12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728TONY WEST Assistant Attorney GeneralJAMES J. GILLIGAN Assistant Director W. SCOTT SIMPSON Senior Trial CounselDepartment of JusticeCivil Division, Room 7210Federal Programs BranchPost Office Box 883Washington, D.C. 20044Telephone: (202) 514-3495 Fax: (202) 616-8470 E-mail: scott.simpson@usdoj.govATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTUNITED STATES OF AMERICA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIASOUTHERN DIVISION

ARTHUR SMELT and)CHRISTOPHER HAMMER,) CASE NO. SACV09-00286 DOC (MLGx))Plaintiffs,))

 DEFENDANT UNITED STATES OF

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 AMERICA'S NOTICE OF MOTION AND

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MOTION TO DISMISS; MEMORANDUM

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,)

OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, and)

IN SUPPORT THEREOF

DOES 1 through 1,000,)) Defendants.) Date: August 3, 2009 ) Time: 8:30 a.m.PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Monday, August 3, 2009, at 8:30 a.m., or as soonthereafter as counsel may be heard, the defendant United States of America, by its undersigned counsel, will move for dismissal of this action. The hearing will take place before United StatesDistrict Judge David O. Carter, in Courtroom 9D of the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and U.S.Courthouse, 411 West Fourth Street, Santa Ana, California. The defendant United States of America will move to dismiss all of plaintiffs' claims againstthe federal Defense of Marriage Act, under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, on the

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123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282grounds that this Court lacks jurisdiction over plaintiffs' claims against the United States, given thatthe State court from which this action was removed lacked such jurisdiction; that plaintiffs lack standing to assert their claims against the United States; and that plaintiffs have failed to state aclaim on which relief can be granted.The motion of the United States will be based on this Notice, the following Memorandum of Points and Authorities, the pleadings and files in this action, such matters of which the Court maytake judicial notice, and such oral argument as may take place at the time of the hearing.This motion is made following the conference of counsel pursuant to L.R. 7-3 which took  place on June 4, 2009.Dated: June 11, 2009 Respectfully submitted, TONY WESTAssistant Attorney GeneralJAMES J. GILLIGANAssistant Director /s/ W. Scott Simpson ____________________________ W. SCOTT SIMPSONSenior Trial CounselAttorneys, Department of JusticeFederal Programs BranchCivil Division, Room 7210Post Office Box 883Washington, D.C. 20044Telephone: (202) 514-3495 Fax: (202) 616-8470 E-mail: scott.simpson@usdoj.govCOUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTUNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OFDEFENDANT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'SMOTION TO DISMISS

TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION................................................................1STATUTORY BACKGROUND.....................................................5PROCEDURAL HISTORY.........................................................7ARGUMENT....................................................................9I.This Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Plaintiffs' Claims Against the United States Because the State Court Lacked Jurisdiction .................9II.Plaintiffs' Claims and Allegations Against the United States Must Be Dismissed for Lack of Standing .................................10A.The Case or Controversy Requirement of Article III..................11B.Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Challenge DOMA's Reservation of the States' Authority Regarding Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages Performed in Other States......................12C.Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Challenge the Definitions of "Marriage" and "Spouse" Under Federal Law.....................13D.Plaintiffs Cannot Establish Standing to Seek Certain Sweeping Relief Requested in Their Complaint......................14III.DOMA Is a Valid Exercise of Congress's Power under the Full Faith and Credit Clause...................................16A.Section 2 is Consistent With Common Law Conflicts Principles.........16B.Section 2 Was Enacted Under Congress's Authority to Prescribe the "Effect" of One State's Acts in Other States......................19IV.DOMA Cannot Be Said to Violate an Asserted "Right to Travel"..............21V.DOMA Is Consistent with Equal Protection and Due Process Principles.........22A.Federal Courts Have Unanimously Upheld theConstitutionality of DOMA......................................23

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