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

Filing 63

Joint MOTION for to Discuss Case Management, Scheduling, and Related Considerations in Light of Defendants' Motion to Stay all Proceedings Status Conference 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. (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.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH
CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, et al.,
Defendants.

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JOINT MOTION FOR STATUS
CONFERENCE

Plaintiff Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. and Defendants the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, et al. (“Defendants”) respectfully request a status
conference with the District Court to discuss case management, scheduling, and related
considerations in light of Defendants’ Motion to Stay all proceedings pending a decision
by the Supreme Court in Fisher v. Univ. of Texas at Austin, No. 14-981 (“Fisher II”).
(Dkt. 46.) The Court’s input and guidance on these matters, as well as the timing and
duration of the discovery schedule, would benefit the parties significantly at this juncture
of the litigation.
Since Defendants filed their Motion to Stay, the parties have continued to confer
in good faith on discovery issues. Those discussions are beginning to slow, however,
because of uncertainty about broader scheduling considerations in light of the pending
Motion to Stay. Under these circumstances, the parties do not seek the conference to

raise any specific discovery issues or disputes but rather to discuss with the Court overall
case management and scheduling.
Respectfully submitted this 17th day of September, 2015.
ROY COOPER
Attorney General

/s/ Thomas R. McCarthy
Thomas R. McCarthy
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700
Arlington, Virginia 22201
[phone]
E: [e-mail]

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

/s/ William S. Consovoy
William S. Consovoy
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700
Arlington, Virginia 22201
[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]

/s/ J. Michael Connolly
J. Michael Connolly
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC
/s/ Michael Scudder
3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700
Michael Scudder
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP [phone]
155 North Wacker Driver
E: [e-mail]
Chicago, IL 60606-1720
[phone]
/s/ Alan M. Ruley
E: [e-mail]
NC State Bar No. 16407
Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A.
/s/ Lisa Gilford
P.O. Box 21029
Lisa Gilford
Winston Salem, NC 27120-1029
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP [phone]
300 South Grand Ave.
E: [e-mail]
Suite 3400
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Attorneys for Plaintiff
[phone]
E: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on September 17, 2015, I filed a true and correct copy of the
foregoing JOINT MOTION FOR STATUS CONFERENCE with the Clerk of Court
using the CM/ECF system.

This 17th day of September, 2015.
/s/ Michael Scudder
Michael Scudder
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP
155 North Wacker Driver
Chicago, IL 60606-1720
[phone]
E: [e-mail]

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