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1 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

Theodore B. Olson, SBN 38137
2 tolson@gibsondunn.com
Matthew D. McGill, pro hac vice
3 Amir C. Tayrani, SBN 229609
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
4 Telephone: (202) 955-8668, Facsimile: (202) 467-0539

5 Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., SBN 132009

tboutrous@gibsondunn.com
6 Christopher D. Dusseault, SBN 177557
Ethan D. Dettmer, SBN 196046
7 Sarah E. Piepmeier, SBN 227094
Theane Evangelis Kapur, SBN 243570
8 Enrique A. Monagas, SBN 239087
333 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90071
9 Telephone: (213) 229-7804, Facsimile: (213) 229-7520

10 BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

David Boies, pro hac vice
11 dboies@bsfllp.com
333 Main Street, Armonk, New York 10504
12 Telephone: (914) 749-8200, Facsimile: (914) 749-8300

13 Jeremy M. Goldman, SBN 218888

jgoldman@bsfllp.com
14 Theodore H. Uno, SBN 248603
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 900, Oakland, California 94612
15 Telephone: (510) 874-1000, Facsimile: (510) 874-1460

16 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

KRISTIN M. PERRY, SANDRA B. STIER,
17 PAUL T. KATAMI, and JEFFREY J. ZARRILLO

18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

19 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

20 KRISTIN M. PERRY, et al., CASE NO. 09-CV-2292 VRW

21 Plaintiffs,
and PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SHORTEN
22 TIME FOR PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,
EXCLUDE TESTIMONY OF FRANK
23 Plaintiff-Intervenor, SCHUBERT
v.
24 Trial Date: January 11, 2010
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al., Judge: Chief Judge Walker
25 Defendants, Location: Courtroom 6, 17th Floor
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PROPOSITION 8 OFFICIAL PROPONENTS
27 DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH, et al.,
28 Defendant-Intervenors.

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1 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION

2 TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

3 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT that pursuant to Local Rule 6-3 Plaintiffs will and hereby

4 do move this Court for an Order shortening the time within which the Court may hear Plaintiffs’

5 Motion to Exclude Testimony of Frank Schubert.

6 This motion is based on this notice, the memorandum accompanying this notice, the

7 accompanying Declaration of Amir C. Tayrani, all other papers on file with the Court, oral argument,

8 and such other matters as may be presented in connection with the hearing.

9 MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

10 At 8:24 a.m. on January 24, 2010, Proponents notified Plaintiffs of their intention to call

11 Frank Schubert as a trial witness on Tuesday, January 26. See E-mail from Nicole J. Moss to Enrique

12 A. Monagas (Jan. 24, 2010), attached as Ex. A to the Declaration of Amir C. Tayrani in Support of

13 Motion to Exclude Testimony of Frank Schubert. Later that day, Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Exclude

14 Mr. Schubert’s testimony. Because Mr. Schubert is scheduled to testify on January 26, the Court

15 should consider and decide Plaintiffs’ Motion to Exclude Testimony of Frank Schubert on an

16 expedited basis.

17 I. Substantial Prejudice Will Occur If Mr. Schubert Is Permitted To Testify.

18 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(c) allows the court to order a motion to be heard on an

19 accelerated basis “for good cause.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(c)(1)(C). Moreover, Civil Local Rule 6-3(a)(3)

20 provides that a court may shorten time if “substantial harm or prejudice . . . would occur if the Court

21 did not change the time . . . .”

22 Proponents did not notify Plaintiffs of their intention to call Mr. Schubert as a trial witness

23 until the morning of January 24, 2010. That same day, Plaintiffs promptly filed their Motion to

24 Exclude Testimony of Frank Schubert. As explained in that motion, Plaintiffs will be prejudiced if

25 Mr. Schubert is permitted to testify because Plaintiffs have not had a meaningful opportunity to

26 depose Mr. Schubert on the only topic on which he has been disclosed to testify. During his

27 deposition, Mr. Schubert’s counsel directed him on 76 separate occasions not to answer questions

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1 he has been disclosed. Plaintiffs therefore have little information regarding the content of Mr.

2 Schubert’s potential testimony and will be unable to meaningfully prepare to cross-examine him.

3 Given Mr. Schubert’s impending testimony, Plaintiffs request that the Court issue an order on

4 Plaintiffs’ Motion to Exclude Testimony of Frank Schubert as soon as practicable.

5 Respectfully submitted,
6 DATED: January 24, 2010 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
Theodore B. Olson
7 Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr.
Christopher D. Dusseault
8 Ethan D. Dettmer
Matthew D. McGill
9 Amir C. Tayrani
Sarah E. Piepmeier
10 Theane Evangelis Kapur
Rebecca Justice Lazarus
11 Enrique A. Monagas
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By: /s/
13 Theodore B. Olson
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15 BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
David Boies
16 Jeremy M. Goldman
Roseanne C. Baxter
17 Richard J. Bettan
Beko O. Richardson
18 Theodore H. Uno
Joshua I. Schiller
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1 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

Theodore B. Olson, SBN 38137
2 tolson@gibsondunn.com
Matthew D. McGill, pro hac vice
3 Amir C. Tayrani, SBN 229609
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
4 Telephone: (202) 955-8668, Facsimile: (202) 467-0539

5 Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., SBN 132009

tboutrous@gibsondunn.com
6 Christopher D. Dusseault, SBN 177557
Ethan D. Dettmer, SBN 196046
7 Sarah E. Piepmeier, SBN 227094
Theane Evangelis Kapur, SBN 243570
8 Enrique A. Monagas, SBN 239087
333 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90071
9 Telephone: (213) 229-7804, Facsimile: (213) 229-7520

