OFFICE OF THE CLERK 110 EAST MAIN STREET, SUITE 215 P.O. BOX 1688 MADISON, WI 53701-1688 TELEPHONE (608) 266-1880 FACSIMILE (608) 267-0640 Web Site: www.wicourts.gov May 1, 2020 To: Thomas C. Bellavia Colin Hector Hannah Schieber Jurss Colin Stroud Colin Thomas Roth Assistant Attorneys General P.O. Box 7857 Madison, WI 53707-7857 Amy Catherine Miller Ryan J. Walsh Eimer Stahl LLP 10 East Doty Street, Ste. 800 Madison, WI 53703 *Address list continued on page 2. Eric M. McLeod Lane E. B. Ruhland Husch Blackwell LLP P.O. Box 1379 Madison, WI 53701-1379 You are hereby notified that the Court has entered the following order: No. 2020AP765-OA Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm The court having considered the Emergency Petition for Original Action and Memorandum in Support of the Petition filed by petitioner, Wisconsin Legislature; the Response to the Petition for Original Action filed by respondents, Secretary-Designee Andrea Palm, Julie Willems Van Dijk and Nicole Safar, in their official capacities as executives of Wisconsin Department of Health Services; petitioner’s Reply Memorandum; and various non-party briefs, amici curiae; IT IS ORDERED that the Emergency Petition for Original Action is granted and this court assumes jurisdiction over this action as to only the following issues: 1. Whether the Department of Health Services (the Department) violated Wis. Stat. § 227.24, governing emergency rules, by issuing Emergency Order No. 28 without complying with § 227.24’s procedures; and Page 2 May 1, 2020 No. 2020AP765-OA Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm 2. Even if the Department did not violate § 227.24, whether Emergency Order No. 28 exceeds the Department’s authority by closing all “nonessential” businesses, ordering all Wisconsin persons to stay at home, and forbidding all “nonessential” travel; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the court will hear oral argument in this matter at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, oral arguments before the court will be conducted via videoconferencing. The hearing room will not be open to the public. The public may watch proceedings on the Wisconsin Eye website. Counsel in this case will receive instructions from the Clerk’s Office prior to the date of the oral argument regarding the procedures for appearing remotely; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the petitioner and the respondents shall each have fortyfive minutes of oral argument time. In addition to addressing the two issues set forth above, the parties may, in their discretion, also address whether a temporary injunction should be issued; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that amici curiae shall not be granted additional oral argument time. REBECCA FRANK DALLET, J., dissents. Sheila T. Reiff Clerk of Supreme Court Address list continued: Amanda C. Aubrey Carlos Bailey Robert Bebb Held Legal Action of Wisconsin 744 Williamson Street, Suite 200 Madison, WI 53703 Luke N. Berg Richard M. Esenberg Anthony LoCoco Lucas Thomas Vebber Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Inc. Suite 725 330 E. Kilbourn Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53202-3141 Barry J. Blonien Boardman & Clark LLP P.O. Box 927 Madison, WI 53701-0927 Benjamin Joseph Glicksman Stephen E. Kravit Kravit, Hovel & Krawczyk SC 825 N. Jefferson Street, 5th Floor Milwaukee, WI 53202 Adam Jarchow Jarchow Law P.O. Box 117 Clear Lake, WI 54005-0117 Page 3 May 1, 2020 No. 2020AP765-OA Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm Zachary Peter Bemis James A. Friedman Maxted Lenz Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. 1 E.Main St., Ste 500 Madison, WI 53701 Matthew M. Fernholz Cramer, Multhauf & Hammes, LLP P.O. Box 558 Waukesha, WI 53187-0558 Paul V. Gagliardi Gagliardi Law 24414 - 75th St. Salem, WI 53168 Kristin M. Kerschensteiner Disability Rights Wisconsin 131 W. Wilson St. #700 Madison, WI 53703 Jeffrey A. Mandell Stafford Rosenbaum LLP P.O. Box 1784 Madison, WI 53701-1784 Tamara Packard Lester A. Pines Christa Westerberg Pines Bach LLP 122 W. Washington Ave., Ste. 900 Madison, WI 53703-2718 Douglas M. Poland Rahtje & Woodward, LLC 10 E. Doty St., Ste. 507 Madison, WI 53703 Richard Saks Hawks Quindel, S.C. P. O. Box 442 Milwaukee, WI 53201-0442 Robert I. Fassbender Great Lakes Legal Foundation 10 East Doty Street, Suite 504 Madison, WI 537 Corydon J. Fish Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce 501 East Washington Avenue Madison, WI 53703 Brendan B. Gants Elaine J. Goldenberg Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 1155 F Street, NW, 7th Floor Washington, DC 20004 Lauren C. Barnett Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Shira Wakschlag The Arc 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20006 Eric R. Bolinder 1310 N. Courthouse Road, Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22201 Bradley Scott Stern Washington County Attorney's Office P.O. Box 1986 West Bend, WI 53095-7986