IN THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT

CASE NO. S189476.

Kristin M.Perry, et al
Plaintiff and Respondent
v
Dennis Hollingsworth, et ai,
Defendant and Appellant
APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF IN RESPONSE
TO THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO'S MAY 18, 2011
REQUEST TO CONSIDER THE Sm CIRCUIT'S ADAR CASE
ON CERTIFIED QUESTION OF CALIFORNIA LAW
From the 9
th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal
Case # 10-16696
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JAMES JOSEPH LYNCH, JR.
Attorney At Law (85805)
POB 215802
Sacramento, CA 95821-8802
(916) 312-7369
Counsel fof Amicus Curire
S189476 81
APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO FILE LETTER BRIEF OF
AMICUS CURI1E MARIE REILLY IN RESPONSE TO
LETTER BRIEF OF THE CITY OF FRANCISCO DATED
APRIL 18, 2011 REGARDING 5 CICUIT DECISION
To the Honorable Chief Justice:
Amicus hereby applies to this court for leave to fIle her letter
brief of ] 06/06/11
on the following grounds:
1. Amicus was originally granted leave to fIle an amicus brief in
this Court, in support of Proposition 8, in the related California
Supreme Court Case, now before the 9
th
Circuit Court of Appeals, and
a Brief on the merits in the present case.
2. It goes without saying that she has an interest in preserving. a
decision made in this court, before the 9
th
Circuit.
3. The proposed brief addresses the issues raised by the Cities'
request to consider the 5
th
Circuit Court of Appeals decision in a
federal question case which has no bearing on deciding a certified
question of California law, thus beyond the scope, and not relevant to,
the questions presented by the 9
th
circuit.
5. No party or counsel to the below, in the 9
th
circuit, or any stranger to this litigation, contributed any financial
assistance in the production of this brief.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of
California that the foreging is true and correct and that this
declaration was exited on the date beside each signature.
James Joseph Lynch, Jr. Dated: _________ _
Relying on the word count of Microsoft Word, the
number of words in this DOCUMENT, is 354. Dated:
6/6/2011
James Joseph Lynch, Jr. Dated: -'0=6"""10"""6"""11 .... 1 __________ _
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PROOF OF SERVICE
I, JAMES JOSEPH LYNCH, JR (SBN 85805)., am a citizen of the United States, a member of
the California bar, and not a party to the within action.
On June 6, 2011
, I served the following document:
Letter Brief of Amicus Curiae in Respnse to Letter Brief of the ity of San Francisco, dated Apriol 18, 2011 regarding 5th
Circuit Decision
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USPS service was by sealing true and correct copy of the document in a self-addressed
envelope, postage prepaid, and depositing the envelope into a facility of the United States
Post Office
All other service was by Email shown by email address and was accomplished by standard
Internet email.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
is true and correct.
EXECUTED June 6, 2011.
/s/ James Joseph Lynch, Jr.
JAMES JOSEPH LYNCH, JR.
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