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

Filing 45

Request/Statement of Oral Argument by Scott G. Wolfe, Jr, Wolfe Law Group, LLC regarding 44 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Reference: 08-4994)(Wolfe, Scott)

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

Doc. 45

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SCOTT G. WOLFE, JR.; and WOLFE LAW GROUP, L.L.C. | | | | Plaintiffs, | | v. | | LOUISIANA ATTORNEY | DISCIPLINARY BOARD; BILLY R. | PESNELL, in his official capacity as Chair | of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary | Board; and CHARLES B. PLATTSMIER, | in his capacity as Chief Disciplinary | Counsel for the Louisiana Attorney | Disciplinary Board's Office of Disciplinary | Counsel; | | Defendants. |

Master Docket: Civil Action No. 08-4451 Relates To: Civil Action No. 08-4994

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REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT Plaintiff respectfully request oral argument on their Motion for Summary Judgment. Oral Argument is warranted because the case raises important questions of commercial and non-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 the application of the numerous relevant commercial speech precedents to the various rules challenged here.

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Dated: February 17, 2009 Respectfully submitted, _________________________________ Ernest E. Svenson (La. Bar 17164) Svenson Law Firm, L.L.C. 123 Walnut Street, Suite 1001 New Orleans, LA 70118 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Counsel for Plaintiffs _/s Scott G Wolfe Jr. _ Scott G. Wolfe Jr. (La Bar 30122) Wolfe Law Group, LLC 4821 Prytania Street New Orleans, LA 70115 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Counsel for Plaintiffs _

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE A copy of this motion was served electronically upon all counsel of record on this date: February 17, 2009.

___/s Scott G. Wolfe Jr. Scott G. Wolfe Jr.

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