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    The parties to an appeal regarding Virginia's same-sex marriage laws jointly move to extend the oral argument time from 30 minutes to 1 hour total. They request the additional time be split evenly between those arguing to reverse and affirm the district court's ruling, with 30 minutes for each side. Those arguing for reversal would split their time by agreement, while those arguing for affirmation propose allocating time as follows: 13 minutes for the Bostic plaintiffs, 7 minutes for the Harris class intervenors, and 10 minutes for the defendant Janet Rainey. The motion argues the exceptional importance of the constitutional issues warrants additional time to ensure all perspectives are heard.

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    The parties to an appeal regarding Virginia's same-sex marriage laws jointly move to extend the oral argument time from 30 minutes to 1 hour total. They request the additional time be split evenly between those arguing to reverse and affirm the district court's ruling, with 30 minutes for each side. Those arguing for reversal would split their time by agreement, while those arguing for affirmation propose allocating time as follows: 13 minutes for the Bostic plaintiffs, 7 minutes for the Harris class intervenors, and 10 minutes for the defendant Janet Rainey. The motion argues the exceptional importance of the constitutional issues warrants additional time to ensure all perspectives are heard.

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    Appeal: 14-1167

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    Nos. 14-1167(L), 14-1169, 14-1173 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    TIMOTHY B. BOSTIC, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, and JOANNE HARRIS,et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Intervenors-Appellees, v. GEORGE E. SCHAEFER, III, in his official capacity as the Clerk of Court for Norfolk Circuit Court, and JANET M. RAINEY, in her official capacity as State Registrar of Vital Records, Defendants-Appellants, and MICHLE B. MCQUIGG, in her official capacity as Prince William County Clerk of Circuit Court, Intervenor/Defendant-Appellant.

    JOINT MOTION TO ENLARGE ARGUMENT TIME

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    This appeal raises constitutional issues of exceptional importance in Virginia and nationwide. Five sets of parties have briefed these issues and seek to participate in oral argument. To ensure that this Court has the full benefit of all of these perspectives at oral argument, all parties to this appeal now jointly move, pursuant to Local Rule 34(d), that oral argument time in this case be extended to one houran addition of ten minutes per sideto be divided evenly between those seeking reversal of the judgment of the district court and those seeking affirmance. Those parties seeking reversal of the judgment below, Appellants Schaefer and McQuigg, propose to allocate their time by agreement. Those seeking affirmance, the Bostic plaintiffs, the Harris class, and Janet Rainey, agree that their time should be allocated as follows: Bostic plaintiffs: 13 minutes; Harris class: 7 minutes; and Janet Rainey:10 minutes. PROCEDURAL HISTORY On February 24, 2014, the district court entered final judgment in this case, declaring that Virginias marriage laws are unconstitutional insofar as they prohibit same-sex couples from marrying and deny state recognition to same-sex couples lawful marriages from other jurisdictions. The court enjoined enforcement of those laws, but stayed the injunction pending appeal. (No. 2:13-cv-00395-ALWA (ECF# 139)). Defendant George E. Schaefer, III, and Intervenor/Defendant

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    Michle B. McQuigg filed timely notices of appeal. Although she supported the district courts ruling, defendant Janet M. Rainey also filed a notice of appeal. On February 26, 2014, the Harris class filed a motion in this Court to intervene on appeal and for leave to file separate briefs. (ECF #6.)The Harris class is the certified class in Harris v. Rainey, No. 5:13-cv-77 (W.D. Va.), which consists of approximately 14,000 same-sex couples in Virginia who will be affected by the outcome of this appeal. The next day, the then-existing parties filed a consent motion concerning briefing and argument. (ECF # 12.) The parties agreed that, although she is technically an appellant, Rainey would be joining the appellees in urging that the district court ruling be affirmed, and should file a response brief at the same time as the appellees. Appellants Schaefer and McQuigg also requested leave to file separate briefs. On March 10, 2014, this Court granted both the then-existing parties motion concerning briefing and argument, and the Harris classs motion to intervene, and granted each set of parties leave to file separate briefs. (ECF # 38.) This case is set for oral argument on May 13, 2014. ARGUMENT As the Court implicitly recognized by allowing the parties to file separate briefs and permitting intervention by the Harris class, this is a case of exceptional importance involving weighty constitutional issues. In order to ensure that the 3

