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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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Case No. C 03-1802 JF

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF

(JFLC1)

 **E-Filed 8/28/2008 **

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ, et al.,

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

ALBERTO GONZALES, Attorney General of the

United States, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case Number C 03-01802 JF

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO 1

FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF

Carl Olson (“Olson”) moves for leave to file an amicus curiae brief in this action. Olson

seeks to assert a claim pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 903 challenging the classification of marijuana as

a Schedule 1 controlled substance. He explains that he currently is asserting this claim in the

Eighth Circuit and that he has a petition pending with the United States Drug Enforcement

Administration. 

District courts have broad discretion to appoint amici curiae. Hoptowit v. Ray, 682 F.2d

1237 (9th Cir. 1982). Although the issue identified in Olson’s brief relates generally to the

subject matter of the instant case, it raises factual and legal issues entirely distinct from those that

have been litigated by the parties in this five-year-old litigation. Accordingly, the request to file

an amicus curiae brief is DENIED.

DATED: August 28, 2008

______________________________

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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Case No. C 03-1802 JF

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

(JFLC1)

Copies of this Order have been served upon the following persons:

Daniel Nathan Abrahamson dabrahamson@drugpolicy.org, drobelo@drugpolicy.org 

John G. Barisone cferris@abc-law.com 

Graham A. Boyd gboyd@aclu.org 

M. Allen Hopper ahopper@aclu.org 

Frank Burke Kennamer frank.kennamer@bingham.com 

Neha Shah Nissen neha.nissen@bingham.com, troy.sauro@bingham.com 

Mark T. Quinlivan mark.quinlivan@usdoj.gov 

Benjamin Terrence Rice benjamin.rice@doj.ca.gov,

DocketingSACCLS@doj.ca.gov 

Lauri A. Schumacher lauri.schumacher@bingham.com 

Rachel Hannah Sommovilla invalidaddress@invalidaddress.com 

Notice has been delivered by other means to:

Judith Appel 

Drug Policy Alliance

Office of Legal Affairs

717 Washington Street

Oakland, CA 94607

Troy Sauro 

Bingham McCutchen LLP

Thee Embarcadero Center

San Francisco, Ca 94111-4067

Gerald Uelmen 

Santa Clara University Law School

500 El Camino Real

Santa Clara, CA 95053

Adam B. Wolf 

American Civil Liberties Union

Drug Law Reform Project

1101 Pacific Avenue, Suite 333

Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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