Public Citizen, Inc. et al v. Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board et al

Filing 11

**DEFICIENT** MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Public Citizen, Inc., Morris Bart, Morris Bart L.L.C., William N Gee, III, William N. Gee, III, Ltd.. Motion Hearing set for 11/19/2008 10:00 AM before Judge Martin L.C. Feldman. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Hearing, # 2 Request for Oral Argument, # 3 Memorandum in Support, # 4 Exhibit Bart Declaration, # 5 Exhibit Gee Declaration, # 6 Exhibit Berwanger Declaration, # 7 Exhibit Wolfman Declaration, # 8 Exhibit Beck Declaration, # 9 Exhibit Beck Declaration Exs. 1-10, # 10 Exhibit Beck Declaration Exs. 11-20, # 11 Exhibit Beck Declaration Exs. 21-23, # 12 Exhibit Beck Declaration Ex. 24, # 13 Exhibit Beck Declaration Ex. 25, # 14 Exhibit Beck Declaration Exs. 26-27, # 15 Exhibit Memorandum in Support Exhibits)(Ciolino, Dane) Modified on 10/23/2008 (caa, ).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA | | | Civil Action No. 08-4451 Plaintiffs, | | v. | | LOUISIANA ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY | BOARD, et al.; | | Defendants. _______________________________________ | PUBLIC CITIZEN, INC., et al., REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT Plaintiffs respectfully request oral argument on their Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Oral argument is warranted because the case raises important questions of commercial free speech with the potential to affect the First Amendment rights of all lawyers and consumers in Louisiana. Plaintiffs believe oral argument would benefit the Court and would help clarify application of the numerous relevant commercial speech precedents to the various rules challenged here. -1- Dated: Respectfully submitted, _____________________________________ Dane S. Ciolino, T.A., La. Bar No. 19,311 DANE S. CIOLINO, LLC P.O. Box 850848 New Orleans, LA 70185-0848 Phone: (504) 834-8519 Fax: (504) 324-0143 Email: dciolino@loyno.edu Counsel for Plaintiffs Public Citizen, Inc., William N. Gee, III, and William N. Gee, III, Ltd. Terry B. Loup, La. Bar No. 8823 MORRIS BART, L.L.C. 20th Floor 909 Poydras Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Phone: (504) 599-3254 Fax: (504) 599-3380 Email: tloup@morrisbart.com Counsel for Plaintiffs Morris Bart and Morris Bart, L.L.C. Gregory A. Beck DC Bar No. 494479, pro hac vice pending Brian Wolfman DC Bar No. 427491, pro hac vice pending PUBLIC CITIZEN LITIGATION GROUP 1600 20th St., NW Washington, DC 20009 Phone: (202) 588-1000 Fax: (202) 588-7795 Email: gbeck@citizen.org brian@citizen.org Counsel for All Plaintiffs -2-

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