ProtectMarriage.com - Yes on 8, a Project of California Renewal et al v. Bowen et al

Filing 15

EX PARTE APPLICATION by ProtectMarriage.com - Yes on 8, a Project of California Renewal, National Organization for Marriage California - Yes on 8, Sponsored by National Organization for Marriage, John Doe #1 for permission to exceed the page limits for Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Preliminary Injunction. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Chandler, Timothy)

ProtectMarriage.com - Yes on 8, a Project of California Renewal et al v. Bowen et al

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James Bopp, Jr. (Ind. State Bar No. 2838-84)* Barry A. Bostrom (Ind. State Bar No.11912-84)* Sarah E. Troupis (Wis. State Bar No. 1061515)* Scott F. Bieniek (Ill. State Bar No. 6295901)* BOPP, COLESON & BOSTROM 1 South Sixth Street Terre Haute, IN 47807-3510 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Counsel for All Plaintiffs Timothy D. Chandler (Cal. State Bar No. 234325)** ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND 101 Parkshore Drive, Suite 100 Folsom, CA 95630 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Counsel for All Plaintiffs *Pro Hac Vice Application Pending ** Designated Counsel for Service United States District Court Eastern District of California Sacramento Division

ProtectMarriage.com, et al., P l a i nt i f f s , v. Debra Bowen, et al., Defendants.

Case No. 2:09-CV-00058-MCE-DAD PLAINTIFFS' EX PARTE MOTION TO EXCEED PAGE LIMIT Honorable Morrison C. England, Jr.

Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Motion to Exceed Page Limit

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Plaintiffs ProtectMarriage.com - Yes on 8, a Project of California Renewal ("ProtectMarriage.com), National Organization for Marriage California - Yes on 8, Sponsored by National Organization for Marriage ("NOM-California"), and John Doe #1, an individual, and as a representative of the Class of Major Donors, respectfully move for permission to exceed the page limit for their Memorandum in Support of Preliminary Injunction. The Order Requiring Joint Status Report provides that any briefs filed prior to the issuance of the Pretrial (Status) Scheduling Order shall not exceed twenty (20) pages. Because of the complexity of the constitutional issues of this case, and the fact that Count I of Plaintiffs' Complaint is extremely fact intensive, it is necessary to set forth the facts establishing that Defendants violated Plaintiffs' First and Fourteenth Amendment rights and exceed the Court's page limit. Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court accept the brief as submitted and would not object to the Court's similarly extending the page limit for a brief by Defendants. A proposed order is attached.

Respectfully submitted,

___/S/_Timothy D. Chandler____________ Timothy D. Chandler (Cal. Bar No. 234325) ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND 101 Parkshore Drive, Suite 100 Folsom, CA 95630 Counsel for All Plaintiffs Designated Counsel for Service

James Bopp, Jr. (Ind. Bar No. 2838-84)* Barry A. Bostrom (Ind. Bar No.11912-84)* Sarah E. Troupis (Wis. Bar No. 1061515)* Scott F. Bieniek (Ill. Bar No. 6295901)* BOPP, COLESON & BOSTROM 1 South Sixth Street Terre Haute, IN 47807-3510 Counsel for All Plaintiffs *Pro Hac Vice Application Pending

Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Motion to Exceed Page Limit

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