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    Court has an adequate opportunity to explore all of these issues, and to hear from all of the affected parties, the time for oral argument should be extended to one hour30 minutes for those seeking reversal of the judgment of the district court, and 30 minutes for those defending the judgment of the district court, allocated among each set of parties as set forth above. The proposed extension here is consistent with what other courts have permitted in cases raising similar issues. For example, the Tenth Circuit recently granted a motion to extend the oral argument time to one hour in a case challenging Utahs prohibition on same-sex marriage, even though there is only one set of parties on each side in that case. Kitchen v. Herbert, No. 13-4178 (10th Cir. April 7, 2014) (ECF No.1019229701); see also Perry v. Hollingsworth, No. 11-16577 (9th Cir. Nov. 25, 2011) (ECF No. 7979095) (allowing each side thirty minutes of oral argument time). The proposed extension also comports with the standard practice of allowing 30 minutes per side in cases of exceptional importance, including in cases argued en banc before this Court and cases argued in the Supreme Court. CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the parties to this appeal jointly request that the time for oral argument be extended to one hour, and that the time be allocated among the parties as suggested above. 4

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    Dated: April 16, 2014

    Respectfully submitted,

    AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION, INC. /s/ . Rebecca K. Glenberg 701 E. Franklin Street, Suite 1412 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Phone: (804) 644-8080 Fax: (804) 649-2733 [email protected]

    AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION James D. Esseks Joshua A. Block 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, New York 10004 Phone: (212) 549-2500 Fax: (212) 549-2650 [email protected] [email protected]

    LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND, INC. Gregory R. Nevins Tara L. Borelli 730 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 1070 Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Phone: (404) 897-1880 Fax: (404) 897-1884 [email protected] [email protected]

    JENNER & BLOCK LLP Paul M. Smith Luke C. Platzer Mark P. Gaber 1099 New York Avenue, NW Suite 900 Washington, D.C. 20001-4412 Phone: (202) 639-6000 Fax: (202) 639-6066 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

    Counsel for Intervenors

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    David Boies BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 333 Main St. Armonk, NY 10504 (914) 749-8200 Robert B. Silver Joshua I. Schiller BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 575 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 (212) 446-2300 William A. Isaacson BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 5301 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20015 (202) 237-2727 Jeremy M. Goldman BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 900 Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 874-1000 Counsel for Bostic Plaintiffs

    Theodore B. Olson Matthew D. McGill Amir C. Tayrani Chantale Fiebig GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 955-8668 Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. Joshua S. Lipshutz GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 333 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071 (213) 229-7000 Thomas B. Shuttleworth Robert E. Ruloff Charles B. Lustig Andrew M. Hendrick Erik C. Porcaro SHUTTLEWORTH, RULOFF, SWAIN, HADDAD &MORECOCK, P.C. 4525 South Blvd., Suite 300 Virginia Beach, VA 23452 (757) 671-6000 Counsel for Bostic Plaintiffs

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    Stuart A. Raphael Solicitor General of Virginia 900 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 (804) 786-7240 Telephone (804) 371-0200 Facsimile [email protected] Mark R. Herring Attorney General of Virginia Cynthia E. Hudson Chief Deputy Attorney General Trevor S. Cox Deputy Solicitor General E-mail: [email protected] Rhodes B. Ritenour Deputy Attorney General E-mail: [email protected] Allyson K. Tysinger Senior Assistant Attorney General Chief, Health, Education & Social Services E-mail: [email protected] Catherine Crooks Hill Senior Assistant Attorney General Unit Manager, Trial/General Civil Unit E-mail: [email protected] Counsel for Janet M. Rainey, in her official capacity as State Registrar of Vital Records

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    David Austin R. Nimocks Alliance Defending Freedom 801 G Street N.W., Suite 509 Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 393-8690 (t); (480) 444-0028 (f) [email protected] Byron J. Babione Kenneth J. Connelly J. Caleb Dalton Alliance Defending Freedom 15100 N. 90th Street Scottsdale, AZ 85260 (480) 444-0020 (t); (480) 444-0028 (f) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Michle B. McQuigg

    David B. Oakley, Esq. Virginia Bar Number 72226 Jeffrey F. Brooke, Esq. Virginia Bar Number 28699 POOLE MAHONEY PC 860 Greenbrier Circle, Suite 401 Chesapeake, VA 23320 Phone: 757-962-6625 Fax: 757-962-6180 Counsel for Defendant George E. Schaefer, III in his official capacity as Clerk of Court for Norfolk Circuit Court

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    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 16th day of April, 2014, I effected service upon counsel for Appellants and Appellees by electronically filing the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system.

    /s/ Rebecca K. Glenberg REBECCA K. GLENBERG

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