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Experian/Jones Day Moot Court Competition 2013
Final Results
- Finalists: Jeff Klein, for the Respondent; Lisa Petak, for the Petitioner
- Best Oral Argument: Lisa Petak
- Best Brief: Nick Hartmann and Nancy Rojas-Hill
Runners-Up: (Tie) Tim Martin and Sirena Wu and Lisa Petak and Evan Sippel
Questions Presented
The real-life case argued during this competition: United States v. Trunk, a lawsuit charging that the 29-foot-tall, 12-foot-wide Latin cross at the center of the Mount Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego violates the Establishment Clause.
Key questions:
- Do the complainants have standing to challenge the cross?
- Does the cross violate the Establishment Clause?
Related documents:
- Jewish War Veterans Complaint (PDF)
- Trunk First Amended Complaint (PDF)
- Trunk U.S. District Court (PDF)
- Trunk Ninth Circuit Panel (PDF)
- Trunk Nine Circuit Denial of En Banc Rehearing (PDF)
Dates and Deadlines
- Final Argument: April 5, 3:00 p.m.
UCI Student Center - Crystal Cove Ballroom- Finalists: Jeff Klein and Lisa Petak
- Judges:
- Hon. Robert Bacharach, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Hon. Theodore McKee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Hon. Bruce Selya, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Semi-Finals: March 26
Semi-finalists:- Adam Barry
- Nick Hartmann
- Jeff Klein
- Lisa Petak
- Quarter Finals: March 19 to 20
Quarter-finalists:- Adam Barry
- Andrew Benard
- Nick Hartmann
- Darren Kerstein
- Jeff Klein
- Lisa Petak
- Nancy Rojas-Hill
- Evan Sippel
- Review Week: March 4 to 8
- Round 2: February 25 to March 2
- Round 1: February 19 to 23
- Practice Arguments: February 9 and 10
- Briefs Due: Friday, February 1, at 3 p.m.
Participating Teams
- Jeffrey D. Klein, Lauren Gruber
- Corey Lovato, Lauren McKay
- Adriana Nunez, Kelly Suk
- Nancy Rojas-Hill, Nick Hartmann
- Andy Smith, Brooke Weitzman
- Lisa Petak, Evan Sippel
- Hyeseong Lee, Angel Camino
- Adam Barry, Darren Kerstien
- Sirena Wu, Tim Martin
- Sahar Naseery, Erna Mamikonyan
- Dan Schieffer, Dexter Rappleye
- Kevin Chi, Katie Pierucci
- Leanna Costantini, Andrew Benard
- Al Trudeau, Nicholas George
- Jacob Barak, Amy Meier
- Nick Stephens, Casey Reagan
- Hank Hymanson, Andrew Kantor
Hon. Theodore McKee (left), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and Hon. Bruce Selya, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, were two of the three judges who presided over Moot Court Finals, Spring 2013
Lisa Petak (Class of 2014) presents her arguments representing the petitioner, the United States.
Jeffrey Klein (Class of 2013) makes his arguments for respondent Steve Trunk.
Hon. Robert Bacharach, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, was the third judge for the Moot Court Finals.
Best Brief award winners pose for photos with representatives of Experian and Jones Day.