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BRIEF OF
AMICI CURIAE
BAY AREA LAWYERS FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM,
ET AL
. IN OPPOSITIONTO PROPONENTS’ MOTION TO VACATE JUDGMENTCase No. 09-CV-2292 JW
Joren S. Bass, Bar No. 208143JBass@perkinscoie.comDavid J. Tsai, Bar No. 244479DTsai@perkinscoie.comAllison Zamani, Bar No. 275136AZamani@perkinsoie.comPERKINS COIE
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTNORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
KRISTIN M. PERRY, SANDRA B. STIER,PAUL T. KATAMI, and JEFFREY J.ZARRILLO,Plaintiffs,v.CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,Plaintiff-Intervenor,v.EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., in his officialcapacity as Governor of California; KAMALA D.HARRIS, in her official capacity as AttorneyGeneral of California; MARK B. HORTON, in hisofficial capacity as Director of the CaliforniaDepartment of Public Health and State Registrar of Vital Statistics; LINETTE SCOTT, in her officialcapacity as Deputy Director of Health Information& Strategic Planning for the CaliforniaDepartment of Public Health; PATRICKO’CONNELL, in his official capacity as Clerk-Recorder for the County of Alameda; and DEANC. LOGAN, in his official capacity as Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for the County of LosAngeles,Defendants,CASE NO. 09-CV-2292 JW
BRIEF OF
AMICI CURIAE
BAYAREA LAWYERS FORINDIVIDUAL FREEDOM,
ET AL
. INOPPOSITION TO PROPONENTS’MOTION TO VACATE JUDGMENT
Chief Judge James WareDate: June 13, 2011Time: 9:00 a.m.Location: Courtroom 5, 17th Floor
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. IN OPPOSITIONTO PROPONENTS’ MOTION TO VACATE JUDGMENTCase No. 09-CV-2292 JW
andPROPOSITION 8 OFFICIAL PROPONENTSDENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH, GAIL J.KNIGHT, MARTIN F. GUTIERREZ, HAK-SHING WILLIAM TAM, and MARK A.JANSSON; and PROTECTMARRIAGE.COM –YES ON 8, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIARENEWAL,Defendant-Intervenors.
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. IN OPPOSITIONTO PROPONENTS’ MOTION TO VACATE JUDGMENTCase No. 09-CV-2292 JW
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...................................................................................................1INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................1ARGUMENT................................................................................................................................2I. COURTS HAVE UNIFORMLY REJECTED CHALLENGES BASED ONJUDGES’ AFFILIATIONS WITH MINORITY COMMUNITIES.................................3A. Courts Have Uniformly Rejected Demands For Recusal Based Directly On AJudge’s Race, Religion, And/Or Gender...................................................................3B. Courts Have Uniformly Rejected Recusal Demands That Serve As ProxiesFor Characteristics Such As Race And Religion......................................................5II. LIKE RACE, RELIGION AND GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION ANDTHE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS EXPRESSED ARE NOT PROPER BASESFOR RECUSAL................................................................................................................7CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................10
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