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Arizona Lawsuit Documents - Timeline
November 2014
- November 17, 2014 - Document 93 (PDF) - Defendants' Notice of Appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Representation Statement
October
- October 27, 2014 - Document 92 (PDF) - Notice of Withdrawal of Co-counsel.
- October 17, 2014 - The Decision (PDF) - Joseph Connolly, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. [Roche] Michael K. Jeanes, et al., Defendants.
- October 17, 2014 - Horne Letter to Clerks
- October 17, 2014 - Media: CBS5 Life Cut-In, Thomas Horne Press Conference.
- October 16, 2014 - Defendants' Brief (PDF) - Defendants' Supplemental Brief Addressing the Applicability of the Ninth Circuit's Latta v. Otter Decision
- October 9, 2014 - Submit Supplemental Briefs (PDF)
September
July
- July 21, 2014 - Defendant Document 78 - Defendants' Reply in Support of Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. This is the most revealing document of the files posted during this series.
- July 21, 2014 - Defendant Document 77-1 - [Proposed] Order Granting Defendants' Motion for Leave to File Overlength Reply in Support of Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment.
- July 21, 2014 - Defendant Document 77 - Defendants' Motion for Leave to File Overlength Reply in Support of Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment
June
- June 30, 2014 - Plaintiffs response to DMSJ and Plaintiffs' reply in suppoer of PMSJ.
- June 10, 2014 - Defendant Exhibits
- June 10, 2014 - Tentative Defendants Response to PMSJ and Defendants' cross motion for summary judgement.
May
April
February
January
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