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

Filing 16

Request/Statement of Oral Argument by Public Citizen, Inc., Morris Bart, Morris Bart L.L.C., William N Gee, III, William N. Gee, III, Ltd. regarding 15 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Ciolino, Dane)

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., 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.

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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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