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

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DECLARATION of John Doe #43 in SUPPORT OF #110 MOTION for SUMMARY JUDGMENT. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Bieniek, Scott) Modified on 6/4/2009 (Matson, R).

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

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John Doe #43
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Declaration of REDACTED in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment

James Bopp, Jr. (Ind. State Bar No. 2838-84)* Richard E. Coleson (Ind. State Bar No. 11527-70)* 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 Benjamin W. Bull (Ariz. State Bar No. 009940)* ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND 15100 North 90th Street Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 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 * Admitted Pro Hac Vice ** Designated Counsel for Service United States District Court Eastern District of California Sacramento Division

ProtectMarriage.com, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Debra Bowen, et al., Defendants.

Case No. 2:09-CV-00058-MCE-DAD DECLARATION OF REDACTED IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Date: TBD Time: TBD. Judge England

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John Doe #43
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Declaration of REDACTED in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment

I, REDACTED , make the following declaration pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746: 1. I am a resident of the state of California over 18 years of age, and my statements herein are based on personal knowledge. 2. I supported the passage of Proposition 8. 3. In support of Proposition 8, my family donated a total of approximately $X,XXX to groups supporting Proposition 8. 4. My wife and I were very involved in supporting Proposition 8. We called people on the phone to discuss the vote for Proposition 8, we passed out voting reminders shortly before the election, we went door-to-door talking to people about the vote and passing out literature, we joined online groups, discussed Proposition 8 with people on Facebook, blogs, and chat rooms, my wife started a blog (which she still maintains), we called people on the day of the election to remind them to vote, and I went to a local precinct to see which people who had earlier indicated that they were going to vote had already voted. 5. In support of Proposition 8, we also placed a large, 4 x 8 hand-painted sign on our fence. On Halloween night, someone vandalized the sign. A true and correct copy of a picture I took of the vandalized sign is attached as Exhibit A. I filed a police report with the local police after this incident. 6. Prior to the vandalism of the large sign, we had smaller "Yes on 8" signs stolen and defaced. One of these yard signs was stolen from our front yard, and another was ripped in half with some anti-Proposition 8 literature placed beside it. I also filed police reports after these incidents.

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John Doe #43
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Declaration of REDACTED in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment

7. In the future, if I was asked to support a cause similar to Proposition 8, I would be more careful about any donation made by my family, so that we would not be identified. I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE FOREGOING IS TRUE AND CORRECT.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Scott F. Bieniek, am over the age of 18 years and not a party to the within action. My business address is 1 South Sixth Street, Terre Haute, Indiana 47807. On June 4, 2009, I electronically filed the foregoing document described as Declaration of John Doe #43 in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment, with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to: Zackery P. Morazzini [e-mail] Attorney for Defendants Debra Bowen and Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Judy W. Whitehurst [e-mail] Attorney for Defendant Dean C. Logan Terence J. Cassidy [e-mail] Attorney for Defendant Jan Scully Mollie M. Lee [e-mail] Attorney for Defendants Dennis J. Herrera and Department of Elections - City and Count of San Francisco Lawrence T. Woodlock [e-mail] Attorney for Defendant Members of the Fair Political Practices Commission I declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Indiana that the above is true and correct. Executed this 4th day of June, 2009.

/s/ Scott F. Bieniek Scott F. Bieniek (Ill. State Bar No. 6295901) Counsel for All Plaintiffs

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Declaration of John Doe #43 in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment