Case: 17-36009, 12/29/2017, ID: 10708489, DktEntry: 20, Page 1 of 2

U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Division, Appellate Staff
950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20530

December 29, 2017
Ms. Molly C. Dwyer
Clerk, United States Court of Appeals
for the Ninth Circuit
95 Seventh Street
San Francisco, CA 94103-1526
RE:

Karnoski v. Trump, No. 17-36009 (9th Cir.)
Notice of Withdrawal of Emergency Stay Motion

Dear Ms. Dwyer:
We write to notify the Court that the government intends to voluntarily
dismiss its appeal of the preliminary injunction in the above-captioned matter. In
light of the voluntary dismissal of the appeal, the government hereby withdraws its
emergency motion for a stay of the preliminary injunction pending appeal.
Respectfully submitted,

s/ Catherine H. Dorsey
CATHERINE H. DORSEY
Attorney, Appellate Staff
Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 514-3469

 Case: 17-36009, 12/29/2017, ID: 10708489, DktEntry: 20, Page 2 of 2

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on December 29, 2017, I filed the foregoing notice with
the Clerk of the Court for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
by using the appellate CM/ECF system. All participants in the case who are
registered CM/ECF users will be served by the appellate CM/ECF system.
s/ Tara S. Morrissey
Tara S. Morrissey