BERT H. DEIXLER ERIC M. LIEBERMAN
LAURA BRILL
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PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDINGS BELOW AND RULE 29.6 STATEMENT...............................................................................................v OPINIONS BELOW, JURISDICTION AND RULE 23.2 STATEMENT...............................................................................................5 STATEMENT...............................................................................................7 REASONS FOR GRANTING THE STAY................................................15
I
THERE IS A REASONABLE PROBABILITY THAT CERTIORARI WILL BE GRANTED .......................................................15
II
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT POSSIBILITY THAT THE LOWER COURT S DECISION WILL BE REVERSED UPONREVIEW .........................................................................................19
III
APPLICANT WILL SUFFER AN IRREPARABLE INJURY IF A STAY IS NOT ISSUED PENDING THE DISPOSITION OF THIS CASE BY THIS COURT..................................23 CONCLUSION...........................................................................................25
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881
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Alternative Health Care Systems v. McCown,
514 S.E.2d 691 Ga. t. App.
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18
Auto Equity Sales, Inc. v. Superior Court of Santa Clara
Cn ty.
369
.2d
37
Cal. 962)
...........................................................
Barclaysamerican Corp. v. Kane,
746 F.2d 653 10th Cir.
984) ...................................................
25
Barnes v. E-Systems, Inc. Group Hosp. Med. Surgical Ins.
Plan,
501
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15
Bd. of Educ. of Ewing
Twp.,
330
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19
Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah,
508
.S.
20 1993)
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22
Church of Scientology of California v. United States,
506
.S.
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Cox
Broad. Corp.
V
Cohn,
420
.S.
69
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4
Doe v. Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints,
P.3d 1147
t. App. 2004)
17
0
Wash.
Epperson v. Arkansas,
393
.S.
04 1968)
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19
Fort Wayne Books, Inc.
ii
Indiana,
489
.S.
6
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Fowler v. Rhode Island,
345
.S.
7
1943)........................................................................
2
Hernandez v. Commissioner,
490
.S.
80
1989)
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8
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