United States District Court

Eastern District of Virginia

Richmond Division

The Real Truth About Obama, Inc.

Plaintiff,

v.

Federal Election Commission and

United States Department of Justice,

Defendants.

Case No. 3:08-cv-00483-JRS

 Consent Motion to Stay Proceedings On the Merits 

The parties respectfully move for a stay of the proceedings on the merits in this action

pending a resolution of Plaintiff’s preliminary injunction motion. On April 26, 2010, the Supreme Court granted Plaintiff’s petition for a writ of certiorari, vacated the judgment, and remanded the case to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit “for further consideration in light of Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm’n, 558 U.S. ___ (2010), and the Solicitor General’s suggestion of mootness.” Real Truth About Obama v. FEC, 559 U.S. ______

(No. 09-724). On June 8, the Fourth Circuit panel reissued Parts 1 and 2 of their opinion, 575 F.

3d at 342, 345-47, and remanded the remaining issues to this Court. Docket # 115. Plaintiff will

be filing a petition for rehearing en banc of this Order. 

For judicial economy, the parties respectfully request that this Court continue to stay the

proceedings on the merits pending a final resolution of Plaintiff’s preliminary injunction motion.

The Fourth Circuit’s June 8, 2010 judgment will not take effect until issuance of the Court of Appeals’ mandate, at which point Plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction will return to this

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Court for consideration. Because Plaintiff’s intended petition for rehearing on banc will stay issuance of that mandate, further proceedings on Plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction can

recommence in this Court when the rehearing petition is fully resolved. 

Respectfully submitted,

 /s/ 

Michael Boos (VA State Bar No. 37524)

Law Office of Michael Boos

4101 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 313

Fairfax, VA 22030

703/691-7717 telephone

703/691-7543 facsimile

michael.boos@gte.net

Local Counsel for Plaintiff

James Bopp, Jr.,* jboppjr@aol.com

Richard E. Coleson,* rcoleson@bopplaw.com

Barry A. Bostrom,* bbostrom@bopplaw.com

BOPP, COLESON & BOSTROM

1 South Sixth Street

Terre Haute, IN 47807-3510

812/232-2434 telephone

812/234-3685 facsimile

 *pro hac vice motion granted

Lead Counsel for Plaintiff

Tony West

Assistant Attorney General 

Neil H. MacBride

United States Attorney

James J. Gilligan 

Assistant Director, Civil Division, 

Federal Programs Branch 

 /s/ 

Debra J. Prillaman 

Assistant United States Attorney (VA Bar No. 15844) 

OFFICE OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY

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600 East Main Street, Suite 1800 

Richmond, VA 23219-2430 

804-819-5400 telephone 

804-819-7417 facsimile 

debra.prillaman@usdoj.gov 

John R. Griffiths,*

Assistant Director, Civil Division 

Federal Programs Branch 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

P.O. Box 883 

Washington, D.C. 20044 

202-514-4652 telephone 

202-616-8460 facsimile 

John.Griffiths@usdoj.gov 

Counsel for Defendant, 

United States Department of Justice 

*Admitted pro hac vice 

 /s/ 

Audra Hale-Maddox, Attorney, ahale-maddox@fec.gov 

(VA Bar No. 46929) 

Thomasenia P. Duncan,* General Counsel, tduncan@fec.gov 

David Kolker,* Associate General Counsel, dkolker@fec.gov 

Harry J. Summers,* Assistant General Counsel, hsummers@fec.gov 

Holly J. Baker,* Attorney, hbaker@fec.gov 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

999 E Street NW 

Washington, DC 20463 

202-694-1650 telephone 

202-219-0260 facsimile 

Counsel for Defendant

Federal Election Commission

*Admitted pro hac vice 

Dated: June 15, 2010

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