Perry et al v. Schwarzenegger et al

Filing 111

Declaration of Therese M. Stewart in Support of #109 MOTION to Intervene Notice of Motion and Motion to Intervene as Party Plaintiff; Memorandum of Points and Authorities filed byCity and County of San Francisco. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 8A, #9 Exhibit Exhibit 8B, #10 Exhibit Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit Exhibit 10A, #12 Exhibit Exhibit 10B, #13 Exhibit Exhibit 11, #14 Exhibit Exhibit 12A, #15 Exhibit Exhibit 12B, #16 Exhibit Exhibit 13, #17 Exhibit Exhibit 14A, #18 Exhibit Exhibit 14B, #19 Exhibit Exhibit 15, #20 Exhibit Exhibit 16A, #21 Exhibit Exhibit 16B, #22 Exhibit Exhibit 17, #23 Exhibit Exhibit 18)(Related document(s) #109 ) (Bernstein, Erin) (Filed on 7/23/2009)

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DENNIS J. HERRERA, State Bar #139669 City Attorney THERESE M. STEWART, State Bar #104930 Chief Deputy City Attorney DANNY CHOU, State Bar #180240 Chief of Complex and Special Litigation VINCE CHHABRIA, State Bar #208557 ERIN BERNSTEIN, State Bar #231539 CHRISTINE VAN AKEN, State Bar #241755 MOLLIE M. LEE, State Bar #251404 Deputy City Attorneys City Hall, Room 234 One Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, California 94102-4682 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Proposed Intervenors CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA KRISTIN M. PERRY, SANDRA B. STIER, PAUL T. KATAMI, and JEFFREY J. ZARRILLO, Plaintiffs, vs. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, in his official capacity as Governor of California; EDMUND G. BROWN JR., in his official capacity as Attorney General of California; MARK B. HORTON, in his official capacity as Director of the California Department of Public Health and State Registrar of Vital Statistics; LINETTE SCOTT, in her official capacity as Deputy Director of Health Information & Strategic Planning for the California Department of Public Health; PATRICK O'CONNELL, in his official capacity as Clerk-Recorder for the County of Alameda; and DEAN C. LOGAN, in his official capacity as Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for the County of Los Angeles, Defendants. Case No. 09-CV-2292 VRW DECLARATION OF ERIN BERNSTEIN REGARDING ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES ON DOCUMENTS FILED IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO INTERVENE AS PARTY PLAINTIFF Hearing Date: Time: Place: Trial Date: August 19, 2009 10:00 a.m. Courtroom 6, 17th Fl., 450 Golden Gate Ave. Not set

DECLARATION OF ERIN BERNSTEIN CASE NO. 09-CV-2292 VRW

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and PROPOSITION 8 OFFICIAL PROPONENTS DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH, GAIL J. KNIGHT, MARTIN F. GUTIERREZ, HAKSHING WILLIAM TAM, and MARK A. JANSSON; and PROTECTMARRIAGE.COM ­ YES ON 8, A PROJECT OF CALIFORNIA RENEWAL, Defendant-Intervenors.

DECLARATION OF ERIN BERNSTEIN CASE NO. 09-CV-2292 VRW

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DECLARATION OF ERIN BERNSTEIN I, Erin Bernstein, declare as follows: 1. I am an attorney at law licensed to practice in the State of California and admitted to the

bar of this Court, and I am counsel for the City and County of San Francisco in this action. I have personal knowledge of the facts set forth in this declaration, and if called as a witness, I can and would testify competently thereto. 2. In connection with the City and County of San Francisco's Motion to Intervene as Party

Plaintiff in this action, I have filed electronically the following two documents containing the "conformed" signature of Therese M. Stewart: (1) Notice of Motion and Motion to Intervene as Party Plaintiff; Memorandum of Points and Authorities; and (2) Declaration of Therese M. Stewart in Support of City and County of San Francisco's Motion to Intervene. 3. Pursuant to this Court's General Order No. 45, I attest that I have on file all holograph

signatures for any signatures indicated by a "conformed" signature (/S/) within those e-filed documents. The original documents with holograph signatures are available for production for the Court, if so ordered, or for inspection upon request by a party. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct and that if called as a witness I could competently testify thereto. Executed this 23rd day of July 2009, at San Francisco, California. DENNIS J. HERRERA City Attorney THERESE M. STEWART Chief Deputy City Attorney DANNY CHOU Chief of Complex & Special Litigation VINCE CHHABRIA ERIN BERNSTEIN CHRISTINE VAN AKEN MOLLIE M. LEE Deputy City Attorneys By: /s/ ERIN BERNSTEIN Attorneys for Proposed Intervenor CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 1

DECLARATION OF ERIN BERNSTEIN CASE NO. 09-CV-2292 VRW