Defendants Motion to Stay

8/4/2019 Defendants Motion to Stay

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DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF DENVER STATE OF COLORADO

1437 Bannock StreetDenver, CO 80202

Plaintiffs : JAMES LARUE, et al.

vs.

Defendants : COLORADO BOARD OF EDUCATION, et al.,

Intervenors : FLORENCE DOYLE, et al.,

AND

Plaintiffs : TAXPAYERS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, et al.,

vs.

Defendants : DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1, et al.

Attorneys for Defendants: Douglas County Board of Education and Douglas County School District:

Names: James M. Lyons, #882Eric V. Hall, #32028Michael Francisco, #39111

Firm: Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLPAddress: One Tabor Center, Suite 3000

1200 Seventeenth StreetDenver, Colorado 80202

Tel: 303.623.9000Fax: 303.623.9222E-Mail: [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

COURT USE ONLY

Case No.: 11cv4424Combined with:Case No.: 11CV4427

Courtroom: 259

JOINT MOTION TO STAY INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL

Defendants Douglas County School District and Douglas County Board of Education, jointly with Defendants Colorado State Board of Education, Colorado Department of Education,Defendant-Intervenors Florence, Derrick, Alexandra, and Donovan Doyle; Defendant-Intervenors Diana, Mark, and Nathaniel Oakley; and Defendant-Intervenors Jeanette Strohm-Anderson and Mark and Max Anderson; (collectively, Defendants), through their undersigned


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counsel and pursuant to C.R.C.P. 62(b) and (c), submit the following Motion to Stay InjunctionPending Appeal or, in the alternative, for a Discretionary Stay, and state as follows:

1. On August 12, 2011, this Court entered an Order denying Defendants Motion toDismiss and Granting Plaintiffs Motions for Preliminary Injunction (the "Order"). The Ordergranted Plaintiffs a permanent injunction following the three-day hearing held August 2 through4, 2011.

2. The Defendants intend to appeal this Order to the Colorado Court of Appeals, andwill file (within the allowed time on or before September 26, 2011) a Notice of Appeal.

Stay Injunction Pending Appeal

3. Pursuant to C.R.C.P. 62(c), the Defendants respectfully request that this Court

stay the Order and injunction pending appeal, exercising its discretion to suspend aninjunction during the pendency of the appeal upon such terms as to bond or otherwise as itconsiders proper for the security of the rights of the adverse party.

4. The interests of justice favor a stay pending appeal of the injunction, as evidencedby the substantial public impact of the permanent, mandatory injunction issued just as the schoolyear begins for the nearly 500 scholarship students, private schools, and public schools. As thiscourt recognized in the Order, granting the Plaintiffs request for injunctive relief willundoubtedly result in significant hardships for the families already selected for enrollment in theScholarship Program, as well as the Private School Partners (for instance, the WoodlandsAcademy) that have relied on the Scholarship Programs implementation. Order at p.29.

Discretionary Stay

5. In the alternative, pursuant to C.R.C.P. 62(b), the Defendants respectfully requestthat the Court stay the Order and injunction during the time permitted for filing of a notice of appeal. C.R.C.P. 62(b)(3).

6. A discretionary stay is expressly authorized under the circumstances of this caseby C.R.C.P. 62(b)(3), and it will be in the interests of justice to preserve the status quo pendingDefendants preparation of a Notice of Appeal.

WHEREFORE, Defendants request that this Motion be granted, and that the injunction

entered against Defendants in this case be stayed pending appeal, or alternatively stayed duringthe time permitted for Defendants filing of a notice of appeal, i.e. through September 26, 2011

A proposed form of Order Staying Injunction Pending Appeal Pursuant to C.R.C.P.62(b)(3) or (c) is submitted herewith.


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C.R.C.P. 121 1-15 CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

Undersigned counsel conferred in good faith with Plaintiffs counsel, Mike McCarthyand Matthew Douglas, regarding the contents of this motion. They oppose the motion.

ROTHGERBER JOHNSON & LYONS LLP

s/ Michael FranciscoJames M. LyonsEric V. HallMichael Francisco

Attorneys for Defendants Douglas County Board of Education and Douglas County School District

JOHN W. SUTHERSAttorney General

/s/ Antony B. Dyl Original signature on file at the Colorado AttorneyGenerals OfficeAntony B. Dyl, #15968*Senior Assistant Attorney GeneralGeoffrey N. Blue, #32684*Deputy Attorney GeneralEducation UnitState Services SectionAttorney for Petitioners

1525 Sherman Street, 7th FloorDenver, CO 80203Telephone: (303) 866-5380*Counsel of Record


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INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE

/s/ Michael E. Bindas William H. Mellor, #8402Richard D. Komer, Pro Hac Vice901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900Arlington, VA 22203Phone Number: (703) 682-9320FAX Number: (703) [email protected]@ij.org

Michael E. Bindas, Pro Hac ViceInstitute for Justice 101 Yesler Way, Suite 603Seattle, WA 98104Phone Number: (206) 341-9300

Attorneys for Defendant-Intervenors Florence, Derrick, Alexandra, and Donovan Doyle; Defendant-Intervenors Diana, Mark, and NathanielOakley; and Defendant-Intervenors JeanetteStrohm-Anderson and Mark and Max Anderson


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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on August 18, 2011, I electronically filed the foregoing with theClerk of Court using Lexis/Nexis File and Serve causing an electronic copy to be served uponthe following:

Matthew J. Douglas, Esq.Timothy R. Macdonald, Esq.Michelle K. Albert, Esq.Arnold & Porter LLP370 17th Street, Suite 4500Denver, CO 80202

Mark Silverstein, Esq.Rebecca T. Wallace, Esq.American Civil Liberties Union

Foundation of Colorado400 Corona StreetDenver, CO 80218

Ayesha N. Khan, Esq.Gregory M. Lipper, Esq.Americans United for Separation

of Church and State1301 K Street, NWSuite 850, East TowerWashington, D.C. 20005

Daniel Mach, Esq.Heather L. Weaver, Esq.ACLU Foundation Program on Freedom

of Religion and Belief 915 15th Street, NW, Suite 600Washington, D.C. 2005

George Langendorf, Esq.Arnold & Porter LLP22nd Floor, One Embarcadero Center

San Francisco, CA 94111-3711

Paul Alexander, Esq.Arnold & Porter LLPSuite 110, 1801 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1216

Michael S. McCarthy, Esq.Colin C. Deihl, Esq.Madia G. Malik, Esq.Sarah A. Kellner, Esq.Gordon M. Hadfield, Esq.FAEGRE & BENSON, LLP3200 Wells Fargo Center1700 LincolnDenver, CO 80203-4532

Antony B. Dyl, Esq.Nicholas G. Stancil, Esq.Geoffrey N. Blue, Esq.Office of the Attorney General1525 Sherman Street, 7th FloorDenver, CO 80203

Alexander Halpern, Esq.Alexander Halpern LLC1426 Pearl Street, #420Boulder, CO 80302

William H. Mellor, Esq.Institute for Justice901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900Arlington, VA 22203

s/ Karen Lutterschmidt Karen Lutterschmidt

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Defendants Motion to Stay