State of Hawaii v. Trump

Filing 143

MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Curiae brief of the American Center for Law and Justice Robert K. Matsumoto appearing for Amicus American Center for Law and Justice (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of law supporting motion, # 2 Declaration of Attorney Robert K. Matsumoto, # 3 Proposed Amicus Curiae Brief of the ACLJ, # 4 Certificate of Service)(Matsumoto, Robert)

ROBERT K. MATSUMOTO
Hawaii Bar No. 1330
345 Queen Street, Suite 701
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
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Counsel for amicus curiae

JAY ALAN SEKULOW*
AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW
AND JUSTICE
201 Maryland Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
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* Not admitted in this jurisdiction

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII and
ISMAIL ELSHIKH,

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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official
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capacity as President of the United
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States, et al.,
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Defendants.
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CASE NO. 1:17-cv-50-DKW-KJM
DECLARATION OF ATTORNEY
ROBERT K. MATSUMOTO
EXHIBIT A

DECLARATION OF ATTORNEY ROBERT K. MATSUMOTO IN
SUPPORT OF THE AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW & JUSTICE’S
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE
BRIEF SUPPORTING DEFENDANTS

Additional Counsel
STUART J. ROTH*
COLBY M. MAY*
ANDREW J. EKONOMOU*
JORDAN SEKULOW*
CRAIG L. PARSHALL*
MATTHEW R. CLARK*
BENJAMIN P. SISNEY*
AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW
AND JUSTICE
201 Maryland Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
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EDWARD L. WHITE III*
ERIK M. ZIMMERMAN*
AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW
AND JUSTICE
3001 Plymouth Road, Suite 203
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
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FRANCIS J. MANION*
GEOFFREY R. SURTEES*
AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW
AND JUSTICE
6375 New Hope Road
New Hope, Kentucky 40052
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Counsel for amicus curiae

I am an attorney admitted to the Bar of the State of Hawaii and to the Bar of
this Court. I am the attorney for the amicus curiae, the American Center for Law &
Justice (ACLJ), in the above-referenced action. The content of this declaration is
based on my personal knowledge.
1. On March 9, 2017, I sent by electronic mail a letter to Neal Katyal,
counsel for Plaintiffs, and to Brad Rosenberg, counsel for Defendants, in the
above-styled action. In my letter, I requested whether the parties objected to the
granting of the ACLJ’s motion for leave to file an amicus curiae brief in support of
Defendants’ opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order.
2. On March 9, 2017, Mr. Katyal responded and informed me that Plaintiffs
consent to the granting of the motion. On March 10, 2017, Mr. Rosenberg
responded and informed me that Defendants take no position on the motion.
I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing statements are true
and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Dated: March 13, 2017.

Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Robert K. Matsumoto
ROBERT K. MATSUMOTO
Hawaii Bar No. 1330
345 Queen Street, Suite 701
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
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Counsel for amicus curiae
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