Defendants.

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Defendants Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) and Arizona State University
(ASU) oppose Plaintiffs’ Motion for Expedited Discovery.
MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES
Plaintiffs’ motion fails to establish sufficient grounds for their request. They

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argue that expedited discovery is necessary because they are seeking a preliminary

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injunction. As discussed in Defendants’ opposition to that motion, Plaintiffs cannot

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establish a likelihood of success on the merits or likely irreparable harm. None of the

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discovery Plaintiffs seek to expedite will aid their ability to prove or argue the merits of

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their claims, particularly in regard to the lack of irreparable harm. In addition, Plaintiffs’

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motion was filed before this Court’s order setting an expedited scheduling conference

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(Document # 24). By the time of that conference, the Plaintiffs will have Defendants’

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Initial Disclosure Statement. Plaintiffs will also be able to conduct discovery in the

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normal course. For these reasons, the Court should deny Plaintiffs’ motion.

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Respectfully submitted this 24th day of July, 2009.
Terry Goddard
Attorney General

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s/ Lisa K. Hudson__________
Lisa K. Hudson
Assistant Attorney General
Attorney for Defendants

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I certify that I electronically
transmitted the attached document
to the Clerk’s Office using the
CM/ECF System for filing and
transmittal of a Notice of Electronic
Filing to the following, if CM/ECF
registrants, and mailed a copy of
same to any non-registrants, this
this 24th day of July, 2009 to:

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Andrew S. Friedman
Guy A. Hansen
BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, FRIEDMAN & BALINT, P.C.
2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 1000
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Daniel F. Goldstein
Mehgan Sidhu
BROWN, GOLDSTEIN & LEVY, LLP
120 E. Baltimore St., Suite 1700
Baltimore, MD 21202
Amy Robertson
FOX & ROBERTSON, P.C.
104 Broadway, Suite 400
Denver, CO 80203

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Eve Hill
1667 K St. NW, Suite 640
Washington, DC 20006

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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s/ Chris Austin
Secretary to Lisa K. Hudson

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