United States of America v. Alabama, State of et al

Filing 70

Evidentiary Material re:(47 in 5:11-cv-02736-SLB) Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21)Associated Cases: 5:11-cv-02484-SLB, 5:11-cv-02736-SLB, 5:11-cv-02746-SLB(Dowd, Augusta)

FILED
2011 Aug-17 PM 04:59
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
NORTHEASTERN DIVISION

HISPANIC INTEREST
COALITION OF ALABAMA;
ET AL.,

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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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ROBERT BENTLEY, in his
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official capacity as Governor of the )
State of Alabama; et al.,
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Defendants.
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RT. REV. HENRY N. PARSLEY,
JR., in his official capacity as
Bishop of the Episcopal Church
in the Diocese of Alabama, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
vs.

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SLB
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ROBERT BENTLEY, in his official )
capacity as Governor of the State of )
Alabama,
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Defendants.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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Case Number: 5:11-CV-2484-

STATE OF ALABAMA;
GOVERNOR ROBERT J.
BENTLEY,
Defendants.

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EVIDENTIARY SUBMISSION IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’
AMENDED MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
COME NOW the leaders of the Episcopal, Methodist and Roman
Catholic churches in Alabama, along with the Benedictine Sisters and
Monks (“Bishop Plaintiffs”) and hereby submit the following evidence in
support of their Amended Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed on August
10, 2011:
Exhibit

Description

1.

Affidavit of Bishop Henry N. Parsley, Jr.;

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Affidavit of Bishop William H. Willimon;

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Affidavit of Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi;

4.

Affidavit of Bishop Robert J. Baker;

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Affidavit of Senator Roger H. Bedford, Jr.;

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Declaration of Father Hernan Afandador-Kafuri;

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Declaration of Andrea F. Blackert;

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Declaration of Reverend John Fletcher Comer, Jr.;

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Declaration of Rector Judith Comer;

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Affidavit of Reverend Patrick Egan;

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Declaration of Matt Ennis;

12.

Affidavit of Father Luis Fernando-Diaz;

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Declaration of Reverend Mark Johnston

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Affidavit of Al Manzella;

15.

Affidavit of Reverend Cletus D. Meagher;

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Affidavit of John F. Parker;

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Declaration of Victoria Robertson;

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Declaration of Frank Romanowicz;

19.

Affidavit of Sister Veronica Ryan;

20.

Declaration of Reverend David Shoemaker;

21.

Affidavit of Christine C. Wright;
Respectfully Submitted,

s/
Augusta S. Dowd
Augusta S. Dowd
Attorney for Henry N. Parsley, Jr., Bishop
of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of
Alabama, in his official capacity
OF COUNSEL:
WHITE ARNOLD & DOWD P.C.
2025 Third Avenue North, Suite 500
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
205 323-1888
[e-mail]
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s/
J. Terrell McElheny
J. Terrell McElheny
Attorney for William H. Willimon, Bishop
of the North Alabama Conference of the
United Methodist Church in his individual
capacity
OF COUNSEL:
Dominick Feld Hyde, P.C.
2121 Highland Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205
205-939-0033
[e-mail]
s/ F. Grey Reddit, Jr.
F. Grey Reddit, Jr.
Attorney for Most Rev. Thomas J. Rodi,
Archbishop of the Mobile, a corporation
sole
OF COUNSEL:
Vickers Riis
P.O. Box 2568
Mobile, AL 36652
251-432-9772
[e-mail]

s/ John F. Whitaker
John F. Whitaker
Attorney for Robert J. Baker, Bishop of
Birmingham, a corporation sole
OF COUNSEL:
Whitaker, Mudd, Simms, Luke & Wells, LLC
2001 Park Place North, Suite 400
Birmingham, AL 35203
205-639-5300
[e-mail]
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s/ Sister Lynn Marie McKenzie
Sister Lynn Marie McKenzie
(ASB-8264 -Z61L)
Attorney for Benedictine Sisters of Cullman,
Alabama, Inc. and the Benedictine Society
of Alabama
OF COUNSEL:
Knight Griffith LLP
P.O. Box 930
Cullman, AL 35056
256-734-0456
[e-mail]
s/ R. Champ Crocker
R. Champ Crocker
Attorney for Benedictine Sisters of Cullman,
Alabama, Inc. and the Benedictine Society
of Alabama
OF COUNSEL:
R. Champ Crocker, LLC
207 2nd Avenue S.E.
P.O. Box 2700
Cullman, Alabama 35055
[phone]
[e-mail]

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on August 17, 2011, I electronically filed the
foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will
send notification of such filing to all counsel of record.

s/ Augusta S. Dowd
OF COUNSEL
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