IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA, CIVIL DIVISION

ALBERT GORE JR., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v. CASE NO. 00-2808

KATHERINE HARRIS, SECRETARY

OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, et al.

Defendants.

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MOTION FOR EXPEDITED HEARING

JUDICIAL WATCH, INC., by counsel, respectfully requests an expedited hearing on the Motion by Judicial Watch, Inc. to Take Judicial Notice of Independent Experts’ Report and/or For Leave to Present Testimony. As grounds therefor, Judicial Watch Inc. states the following:

1. Judicial Watch, Inc. is filing herewith a Motion by Judicial Watch, Inc. to Take Judicial Notice of Independent Experts’ Report and/or For Leave to Present Testimony.

2. Judicial Watch, Inc. understands that the Court will begin hearing evidence in this election context on Saturday, December 2, 2000, and intends to proceed with all deliberate speed. Accordingly, in order to ensure that the opportunity to consider Judicial Watch, Inc.’s independent experts’ report and/or take the experts’ testimony is not lost, Judicial Watch, Inc. respectfully request an expedited hearing on its motion be scheduled.

WHEREFORE, JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. respectfully requests that the Court set this matter for an expedited hearing to ensure that the opportunity to consider its independent experts’ report and/or take its independent experts’ testimony is not lost, as the report and testimony are relevant, probative, and in the public interest on the issues of whether and, if so ordered, how to conduct a recount.

JUDICIAL WATCH, INC.

By: _____________________________

Larry Klayman, Esq.

Fla. Bar. No. 246220

501 School Street, S.W.

Suite 725

Washington, DC 20024

(202) 646-5172 (office)

(202) 646-5199 (facsimile)

Attorneys for Judicial Watch, Inc.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on December 1, 2000 a true and correct copy of the foregoing MOTION FOR EMERGENCY HEARING was served, via facsimile and first class U.S. mail, postage prepaid, on the following:

Attorneys for Albert Gore Jr. and Joseph Lieberman:

Mitchell W. Berger, Esq.

John D.C. Newton, II, Esq.

BERGER, DAVIS & SINGERMAN

215 South Monroe Street, Suite 705

Tallahassee, FL 32301

Attorneys for George W. Bush and Richard Cheney:

Barry Richard, Esq.

Michael Carvin, Esq.

GREENBERG TRAURIG

101 East College Avenue

Tallahassee, FL 32301

Attorneys for Secretary Katherine Harris and the Florida Elections

Canvassing Board:

Joseph P. Klock, Esq.

Jonathan Sjostrom, Esq.

Donna E. Blanton, Esq.

STEEL HECTOR & DAVIS

215 South Monroe Street, Suite 601

Tallahassee, FL 32301

Deborah Kearney, Esq.

General Counsel

Florida Department of State

400 South Monroe Street, PL 012

Tallahassee, FL 32399

Attorneys for Miami-Dade County Canvassing Board:

Tucker Ronzetti, Esq.

Assistant County Attorney

111 N.W. 1st Street

Miami, FL 33130

Attorneys for the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board:

Andrew McMahon, Esq.

Palm Beach County Attorney’s Office

301 N. Olive Avenue, Suite 601

West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4705

Bruce S. Rogow, Esq.

BRUCE S. ROGOW, P.A.

500 East Broward Blvd., Suite 1930

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33394

Attorneys for the Nassau County Canvassing Board:

Michael S. Mullin, Esq.

191 Nassau Place

Yulee, FL 32097

Attorneys for the Republican Party:

Ben Ginsburg, Esq.

STATE REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS

420 West Jefferson Street

Tallahassee, FL 32301

Attorneys for Matt Butler:

Terrell C. Madigan, Esq.

Harold R. Mardenborough, Jr., Esq.

McFARLAIN, WILEY, CASSEDY & JONES

215 South Monroe Street, Suite 600

Tallahassee, FL 32301

And:

Craig Meyer

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL

& CONSUMER SERVICES

The Capitol, Plaza Level 10

Tallahassee, FL 32399

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Paul J. Orfanedes