No U IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

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1 No U IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT DR. BERND WOLLSCHLAEGER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, vs. GOVERNOR STATE OF FLORIDA, et al., Defendants-Appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida MOTION OF THE THOMAS JEFFERSON CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF FREE EXPRESSION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THE PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES IN EN BANC PROCEEDING L. Martin Reeder, Jr. J. Joshua Wheeler C. Bryce Albu Clayton N. Hansen Reeder & Reeder P. A. 250 S. Central Boulevard the Protection of Free Expression Suite Worrell Drive Jupiter, FL Charlottesville, VA Telephone: Telephone: Fax: Fax: Attorneys for the Amicus Curiae

2 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Pursuant to Rule 26.1 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, amicus curiae the Protection of Free Expression states that it does not have a parent corporation and that no publicly held corporation owns 10% or more of the stock of amicus. No one, except for the undersigned counsel, has authored the brief in whole or in part or contributed money towards the preparation of this brief. Pursuant to 11 th Cir. R , undersigned counsel for amicus curiae certifies that in addition to the persons and entities identified in Appellees opening brief, the following persons and/or entities may have an interest in the outcome of the particular case: Albu, C. Bryce, Reeder & Reeder P. A., Attorney for amicus curiae Hansen, Clayton N., Attorney for amicus curiae Reeder, L. Martin, Jr., Reeder & Reeder P. A., Attorney for amicus curiae the Protection of Free Expression, amicus curiae Wheeler, J. Joshua, Attorney for amicus curiae April 27, 2016 /s/ L. Martin Reeder, Jr. L. Martin Reeder, Jr. J. Joshua Wheeler C. Bryce Albu Clayton N. Hansen Reeder & Reeder P. A. 250 S. Central Boulevard the Protection of Free Expression Suite Worrell Drive Jupiter, FL Charlottesville, VA Telephone: Telephone: Fax: Fax: martin@reederandreeder.com jjw@tjcenter.org Attorneys for the Amicus Curiae C1 of 1

3 MOTION OF THE THOMAS JEFFERSON CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF FREE EXPRESSION FOR LEAVE TO FILE THE ACCOMPANYING AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THE PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES IN EN BANC PROCEEDING the Protection of Free Expression ( The Thomas Jefferson Center ) seeks leave of this Court to file a Brief of Amicus Curiae in Support of Plaintiff-Appellees in the en banc proceeding pursuant to Eleventh Circuit Rule The Thomas Jefferson Center s proposed amicus curiae brief is attached to this motion as required by Eleventh Circuit Rule Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, The Thomas Jefferson Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution whose sole mission is the protection of the First Amendment rights of free speech and free press. Since its founding in 1990, the Center has pursued its mission in a variety of ways, including the filing of amicus curiae briefs in federal and state courts across the country. It is because The Thomas Jefferson Center focuses exclusively on matters of free speech without regard to political viewpoints that it feels the attached amicus brief will be useful to the Court. The brief takes no position in the political debate over gun ownership in this country. Indeed, in the past the Center has sided with gun-ownership advocacy groups when the speech rights of such groups have been threatened. 1

4 Further, The Thomas Jefferson Center believes that the focused approach of the accompanying brief to be useful to this Court in its deliberations. The many issues involved in this appeal have been well briefed by the Appellees. Rather than repeat those arguments, The Thomas Jefferson Center believes it can best serve this Court by addressing a single issue put forth by Appellants in defending the constitutionality of the Firearm Owners Privacy Act ( FOPA ), FLA. STAT : Whether the Inquiry Provision of FOPA serves a compelling state interest by protecting the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. CONCLUSION The Thomas Jefferson Center therefore seeks leave of this Court to file the accompanying amicus curiae brief. Dated: April 27, 2016 Respectfully submitted, /s/ L. Martin Reeder, Jr. L. Martin Reeder, Jr. J. Joshua Wheeler C. Bryce Albu Clayton N. Hansen Reeder & Reeder P. A. 250 S. Central Boulevard the Protection of Free Expression Suite Worrell Drive Jupiter, FL Charlottesville, VA Telephone: Telephone: Fax: Fax: martin@reederandreeder.com jjw@tjcenter.org Attorneys for the Amicus Curiae 2

5 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 27th day of April, 2016, I caused this Motion and Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement to be filed electronically with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF System, which will send notice of such filing to the following registered CM/ECF users: Edward M. Mullins ASTIGARRAGA DAVIS MULLINS & GROSSMAN, P.A. 701 Brickell Avenue, 16th Floor Miami, Florida Telephone: (305) Jonathan E. Lowy BRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE 840 First Street NE, Suite 400 Washington, D.C Telephone: (202) Douglas H. Hallward-Driemeier Mariel Goetz ROPES & GRAY LLP 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C Telephone: (202) Erin R. Macgowan Alexandra L. Roth ROPES & GRAY LLP Prudential Tower 800 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts Telephone: (617) Counsel for Plaintiffs-Appellees 3

6 Pam Bondi Allen C. Winsor Timothy Osterhaus Jason Vail Diane G. DeWolf Rachel E. Nordby Office of the Attorney General PL01 The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida Counsel for Defendants-Appellants /s/ L. Martin Reeder, Jr. Attorney for Amicus Curiae the Protection of Free Expression 4