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`No. 23-60167
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`IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
`FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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`ILLUMINA, INC. AND GRAIL, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
`Respondent.
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`FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION’S UNOPPOSED MOTION
`TO FILE BRIEF IN EXCESS OF WORD LIMITATION
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`ANISHA S. DASGUPTA
`General Counsel
`MATTHEW M. HOFFMAN
`Attorney
`FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
`600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
`Washington, D.C. 20580
`(202) 326-3097
`mhoffman@ftc.gov
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`Case: 23-60167 Document: 157 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/14/2023
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`Respondent, the Federal Trade Commission, respectfully moves for leave to
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`file an opposition brief of up to 16,000 words, which would give the FTC parity
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`with Petitioners (who filed a brief with 15,920 words). Petitioners do not object to
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`the FTC’s request. In support of the motion, the FTC states as follows.
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`1.
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`This is a complex antitrust case with a voluminous record. Petitioners
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`Illumina, Inc. and GRAIL, Inc. (collectively, “Illumina”) have raised a large
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`number of issues, including both substantive antitrust arguments and constitutional
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`challenges to the Commission’s structure and its proceedings.
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`2.
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`In view of the case’s complexity, Illumina filed a motion on May 25,
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`2023, asking for an additional 3,000 words beyond the limitations set forth in Rule
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`32 for its opening brief and an additional 1,500 words for its reply brief. Illumina’s
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`motion noted that “Petitioners have no objection to the FTC having an additional
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`3,000 words for its responsive brief.”
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`3.
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`In its response, the FTC took no position on whether Illumina’s
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`request should be granted, but stated that it did not object to extra-long briefs as
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`long as both sides have the same word limit.
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`4.
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`Illumina filed its opening brief on June 5. At that time, the Court had
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`not yet ruled on Illumina’s motion for additional words. Illumina certified that its
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`brief contained 15,920 words.
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`Case: 23-60167 Document: 157 Page: 3 Date Filed: 06/14/2023
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`5.
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`On June 14, the Court granted Illumina’s motion for additional words,
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`but its order did not address the FTC’s word limit.
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`6.
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`The Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure contemplate that each side
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`will have the same number of words for its principal brief. See Fed. R. App. P.
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`32(a)(7). In addition, given the complexity of the case and the number of issues
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`that Illumina has raised, the FTC needs an equal amount of words to adequately
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`respond to Illumina’s arguments.
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`Because the request is reasonable under the circumstances and is not
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`opposed, the Court should grant the FTC’s request and allow it to file an
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`opposition brief of up to 16,000 words.
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`June 14, 2023
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`ANISHA S. DASGUPTA
`General Counsel
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`/s/ Matthew M. Hoffman
`MATTHEW M. HOFFMAN
`Attorney
`FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
`600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20580
`(202) 326-3097
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`Case: 23-60167 Document: 157 Page: 4 Date Filed: 06/14/2023
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`CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
`I certify that the foregoing complies with the type-volume limit of Fed. R.
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`App. P. 27(d)(2)(A) because, excluding the parts of the document exempted by Fed.
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`R. App. P. 32(f), it contains 336 words. It complies with the typeface and type-style
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`requirements of Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(5) and (a)(6) and 5th Cir. R. 32.1 because the
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`text is in 14-point Times New Roman type and the footnotes are in 12-point Times
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`/s/ Matthew M. Hoffman
`Matthew M. Hoffman
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`New Roman type.
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`June 14, 2023
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