R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY et al v. UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION et al

Filing 22

MOTION for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae by WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Amicus Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(znmw, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY;
LORILLARD TOBACCO COMPANY;
COMMONWEALTH BRANDS, INC.;
LIGGETT GROUP LLC; and SANTA FE
NATURAL TOBACCO COMPANY, INC.,

CIVIL ACTION NO: 11-1482(RCL)

Plaintiffs,
v.
UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION; MARGARET
HAMBURG, Commissioner of the United
States Food and Drug Administration; and
KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, Secretary of the
United States Department of Health and
Human Services,
Defendants.
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ORDER
The Washington Legal Foundation having filed a motion for leave to file an amicus
curiae brief in support of Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction; and the parties having no
objection to the motion; and the Court having fully considered the premises; now therefore it is
hereby
ORDERED on this _____ day of September, 2011, that the motion for leave to file an
amicus curiae brief is GRANTED.

______________________________
Hon. Richard J. Leon
United States District Judge