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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION CHRISTOPHER INNISS et al,
* * * Plaintiffs, * * v. * CIVIL ACTION NO. * 1:14-CV-01180-WSD DEBORAH ADERHOLD, et al, * * Defendants. * __________________________________________________________________ DEFENDANT DEBORAH ADERHOLD’S MOTION TO EXCEED PAGE LIMIT __________________________________________________________________ COMES NOW, Defendant Deborah Aderhold, State Registrar and Director of Vital Records for the Georgia Department of Public Health (“Registrar Aderhold”), by and through counsel, the Attorney General of the State of Georgia, and respectfully requests leave to file a brief in support of her motion to dismiss which exceeds the limit of twenty five (25) pages allowed under Local Rule 7.1.D. Registrar Aderhold moves this Court for leave to file a brief no longer than forty five (45) pages in support of her motion to dismiss. In support for this motion, Registrar Aderhold notes that the complaint (Doc. 1) in this action is one-hundred and nineteen (119) paragraphs in length and includes claims for relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging violations of the United
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States Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection and due process in an area with rapidly evolving legal developments. Registrar Aderhold has prepared a motion under FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(1) and FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) that addresses various defenses to Plaintiffs’ asserted claims, including that this Court is without jurisdiction over Plaintiffs’ attempted claims as there is no substantial federal question at issue, and that Georgia’s marriage laws, which must be scrutinized under rational basis review, do not violate the guarantees of due process or equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. Registrar Aderhold requests an additional twenty (20) pages, such that she is permitted to file a brief in support of her motion of not more than forty-five (45) pages in length, in order to adequately address all of the claims asserted against her. A proposed order is attached for the Court’s convenience. Respectfully submitted this 18th day of July, 2014. SAMUEL S. OLENS Attorney General
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KATHLEEN M. PACIOUS Deputy Attorney General
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/s/Nels Peterson Solicitor General
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/s/Devon Orland 554301 Senior Assistant Attorney General
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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(D), I hereby certify that the foregoing has been prepared in compliance with Local Rule 5.1(B) in 14-point New Times Roman type face. This 18th day of July, 2014.
/s/Devon Orland DEVON ORLAND 554301 Senior Assistant Attorney General
40 Capitol Square, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1300 Telephone (404) 463-8850 Facsimile (404) 651-5304 Email: dorland@law.ga.gov
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I electronically filed the foregoing DEFENDANT DEBORAH ADERHOLD’S MOTION TO EXCEED PAGE LIMIT with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will automatically send email notification of such filing to all CM/ECF participants of record, including the following: David P. Draigh, White & Case, LLP -FL Ddraigh@whitecase.com Douglas E. Winter, Bryan Cave, LLP-DC Dewinter@bryancave.com Elizabeth Lynn Littrell, Lambda Legal Bethlittrell@bellsouth.net Gregory R. Nevins, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.-GA Gnevins@lambdalegal.org Jennifer Burch Dempsey, Bryan Cave, LLP-ATL Jennifer.Dempsey@bryancave.com Jennifer Devine Odom, Bryan Cave, LLP-ATL Jennifer.Odom@bryancave.com Luke A. Lantta, Bryan Cave, LLP-ATL Luke.Lantta@bryancave.com Susan L. Sommer, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.-NY Ssommer@lambdalegal.org Tara L. Borelli, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.-GA Tborelli@lambdalegal.org
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William Vance Custer , IV, Bryan Cave, LLP-ATL Bill.Custer@bryancave.com Frank E. Jenkins , III, Jenkins & Bowen, P.C. Fjenkins@ga-Lawyers.pro Michael Van Stephens , II, Gwinnett County Law Department Van.Stephens@gwinnettcounty.com Robert Lige Walker, Jenkins & Bowen, P.C. Rwalker@ga-Lawyers.pro Diana L. Freeman, Fulton County Attorney's Office Diana.Freeman@fultoncountyga.gov Kaye Woodard Burwell, Office of the Fulton County Attorney Kaye.Burwell@fultoncountyga.gov R. David Ware, Office of Fulton County Attorney David.Ware@fultoncountyga.gov This 18th day of July, 2014. /s/Devon Orland DEVON ORLAND 554301 Senior Assistant Attorney General
40 Capitol Square, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1300 Telephone (404) 463-8850 Facsimile (404) 651-5304 Email: dorland@law.ga.gov 5
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA ATLANTA DIVISION CHRISTOPHER INNISS et al,
* * * Plaintiffs, * * v. * * DEBORAH ADERHOLD, et al, * * Defendants. *
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:14-CV-01180-WSD
ORDER This action is before the court on Defendant Deborah Aderhold’s Motion to Exceed Page Limit. For good cause shown, the Motion is GRANTED. Defendant Deborah Aderhold is permitted to file a brief in support of a motion under FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b) that is up to forty five (45) pages in length. SO ORDERED this
day of July, 2014.
The Honorable WILLIAM S. DUFFEY, JR. United States District Judge