TCF National Bank v. Bernanke et alMOTION for Leave to file an amicus briefD.S.D.March 2, 2011UNTIED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTHERN DIVISION TCF NATIONAL BANK, ) ) Civ. No. 10-4149 Plaintiff, ) ) MOTION FOR PERMISSION v. ) TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF IN ) SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF BY BEN S. BERNANKE; JANET L. YELLEN; ) ECONOMISTS AND ECONOMICS KEVIN M. WARSH; ELIZABETH A. DUKE; ) SCHOLARS DANIEL K. TARULLO; and SARAH BLOOM ) RASKIN, the Board of Governors of the Federal ) System, in their official capacities; and JOHN ) WALSH, Comptroller of the Currency, in his ) official capacity, ) ) Defendants. ) __________________________________________) COME NOW a group of amici curiae headed by Todd J. Zywicki, and hereby respectfully move pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7(b)(1) and Local Rule 7.2 for permission to file an amicus brief in support of the plaintiff in this above-entitled action. This Court has issued a scheduling order providing that motions to file amicus briefs may be filed on or before March 4, 2011, with or without a copy of the proposed brief, and that the deadline for filing briefs is March 11, 2011. (Doc. 45, 47). In support of this motion, the proposed amici curiae state as follows: 1. The proposed amici curiae are a group of economists and law and economics scholars who teach, conduct research, and publish on issues of consumer protection and consumer payment cards. The lead amicus of the group is Todd J. Zywicki. Professor Zywicki is the George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law and Editor of the Supreme Court Economic Review. Amici have no financial interest in any party to the case or in the outcome of the case. Case 4:10-cv-04149-LLP Document 67 Filed 03/02/11 Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 422 2 2. The proposed amici curiae seek to submit a brief in support of plaintiff TCF National Bank’s challenge to the “Durbin Amendment,” Section 1075 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), Public Law 111-203. They seek to submit this brief because of the extreme public importance of this case to consumers, the banking system, and innovation in the payment card industry. 3. Counsel for the proposed amici curiae have contacted counsel for the plaintiff and counsel for the defendants in this action. Each has authorized the proposed amici curiae to report to the Court that they have no objection to the filing of an amicus brief by the proposed amici curiae. Dated this 2nd day of March, 2011. JOHNSON, HEIDEPRIEM & ABDALLAH LLP BY /s/ Ronald A. Parsons, Jr._______________ Ronald A. Parsons, Jr. P.O. Box 2348 Sioux Falls, SD 57101-2348 (605) 338-4304 ron@jhalawfirm.com Todd J. Zywicki٭ GMU Foundation Professor of Law Editor, Supreme Court Economic Review George Mason University School of Law 3301 Fairfax Dr. Arlington, VA 22201 (703) 993-9484 Email: tzywick2@gmu.edu Pro hac vice motion pending ٭ Case 4:10-cv-04149-LLP Document 67 Filed 03/02/11 Page 2 of 3 PageID #: 423 CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on March 2, 2011, I caused the foregoing Motion for Permission to File Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff by Economists and Economics Scholars to be served on all parties by sending a copy via electronic mail to the following: Mark V. Meierhenry: mark@meierhenrylaw.com Clint L. Sargent: clint@meierhenrylaw.com William E. Blewett: bill@meierhenrylaw.com Richard Allen Epstein: repstein@uchicago.edu Timothy D. Kelly: tkelly@kellyhannahlaw.com Sarah E. Bushnell: sbushnell@kellyhannahlaw.com Bradley H. Cohen: bradley.cohen@usdoj.gov Nathan Michael Swinton: Nathan.M.Swinton@usdoj.gov Diana J. Ryan: diana.ryan@usdoj.gov Dated: March 2, 2011 /s/ Ronald A. Parsons, Jr. Ronald A. Parsons, Jr. Case 4:10-cv-04149-LLP Document 67 Filed 03/02/11 Page 3 of 3 PageID #: 424
