Case: 10-2204 Document: 00116286382 ALSO filed in Cases 10-2207, 10-2214

Page: 1

Date Filed: 11/03/2011

Entry ID: 5593147

United States Court of Appeals

For the First Circuit
____________________________ No. 10-2204 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ET AL., Defendants, Appellants. ________________________ No. 10-2207 NANCY GILL, ET AL., Plaintiffs, Appellees, KEITH TONEY; ALBERT TONEY, III, Plaintiffs, v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE; PATRICK R. DONAHOE, in his official capacity as the Postmaster General of the United States of America; MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, in his official capacity as the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration; ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., in his official capacity as the United States Attorney General; UNITED STATES Defendants, Appellants, HILARY RODHAM CLINTON, in her official capacity as United States Secretary of State, Defendant. _________________________ No. 10-2214 DEAN HARA,

Case: 10-2204

Document: 00116286382

Page: 2

Date Filed: 11/03/2011

Entry ID: 5593147

Plaintiff, Appellee/Cross - Appellant, NANCY GILL, ET AL., Plaintiffs - Appellees, KEITH TONEY, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE; PATRICK R. DONAHOE, in his official capacity as the Postmaster General of the United States of America; MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, in his official capacity as the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration; ERIC H. HOLDER, JR., in his official capacity as the United States Attorney General; UNITED STATES Defendants, Appellants/Cross - Appellees, HILARY RODHAM CLINTON, in her official capacity as United States Secretary of State, Defendant. ________________________ ORDER OF COURT Entered: November 3, 2011 Pursuant to 1st Cir. R. 27.0(d) On November 3, 2011, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a brief as amicus curiae. The brief is non-compliant because it does not contain the statement required by Fed. R. App. P. 29(c)(5). The statement must indicate whether: (A) A party's counsel authored the brief in whole or in part; (B) a party or a party's counsel contributed money that was intended to fund preparing or submitting the brief; and (C) a person -- other than the amicus curiae, its members or its counsel -- contributed money that was intended to fund preparing or submitting the brief and, if so, identifies each such person. In addition, Attorney Alan B. Morrison must file an appearance form required by Local Rules 46(a)(2) and 12(a). A corrected amicus brief and appearance form must be filed no later than November 8, 2011. By the Court: /s/ Margaret Carter, Clerk cc: Counsel of Record