Ron Ramsay and Peter Vandervort; ) Celeste and Amber Carlson Allebach; ) Brock Dahl and Austin Lang; Michelle ) Harmon and Joy Haarstick; Bernie ) Erickson and David Hamilton; Matthew ) Lee Elmore and Beau Thomas Downey; ) and Stephanie and Siana Bock, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) MOTION TO DISMISS ) v. ) Case No. 3:14-CV-57 ) Jack Dalrymple, in his official capacity ) as Governor; Wayne Stenehjem, in his ) official capacity as Attorney General; ) Ryan Rauschenberger, in his official ) capacity as State Tax Commissioner; ) Terry Dwelle, in his official capacity as ) State Health Officer; and Charlotte ) Sandvik, in her official capacity as Cass ) County Treasurer, ) ) Defendants. ) .....................................................................................................................................................
Defendants Jack Dalrymple, in his official capacity as Governor, Wayne Stenehjem, in his official capacity as Attorney General, Ryan Rauschenberger, in his official capacity as Tax Commissioner, and Terry Dwelle, in his official capacity as State Health Officer (collectively State Defendants), move the Court under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 for an order dismissing Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint for Permanent and Injunction and Declaratory Relief (Complaint). This motion is made to assist the Court in securing the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of this action. Fed. R. Civ. P. 1. This motion is supported by the attached memorandum and all documents on file with this Court and is made on the ground the Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. State Defendants request that this Court grant their Motion to Dismiss and dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint with prejudice.
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State of North Dakota Wayne Stenehjem Attorney General
By: /s/ Douglas A. Bahr Douglas A. Bahr Solicitor General State Bar ID No. 04940 Office of Attorney General 500 North 9 th Street Bismarck, ND 58501-4509 Telephone (701) 328-3640 Facsimile (701) 328-4300 Email dbahr@nd.gov
Attorneys for Defendants Jack Dalrymple, in his official capacity as Governor, Wayne Stenehjem, in his official capacity as Attorney General, Ryan Rauschenberger, in his official capacity as Tax Commissioner, and Terry Dwelle, in his official capacity as State Health Officer.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Case No. 3:14-CV-57 I hereby certify that on July 1, 2014, the following document: MOTION TO DISMISS was filed electronically with the Clerk of Court through ECF, and that ECF will send a Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) to Joshua Newville, Tom Fiebiger, and Scott Porsborg.
/s/ Douglas A. Bahr Douglas A. Bahr Solicitor General State Bar ID No. 04940 Email dbahr@nd.gov
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