COCKRUM et al v. DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC. et al

Filing 52

RESPONSE re 51 MOTION to Intervene (on behalf of all parties) filed by DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC.. (Carvin, Michael)

Case 1:17-cv-01370-ESH Document 52 Filed 03/08/18 Page 1 of 3

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

ROY COCKRUM,

ET AL .,

Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. 1:17-cv-1370-ESH

DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT,
INC. ET AL .,
Defendants.

JOINT OPPOSITION OF PLAINTIFFS AND DEFENDANTS
TO DAVID A. GOLDEN’S MOTION TO INTERVENE

Plaintiffs Roy Cockrum, Scott Comer, and Eric Schoenberg and Defendants Donald
J. Trump for President, Inc. and Roger Stone jointly oppose David A. Golden’s motion
to intervene. Intervention requires “an interest relating to the … transaction that is
the subject of the action” or “a claim or defense that shares with the main action a
question of law or fact.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(a)–(b). The proposed intervenor does not
satisfy these standards. His claims—which appear to concern allegations of wrongdoing by his former employer, the Washington State Department of Transportation—
have no connection to this case.
Dated: March 8, 2018

Respectfully submitted,

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/s/ Benjamin L. Berwick
Benjamin L. Berwick (DDC Bar No.
MA0004)
Ian Bassin (NY Atty. Reg. No. 468439)
Justin Florence (DC Bar No. 988953)
Anne Tindall (DC Bar No. 494607)
UNITED TO PROTECT DEMOCRACY
2020 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, #163
Washington, DC 20006
[phone]
[e-mail]

/s/ Michael A. Carvin
Michael A. Carvin (DC Bar No. 366784)
Vivek Suri (DC Bar No. 1033613)
JONES DAY
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
[phone]
[e-mail]
Jeffrey Baltruzak (PA Bar No. 318156)
JONES DAY
500 Grant Street, Suite 4500
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
[phone]
[e-mail]

Nancy Gertner (MA Bar No. 190140)
FICK & MARX
100 Franklin Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
[phone]
[e-mail]

Counsel for Defendant Donald J. Trump
for President, Inc.

Richard Primus (DC Bar No. 472223)
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW
SCHOOL*
625 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[phone]
[e-mail]

/s/ Robert C. Buschel
Robert C. Buschel (FL Bar No. 0063436)
BUSCHEL GIBBONS, P.A.
One Financial Plaza, Suite 1300
100 S.E. Third Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33394
[phone]
[e-mail]

Steven A. Hirsch (CA Bar No. 171825)
KECKER, VAN NEST & PETERS LLP
633 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
[phone]
[e-mail]
*

Grant J. Smith (FL Bar No. 935212)
STRATEGYSMITH, P.A.
401 E. Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 130-120
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33394
[phone]
[e-mail]

For identification purposes

L. Peter Farkas (DC Bar No. 52944)
HALLORAN FARKAS & KITTILA, LLP
1101 30th Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20007
[phone]
[e-mail]

Counsel for Plaintiffs

Counsel for Defendant Roger Stone

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on March 8, 2018, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk
of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send a notice of electronic filing to all
registered parties.

Dated: March 8, 2018

/s/ Michael A. Carvin
Michael A. Carvin
Counsel for Defendant Donald J. Trump for
President, Inc.