UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

MARY HUDDLE and PHILIP JOSEPH, et al.,
                    Plaintiffs,

             v.                        Civil Action No. 88-3130 JHG

RONALD WILSON REAGAN, et al.,
                   Defendants.

NOTICE OF RELATED CASE

Pursuant to Local Rule 405(b)(3), the United States Attorney hereby gives notice that this civil action appears to be related to two other consolidated actions recently dismissed by Judge Oberdorfer of this Court, in which a motion for reconsideration is pending and in which plaintiffs recently noticed an appeal. 1/

On September 16, 1988, Judge Oberdorfer dismissed Thomas v. United States, C.A. No. 84-3552-LFO and Thomas v. Newsworld Communications, C.A. No. 87-1820-LFO, two consolidated cases that present a variety of issues concerning regulations for Lafayette Park and activities of the United States Park Police concerning the regulations. Plaintiffs moved for reconsideration of that dismissal on October 17, 1988 2/ and noticed an appeal on November 9, 1988.
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1/ The United States Attorney is not yet authorized to represent any of the defendants insofar as they are sued in their individual capacity. In filing this Notice defendants are not waiving any defenses available under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 or otherwise and immunity from suit is specifically reserved.

2/ Plaintiffs' motion was thus untimely under Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e).

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This case appears to present exactly the same issues recently resolved by Judge Oberdorfer. Also, many of the defendants in this case are defendants in the Thomas cases and one of the plaintiffs -Peace Park Anti-Nuclear Vigil- is in fact William and Ellen Thomas, the principals of the Thomas cases. See Notice in Response to Request of Counsel filed in this case on November 14, 1988.

In summary, it appears to the United States Attorney that this case is related to the two Thomas cases.

Respectfully submitted.

//s// Jay B. Stephens
JAY B.STEPHENS, DC Bar #177840
United States Attorney

//s// John D. Bates
JOHN D. BATES, DC Bar #934927
Assistant United States Attorney

//s// Michael L. Martinez
MICHAEL L. MARTINEZ, Bar #347310
Assistant United States Attorney

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that this 18th day of November, 1988, I sent one copy of the foregoing Notice of Related Case, via first class U.S. mail to:

Mary Huddle
Philip Joseph
Sunrise S. Harmony
P.O. Box 27217
Washington, D.C. 20038

William & Ellen Thomas
1440 N Street, NW. #410
Washington, D.C. 20005

//s// Michael L. Martinez

MICHAEL L. MARTINEZ, DC Bar #347310
Assistant United States Attorney
Judiciary Center Building
555 4th Street, NW.
Room 4126
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 272-9195