Log Cabin Republicans v. United States of America et al

Filing 187

OBJECTIONS to Plaintiff's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law filed by Defendants Donald H Rumsfeld, United States of America. (Parker, Ryan)

1 TONY WEST Assistant Attorney General 2 ANDRÉ BIROTTE, Jr. United States Attorney 3 JOSEPH H. HUNT VINCENT M. GARVEY 4 PAUL G. FREEBORNE W. SCOTT SIMPSON 5 JOSHUA E. GARDNER RYAN B. PARKER 6 U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division 7 Federal Programs Branch P.O. Box 883 8 Washington, D.C. 20044 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mail: paul.freeborne@ usdoj.gov 10 Attorneys for Defendants United States 11 of America and Secretary of Defense 12 13 15 16 v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EASTERN DIVISION Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. CV04-8425 VAP (Ex) DEFENDANTS' OBJECTIONS TO PLAINTIFF'S PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW Judge: Hon. Virginia A. Phillips Trial Date: July 13, 2010

14 LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS,

17 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ROBERT M. GATES, Secretary of 18 Defense, 19 20 21 22 23 Defendants.

Pursuant to Local Rule 52-7, Defendants hereby notify the Court that

24 Defendants do not lodge any objections to the "form" of Plaintiff's Proposed 25 Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. As set forth in the briefing and 26 argument in this case, however, Defendants disagree with the substance of 27 Plaintiff's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and hereby 28
DEFENDANTS' OBJECTIONS TO PLAINTIFF'S PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL DIVISION, FEDERAL PROGRAMS BRANCH P.O. BOX 883, BEN FRANKLIN STATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20044 [phone]

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1 preserves those objections for trial, including evidentiary objections set forth in the 2 motions in limine filed with the Court. 3 4 Dated: June 21, 2010 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
DEFENDANTS' OBJECTIONS TO PLAINTIFF'S PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL DIVISION, FEDERAL PROGRAMS BRANCH P.O. BOX 883, BEN FRANKLIN STATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20044 [phone]

Respectfully submitted, TONY WEST Assistant Attorney General ANDRÉ BIROTTE, Jr. United States Attorney JOSEPH H. HUNT Branch Director VINCENT M. GARVEY Deputy Branch Director Paul G. Freeborne PAUL G. FREEBORNE W. SCOTT SIMPSON JOSHUA E. GARDNER RYAN B. PARKER Trial Attorneys U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division Attorneys for Defendants United States of America and Secretary of Defense

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