Unresisted Motion to Extend/Stay Deadline to File Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs — Arc of Iowa

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An unresisted motion filed November 10, 2022 as Document 120 in The Arc of Iowa et al. v. Kim Reynolds et al., Case 4:21-cv-00264-RP-HCA, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Plaintiffs ask the court to extend, or to stay pending the outcome of the appeal, the deadline to file their Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs. The motion states that judgment was entered on November 2, 2022, that Defendants filed a Notice of Appeal on November 2, 2022, that the fees motion is currently due on November 16, 2022, and that counsel for all Defendants have indicated they have no objection. It carries /s/ signatures of Shefali Aurora and Rita Bettis Austen.

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       Case 4:21-cv-00264-RP-HCA Document 120 Filed 11/10/22 Page 1 of 3




                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                              SOUTHERN DISTRT OF IOWA




                                                            Case No. 4:21-cv-264
  THE ARC OF IOWA, et al.,

           Plaintiffs,
                                                            UNRESISTED MOTION TO
  v.                                                        EXTEND/STAY DEADLINE TO
                                                            FILE MOTION FOR
  KIM REYNOLDS, et al.,                                     ATTORNEY’S FEES AND
                                                            COSTS
          Defendants.



       COME NOW, Plaintiffs, by and through undersigned counsel, and respectfully request an

extension to file for their Motion for Attorney’s Fees and/or request that the deadline for such

Motion be stayed pending the outcome of the appeal filed in this matter, and in support thereof

state as follows:

1. This is Plaintiffs’ first request for an extension of time and stay of deadline concerning the

   Motion for Attorney’s Fees and Costs.

2. Judgment was entered by the court on November 2, 2022. ECF 115.

3. Defendants then filed a Notice of Appeal on November 2, 2022. ECF 116.

4. Under F.R.C.P. 54(d)(2) a party must file their motion for attorneys’ fees within 14 days of the

   entry of judgment.

5. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees is currently due on November 16, 2022.

6. To conserve party and judicial resources and avoid the potential need for successive motions,

   Plaintiffs request an extension/stay of the deadline to file their Motion for Attorneys’ Fees

   pending the outcome of the appeal.



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7. Counsel for all Defendants have indicated they have no objection to this motion.

       WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully move for an extension/stay of the deadline to file a

motion for attorney’s fees and costs pending the outcome of the appeal.

Respectfully submitted,


AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF IOWA

/s/ Shefali Aurora, AT0012874
/s/ Rita Bettis Austen
Rita Bettis Austen, AT0011558
Shefali Aurora, AT0012874
Leah Patton, AT0006022
ACLU of Iowa Foundation Inc.
505 Fifth Avenue, Suite 901
Des Moines, IA 50309-2316
Telephone: 515-243-3988
Facsimile: 515-243-8506
rita.bettis@aclu-ia.org
shefali.aurora@aclu-ia.org
leah.patton@aclu-ia.org

DISABILITY RIGHTS IOWA
Cynthia A. Miller (AT0005382)
Catherine Johnson (AT0004006)
666 Walnut Street, Suite 1440
Des Moines, IA 50309
T: (515) 278-2502
E: cmiller@driowa.org
E: cjohnson@driowa.org

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
Louise Melling*
125 Broad St.
New York, NY 10004
T: (212) 549-2637
E: lmelling@aclu.org

Susan Mizner*
39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
T: (415) 343-0781
E: smizner@aclu.org



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ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
John A. Freedman*
601 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20001
T: 202.942.5316
E: john.freedman@arnoldporter.com

THE ARC
Shira Wakschlag*
The Arc of the United States
1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1200
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: 202-534-3708
Facsimile: 202-534-3731
E: wakschlag@thearc.org
*pro hac vice admission pending

DUFF LAW FIRM, PLC
Thomas J. Duff
The Galleria
4090 Westown Pkwy, Suite 102
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
Telephone: (515) 224-4999
Fax: (515) 327-5401
E : tom@tdufflaw.com

Attorneys for the Plaintiffs

Dated: November 10, 2022
*Admitted pro hac vice



                                 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this date, I electronically filed the foregoing paper with the Clerk of
Court by using the CM/ECF system.

All participants in this case are registered CM/ECF users and will served by the CM/ECF
system.

Date: November 10, 2022
/s/Shefali Aurora
Shefali Aurora



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