Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College et al

Filing 58

MOTION to Stay by President and Fellows of Harvard College.(Waxman, Seth)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
BOSTON DIVISION
STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD
COLLEGE (HARVARD CORPORATION),

Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-14176-ADB
Oral Argument Requested

Defendant.

HARVARD’S MOTION TO STAY
For the reasons set forth more fully in the accompanying Memorandum in Support of this
Motion, Defendant President and Fellows of Harvard College (“Harvard”) respectfully moves
that this litigation be stayed in the interests of justice to the parties and efficient judicial
administration pending the Supreme Court’s resolution of Fisher v. University of Texas, No. 14981, cert. granted, 2015 WL 629286 (U.S. June 29, 2015). Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(a)(2),
undersigned counsel hereby certify that we have conferred in good faith with counsel for the
Plaintiff, but have been unable to resolve or narrow the issues presented by this motion.
REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
Harvard respectfully requests oral argument on this Motion. Given the complex
dynamics of this litigation, Harvard believes that oral argument would assist the Court’s
decisional process. In the interests of efficiency, the Court may wish to allow argument on this
motion at the upcoming Status Conference, currently scheduled for July 21, 2015.

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/s/ Seth P. Waxman
Seth P. Waxman (pro hac vice)
Paul R.Q. Wolfson (pro hac vice)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
1875 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
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Debo P. Adegbile (pro hac vice)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
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250 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
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Felicia H. Ellsworth (BBO #665232)
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
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[e-mail]
Dated: July 6, 2015

Counsel for Defendant President and
Fellows of Harvard College

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that this document filed through the CM/ECF system will be sent
electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing and
that paper copies will be sent to those indicated as non-registered participants on July 6, 2015.
/s/ Seth P. Waxman
Seth P. Waxman

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