Appeal: 17-2398 Doc: 35 Filed: 12/29/2017 Pg: 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT BROCK STONE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. No. 17-2398 DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al., Defendants-Appellants. NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF APPEAL Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b), defendants-appellants respectfully request that the Court dismiss the government’s appeal from the preliminary injunction in the above-captioned matter, with each side to bear its own fees and costs. Defendants-appellants have notified opposing counsel of our intention to file this notice. Appeal: 17-2398 Doc: 35 Filed: 12/29/2017 Pg: 2 of 4 Respectfully submitted, CHAD A. READLER Acting Assistant Attorney General HASHIM M. MOOPPAN Deputy Assistant Attorney General BRINTON LUCAS Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General MARLEIGH D. DOVER s/ Catherine H. Dorsey CATHERINE H. DORSEY (202) 514-3469 TARA S. MORRISSEY Attorneys, Appellate Staff Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Room 7236 Washington, D.C. 20530 DECEMBER 2017 Appeal: 17-2398 Doc: 35 Filed: 12/29/2017 Pg: 3 of 4 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 32(g), I hereby certify this motion complies with the requirements of Fed. R. App. P. 27(d)(1)(E) because it has been prepared in 14-point Garamond, a proportionally spaced font, and that it complies with the type-volume limitation of Fed. R. App. P. 27(d)(2)(A), because it contains 56 words, according to the count of Microsoft Word. s/ Catherine H. Dorsey Catherine H. Dorsey Appeal: 17-2398 Doc: 35 Filed: 12/29/2017 Pg: 4 of 4 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 Fourth 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