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DURIE TANGRI LLP DARALYN J. DURIE (SBN 169825) 2 ddurie@durietangri.com 217 Leidesdorff Street 3 San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: 415-362-6666 4 Facsimile: 415-236-6300
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION Case No. 8:12-cv-01137-CBM-AJW NON-PARTIES EDWIN BLESCH, TIMOTHY SMULIAN, FRANCES HERBERT, TAKAKO UEDA, SANTIAGO ORTIZ, PABLO GARCA, KELLI RYAN, LUCY TRUMAN, HEATHER MORGAN, AND MARIA DEL MAR VERDUGOS UNOPPOSED EX PARTE APPLICATION TO WAIVE ORAL ARGUMENT Date: November 20, 2012 Time: 10:00 a.m. Ctrm: 243 / 2 - 2nd Floor Judge: Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall

Martin R. ARANAS, Irma RODRIGUEZ, and Jane DELEON, 14 Plaintiffs, 15

v. Janet NAPOLITANO, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Alejandro MAYORKAS, Director, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services; UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SERVICES; and DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Defendants.

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Of Counsel (Admission Pro Hac Vice): PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON ERIC ALAN STONE estone@paulweiss.com JULIE E. FINK jfink@paulweiss.com 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 Telephone: 212-373-3000 Facsimile: 212-757-3990

IMMIGRATION EQUALITY VICTORIA F. NEILSON 8 vneilson@immigrationequality.org 40 Exchange Place, Suite 1300 9 New York, NY 10005 Telephone: 212-714-2904 10 Facsimile: 212-714-2973
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IMMIGRATION EQUALITY THOMAS R. PLUMMER (SBN 240758) 13 tplummer@immigrationequality.org 40 Exchange Place, Suite 1300 14 New York, NY 10005 Telephone: 212-714-2904 15 Facsimile: 212-714-2973
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I.

INTRODUCTION Pursuant to Local Rule 7-19, Non-Parties Edwin Blesch, Timothy Smulian, Frances

Herbert, Takako Ueda, Santiago Ortiz, Pablo Garca, Kelli Ryan, Lucy Truman, Heather Morgan, and Maria del Mar Verdugo (the Blesch Plaintiffs) hereby apply to the Court ex parte for an order to waive oral argument on the Non-Parties Motion For Notice Pursuant To Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(D)(1)(B) of proceedings concerning nonprovisional class certification (E.C.F. No. 69). Pursuant to Local Rules 7-19 and 7-19.1, counsel for the Blesch Plaintiffs contacted counsel for Plaintiffs, Defendants and Intervenor-Defendant to advise them on the substance of the instant ex parte application. The contact information for Plaintiffs, Defendants and Intervenor-Defendants counsel are as follows: Beatrice Ann M. Pangilinan Asian Law Alliance 184 Jackson Street San Jose, CA 95112 408-287-9710 Fax: 408-287-0864 Email: bpangilinan@asianlawalliance.org Attorney for Plaintiff Martin R. Aranas Carlos Holguin Center For Human Rights and Constitutional Law 256 South Occidental Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90057 213-388-8693 Fax: 213-386-9484 Email: crholguin@centerforhumanrights.org Attorney for Plaintiffs Martin R. Aranas, Carlos Holguin and Jane DeLeon Julie Greenwald Marzouk Public Law Center 601 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-541-1010 Fax: 714-541-5157 Email: jgreenwald@publiclawcenter.org Attorney for Plaintiff Martin R. Aranas

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Monica Nikole Ashiku Public Law Center 601 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-541-1010 x 249 Fax: 714-541-5157 Email: mashiku@publiclawcenter.org Attorney for Plaintiff Martin R. Aranas Peter A Schey Center For Human Rights and Constitutional Law 256 South Occidental Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90057 213-388-8693 Fax: 213-386-9484 Email: pschey@centerforhumanrights.org Attorney for Plaintiffs Martin R. Aranas, Irma Rodriguez and Jane DeLeon Gary H Manulkin Law Offices of Manulkin and Bennett 10175 Slater Avenue Suite 111 Fountain Valley, CA 92708 714-963-8951 Fax: 714-968-4948 Email: gmanulkin@mgblaw.com Attorney for Plaintiffs Irma Rodriguez and Jane DeLeon Reyna Manulkin Tanner Law Offices of Manulkin and Bennett 10175 Slater Avenue Suite 111 Fountain Valley, CA 92708 714-963-8951 Fax: 714-968-4948 Email: reynatanner@yahoo.com Attorney for Plaintiffs Irma Rodriguez and Jane DeLeon Aaron S Goldsmith United States Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation P O Box 868 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 202-532-4107 Fax: 202-616-8962 Email: aaron.goldsmith@usdoj.gov Attorney for Defendants Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
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Jesi J Carlson United States Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation PO Box 868 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 202-305-7037 Fax: 202-305-7000 Email: jesi.j.carlson@usdoj.gov Attorney for Defendants Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Katherine E Melloy Goettel Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation - Civil Division PO Box 868, Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 202-532-4115 Fax: 202-305-7000 Email: kate.goettel@usdoj.gov Attorney for Defendants Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Lana L Vahab US Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation - Civil Division P O Box 868 Benjamin Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 202-532-4067 Fax: 202-305-7000 Email: lana.vahab@usdoj.gov Attorney for Defendants Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Timothy Michael Belsan US Department of Justice Civil Division - Immigration Litigation PO Box 868 Benjamin Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 202-532-4596 Fax: 202-305-7000 Email: timothy.m.belsan@usdoj.gov Attorney for Defendants Janet Napolitano, Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

