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

Filing 72

Request/Statement of Oral Argument by Scott G. Wolfe, Jr and Wolfe Law Group, LLC regarding 70 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Reference: 08-4994)(caa, )

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

Doc. 72

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SCOTT G. WOLFE, JR.; and | WOLFE LAW GROUP, L.L.C. | | Master Docket: | Civil Action No. 084451 Plaintiffs, | | Relates To: v. | Civil Action No. 084994 | LOUISIANA ATTORNEY | DISCIPLINARY BOARD; BILLY R. | PESNELL, in his official capacity as Chair | of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary | Board; and CHARLES B. PLATTSMIER, | Section F (Judge Feldman) in his capacity as Chief Disciplinary | Counsel for the Louisiana Attorney | Mag 2 (Mag. Judge Wilkinson) Disciplinary Board's Office of Disciplinary | Counsel; | | Defendants. | 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 noncommercial 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

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numerous relevant commercial speech precedents to the various rules challenged here. Dated: July 13, 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: July 13, 2009. ___/s Scott G. Wolfe Jr. Scott G. Wolfe Jr.

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