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?
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
- 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