10 BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

David Boies, pro hac vice
11 dboies@bsfllp.com
333 Main Street, Armonk, New York 10504
12 Telephone: (914) 749-8200, Facsimile: (914) 749-8300

13 Jeremy M. Goldman, SBN 218888

jgoldman@bsfllp.com
14 Theodore H. Uno, SBN 248603
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 900, Oakland, California 94612
15 Telephone: (510) 874-1000, Facsimile: (510) 874-1460

16 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

KRISTIN M. PERRY, SANDRA B. STIER,
17 PAUL T. KATAMI, and JEFFREY J. ZARRILLO

18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

19 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

20 KRISTIN M. PERRY, et al., CASE NO. 09-CV-2292 VRW

21 Plaintiffs,
and DECLARATION OF AMIR C. TAYRANI
22 IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,
TO SHORTEN TIME FOR PLAINTIFFS’
23 Plaintiff-Intervenor, MOTION TO EXCLUDE TESTIMONY OF
v. FRANK SCHUBERT
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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al., Trial Date: January 11, 2010
25 Defendants, Judge: Chief Judge Walker
and Location: Courtroom 6, 17th Floor
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PROPOSITION 8 OFFICIAL PROPONENTS
27 DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH, et al.,
28 Defendant-Intervenors.

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1 I, Amir C. Tayrani, declare as follows:

2 1. I, Amir C. Tayrani, am an attorney at law, duly licensed to practice before all courts of
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the State of California and before the United States District Court for the Northern District of
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California. I am an associate with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, counsel of record for Plaintiffs in
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the above-captioned matter. I have personal knowledge of the facts stated herein and could and
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7 would testify competently thereto if called upon to do so.

8 2. Plaintiffs have concurrently filed a Motion to Exclude Testimony of Frank Schubert.

9 3. On January 24, 2010, I sent an e-mail to Nicole J. Moss, counsel for Proponents,
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requesting that Proponents agree to a shortened schedule for deciding Plaintiffs’ Motion to Exclude
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Testimony of Frank Schubert.
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4. I did not receive a response from counsel for Proponents.
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5. I am aware of three previous time modifications docketed in this case by order or
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15 stipulation. A stipulation was granted to extend time for the Administration Defendants to serve and

16 file their Answer to the Complaint in Intervention. Doc # 170. The parties also entered into a joint

17 stipulation to extend pretrial filing deadlines. Doc # 266. The Court also granted Plaintiffs’ motion
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to shorten time for response to an administrative motion to seal documents. Doc # 438.
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6. Given the ongoing trial proceedings, I do not believe that the requested time
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modification would have any effect on the schedule for this case.
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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 24th
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1 ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER NO. 45

2 Pursuant to General Order No. 45 of the Northern District of California, I attest that

3 concurrence in the filing of the document has been obtained from each of the other signatories to this

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1 GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

Theodore B. Olson, SBN 38137
2 tolson@gibsondunn.com
Matthew D. McGill, pro hac vice
3 Amir C. Tayrani, SBN 229609
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
4 Telephone: (202) 955-8668, Facsimile: (202) 467-0539

5 Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., SBN 132009

tboutrous@gibsondunn.com
6 Christopher D. Dusseault, SBN 177557
Ethan D. Dettmer, SBN 196046
7 Sarah E. Piepmeier, SBN 227094
Theane Evangelis Kapur, SBN 243570
8 Enrique A. Monagas, SBN 239087
333 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90071
9 Telephone: (213) 229-7804, Facsimile: (213) 229-7520

10 BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP

David Boies, pro hac vice
11 dboies@bsfllp.com
333 Main Street, Armonk, New York 10504
12 Telephone: (914) 749-8200, Facsimile: (914) 749-8300

13 Jeremy M. Goldman, SBN 218888

jgoldman@bsfllp.com
14 Theodore H. Uno, SBN 248603
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 900, Oakland, California 94612
15 Telephone: (510) 874-1000, Facsimile: (510) 874-1460

16 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

KRISTIN M. PERRY, SANDRA B. STIER,
17 PAUL T. KATAMI, and JEFFREY J. ZARRILLO

18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

19 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

20 KRISTIN M. PERRY, et al., CASE NO. 09-CV-2292 VRW

21 Plaintiffs,
and [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
22 MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME FOR
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO,
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO EXCLUDE
23 Plaintiff-Intervenor, TESTIMONY OF FRANK SCHUBERT
v.
24 Trial Date: January 11, 2010
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, et al., Judge: Chief Judge Walker
25 Defendants, Location: Courtroom 6, 17th Floor
26 and
PROPOSITION 8 OFFICIAL PROPONENTS
27 DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH, et al.,
28 Defendant-Intervenors.

Gibson, Dunn &

Crutcher LLP
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MOTION TO EXCLUDE TESTIMONY OF FRANK SCHUBERT
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1 On January 24, 2010, Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Shorten Time for Plaintiffs’ Motion to
2 Exclude the Testimony of Frank Schubert. After full consideration of all moving and opposing
3 documents, the Court’s record and file in this matter, and the arguments of counsel, and good cause
4 appearing, Plaintiffs’ Motion to Shorten Time for Plaintiffs’ Motion to Exclude the Testimony of
5 Frank Schubert is GRANTED.
6 IT IS SO ORDERED.
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