NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC. v. SCHEIDLER

Nos. 99-3076, 99-3336, 99-3891 and 99-3892.

223 F.3d 615 (2000)

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC., on behalf of itself and others, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Joseph M. SCHEIDLER, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 14, 2000.

Opinion July 31, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lowell E. Sachnoff (submitted on brief), Sachnoff & Weaver, Fay Clayton, Robinson, Curley & Clayton, Chicago, IL, Sara N. Love, Arlington, VA, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Thomas L. Brejcha, Jr. (submitted on brief), Chicago, IL, for Joesph M. Scheidler, Pro-Life Action League, Inc., Andrew D. Scholberg, and Timothy Murphy.

Walter M. Weber, American Center for Law & Justice, Washington, DC, for Operation Rescue.

James A. Serritella, Burke, Warren, Mackey & Serritella, Chicago, IL, for amicus curiae Cathloic Conference of Illinois.

Edward M. Gaffney, Jr., Valparaiso School of Law, Valparaiso, IN, for amicus curiae People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc.

S. Elizabeth Mitchell, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, Palo Alto, CA, for amicus curiae American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health, National Abortion Federation.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and KANNE and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Chief Judge.

On February 26 of this year, the motions judge for the week denied the requests of Priests for Life, Life Legal Defense Foundation, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for permission to file amicus curiae briefs in support of the appellants. Reconsideration of the judge's order was twice sought by one of the appellants, the second time urging that a three-judge panel consider the requests even though the court has, pursuant to Fed...

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