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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUITSUSAN LATTA; TRACI EHLERS; LORIWATSEN; SHARENE WATSEN;SHELIA ROBERTSON; ANDREAALTMAYER; AMBER BEIERLE;RACHAEL ROBERTSON, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v.C. L. OTTER, “Butch”; Governor of theState of Idaho, in his official capacity, Defendant - Appellant, AndCHRISTOPHER RICH, Recorder of AdaCounty, Idaho, in his official capacity, Defendant,STATE OF IDAHO, Intervenor-Defendant. No. 14-35420D.C. No. 1:13-cv-00482-CWDOPINION

FILED

OCT 07 2014

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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Case: 14-35420 10/07/2014 ID: 9268466 DktEntry: 180-1 Page: 1 of 43

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SUSAN LATTA; TRACI EHLERS; LORIWATSEN; SHARENE WATSEN;SHELIA ROBERTSON; ANDREAALTMAYER; AMBER BEIERLE;RACHAEL ROBERTSON, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v.C. L. OTTER, “Butch”; Governor of theState of Idaho, in his official capacity, Defendant, AndCHRISTOPHER RICH, Recorder of AdaCounty, Idaho, in his official capacity, Defendant - Appellant,STATE OF IDAHO, Intervenor-Defendant -Appellant. No. 14-35421D.C. No. 1:13-cv-00482-CWD2


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Appeal from the United States District Courtfor the District of IdahoCandy W. Dale, Magistrate Judge, PresidingBEVERLY SEVCIK; MARYBARANOVICH; ANTIOCO CARRILLO;THEODORE SMALL; KAREN GOODY;KAREN VIBE; FLETCHER WHITWELL; GREG FLAMER;MIKYLA MILLER; KATRINA MILLER;ADELE TERRANOVA; TARA NEWBERRY; CAREN CAFFERATA-JENKINS; FARRELL CAFFERATA-JENKINS; MEGAN LANZ; SARAGEIGER, Plaintiffs - Appellants, v.BRIAN SANDOVAL, in his officialcapacity as Governor of the State of Nevada; DIANA ALBA, in her officialcapacity as the County Clerk andCommissioner of Civil Marriages for Clark County, Nevada; AMY HARVEY,in her official capacity as the County Clerk and Commissioner of Civil Marriages for Washoe County, Nevada; ALANGLOVER, in his official capacity as theClerk Recorder for Carson City, Nevada, Defendants - Appellees, AndCOALITION FOR THE PROTECTION No. 12-17668D.C. No. 2:12-cv-00578-RCJ-PALOPINION3


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