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

Filing 15

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 Memorandum in Support, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit Bart Declaration, # 5 Exhibit Berwager Declaration, # 6 Exhibit Gee Declaration, # 7 Exhibit Wolfman Declaration, # 8 Exhibit Beck Declaration, # 9 Exhibit Beck Declaration Exs. 01-10, # 10 Exhibit Beck Declaration Exs. 11-20, # 11 Exhibit Beck Declaration Exs. 21-33, # 12 Exhibit Beck Declaration Ex. 24, # 13 Exhibit Beck Declaration Ex. 25, # 14 Exhibit Beck Declaration Exs. 26-27)(Ciolino, Dane) (Additional attachment(s) added on 10/28/2008: # 15 Exhibit Beck Declaration) (caa, ).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA | | | CIV. ACTION NO. 08-4451 Plaintiffs, | | SEC. F (JUDGE FELDMAN) v. | | MAG. 2 (MAG. JUDGE WILKINSON) LOUISIANA ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY | BOARD, et al.; | | Defendants. _______________________________________ | PUBLIC CITIZEN, INC., et al., PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Plaintiffs hereby move for a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the following rules of the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct, as amended effective December 1, 2008: Rule 7.2(c)(1)(D), (E), (I) & (L); the prohibition on the "portrayal of a judge or a jury" in Rule 7.2(c)(1)(J); and Rule 7.5(b)(1)(C) & (b)(2)(C). As set forth in the accompanying memorandum and declarations, these rules unconstitutionally restrict lawyer advertising in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

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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: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] 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: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] 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: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] [e-mail] Counsel for All Plaintiffs

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