Scholl
Scholl v. Mnuchin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
COLIN SCHOLL, et al., Case No. 20-cv-05309-PJH Plaintiffs,
v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF FOR AMICI
STEVEN MNUCHIN, et al., CURIAE Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 40
13 Before the court is a motion for leave to file brief for amici curiae. Dkt. 40. No party opposes the motion. “The district court has broad discretion to appoint amici curiae.” Hoptowit v. Ray, 682 F.2d 1237, 1260 (9th Cir. 1982). “There are no strict prerequisites that must be established prior to qualifying for amicus status; an individual or entity seeking to appear as amicus must merely make a showing that his/its participation is useful to or otherwise desirable to the court.” In re Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Antitrust Litig., No. 02-md-01486-PJH, 2007 WL 2022026, at *1 (N.D. Cal. July 9, 2007). “District courts frequently welcome amicus briefs from non-parties concerning legal issues that have potential…