Windsor v. The United States Of America

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MEMO ENDORSED: granting 40 Motion for Leave to File Brief for the state of New York as Amicus Curiae in Support of the Plaintiff. ENDORSEMENT: Motion granted. (Signed by Magistrate Judge James C. Francis on 8/3/2011) (mbe)

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MEMO E~JDORSED

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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EDITH SCHLAIN WINDSOR, in her
capacity as EJ{ecutor of the Estate of THEA
CLARA SPYER,
Plaintiff,

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No.1:10-cv-B435-BSJ-JCF
ECF Case

THE UNITED STATES OF AlVIERICA
Defendant.
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UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A BRIEF FOR THE STATE
OF NEW YORK AS AMICUS CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF THE PLAINTIFF
The Attorney General of the State of New York hereby moves this Court,
upon the anneJ{ed Memorandum of Law and anneJ{ed proposed amicus curiae brief,
for an order granting the Attorney General leave to file a brief for the State of New
York as amicus curiae to eJ{plain that the Defense of Marriage Act, Pub. No. L. 104­
199, 110 Stat. 2419 (Sept. 21, 1996), codified at 1 U.S.C. § 7 ("DOMA"), is
unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection component of the Due
Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Counsel for Plaintiff and counsel for the United States have consented to this
motion.

Counsel for the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of

Representatives has no objection to this motion.
USDSSDNY

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Dated: July 26, 2011.

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Filed 07/21/11

Respectfully submitted,
ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN

Attorney General of the
State of New York
BARBARA D. UNDERWOOD
Solicitor General
BENJAMIN N. GUTMAN
Deputy Solicitor General
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Simon Heller

SIMON HELLER

Assistant Solicitor General
120 Broadway, 25 th floor
New York, NY 10271
P: 212-416-8020
F: 212-416-8962
[e-mail]

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