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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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TOM G. PALMER, et al.
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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Civil Action No. 09-01482 (FJS)
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al.,
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Defendants.
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____________________________________)
NOTICE
The Defendants hereby note that they have, this day, appealed from this Courts final
judgment in this matter (see attached). The Defendants respectfully suggest that the Court now
lacks jurisdiction to decide plaintiffs pending Motion for Permanent Injunction (Doc. No. 71),
as it is a new challenge to a new law, which requires a new lawsuit. See Natl Rifle Assn v.
Chicago, 393 Fed.Appx. 390, *1 (7th Cir. 2010); Queen v. Alvarez, 979 F.Supp.2d 845, 84950
(N.D. Ill. 2013); Shepard v. Madigan, 958 F.Supp.2d 996, 1000 (S.D. Ill. 2013). See also Fund
for Animals v. Norton, 390 F.Supp.2d 12, 15 (D.D.C. 2005) (While plaintiffs motion is styled
as one to enforce the Courts [previous] Order [striking an agency Rule], it is in essence a
challenge to the [new agency Rule]. Consequently, the proper avenue for plaintiffs arguments is
a new lawsuit challenging the validity of the [new agency Rule].).
DATE: November 14, 2014

Respectfully submitted,
IRVIN B. NATHAN
Attorney General for the District of Columbia
ELLEN A. EFROS
Deputy Attorney General
Public Interest Division

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/s/ Andrew J. Saindon

ANDREW J. SAINDON, D.C. Bar No. 456987
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Equity Section
441 Fourth Street, N.W., 6th Floor South
Washington, D.C. 20001
Telephone: (202) 724-6643
Facsimile: (202) 730-1470
E-mail: andy.saindon@dc.gov

Case 1:09-cv-01482-FJS Document 77-1 Filed 11/14/14 Page 1 of 2

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
____________________________________
)
TOM G. PALMER, et al.
)
)
Plaintiffs,
)
)
v.
)
Civil Action No. 09-01482 (FJS)
)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, et al.,
)
)
Defendants.
)
____________________________________)
NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is hereby given on this 14th day of November, 2014, that the defendants appeal to
the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from the MemorandumDecision and Order (Docket No. 54) and final judgment of this Court (Scullin, J.) entered
respectively on the 26th and 29th day of July, 2014, granting plaintiffs motion for summary
judgment and denying the defendants motion for summary judgment. The defendants also
appeal from the Memorandum-Decision and Order of this Court entered on the 6th day of
November, 2014 (Docket No. 75), denying the defendants motion for reconsideration, and all
other orders merged therein or in the final judgment.

DATE: November 14, 2014

Respectfully submitted,
IRVIN B. NATHAN
Attorney General for the District of Columbia

ELLEN A. EFROS
Deputy Attorney General
Public Interest Division

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/s/ Andrew J. Saindon

ANDREW J. SAINDON, D.C. Bar No. 456987
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Equity Section
441 Fourth Street, N.W., 6th Floor South
Washington, D.C. 20001
Telephone: (202) 724-6643
Facsimile: (202) 730-1470
E-mail: andy.saindon@dc.gov

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