Arizonans for Fair Elections v. Hobbs

Opinion

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

9 Arizonans for Fair Elections, et al., No. CV-20-00658-PHX-DWL

10 Plaintiffs, ORDER

11 v.

12 Katie Hobbs, et al.,

13 Defendants. 14 15 Pending before the Court are two motions to file amicus curiae briefs, one by the 16 Arizona Republican Party (Doc. 76) and another by the Arizona Free Enterprise Club 17 (Doc. 80). 18 “[W]hether to permit a non-party leave to submit a brief, as amicus curiae, is a 19 matter within the discretion of the courts.” Dible v. City of Chandler, 2004 WL 7336848, 20 *1 (D. Ariz. 2004). This matter is “of public interest,” and additional “arguments and/or 21 relevant law that may otherwise escape the Court’s consideration” could be 22 helpful. Miracle v. Hobbs, 333 F.R.D. 151, 157 (D. Ariz. 2019). 23 Accordingly, 24 IT IS ORDERED that the Arizona Republican Party’s motion for leave to file an 25 amicus brief (Doc. 76) is granted. The Clerk of Court is directed to file the amicus brief 26 (Doc. 76-1). No response or reply will be permitted regarding the amicus brief unless 27 later ordered by the Court. 28 … 1 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s motion for 2|| leave to file an amicus brief (Doc. 80) is granted. The Clerk of Court is directed to file |; the amicus brief (Doc. 80-1). No response or reply will be permitted regarding the amicus brief unless later ordered by the Court. 5 Dated this 13th day of April, 2020. 6 7 Po

9 United States District Judge 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

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