The Wisconsin Legislature’S Emergency Notice Of Appeal: Democratic Party of Wisconsin, v. Marge Bostelmann, Julie M. Glancey,

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The Wisconsin Legislature's Emergency Notice of Appeal of Order for Amended Preliminary Injunction, dated April 3, 2020, in Democratic National Committee and Democratic Party of Wisconsin v. Marge Bostelmann, et al., Case No. 3:20-cv-249-wmc, consolidated with Case Nos. 3:20-cv-278-wmc and 3:20-cv-284-wmc, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. The Legislature gives notice that it appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from the Order for Amended Preliminary Injunction, Dkt.180, entered April 3, 2020. The notice states that the Legislature already appealed the original preliminary injunction on April 2, 2020 and files this notice as a protective measure. It asks the Clerk to expedite processing because an emergency stay has already been sought, and includes a certificate of service.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

Democratic National Committee and
Democratic Party of Wisconsin,
Plaintiffs,
v.
Marge Bostelmann, Julie M. Glancey,
Ann S. Jacobs, Dean Knudson, Robert F. Case No. 3:20-cv-249-wmc
Spindell, Jr., and Mark L. Thomsen, in (consolidated with Case Nos.
their official capacities as Wisconsin 3:20-cv-278-wmc and
Elections Commissioners, 3:20-cv-284-wmc)
Defendants,
and
Republican National Committee and
Republican Party of Wisconsin,
Intervenor-Defendants.

Sylvia Gear, Malekeh K. Hakami,
Patricia Ginter, Claire Whelan,
Wisconsin Alliance for Retired
Americans, League of Women Voters of
Wisconsin,
Plaintiffs,
v.
Dean Knudson, Julie M. Glancey,
Robert F. Spindell, Jr., Mark L. Case No. 3:20-cv-278-wmc
Thomsen, Ann S. Jacobs, Marge (consolidated with Case Nos.
Bostelmann, in their official capacity as 3:20-cv-249-wmc and
members of the Wisconsin Elections 3:20-cv-284-wmc)
Commission, Meagan Wolfe, in her
official capacity as the Administrator of
the Wisconsin Elections Commission,
Defendants,
and
Republican National Committee and
Republican Party of Wisconsin,
Intervenor-Defendants.

Reverend Greg Lewis, Souls To The
Polls, Voces De La Frontera, Black
Leaders Organizing For Communities,
American Federation Of Teachers Local,
212, AFL-CIO, SEIU Wisconsin State
Council, And League Of Women Voters
Of Wisconsin,
Plaintiffs,
v.
Dean Knudson, Julie M. Glancey,
Case No. 3:20-cv-284-wmc
Robert F. Spindell, Jr., Mark L.
(consolidated with Case Nos.
Thomsen, Ann S. Jacobs, Marge
3:20-cv-249-wmc and
Bostelmann, in their official capacity as
3:20-cv-278-wmc)
members of the Wisconsin Election
Commission, Meagan Wolfe, In Her
Official Capacity As The Administrator
of the Wisconsin Elections Commission,
Defendants,
and
Republican National Committee and
Republican Party of Wisconsin,
Intervenor-Defendants.

THE WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE’S EMERGENCY NOTICE OF APPEAL
OF ORDER FOR AMENDED PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

Notice is hereby given that the Wisconsin Legislature (“Legislature”) appeals

to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from the Order For

Amended Preliminary Injunction in each of the consolidated cases, Dkt.180,* entered

on April 3, 2020. The district court consolidated DNC, Gear, and Lewis, for all

purposes in an order on March 28, 2020. Dkt.86. On April 2, 2020, the Legislature

already appealed (among other orders) the district court’s original order granting a

* All citations to “Dkt.” refer to the district-court docket in DNC, No. 3:20-cv-249.

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preliminary injunction in this case, Dkts.170, 171, to the Seventh Circuit, see

Dkts.173, 177. Thus, the Legislature files this current notice of appeal as a protective

measure for its original appeal.

Since the Legislature has already asked the Seventh Circuit for an emergency

stay of the district court’s preliminary injunction in its original appeal, the

Legislature respectfully requests that the Clerk expedite the processing of this notice

of appeal.

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Dated this 3rd day of April, 2020.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Misha Tseytlin
SCOTT A. KELLER MISHA TSEYTLIN
BAKER BOTTS LLP Counsel of Record
700 K Street, N.W. KEVIN M. LEROY
Washington, DC 20001 TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP
(202) 639-7837 227 W. Monroe Street, Suite 3900
(202) 585-1023 (fax) Chicago, IL 60606
scott.keller@bakerbotts.com (608) 999-1240
(312) 759-1939 (fax)
Counsel for Legislature in Gear misha.tseytlin@troutman.com
kevin.leroy@troutman.com
RYAN J. WALSH
AMY MILLER Counsel for Legislature in DNC, Gear,
EIMER STAHL LLP and Lewis
10 East Doty Street
Suite 800 ERIC M. MCLEOD
Madison, WI 53703 HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP
(608) 442-5798 P.O. Box 1379
(608) 441-5707 (fax) 33 East Main Street, Suite 300
rwalsh@eimerstahl.com Madison, WI 53701-1379
amiller@eimerstahl.com (608) 255-4440
(608) 258-7138 (fax)
Counsel for Legislature in Lewis eric.mcleod@huschblackwell.com

LISA M. LAWLESS
HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP
555 East Wells Street, Suite 1900
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3819
(414) 273-2100
(414) 223-5000 (fax)
lisa.lawless@huschblackwell.com

Counsel for Legislature in DNC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on April 3, 2020 I filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the

Court using the CM/ECF System, which will send notice of such filing to all registered

CM/ECF users.

Dated: April 3, 2020

/s/ Misha Tseytlin
MISHA TSEYTLIN

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