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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION JAMES N. STRAWSER,
et al
., Plaintiffs, v. LUTHER STRANGE, in his official capacity as Attorney General for the State of Alabama,
et al
., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 14-0424-CG-C ) ) ) )
P
LAINTIFFS
 
R
EPLY IN
S
UPPORT OF
C
ERTIFICATION OF
P
LAINTIFF AND
D
EFENDANT
C
LASSES AND
I
SSUANCE OF
P
RELIMINARY
I
NJUNCTION
 
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Table of Contents
I. The Proposed Plaintiff Class is Proper………………………………………………8  A. The Plaintiff Class Satisfies the Numerosity Requirement and Joinder is Impracticable………..…..…............................................….8 B. The Proposed Plaintiff Class is Properly Defined…………..............……11 II. The Proposed Defendant Class is Proper…..………………….………………..14  A. The Defendant Class Satisfies the Numerosity Requirement and Joinder is Impracticable………................................................…….14 B. The Defendant Class’s Interests Are Adequately Represented………...15 III. A Preliminary Injunction Should Issue Without Delay………………...…...17  A. A Preliminary Injunction Is Necessary to Address Ongoing Irreparable Harm to the Class…................................…………17 B. The Alabama Supreme Court’s Decision Provides No Impediment to Issuance of Class-Wide Preliminary Relief.…………………….…………………….....……………………………..19 C. Qualified Immunity Does Not Apply………………………...……………..23 D. The Eleventh Amendment Does Not Apply…………………………….....24 E. Notice and Hearing Requirements Provide No Bar to Issuance of a Preliminary Injunction……......................................…….25 2
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FEDERAL COURT CASES
 Acosta v. James A. Gustino, P.A.
,
 
478 F. App’x 620 (11th Cir. 2012) ........................................................................... 22
 Alabama Supreme Court. See Ambrosia Coal & Const. Co. v. Pages Morales
,
 
368 F.3d 1320 (11th Cir. 2004) ............................................................................... 22
 Ameritas Variable Life Insurance Company v. Roach
,
 
411 F.3d 1328 (11th Cir. 2005) ............................................................................... 22
 Bourke v. Beshear
,
 
135 S. Ct. 1041 (2015) ............................................................................................... 8
 Brenner v. Scott
,
 
No. 4:14cv107-RH/CAS, 2015 WL 44260 (N.D. Fla. Jan 1, 2015) ......................... 18
 Burford v. Sun Oil Co.
,
 
319 U.S. 315 (1943) ................................................................................................. 22
Carpenter v. Davis
,
 
424 F.2d 257 (5th Cir. 1970) ............................................................................. 12, 13
Chezem v. Beverly Enters.-Texas, Inc.
,
 
66 F.3d 741 (5th Cir. 1995) ..................................................................................... 20
Cnty. of Imperial v. Munoz
,
 
449 U.S. 54 (1980) ................................................................................................... 20
Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States
,
 
424 U.S. 800 (1976) ................................................................................................. 22
Cooper v. Southern Co.
,
 
390 F.3d 695 (11th Cir. 2004) ................................................................................. 13
Cox v. Am. Cast Iron Pipe Co.
,
 
784 F.2d 1546 (11th Cir.1986) ................................................................................ 14
 D.W. by M.J. v. Poundstone
,
 
165 F.R.D. 661 (M.D. Ala. 1996) ............................................................................. 14 3
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