IN THE SUPREME COURT FOR THE STATE OF

IN RE: JOINT RESOLUTION ) OF LEGISLATIVE ) CASE NO.: SC12-460 APPORTIONMENT ) )

REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT

The undersigned counsel, representing THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN

VOTERS OF FLORIDA, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA, and

COMMON CAUSE FLORIDA hereby request time for oral argument pursuant to this Court’s Order of April 5, 2012.

Respectfully submitted,

Paul M. Smith* [email protected] Michael B. DeSanctis * [email protected] Jessica Ring Amunson * [email protected] Kristen M. Rogers* [email protected] *Pro Hac Vice pending JENNER & BLOCK, LLP 1099 New York Ave NW, Suite 900 Washington, DC 20001 Telephone: 202-639-6000 Facsimile: 202-639-6066

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J. Gerald Hebert* [email protected] *Pro Hac Vice pending 191 Somervelle Street, #415 Alexandria, VA 22304 Telephone: 703-628-4673

Counsel for Plaintiffs

MEYER, BROOKS, DEMMA AND BLOHM, P.A. 131 North Gadsden Street Post Office Box 1547 Tallahassee, Florida 32302 Telephone: 850-878-5212 Facsimile: 850-656-6750

By: /s/ Ronald G. Meyer Florida Bar No. 0148248

Local Counsel for Plaintiffs

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that a true and correct copy of this Notice was furnished by United

States Mail to the following parties on this 10th day of April, 2012. Service via overnight mail and email was made to all parties appearing on the most recently revised service list existing at the time of service.

Mike Haridopolos President of the Senate Room 409, The Capitol 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1110 [email protected]

Dean Cannon Speaker of the House Room 420, The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1300 [email protected]

Timothy D. Osterhaus Deputy Solicitor General OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PL-01, The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400 [email protected]

Counsel for the Attorney General

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Michael A. Carvin Andy Bardos JONES DAY Special Counsel to the President 51 Louisiana Avenue N.W. THE Washington, D.C. 20001 404 South Monroe Street, Suite 409 [email protected] Tallahassee, Florida 32399 [email protected] Cynthia Skelton Tunnicliff Peter M. Dunbar Raoul G. Cantero PENNINGTON, MOORE, ET AL. Jason N. Zakia 215 South Monroe Street WHITE & CASE LLP Second Floor Southeast Financial Center Tallahassee, Florida 32301 200 South Biscayne Blvd., Suite 4900 [email protected] Miami, Florida 33131 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for the Florida Senate

Miguel De Grandy Charles T. Wells MIGUEL DE GRANDY, P.A. George N. Meros, Jr. 800 South Douglas Road, Suite 850 Jason L. Unger Coral Gables, Florida 33134 Allen C. Winsor [email protected] Charles B. Upton II GRAYROBINSON, P.A. George T. Levesque Post Office Box 11189 General Counsel Tallahassee, Florida 32302 FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [email protected] 422 The Capitol [email protected] Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1300 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for the Florida House of Representatives

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Joseph W. Hatchett Marc Erik Elias AKERMAN SENTERFITT PERKINS COIE, LLP 106 East College Avenue, Suite 1200 700 Thirteenth Street, NW, Suite 600 Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Washington, DC 20005 [email protected] [email protected]

John M. Devaney Karen C. Dyer PERKINS COIE, LLP Elan M. Nehleber 700 Thirteenth Street, NW, Suite 700 BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER, LLP Washington, DC 20005 121 South Orange Avenue [email protected] Suite 840 Orlando, Florida 32801 Kevin J. Hamilton [email protected] Abha Khanna [email protected] PERKINS COIE, LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4800 Seattle, WA 98101-3099 [email protected] [email protected]

Jon L. Mills BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER, LLP 100 Southeast Second Street Suite 2800 Miami, Florida 33131 [email protected] Counsel for the Florida Democratic Party

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David A. Theriaque Timothy J. McCausland S. Brent Spain CITY OF LAKELAND Christopher F. Busch 228 South Massachusetts Avenue THERIAQUE & SPAIN Lakeland, Florida 33801 433 North Magnolia Drive [email protected] Tallahassee, Florida 32308 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Counsel for the City of Lakeland, Florida

Ronald A. Labasky BREWTON PLANTE, PA 225 South Adams Street, Suite 250 Tallahassee, Florida 32301 [email protected]

Counsel for the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections, Inc. Charles G. Burr Allison J. Riggs BURR & SMITH, LLP Anita S. Earls Grand Central Place SOUTHERN COALITION FOR SOCIAL 442 W. Kennedy Blvd., Ste. 300 JUSTICE Tampa, Florida 33606 1415 W. Highway 54, Suite 101 [email protected] Durham, NC 27707

Victor L. Goode Dorcas R. Gilmore NAACP 4805 Mt. Hope Drive Baltimore, MD 21215 Telephone: (410) 580- 5673

Counsel for Florida State Conference of NAACP Branches

/s/ Ronald G. Meyer

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