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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION THOMAS E. BRINKMAN, JR., et al., Plaintiffs, v. ARMOND D. BUDISH, et al., Defendants. To:

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Case No. 1:09-CV-00326 Judge DLOTT Magistrate Judge ______________ NOTICE OF CALLING INTO QUESTION THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF A PROVISION OF STATE LAW

RICHARD CORDRAY, Ohio Attorney General c/o Robert Eskridge III, Assistant Attorney General Constitutional Offices Section 30 East Broad Street, 16th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Rule 5.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

Plaintiffs hereby gives notice to the Ohio Attorney General that the Verified Complaint (Doc. No. 1) within this case has called into question the constitutionality of Section 102.03(A)(4) of the Ohio Revised Code. Respectfully submitted _/s/ Christopher P. Finney____________ Christopher P. Finney (0038998) FINNEY, STAGNARO, SABA & PATTERSON CO., LPA 2623 Erie Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 Telephone: (513) 533-2980 Facsimile: (513) 533-2990 Email: [email protected] Curt C. Hartman (0064242) THE LAW FIRM OF CURT C. HARTMAN 3749 Fox Point Court Amelia, Ohio 45102 Telephone: (513) 752-8800 Facsimile: (513) 752-6621 Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that a copy of the foregoing Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction, together with a copy of the Complaint, will be served on the 11th day of May 2009, upon the following via e-mail and via fax: Rob O’Brien, c/o Nicholas Soulas, Chief Civil Assistant Prosecuting Attorney [email protected] 373 South High Street, 14th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Fax: 614-462-6012

Pete Russell [email protected] General Counsel, Office of the Legislative Inspector General 50 West Broad Street Suite 1308 Columbus, OH 43215 Fax: (614) 728-5074

Richard Cordray, Ohio Attorney General c/o Robert Eskridge III, Assistant Attorney General [email protected] 30 East Broad Street, 16th Floor Columbus, OH 43215

Joseph P. Deters c/o Jim Harper, Chief Civil Assistant Prosecuting Attorney [email protected] Office of the Hamilton County Prosecutor 230 E. Ninth Street, Suite 4000 Cincinnati, OH 45202 Fax: (513) 946-3100

_/s/ Curt C. Hartman______________

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