If the DOJ is appearing, they absolutely SHOULD be open about it. They need to file an appearance and they need to include their name, etc. on the signature block of any papers that they are signing. However, I just checked very single page of the Appellee Brief in the Hollister appeal and I cannot find R. Craig Lawrence’s name anywhere. I must be working from an incomplete copy.
I repeat - if they are appearing and signing their name, then the signature should be in print that is visible, and their appearance should be open. On that, we agree 100%.
I had not previously looked at the appellee’s brief and just have and do not see the signature. But it was on the statements of issues presented and other preliminary filings filed by the appelees, which I had looked at previously. Did your pals slip up?