SHERLEY et al v. SEBELIUS et al

Filing 6

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Samuel B. Casey, :Firm- Advocates International, :Address- 8001 Braddock Rd., Suite 300, Springfield, VA 22151. Phone No. - 703-894-1076. by WILLIAM FLYNN, PATRICIA FLYNN, CHRISTIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, JAMES L. SHERLEY, EMBRYOS, THERESA DEISHER, NIGHT-LIGHT CHRISTIAN ADOPTIONS, SHAYNE NELSON, TINA NELSON (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Hungar, Thomas)

SHERLEY et al v. SEBELIUS et al

Doc. 6

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DR. JAMES L. SHERLEY; DR. THERESA DEISHER; NIGHTLIGHT CHRISTIAN ADOPTIONS, individually and as next friend for PLAINTIFF EMBRYOS; SHAYNE AND TINA NELSON; WILLIAM AND PATRICIA FLYNN; CHRISTIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiffs, v. KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; DR. FRANCIS S. COLLINS, in his official capacity as Director of the National Institutes of Health; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Civ. No. 1:09-cv-1575 RCL

MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF SAMUEL B. CASEY Pursuant to Rule 83.2(d) of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Thomas G. Hungar, counsel for Plaintiffs, respectfully moves this Court for an order admitting Samuel B. Casey to the Bar of this Court, pro hac vice, for the purpose of representing Plaintiffs in the above-captioned case. Mr. Casey is knowledgeable regarding the dispute between the parties, and it would be economical and efficient to allow Mr. Casey to appear before this Court.

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Mr. Casey is a member of good standing of the Bar of the State of California, and he has not been admitted pro hac vice to practice before this Court within the past two years. A declaration attesting to these facts is attached. For the foregoing reasons, undersigned counsel respectfully requests that the Court grant this Motion and enter an Order for admission of Mr. Casey pro hac vice in the above-captioned case. A proposed order is attached. DATED: August 26, 2009 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Thomas G. Hungar Thomas G. Hungar, D.C. Bar No. 447783 Bradley J. Lingo, D.C. Bar No. 490131 Ryan G. Koopmans, D.C. Bar No. 986233 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 [phone] Steven H. Aden, D.C. Bar No. 466777 ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND 801 G. Street N.W., Suite 509 Washington, D.C. 20001 [phone]

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned does hereby certify that true and accurate copies of

the foregoing

Plaintiffs' Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of

Samuel B. Casey; Supporting Declaration of

Samuel B. Casey; and (Proposed) Order Granting Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice were
served by First-Class United States Mail, this 26th day of August, 2009, upon the following:

Eric Womack U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division Federal Programs P.O. Box 883 Washington, D.C. 20044
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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on August 26, 2009.

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