Inniss et al v. Aderhold et al

Filing 29

MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM with Brief In Support by Deborah Aderhold. (Attachments: # 1 Brief in Support of Her Motion to Dismiss the Complaint, # 2 Exhibit A)(Orland, Devon)

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 DISMISS
__________________________________________________________________
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 hereby move for dismissal of all claims pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1) and
12(b)(6), Fed. R. Civ. Proc.
The basis for Defendant’s Motion is more fully set forth in her Brief in
Support filed simultaneously herewith.

Respectfully submitted, this 21st day of July, 2014.
SAMUEL S. OLENS
Attorney General

551540

/s/NELS PETERSON
Solicitor General

101074

KATHLEEN M. PACIOUS
Deputy Attorney General

558555

/s/Devon Orland
554301
Senior Assistant Attorney General

2

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 21st day of July, 2014.

/s/Devon Orland
DEVON ORLAND
554301
Senior Assistant Attorney General

40 Capitol Square, S. W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1300
Telephone [phone]
Facsimile [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I electronically filed the foregoing DEFENDANT
DEBORAH ADERHOLD’S MOTION TO DISMISS 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
[e-mail]
Elizabeth Lynn Littrell, Lambda Legal
[e-mail]

Douglas E. Winter, Bryan Cave, LLP-DC
[e-mail]
Gregory R. Nevins, Lambda Legal Defense and
Education Fund, Inc.-GA
[e-mail]
Jennifer Burch Dempsey, Bryan Cave, LLP-ATL Jennifer Devine Odom, Bryan Cave, LLP-ATL
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Luke A. Lantta, Bryan Cave, LLP-ATL
Susan L. Sommer, Lambda Legal Defense and
[e-mail]
Education Fund, Inc.-NY
[e-mail]
Tara L. Borelli, Lambda Legal Defense and
William Vance Custer , IV, Bryan Cave, LLPEducation Fund, Inc.-GA
ATL
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Frank E. Jenkins , III, Jenkins & Bowen, P.C.
Michael Van Stephens , II, Gwinnett County
[e-mail]
Law Department
[e-mail]
Robert Lige Walker, Jenkins & Bowen, P.C.
Diana L. Freeman, Fulton County Attorney's
[e-mail]
Office
[e-mail]
Kaye Woodard Burwell, Office of the Fulton
R. David Ware, Office of Fulton County
County Attorney
Attorney
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
This 21st day of July, 2014.
/s/Devon Orland
DEVON ORLAND
554301
Senior Assistant Attorney General