USCA Case[ORAL #18-5007 ARGUMENT Document SCHEDULED #1720482 FOR Filed: APRIL 03/02/2018 12, 2018 Page] 1 of 39 No. 18-5007 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT LEANDRA ENGLISH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DONALD J. TRUMP AND JOHN M. MULVANEY, Defendants-Appellees. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 17-cv-2534-TJK Before the Honorable Judge Timothy J. Kelly BRIEF FOR 113 CURRENT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES REGINALD J. BROWN MATTHEW T. MARTENS DANIEL P. KEARNEY, JR.* KEVIN GALLAGHER GARY R. DYAL WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006 (202) 663-6000 [email protected] March 2, 2018 *Counsel of Record USCA Case #18-5007 Document #1720482 Filed: 03/02/2018 Page 2 of 39 CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS, AND RELATED CASES Pursuant to Circuit Rule 28(a)(1), the undersigned counsel of record certifies as follows: A. Parties And Amici Curiae Except for the amici joining this brief and any other amici who had not yet entered an appearance in this case as of the filing of the appellees’ brief, all parties, intervenors, and amici appearing before the district court and this Court are listed in the appellees’ brief. B. Rulings Under Review References to the ruling at issue appear in the appellant’s opening brief. C. Related Cases The only related case of which undersigned counsel is aware appears in the appellant’s opening brief. /s/ Daniel P. Kearney, Jr. DANIEL P. KEARNEY, JR. March 2, 2018 - i - USCA Case #18-5007 Document #1720482 Filed: 03/02/2018 Page 3 of 39 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Pursuant to Rule 26.1 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, amici curiae state that no party to this brief is a publicly-held corporation, issues stock, or has a parent corporation. - ii - USCA Case #18-5007 Document #1720482 Filed: 03/02/2018 Page 4 of 39 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS, AND RELATED CASES .............................................................................................................. i CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ........................................................ ii TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ....................................................................................iv STATEMENT OF INTEREST AND SOURCE OF AUTHORITY ......................... 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 2 ARGUMENT ............................................................................................................. 5 I. The President Properly Relied On The FVRA To Designate Mulvaney As Acting CFPB Director ................................................................................ 5 A. The FVRA Authorized The President To Designate Mulvaney ............................................................................................... 5 B. The Dodd-Frank Act Does Not Render The FVRA Inapplicable ........................................................................................... 9 II. English’s Position Risks Presidential Encroachment On Congress’s Role In The Appointments Process ........................................................................ 15 III. The Court Should Avoid The Constitutional Issues Presented By English’s Interpretation ................................................................................. 19 IV. English’s Requested Preliminary Relief Is Not In The Public Interest ......... 22 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................ 26 APPENDIX: LIST OF AMICI ................................................................................ 27 - iii - USCA Case #18-5007 Document #1720482 Filed: 03/02/2018 Page 5 of 39 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES CASES Page Abbott v. Abbott, 560 U.S. 1 (2010) ......................................................................... 10 Branch v. Smith, 538 U. S. 254 (2003) .................................................................... 13 Doolin Security Savings Bank, F.S.B. v. Office of Thrift Supervision, 139 F.3d 203 (D.C. Cir. 1998) ................................................................. 16, 18 Hooks v. Kitsap Tenant Support Servs., Inc., 816 F.3d 550 (9th Cir. 2016) .............................................................................................................. 11 Janko v. Gates, 741 F.3d 136 (D.C. Cir. 2014) ....................................................... 20 Lockhart v. United States, 546 U.S. 142 (2005) ...................................................... 13 Lorillard v. Pons, 434 U.S. 575 (1978) ................................................................... 13 Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803) ............................................... 24 Marcello v. Bonds, 349 U.S. 302 (1955) ................................................................. 13 Morrison v. Olson, 487 U.S. 654 (1988) ................................................................. 20 NLRB v. SW Gen., Inc., 137 S. Ct. 929 (2017) .................................................... 5, 16 Nken v. Holder, 556 U.S. 418 (2009) ...................................................................... 22 Pursuing America’s Greatness v. FEC, 831 F.3d 500 (D.C. Cir. 2016) ................. 22 Sebelius v. Cloer, 569 U.S. 369 (2013) ................................................................... 10 United States v. Germaine, 99 U.S. (9 Otto) 508 (1879) ......................................... 20 United States v. Graham, 824 F.3d 421 (4th Cir. 2016) .......................................... 23 CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY PROVISIONS U.S. Const. art. II, § 2 ................................................................................................ 4 - iv - USCA Case #18-5007 Document #1720482 Filed: 03/02/2018 Page 6 of 39 5 U.S.C. § 3345 .............................................................................................. 3, 6, 12, 16 § 3346 .............................................................................................................. 7 § 3347 ..................................................................................3, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17 § 3349c ......................................................................................................... 7, 8 12 U.S.C. § 635a ............................................................................................................. 15 § 1812 ............................................................................................................ 10 § 5321 ............................................................................................................ 10 § 5491 ......................................................... 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21 § 5497 ............................................................................................................ 14 § 5561 ............................................................................................................ 21 § 5562 ............................................................................................................ 21 § 5563 ............................................................................................................ 21 § 5564 ............................................................................................................ 21 44 U.S.C. § 2103 ...................................................................................................... 15 Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. No. 105-277, 122 Stat. 2681 (1998) ............................................................................................. 2 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010) ............................................................ 2 OTHER AUTHORITIES 16 Op. Att’y Gen. 596 (1880) .................................................................................. 18 20 Op. Att’y Gen. 8 (1891) ...................................................................................... 18 Fed. R. App. P. 29(a) ................................................................................................. 1 H.R. 4173 (2010) ..................................................................................................... 10 Reply Brief for Petitioner-Appellant National Labor Relations Board at 6, Hooks v. Kitsap Tenant Support Servs., Inc., 816 F.3d 550 (9th Cir. 2016) ............................................................................................... 12 Report for Congress, The New Vacancies Act: Congress Acts to Protect the Senate’s Confirmation Prerogative (1998) ................................ 5, 8 S. Rep. No. 105–250 (1998) ............................................... 6, 7, 8, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22 - v - USCA Case #18-5007 Document #1720482 Filed: 03/02/2018 Page 7 of 39 Washington Free Beacon (Nov. 27, 2017), http://freebeacon.com/ politics/former-rep-frank-dodd-frank-bill-vacancy-act-not- clear-cut-wish/ ............................................................................................... 14 - vi - USCA Case #18-5007 Document #1720482 Filed: 03/02/2018 Page 8 of 39 STATEMENT OF INTEREST AND SOURCE OF AUTHORITY Amici are 38 Senators and 75 Representatives duly elected to serve in the 115th Congress of the United States. They have a strong interest in preserving Congress’s constitutional prerogatives,