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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
_______________________________________
MARCIE FISHER-BORNE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
J OHN W. SMITH, et al., Defendants,


ELLEN W. GERBER, et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
ROY COOPER, et al., Defendants,


and

THOM TILLIS, North Carolina Speaker of
the House of Representatives and PHIL
BERGER, President Pro Tempore of the
North Carolina Senate,
Proposed Intervenor-Defendants.
Case No.: 1:12-cv-00589


Case No.: 1:14-cv-00299







PROPOSED DEFENDATS-INTERVENORS REQUEST FOR ORAL
ARGUMENT ON MOTIONS FOR INTERVENTION

Pursuant to Local Rule 7.3(c), proposed Intervenors-Defendants Thom Tillis, in
his capacity as North Carolina Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Phil Berger,
in his capacity as President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate, on behalf of
themselves, and their members and constituents (Movants), by and through counsel,
respectfully request the opportunity to appear and present argument before this Court on
Movants Motions for Intervention filed in the above captioned matters (Dkts. 75 and
119), at a date and time to be set by order of this Court.

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Respectfully submitted, this the 10th day of October, 2014.


/s/ Robert D. Potter, J r.
Robert D. Potter, J r.
Attorney at Law
5821 Fairview Road, Suite 207
Charlotte, NC 28209
(704) 552-7742
(704) 552-9287 Fax
rdpotter@rdpotterlaw.com
Attorney for Proposed Defendant-
Intervenors

Noel H. J ohnson*
J oe A. Vanderhulst
ACTRIGHT LEGAL FOUNDATION
209 West Main Street
Plainfield, IN 46168
(317) 203-5599
(888) 815-5641 Fax
njohnson@actrightlegal.org
jvanderhulst@actrightlegal.org
Attorneys for Proposed
Defendant-Intervenors



J ohn C. Eastman*
CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL J URISPRUDENCE
c/o Chapman University Fowler School of Law
One University Dr.
Orange, CA 92866
(877) 855-3330
(714) 844-4817 Fax
jeastman@chapman.edu
Lead Counsel for Proposed Defendant-
Intervenors

Attorneys for Proposed Defendant-Intervenors

* Notice of Special Appearance to be filed.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on October 10, 2014, I electronically filed the foregoing
PROPOSED DEFENDATS-INTERVENORS REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
ON MOTION FOR INTERVENTION, in the cases of Fisher-Borne v. Smith, No. 1:12-
cv-00589, and Gerber v. Cooper, No. 1:14-cv-00299, with the clerk of the Court for the
United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina Circuit by using the
CM/ECF system.
All participants in the case are registered CM/ECF users and will be served by the
appellate CM/ECF system.
Dated: October 10, 2014

/s/ Robert D. Potter, J r.
Robert D. Potter, J r.
NC State Bar No. 17553
Attorney at Law
5821 Fairview Road, Suite 207
Charlotte, NC 28209
(704) 552-7742
(704) 552-9287 Fax
rdpotter@rdpotterlaw.com

On Behalf of Counsel for
Proposed Defendant-Intervenors


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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
_______________________________________
MARCIE FISHER-BORNE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
J OHN W. SMITH, et al., Defendants,


ELLEN W. GERBER, et al., Plaintiffs,
v.
ROY COOPER, et al., Defendants,


and

THOM TILLIS, North Carolina Speaker of
the House of Representatives and PHIL
BERGER, President Pro Tempore of the
North Carolina Senate,
Proposed Intervenor-Defendants.
Case No.: 1:12-cv-00589


Case No.: 1:14-cv-00299







ORDER

Upon motion of Proposed Defendants-Intervenors and for good cause shown, it is
hereby ORDERED that Proposed Defendants-Intervenors Request for Oral Argument on
Motions for Intervention is GRANTED.
The parties in the above captioned matters are further ORDERED to appear before
this Court to present argument on October _____, 2014 at _______ (am/pm).

Dated: October _____, 2014.

District Court J udge/Magistrate/Clerk
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