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Reply Brief For Plaintiff-Appellant Guy Zappulla, Betsy Ginsberg
Reply Brief For Plaintiff-Appellant Guy Zappulla, Betsy Ginsberg
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Betsy Ginsberg filed a Reply Brief for Plaintiff-Appellant Guy Zappulla.
Brief For Plaintiff-Appellant Guy Zappulla, Betsy Ginsberg
Brief For Plaintiff-Appellant Guy Zappulla, Betsy Ginsberg
Amicus Briefs
Betsy Ginsberg filed a brief on behalf of Appellant Guy Zappulla.
Reply Brief For Plaintiff-Appellant, Alexander A. Reinert
Reply Brief For Plaintiff-Appellant, Alexander A. Reinert
Amicus Briefs
Plaintiff-Appellant Daniel McGowan submits this reply in response to the Brief for Defendants-Appellees United States of America and Tracy Rivers (“Defs.’ Br.”). Defendants concede that Plaintiff was placed in solitary confinement without any statutory or regulatory authorization and solely because he authored a blog post, speech protected by the First Amendment. Nonetheless, Defendants maintain that there is no remedy for this violation of Mr. McGowan’s constitutional and common law rights. None of the reasons offered by Defendants for their position is compelling or supported by relevant law. When one steps back and considers Defendants’ brief as a whole, it is …
Motion And Brief Of Civil Procedure Law Professors As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioner, Alexander A. Reinert
Motion And Brief Of Civil Procedure Law Professors As Amici Curiae In Support Of Petitioner, Alexander A. Reinert
Amicus Briefs
Amici curiae are scholars with expertise in civil procedure who have an interest in the proper interpretation of federal pleading standards following Bell Atlantic v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007), and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009). Amici file this brief because the decision by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in this case cannot be squared with proper pleading doctrine and goes far beyond any reasonable interpretation of this Court’s holdings in Twombly and Iqbal. Certiorari is warranted to correct the Ninth Circuit’s application of these cases and to clarify the rampant confusion …