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CASE BEINGCONSIDERED FOR TREATMENT PURSUANT TORULE 34(j) OF THE COURT’S RULES ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________________________ No. 09-5080Consolidating No. 09-5161 ____________________________________________________

GREGORY S. HOLLISTER

,Plaintiff-Appellant,

BARRY SOETORO

,in his capacity as a natural person; de facto President in posse; and as de jurePresident in posse, also known as Barack Obama, et al.,Defendants-Appellees. ____________________________________________________ On Appeal From the United States District Courtfor the District of Columbia ____________________________________________________

BRIEF FOR APPELLEES PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMAAND VICE PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN

____________________________________________________ September 4, 2009Robert F. Bauer PERKINS COIE

LLP

607 Fourteenth StreetN.W.Washington, D.C. 20005-2003Telephone: 202.628.6600Facsimile: 202.434.1690Attorneys for AppelleesPresident Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

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CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS, AND RELATED CASES

Pursuant to D.C. Cir. R. 28(a)(1), President Barack Obama and VicePresident Joseph Biden ("President Obama and Vice President Biden") submitthisCertificate as to Parties, Rulings, and Related Cases.

(A)

Parties and Amici.

Gregory S. Hollister ("Hollister") was the plaintiff inthe district court and is the appellant in this Court. President Obama and VicePresident Biden were the defendants in the district court and are the appellees inthis Court. There were no intervenors or amicus curiae in the district court.There are no intervenors or amicus curiae in this Court.

(B)

Rulings Under Review.

Hollister appeals the March 5, 2009memorandum and order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Robertson, J.) granting President Obama's and Vice PresidentBiden's motion to dismiss.The memorandumis reported at 601 F. Supp. 2d179 (D.D.C. 2009)and is in the Appendix at 217-221.Hollister also appealsthe March 24, 2009 memorandum order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Robertson, J.) sanctioning Hollister's counsel, whichisreported at 258 F.R.D. 1 (D.D.C. 2009)and is in the Appendix at 262-273.

(C)

Related Cases.

President Obama and Vice President Biden know of noother "related cases" as that term is defined in D.C. Cir. R. 28(a)(1)(C).

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However, Philip J. Berg, an attorney who signed Hollister’s complaintandadditional pleadings, has been the plaintiff in several other suitsthat challengethe qualifications of President Obamaunder the Natural Born Citizen Clause.

See, e.g.

Berg v. Obama

, 574 F. Supp. 2d 509 (E.D. Pa. 2008),

appeal docketed

, No. 08-4340 (3d Cir. Oct. 30, 2008);

Berg v. Obama

, No. 08-cv-1933(D.D.C. filed Nov. 7, 2008).

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