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The Honorable Barbara S. Jones
United States District Court
Southern District ofNew York
500 Pearl Street
New York, NY 10007
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Windsor v. United States, 10 Civ. 8435 (BSJ) (JCF)
Dear Judge Jones:
BRADS. KARP
JOHN C. KENNEDY
ALAN W. KORNBERG
DANIEL J. KRAMER
DAVID K. LAKHOHIR
STEPHEN P. LAMB*
JOHN E. LANGE
DANIEL J. LEFFELL
XIAOYU GREG LIU
JEFFREY D. MAR ELL
MARCO V. MASOTTI
EDWIN S. MAYNARD
DAVID W. MAYO
ELIZABETH R. MCCOLM
MARK F. MENDELSOHN
TOBY S. MYERSON
JOHN E. NATHAN
CATHERINE NYARADY
JOHN J. O'NEIL
YOUNG K. OH
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JULIA T.M. WOOD
JORDAN E. YAR:ETT
KAYE N. YOSHINO
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TRACEY A. ZACCONE
T. ROBERT :ZOCHOWSKf, JR
On behalf of plaintiff, we write to let Your Honor know that Edie Windsor
is back at home and is recovering from her most recent heart attack.
We also enclose a copy of the latest filing in the related Golinski case. In
the enclosed Motion to Consolidate and Expedite Appeals dated March 26, 2012, the
United States Department of Justice asks the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth
J Circuit to hear the appeal of Judge White's decision of February 22, 2012 (which we
previously sent to Your Honor on February 23, 2012) on an expedited basis and en bane
given the importance and the urgency of the issues presented concerning the
constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Case 1:10-cv-08435-BSJ-JCF Document 101 Filed 08/07/12 Page 1 of 2
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
The Honorable Barbara S. Jones
Respectfully submitted,
Roberta A. Kaplan
Enclosure
cc (via email): Paul D. Clement, Esq.
H. Christopher Bartolomucci, Esq.
James D. Esseks, Esq.
Jean Lin, Esq.
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