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 Judge Ronald B. Leighton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

AT TACOMA

MAJOR MARGARET WITT,

 

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR

FORCE; ROBERT M. GATES, Secretary of

Defense; MICHAEL B. DONLEY, Secretary of the

Department of Air Force; and COLONEL

JANETTE L. MOORE-HARBERT, Commander,

446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron,

McChord AFB;

Defendants.

 

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No. C06-5195 RBL

DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF APPEAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all Defendants hereby appeal to the United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from the Judgment dated September 24, 2010 (Docket

Nos. 166, 165), the Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law dated September 24, 2010 (Docket

No. 164), the Memorandum Opinion dated September 24, 2010 (Docket No. 163), as well as the

Minute Order dated March 12, 2010 (Docket No. 70).

Dated: November 23, 2010 Respectfully submitted,

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

CIVIL DIVISION, FEDERAL PROGRAMS BRANCH

P.O. BOX 883, BEN FRANKLIN STATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20044

(202) 616-8482

(C06-5195-RBL) DEFENDANTS’

NOTICE OF APPEAL - 1

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TONY WEST

Assistant Attorney General

VINCENT M. GARVEY

Deputy Branch Director

 /s/ Peter J. Phipps 

PETER J. PHIPPS

BRYAN R. DIEDERICH

Of Counsel: STEPHEN J. BUCKINGHAM

LT. COL. TODI CARNES United States Department of Justice

1777 N. Kent Street, Suite 11400 Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

Rosslyn, VA 22209-2133 Tel: (202) 616-8482

(703) 588-8428 Fax: (202) 616-8470

E-mail: peter.phipps@usdoj.gov

Mailing Address:

Post Office Box 883, Ben Franklin Station

Washington, D.C. 20044

Courier Address: 

20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20001

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

CIVIL DIVISION, FEDERAL PROGRAMS BRANCH

P.O. BOX 883, BEN FRANKLIN STATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20044

(202) 616-8482

(C06-5195-RBL) DEFENDANTS’

NOTICE OF APPEAL - 2

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

AT TACOMA

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on November 23, 2010, I electronically filed the foregoing

Defendants’ Notice of Appeal, with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will

send notification of such filing to the following persons:

James E. Lobsenz, Esq. Sarah A. Dunne, Esq.

Carney Badley Spellman, P.S. American Civil Liberties Union of Washington

701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3600 901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 630

Seattle, WA 98104 Seattle, WA 98164

Tel: (206) 622-8020 Tel: (206) 624-2184

Fax: (206) 622-8983 E-mail: dunne@aclu-wa.org

E-mail: lobsenz@carneylaw.com

Sher S. Kung, Esq.

American Civil Liberties Union of Washington

901 Fifth Avenue, Suite 630

Seattle, WA 98164

Tel: (206) 624-2184

E-mail: skung@aclu-wa.org 

 /s/ Peter J. Phipps 

PETER J. PHIPPS

United States Department of Justice

Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch

P.O. Box 883, Ben Franklin Station

Washington, DC 20044

Tel: (202) 616-8482

Fax: (202) 616-8470

E-mail: peter.phipps@usdoj.gov

Attorney for Defendants 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

CIVIL DIVISION, FEDERAL PROGRAMS BRANCH

P.O. BOX 883, BEN FRANKLIN STATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20044

(202) 616-8482

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