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The Law Offices of

PHILLIPS & BORDALLO

A Professional Corporation

410 West O'Brien Drive, Suite 102 Hagatfia, Guam 96910-5044

Tel: (671) 477-ABCD (2223) Fax: (671) 477-2FAX (2329)
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JEANNE G. QUINATA ^
CLERK OF COURT

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED S T A T E S
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DISTRICT COURT OF G U A M
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CIVIL CASE NO. 15-00009

KATHLEEN M. AGUERO and

LORETTA M. PANGELINAN

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Plaintiffs,

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DECLARATION OF MICHAEL F.
PHILLIPS IN SUPPORT OF

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EDDIE BAZA CALVO in his official

MOTION TO HOLD CASE IN

Capacity as Governor of Guam; and

ABEYANCE

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CAROLYN GARRIDO in here official

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Capacity as Registrar in the Office of Vital

Statistics, Department of Public Health

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and Social Services,

Defendants.

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I, Michael F. Phillips, depose and state as follows:

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I am an attorney with law offices of Phillips & Bordallo, P.C.

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I make this declaration in support of the Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance in the

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above-entitled matter.

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Defendant Carolyn Garrido was served with the Plaintiffs' opening pleadings on

April 13,2015.
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Defendant Governor Eddie Calvo was served the following day on April 14,
2015.

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Under Rule 12(a) and CVLR 7(f), the time for Defendants to file a response to the

Complaint and the motions for summary judgment and preliminary injunction is 21 days after
service, or May 4 and 5, respectively.
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During the most of the time since April 13, Defendant Governor Calvo has been

off-island.

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The Office of the Attorney General advised the Defendants that it would not be

able to represent them in these proceedings.

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Defendants have only recently been able to retain independent legal counsel in

this highly complex and public case.

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On May 1, 2015, Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson, Attorney General of Guam,

appointed me as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the purpose of representing Eddie Baza
Calvo, Governor of Guam and Carolyn Garrido, Registrar in the Office of Vital Statistics.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the Island of Guam that the foregoing
is true and correct.

Dated this 4th day of May, 2015.

PHILLIPS ^BORDALLO, P.C

BY:

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