Kristin Perry, et al v. Dennis Hollingsworth, et al, No. 09-17241 (9th Cir. 2009)

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FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT KRISTIN M. PERRY; SANDRA B. STIER; PAUL T. KATAMI; JEFFREY J. ZARRILLO, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Plaintiff-intervenor, v. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, in his official capacity as Governor of California; EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., in his official capacity as Attorney General of California; MARK B. HORTON in his official capacity as Director of the California Department of Public Health & State Registrar of Vital Statistics; LINETTE SCOTT, in her official capacity as Deputy Director of Health Information & Strategic Planning for the California Department of Public Health; PATRICK O CONNELL, in his official capacity as Clerk-Recorder for the County of Alameda; DEAN C. LOGAN, in his official capacity as Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for the County of Los Angeles, Defendants, 16727 ï£¼ ï£½ ï£¾ 16728 PERRY v. SCHWARZENEGGER and DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH; GAIL J. KNIGHT; MARTIN F. GUTIERREZ; HAK-SHING WILLIAM TAM; MARK A. JANSSON; PROTECTMARRIAGE. COM-YES ON 8, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA RENEWAL, Defendant-intervenors-Appellants. KRISTIN M. PERRY; SANDRA B. STIER; PAUL T. KATAMI; JEFFREY J. ZARRILLO, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and OUR FAMILY COALITION; LAVENDER SENIORS OF THE EAST BAY; PARENTS, FAMILIES, AND FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS, CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Plaintiff-intervenors-Appellees, v. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER; EDMUND G. BROWN, JR.; MARK B. HORTON; LINETTE SCOTT; PATRICK O CONNELL; DEAN C. LOGAN, Defendants, and ï£¼ ï£½ ï£¾ ï£¼ ï£½ ï£¾ No. 09-17241 D.C. No. 3:09-cv-02292VRW PERRY v. SCHWARZENEGGER DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH; GAIL J. KNIGHT; MARTIN F. GUTIERREZ; HAK-SHING WILLIAM TAM; MARK A. JANSSON; PROTECTMARRIAGE. COM-YES ON 8, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA RENEWAL, Defendant-intervenors-Appellants. ï£¼ ï£½ ï£¾ 16729 No. 09-17551 D.C. No. 3:09-cv-02292VRW ORDER Filed December 16, 2009 Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw, Raymond C. Fisher and Marsha S. Berzon, Circuit Judges. ORDER A judge of this court has called for a vote to determine whether this case will be reheard en banc under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 35(a). The parties are requested to file simultaneous briefs setting forth their respective positions on whether this case should be reheard en banc, including whether rehearing en banc is warranted in light of Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter, 558 U.S. ___, No. 08-678 (Dec. 8, 2009). The briefs shall be filed on or before December 24, 2009. Parties who are registered for ECF must file the brief electronically without submission of paper copies. Parties who are not registered ECF filers must file the original brief plus 50 paper copies. IT IS SO ORDERED.

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