Perry et al v. Schwarzenegger et al

Filing 104

ORDER re motions to intervene. (vrwlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/13/2009)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 United United States District Court For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 KRISTIN M PERRY, SANDRA B STIER, PAUL T KATAMI and JEFFREY J ZARRILLO Plaintiffs, 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, Defendant-Intervenors / / No C 09-2292 VRW ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Three separate non-profit groups ­ Our Family Coalition, Lavender Seniors of the East Bay and Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays ­ seek to intervene on the side of plaintiffs herein, Doc #79, and seek to shorten time for that motion to be heard, Doc #85. Both plaintiffs and the intervenor defendants Doc ##88, 89. Another non-

oppose the motion to shorten time.

profit group ­ Campaign for California Families ­ seeks to intervene on the side of defendants herein. Doc #91.

In order to determine and properly align all parties to this lawsuit promptly and avoid piecemeal decision-making, now therefore: 1. Any motion to intervene herein on behalf of any interested person or entity must be filed not later than July 24, 2009; Responses or opposition to all such motions to intervene must be filed not later than August 7, 2009; Reply memoranda in connection with such motions to intervene must be filed not later than August 14, 2009; and the time to hear and argue all such motions to intervene are shortened to August 19, 2009 at 10 AM.

Accordingly, the clerk shall terminate Doc #85.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

VAUGHN R WALKER United States District Chief Judge 2