Arizona, State of et al v. United States of America et al

Filing 54

MOTION to Supplement the Record by Arizona, State of, Janice K Brewer, Robert C Halliday, William Humble. (Davis, Lori)

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THOMAS C. HORNE
Attorney General
Firm Bar No. 14000

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Kevin D. Ray, No. 007485
Lori S. Davis, No. 027875
Aubrey Joy Corcoran, No. 025423
Assistant Attorneys General
1275 West Washington Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85007-2926
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

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STATE OF ARIZONA, et al.,

Case No. 11-CV-01072-PHX-SRB

Plaintiffs,

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vs.

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO
SUPPLEMENT THE RECORD

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,

(Honorable Susan R. Bolton)

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Defendants.

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COME NOW the Plaintiffs State of Arizona; Janice K. Brewer, Governor of the State

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of Arizona, in her Official Capacity; Will Humble, Director of Arizona Department of Health

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Services, in his Official Capacity; and Robert C. Halliday, Director of Arizona Department of

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Public Safety, in his Official Capacity (collectively “Plaintiffs”), through undersigned counsel,

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and hereby move to supplement the record to bring to this Court’s attention recent activity

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with regard to medical marijuana. As these activities may impact the Court’s determination of

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the case at bar, including the pending motions to dismiss, the Plaintiffs move for permission to

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supplement the record with the following documents, attached hereto as exhibits:

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Open Letter from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to All Federal Firearms Licensees
(September 21, 2011)

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Redacted Letter from United States Attorney for the Northern District
of California Melinda Haag to Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Trustee/Executor (September 28, 2011)

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Statement of Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee (September
29, 2011)

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Cease and Desist Notices from United States Attorney for the
Southern District of California Laura E. Duffy to 23 Medical
Marijuana Dispensaries (October 4, 2011)

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Drug Enforcement Agency Press Release, “California’s Top Federal
Law Enforcement Officials Announce Enforcement Actions Against
State’s Widespread and Illegal Marijuana Industry” (October 7, 2011)

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“US attorney eyes going after media running pot ads,” The San Diego
Union-Tribune, http://signonsandiego.com (October 13, 2011)

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The federal defendants oppose this motion to supplement the record. At the time of
filing, Plaintiffs have not heard whether the non-federal defendants oppose this motion to
supplement the record.
DATED this 18th day of October, 2011.
THOMAS C. HORNE
Attorney General

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/s/ Lori S. Davis

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Kevin D. Ray
Lori S. Davis
Aubrey Joy Corcoran
Assistant Attorneys General

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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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 18th
day of October, 2011 to:
Scott Risner, Esq.
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001

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Brian Bergin, Esq.
Rose Law Group
6613 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 200
Scottsdale, AZ 85250

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Lisa T. Hauser, Esq.
Gammage & Burnham
Two North Central, 15th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Thomas W. Dean, Esq.
Thomas W. Dean Esq. PLC
323 N Leroux Street, Suite 101
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Ezekiel R. Edwards, Esq.
American Civil Liberties Union
1101 Pacific Avenue, Suite 333
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Thomas P. Liddy, Esq.
Maricopa County Attorney’s Office
222 North Central Avenue, Suite 1100
Phoenix, AZ 85004
By: /s/ Phil Londen
#2341097v2

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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

A.

Open Letter from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives to All Federal Firearms Licensees (September 21, 2011)

B.

Redacted Letter from United States Attorney for the Northern District of
California Melinda Haag to Medical Marijuana Dispensary Trustee/Executor
(September 28, 2011)

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Statement of Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chafee (September 29, 2011)

D.

Cease and Desist Notices from United States Attorney for the Southern District of
California Laura E. Duffy to 23 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries (October 4,
2011)

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Drug Enforcement Agency Press Release, “California’s Top Federal Law
Enforcement Officials Announce Enforcement Actions Against State’s
Widespread and Illegal Marijuana Industry” (October 7, 2011)

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“US attorney eyes going after media running pot ads,” The San Diego UnionTribune, http://signonsandiego.com (October 13, 2011)