Order — East Bay Sanctuary v. Trump

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · No. 3:18-cv-06810-JST · Doc. 83 · 2018-12-06 · Docket on CourtListener

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United States District Court 
Northern District of California 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
 
EAST BAY SANCTUARY COVENANT, 
et al., 
Plaintiffs, 
v. 
 
DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., 
Defendants. 
Case No. 18-cv-06810-JST   
 
 
ORDER GRANTING IN PART LEAVE 
TO FILE AMICUS BRIEFS 
Re: ECF Nos. 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82 
 
 
Before the Court are six motions for leave to file an amicus brief in support of Plaintiffs’ 
motion for a preliminary injunction.  The proposed amici are the National Center for Lesbian 
Rights (“NCLR”), ECF No. 75; a coalition of law professors (the “Immigration Law Professors”), 
ECF No. 77; a coalition of immigration aid organizations (the “Asylum Seeker Organizations”), 
ECF No. 78; Public Citizen, Inc., ECF No. 80; the United Nations High Commissioner for 
Refugees (“UNHCR”), ECF No. 81; and a coalition of twelve States and the District of Columbia 
(the “States”), ECF No. 82.  Defendants have consented to the motions, except insofar as the 
proposed briefs filed by the UNHCR and the States exceed 12.5 pages.  See ECF No. 81 at 2; ECF 
No. 82 at 2. 
Having reviewed the motions, the Court concludes that the NCLR, the Immigration Law 
Professors, the Asylum Seeker Organizations, and Public Citizen will “fulfill the classic role of 
amicus curiae by assisting in a case of general public interest, supplementing the assisting in a 
case of general public interest, supplementing the efforts of counsel, and drawing the court’s 
attention to law that might otherwise escape consideration.”  Funbus Sys., Inc. v. Cal. Pub. Utils. 
Comm’n., 801 F.2d 1120, 1125 (9th Cir. 1986) (citation omitted).  
Accordingly, the Court GRANTS the motions as to those four amici.  See ECF Nos. 75, 
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United States District Court 
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77, 78, 80.  The proposed briefs at ECF Nos. 75-1, 78-2, 79, and 80-1 shall be deemed filed. 
The Court further orders Defendants to file any objections to the UNHCR’s or the States’ 
proposed briefs by 5:00 pm on December 7, 2018. 
IT IS SO ORDERED. 
Dated: December 6, 2018 
______________________________________ 
JON S. TIGAR 
United States District Judge 
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