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SUPREMECOURICOP~
NO.S189476INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTHESTATEOFCALIFORNIAEnBaneKRISTINM.PERRYetal.,PlaintiffsandRespondents,CITYANDCOUNTYOFSANFRANCISCO,Plaintiff,IntervenorandRespondent;v.EDMUNDG.BROWN,JR.,asGovernor,etc.etal.,Defendants,DENNISHOLLINGSWORTH,etal.,Defendants,IntervenorsandAppellants.OnRequestfromtheU.S.CourtofAppealsfortheNinthCircuitforAnswertotheCertifiedQuestionsofCaliforniaLawBRIEFOF
AMICUSCURIAE
JUDICIALWATCH,INC.INSUPPORTOFDEFENDANTS-IN):'ERVENORSJulieB.Axelrod(SBN250165)JUDICIALWATCH,INC.425ThirdStreet,SW,Suite800Washington,DC20024Tel:(202)646-5172Fax:(202)646-5199
SUPREMECOURT
FILED
MAY06
2011
FrederickK.OhlrichClerk
l5eputy
CounselforAmicusCuriaeJudicialWatch,Inc.
 
NO.S189476
INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTHESTATEOFCALIFORNIA
EnBancKRISTINM.PERRYetal.,PlaintiffsandRespondents,CITYANDCOUNTYOFSANFRANCISCO,Plaintiff,IntervenorandRespondent;
v.
EDMUNDG.BROWN,JR.,asGovernor,etc.etal.,Defendants,DENNISHOLLINGSWORTH,etal.,Defendants,IntervenorsandAppellants.OnRequestfromtheU.S.CourtofAppealsfortheNinthCircuitforAnswertotheCertifiedQuestionsofCaliforniaLaw
BRIEFOF
AMICUSCURIAE
JUDICIALWATCH,INC.INSUPPORTOFDEFENDANTS-INTERVENORS
JulieB.Axelrod(SBN250165)JUDICIALWATCH,INC.425ThirdStreet,SW,Suite800Washington,DC20024Tel:(202)646-5172Fax:(202)646-5199
CounsellorAmicusCuriaeJudicialWatch,Inc.
 
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IdentityandInterestofAmicusCuriae1Introduction2Argument2A.RefusingtoGrantProponentsStandingtoDefendInitiativesWhichtheAttorneyGeneralDoesNotDefendinCourtWouldUnderminetheInitiativeProcess2B.Plaintiffs'ArgumentsthattheRightsofStateOfficialsSupersedeThoseofthePeopleDoNotAccuratelyReflecttheRightsofCalifornians4C.ProponentsHaveaParticularizedInterestinDefendingtheInitiativeTheySponsored8Conclusion9CertificateofCompliancePursuanttoRule8.204and
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c)lOProofofService
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