STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC. v. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, et al

Filing 46

MOTION to Stay Proceedings by ROGER AIKEN, W. LOUIS BISSETTE, JR, JAMES W. DEAN, JR, STEPHEN M. FARMER, JOHN C. FENNEBRESQUE, CAROL L. FOLT, H. FRANK FRAINGER, HANNAH D. GAGE, ANN B. GOODNIGHT, PETER D. HANS, THOMAS J. HARRELSON, HENRY W. HINTON, JAMES L. HOLMES, JR, RODNEY E. HOOD, W. MARTY KOTIS, III, G. LEROY LAIL, SCOTT LAMPE, STEVEN B. LONG, JOAN G. MACNEILL, HARI H. MATH, MARY ANN MAXWELL, W. EDWIN MCMAHAN, W.G. CHAMPION MITCHELL, ANNA SPANGLER NELSON, ALEX PARKER, R. DOYLE PARRISH, JOAN TEMPLETON PERRY, THERENCE O. PICKETT, DAVID M. POWERS, ROBERT S. RIPPY, THOMAS W. ROSS, HARRY LEO SMITH, JR, J. CRAIG SOUZA, GEORGE A. SYWASSINK, RICHARD F. TAYLOR, RAIFORD TRASK, III, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF GOVERNORS, PHILLIP D. WALKER, LAURA I. WILEY. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(SCUDDER, MICHAEL)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CASE NO. 1:14-CV-954
STUDENTS FOR FAIR
ADMISSIONS, INC.,
Plaintiff,

MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

v.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH
CAROLINA et al.,
Defendants.

NOW COME Defendants, by and through undersigned counsel, and respectfully
move the Court to stay all proceedings in this matter pending a decision by the United
States Supreme Court in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, No. 14-981. In support
of this motion, Defendants submit a memorandum outlining the reasons and legal
authority for the requested stay.

Respectfully submitted this 6th day of July, 2015.

/s/ Michael Scudder
Michael Scudder
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom, LLP
155 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606-1720
[phone]
E: [e-mail]

ROY COOPER
Attorney General

/s/ Lisa Gilford
Lisa Gilford
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom, LLP
300 South Grand Ave.
Suite 3400
Los Angeles, CA 90071
[phone]
E: [e-mail]

/s/ Matthew Tulchin
Matthew Tulchin
Assistant Attorney General
NC State Bar No. 43921
E:[e-mail]
NC Department of Justice
Post Office Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602-0629
T: [phone]
F: [phone]

/s/ Stephanie Brennan
Stephanie Brennan
Special Deputy Attorney General
NC State Bar No. 35955
E: [e-mail]

Attorneys for Defendants

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on July 6, 2015, I electronically filed the foregoing MOTION
TO STAY PROCEEDINGS with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which
will send notification of such filing to all registered CME/ECF users in the case.
This 6th day of July, 2015.
/s/ Michael Scudder
Michael Scudder
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom, LLP
155 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606-1720
[phone]
E: [e-mail]
Attorney for Defendants