Nos. 12-15388 and 12-15409IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE NINTH CIRCUITKAREN GOLINSKI,Plaintiff-Appellee, v.OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, ET AL.,Defendants-Appellants. On Appeal from the United States District Courtfor the Northern District of California, Case No. 10-00257
REPLY BRIEF FOR THEOFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, ET AL.
__________________________________ STUART F. DELERY
Acting Assistant Attorney General
MELINDA HAAG
United States Attorney
MICHAEL JAY SINGER (202) 514-5432 AUGUST E. FLENTJE(202) 514-3309HELEN L. GILBERT(202) 514-4826
Attorneys, Appellate Staff Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 7228 Washington, DC 20530-0001
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BACKGROUND RELATED TO JURISDICTIONAL ISSUE. ................................... 1SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT.............................................................................................. 4 ARGUMENT............................................................................................................................. 6I. There Is No Basis For Dismissal Of The Government’s Appeal. ........................ 6 A. The Executive Branch Defendants Have Standing to Appeal................... 6B. Dismissal Of The Executive Branch Defendants’ Appeal WouldCreate An Unnecessary Obstacle To Resolving The SubstantialConstitutional Questions In This Case. ....................................................... 10II. Plaintiff’s Substantive Due Process Challenge To DOMA Does NotProvide An Alternate Basis for Affirmance. ........................................................... 17CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................... 22CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH FED. R. APP. P. 32(a)(7)(B) AND NINTH CIRCUIT RULE 32-1CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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Burke v. Barnes
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In re Beef Industry Antitrust Litigation
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Bob Jones University v. United States
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Bowen v. Gilliard
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Buckley v. Valeo
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Califano v. Jobst
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Cleveland Bd. of Education v. LaFleur
,414 U.S. 632 (1974)...................................................................................................... 19, 20
Coleman v. Miller
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Collins v. City of Harker Heights
,503 U.S. 115 (1992)............................................................................................................ 18
DeShaney v. Winnebago County Dep’t of Social Servs.
,489 U.S. 189 (1989)............................................................................................................ 18
Deposit Guaranty Nat. Bank, Jackson, Miss. v. Roper
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