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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
JANET E. JORGENSEN and
CYNTHIA A. PHILLIPS,
a married couple,
versus

Plaintiffs,

CASE NO. 3:14-cv-00058-RRE-KKK

MICHAEL MONTPLAISIR, in his official

capacity as County Auditor of Cass County,
North Dakota,
WAYNE STENEHJEM, in his official capacity
as Attorney General of North Dakota,
RYAN RAUSCHENBERGER, in his official
capacity as Tax Commissioner of North
Dakota, and
JACK DALRYMPLE, in his official capacity as
Governor of North Dakota,
Defendants.
PLAINTIFFS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF IN FURTHER SUPPORT OF
THEIR MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND OPPOSITION TO
DEFENDANTS MOTIONS TO DISMISS
Plaintiffs Janet E. Jorgensen and Cynthia A. Phillipss motion for summary judgment is
currently before the Court. In support of that motion, and in opposition to Defendants pending
motions to dismiss, Plaintiffs now file this second supplemental brief to alert the Court to three
recent federal court decisions that address the constitutional claims at issue in this case. See Jernigan v.
Crane, No. 4:13-cv-00410 KGB, 2014 WL 6685391 (E.D. Ark. Nov. 25, 2014); Rosenbrahn v.
Daugaard, No. 4:14-CV-04081-KES, 2014 WL 6386903 (D.S.D. Nov. 14, 2014); Lawson v. Kelly, No.
14-0622-CV-W-ODS, 2014 WL 5810215 (W.D. Mo. Nov. 7, 2014). The decision in Rosenbrahn from
neighboring South Dakota is especially instructive as the district court there reviewed, and rejected, a
number of the arguments made by Defendants in this case in support of their motion to dismiss,

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including the reliance on Baker v. Nelson and Citizens for Equal Protection v. Bruning. For all of the
reasons previously cited, as bolstered by these additional recent precedents, Plaintiffs Janet E.
Jorgensen and Cynthia A. Phillips respectfully reiterate their request that the Court grant their
motion for summary judgment and deny Defendants corresponding motions to dismiss.

DATED: December 2, 2014

Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Michael A. Ponto___________________
John P. Borger
Michael A. Ponto*
Christopher H. Dolan*
Emily E. Chow*
FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS
2200 Wells Fargo Center
90 S. Seventh Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3901
T: (612) 766-8012 | F: (612) 766-1600
john.borger@faegrebd.com
michael.ponto@faegrebd.com
chris.dolan@faegrebd.com
emily.chow@faegrebd.com
/s/ Camilla B. Taylor_______________
Camilla B. Taylor*
Kyle A. Palazzolo*
LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND
EDUCATION FUND, INC.
105 West Adams, Suite 2600
Chicago, IL 60603-6208
T: (312) 663-4413 | F: (312) 663-4307
ctaylor@lambdalegal.org
kpalazzolo@lambdalegal.org
Kenneth D. Upton, Jr.*
LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND
EDUCATION FUND, INC.
3500 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 500
Dallas, TX 75219-6722
T: (214) 219-8585 | F: (214) 219-4455
kupton@lambdalegal.org

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Karen L. Loewy*
LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND
EDUCATION FUND, INC.
120 Wall Street, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10005-3919
T: (212) 809-8585 | F: (212) 809-0055
kloewy@lambdalegal.org
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS
* Admitted pro hac vice

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