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Below are the documents we have filed with the court to date, including motions, memoranda of law, exhibits, and affidavits from the world’s leading primatologists, including NhRP board member Dr. Jane Goodall:
Order to Show Cause and Writ of Habeas Corpus
Verified Petition Table of Contents
Verified Petition dated December 2, 2015
Exhibits Annexed to the Verified Petition dated December 2, 2015
- Order dated December 17, 2013 of Honorable Joseph M. Sise, and Transcript of Oral Argument dated December 2, 2013
- Letter dated May 1, 2014 from Arthur Carl Spring, Esq., Attorney for Respondents, to Appellate Division, Third Department
- Appellate Division, Third Department Order dated July 9,2014 Granting Petitioner’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction
- Appellate Division, Third Department Order dated January 30, 2015 Denying Motion for Permission to Appeal to Court of Appeals
- Court of Appeals Order dated September 1, 2015 Denying Motion for Leave to Appeal to the Court of Appeals
- Letter Brief of Amicus Curiae Laurence H. Tribe dated May 8, 2015 In Support of Motion for Leave to Appeal to the Court of Appeals
- Letter Brief of Amicus Curiae Justin Marceau dated April 14, 2015 In Support of Motion for Leave to Appeal to the Court of Appeals
- Appellate Division, Second Department Order dated April 3, 2014 Dismissing Appeal
- The Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc. Trust for Tommy, Kiko, Hercules, and Leo dated November 15, 2013
Affidavits Annexed to the Verified Petition dated December 2, 2015
Affidavit of Molly Polidoroff sworn to December 5, 2014
Exhibit A: Photographs of “STC” Sanctuary
Exhibit B: Standards for Great Ape Sanctuaries
Affidavit of Steven M. Wise sworn to January 21, 2015
Exhibit B: Portuguese Decision dated September 28, 2005 In favor of Suica, a Chimpanzee
Exhibit C: English Translation of Decision dated September 28, 2005 In favor of Suica, a Chimpanzee
Exhibit D: Excerpts from brief
Exhibit E: Excerpts of Oral Argument of Steven M. Wise
Exhibit F: Excerpts of Memorandum of Law
Exhibit G: Verified Petition dated December 2, 2013
Affidavit of Steven M. Wise, dated December 2, 2013
Exhibit B: Photographs of Tommy
Affidavit of James R. Anderson sworn to November 20, 2013
Affidavit of Christophe Boesch sworn to November 19, 2013
Affidavit of Jennifer M.B. Fugate sworn to November 22, 2013
Affidavit of Mary Lee Jensvold sworn to November 21, 2013
Affidavit of James King sworn to November 21, 2013
Affidavit of Tetsuro Matsuzawa sworn to July 7, 2014
Affidavit of William C. McGrew sworn to November 21, 2013
Affidavit of Mathias Osvath sworn to November 19, 2013
Affidavit of Emily Sue Savage-Rumbaugh sworn to November 22, 2013
Original Affidavits Annexed to the Verified Petition dated December 2, 2015
Supplement Affidavit of James R. Anderson sworn to November 18, 2015
Supplemental Affidavit of Christophe Boesch sworn to November 14, 2015
Affidavit of Jane Goodall sworn to September 21, 2015
Supplemental Affidavit of Mary Lee Jensvold sworn to September 29, 2015
Supplemental Affidavit of William C. McGrew sworn to October 9, 2015
Supplemental Affidavit of Emily Sue Savage-Rumbaugh sworn to December 1, 2015
Motion to Admit Steven M. Wise Pro Hac Vice
Affirmation of Elizabeth Stein