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Christine Davenport Office of the General Counsel US House of Representatives 219 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202-225-9700 Fax: 202-226-1360 Email: christine.davenport@mail.house.gov Attorney for Intervenor-Defendant Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the US House of Representatives H Christopher Bartolomucci Bancroft PLLC 1919 M Street NW Suite 470 Washington, DC 20036 202-234-0090 Fax: 202-234-2806 Email: cbartolomucci@bancroftpllc.com Attorney for Intervenor-Defendant Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the US House of Representatives Kerry W Kircher Office of the General Counsel US House of Representatives 219 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-6532 202-225-9700 Fax: 202-226-1360 Email: Kerry.Kircher@mail.house.gov Attorney for Intervenor-Defendant Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the US House of Representatives Mary Beth Walker Office of General Counsel US House of Representatives 219 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202-225-9700 Fax: 202-226-1360 Email: MaryBeth.Walker@mail.house.gov Attorney for Intervenor-Defendant Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the US House of Representatives

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Nicholas J Nelson Bancroft PLLC 1919 M Street NW Suite 470 Washington, DC 20036 202-234-0090 Fax: 202-234-2806 Email: nnelson@bancroftpllc.com Attorney for Intervenor-Defendant Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the US House of Representatives Paul D Clement Bancroft PLLC 1919 M Street NW Suite 470 Washington, DC 20036 202-234-0090 Fax: 202-234-2806 Email: pclement@bancroftpllc.com Attorney for Intervenor-Defendant Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the US House of Representatives Todd Tatelman Office of General Counsel US House of Representatives 219 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202-225-9700 Fax: 202-226-1360 Email: Todd.Tatelman@mail.house.gov Attorney for Intervenor-Defendant Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the US House of Representatives William B Pittard , IV Office of the General Counsel US House of Representatives 219 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202-225-9700 Fax: 202-226-1360 Email: william.pittard@mail.house.gov Attorney for Intervenor-Defendant Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the US House of Representatives II. GOOD CAUSE EXISTS FOR GRANTING THE BLESCH PLAINTIFFS REQUEST TO WAIVE ORAL ARGUMENT All parties have indicated that they do not oppose this request. /// ///
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III.

CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the Blesch Plaintiffs respectfully request that this Court

waive oral argument as requested herein. Dated: November 16, 2012 Respectfully submitted, DURIE TANGRI LLP /s/ Daralyn J. Durie By: DARALYN J. DURIE Attorneys for Non-Parties Edwin Blesch, Timothy Smulian, Frances Herbert, Takako Ueda, Santiago Ortiz, Pablo Garca, Kelli Ryan, Lucy Truman, Heather Morgan, and Maria del Mar Verdugo

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that all counsel of record are being served on November 16, 2012, with a copy of this document via the Courts CM/ECF system. /s/ Daralyn J. Durie DARALYN J. DURIE

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DURIE TANGRI LLP DARALYN J. DURIE (SBN 169825) 2 ddurie@durietangri.com 217 Leidesdorff Street 3 San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: 415-362-6666 4 Facsimile: 415-236-6300
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION Case No. 8:12-cv-01137-CBM-AJW [PROPOSED] ORDER WAIVING ORAL ARGUMENT Date: November 20, 2012 Time: 10:00 a.m. Ctrm: 243 / 2 - 2nd Floor Judge: Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall

Martin R. ARANAS, Irma RODRIGUEZ, and Jane DELEON, 14 Plaintiffs, 15

v. Janet NAPOLITANO, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Alejandro MAYORKAS, Director, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services; UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION SERVICES; and DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Defendants.

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Of Counsel (Admission Pro Hac Vice): PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON & GARRISON ERIC ALAN STONE estone@paulweiss.com JULIE E. FINK jfink@paulweiss.com 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 Telephone: 212-373-3000 Facsimile: 212-757-3990

IMMIGRATION EQUALITY VICTORIA F. NEILSON 8 vneilson@immigrationequality.org 40 Exchange Place, Suite 1300 9 New York, NY 10005 Telephone: 212-714-2904 10 Facsimile: 212-714-2973
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IMMIGRATION EQUALITY THOMAS R. PLUMMER (SBN 240758) 13 tplummer@immigrationequality.org 40 Exchange Place, Suite 1300 14 New York, NY 10005 Telephone: 212-714-2904 15 Facsimile: 212-714-2973
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WHEREAS the parties and non-parties Edwin Blesch, Timothy Smulian, Francis Herbert, Takako Ueda, Santiago Ortiz, Pablo Garca, Kelli Ryan, Lucy Truman, Heather Morgan, and Maria del Mar Verdugo (the Blesch Plaintiffs) have consented to waive oral argument on the Blesch Plaintiffs motion for notice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(d)(1)(B) of proceedings concerning non-provisional class certification (E.C.F. No. 69), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that oral argument is waived. SO ORDERED this ______ day of ____________, 2012.

____________________________________ Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall United States District Court Judge Prepared and submitted by: DURIE TANGRI LLP /s/ Daralyn J. Durie By: DARALYN J. DURIE Attorneys for Non-Parties Edwin Blesch, Timothy Smulian, Frances Herbert, Takako Ueda, Santiago Ortiz, Pablo Garca, Kelli Ryan, Lucy Truman, Heather Morgan, and Maria del Mar Verdugo

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that all counsel of record are being served on November 16, 2012, with a copy of this document via the Courts CM/ECF system. /s/ Daralyn J. Durie DARALYN J. DURIE

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