Keyes V Bowen Dissmissal

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Attorney General of California DOUGLAS WOODS Acting Senior Assistant Attorney General JONATHAN K. RENNER Supervising Deputy Attorney General PETER A. KRAUSE Deputy Attorney General State Bar No. 185098 1300 I Street, Suite 125 P.O. Box 944255 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 Telephone: (916)324-5328 Fax: (916)324-8835 E-mail: [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant Secretary of State Debra Bowen

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Ambassador Dr. Alan Keyes; Dr. Wiley S. Drake, Sr.; and Markham Robinson,

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Petitioners, NOTICE OF ENTRY OF JUDGMENT DISMISSING FIRST AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE

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'California Secretary of State Debra Bowen; et al.,

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Trial Date: None Action Filed: November 13, 2008

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NOTICE OF ENTRY OF JUDGMENT

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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD:

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 4, 2009, the Court entered Judgment in

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the above-entitled action. A true and correct copy of the Judgment is attached hereto as Exhibit

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"A" and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Dated: May 6, 2009

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Respectfully Submitted,

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General of California

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DOUGLAS WOODS

Acting Senior Assistant Attorney General

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JONATHAN K. RENNER

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

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PETER A. KRAUSE Deputy Attorney General Attorneys for Defendant Secretary of State Debra Bowen

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

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COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

10 AMBASSADOR DR. ALAN KEYES; DR. WILEY S. DRAKE, SR.; AND MARKHAM ROBINSON, Petitioners,

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Case No. 34-2008-80000096-CUWM-GDS Assigned to the Honorable Michael P. Kenny, Department 31

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CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE DEBRA BOWEN; SENATOR BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA; SENATOR JOE BIDEN; CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY ELECTORS: ALEITA HUGUENIN, LOU PAULSON, IAN BLUE, MARK CIBULA, RICHARD HUNDRIESER, LAWRENCE DUBOIS, MARK FRIEDMAN, MARY HUBERT, FRED JACKSON, LEROY KING, ROBERTA BROOKS, AUDREY GORDON, MICHAEL MCNERNEY, NANCY PARRISH, JAMES FARLEY, JOHN FREIDENRICH, JEREMY NISHIHARA, JAIME ALVARDO, VINZ KOLLER, GREGORY OLZACK, DAVID SANCHEZ, LARRY SHEINGOLD, STEPHEN SMITH, MARK MACARRO, NATHAN BROSTROM, ROBERT "BOB" HANDY, ROBERT CONAWAY, GREG WARNER, LANE SHERMAN, ILENE HUBER, KENNETH SULZER, SANFORD WEINER, ANA DELGADO MASCARENAS, JOE PEREZ, GWEN MOORE, ANTHONY RENDON, KAREN WATERS, KELLEY WILLIS, SILISSA URIARTESMITH, NORMA TORRES, ALMA MARQUEZ, RAY CORDOVA, PATRICK KAHLER, AARUN1, THAKUR, JOE BACA, JR., JUADINA STALLINGS, BETTY MCMILLION, WILLIAM AYER, GREGORY WILLENBORG,. JAMES YEDOR, BOBBY GLASER, MARY KEADLE, FRANK SALAZAR, CHRISTINE YOUNG, SID VOORAKKARA, AND DOES 1 -100, Respondents.

JUDGMENT DISMISSING FIRST AMENDED WRIT PETITION

[EKOPOSEDI JUDGMENT DISMISSING FIRST AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE Date: March 13,2009 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: 31

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JUDGMENT On March 13,2009, at 9:00 a.m., the demurrers of respondents Secretary of State Debra Bowen, President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden, and the California Electors to the First Amended Petition for Writ of Mandate came on regularly for hearing in department 31 of this Court, the Honorable Michael P. Kenny, judge presiding. Peter A. Krause appeared on behalf of respondent Secretary of State Debra Bowen, Gary G. Kreep appeared on behalf of petitioners Ambassador Dr. Alan Keyes, Dr. Wiley S. Drake, Sr., and Markham Robinson, and Michael J. Strumwasser and Aimee Dudovitz appeared on behalf of respondents President Barack Obama, Vice

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demurrers without leave to amend, and therefore: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED:

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That the First Amended Petition for Writ of Mandate is dismissed;

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That respondent Secretary of State Debra Bowen shall recover costs in the pursuant to Government Code section 6103.5;

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4. That respondent Vice-President Joe Biden shall recover costs in the amount

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That respondent Joe Perez shall recover costs in the amount of

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Submitted by:

2 EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General of the State of California 3 DOUGLAS WOODS Acting Senior Assistant Attorney General 4 JONATHAN K. RENNER Supervising Deputy Attorney General • 5 PETER A. KRAUSE, Cal. Bar No. 185098 Deputy Attorney General ' . 6 13001 Street, Suite 125 ( P.O. Box 944255 7 Sacramento, CA 94244-2550 Telephone: (916) 324-5328 x 8 Fax: (916)324-8835 E-mail: [email protected] 9 Attorneys for Respondent Secretary of State Debra Bowen 10

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JUDGMENT DISMISSING FIRST AMENDED WRIT PETITION

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DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY U.S. MAIL Case Name: Ambassador Dr. Alan Keyes, et al. v. California Secretary of State, et al. Sacramento County Superior Court No.: 34-200880000096-CUWM-GDS

I declare: I am employed in the Office of the Attorney General, which is the office of a member of the California State Bar, at which member's direction this service is made. I am 18 years of age or older and not a party to this matter. I am familiar with the business practice at the Office of the Attorney General for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United States Postal Service. In accordance with that practice, correspondence placed in the internal mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General is deposited with the United States Postal Service that same day in the ordinary course of business. On Mav 1.2009.1 served the attached [PROPOSED] JUDGMENT DISMISSING FIRST AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid, in the internal mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General at 13001 Street, Suite 125, P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550, addressed as follows: OrlyTaitz 26302 La Paz Mission Viejo, CA 92691 Gary G. Kreep Law Offices of Gary G. Kreep 932 "D" Street, Suite 2 Ramona, CA 92065 Michael J. Strumwasser Strumwasser & Wpocher LLP 10940 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2000 Los Angeles, CA 90024

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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was executed on May 1,2009, at Sacramento, California. Scott De Medeiros Declarant SA2008306423

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DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY U.S. MAIL Case Name: Ambassador Dr. Alan Keyes, et al. v. California Secretary of State, et al. Sacramento County Superior Court No.: 34-200880000096-CUWM-GDS I declare: I am employed in the Office of the Attorney General, which is the office of a member of the California State Bar, at which member's direction this service is made. I am 18 years of age or older and not a party to this matter. I am familiar with the business practice at the Office of the Attorney General for collection and processing of correspondence for mailing with the United States Postal Service. In accordance with that practice, correspondence placed in the internal mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General is deposited with the United States Postal Service that same day in the ordinary course of business. On May 6. 2009.1 served the attached NOTICE OF ENTRY OF JUDGMENT DISMISSING FIRST AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE by placing a true copy thereof enclosed in a sealed envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid, in the internal mail collection system at the Office of the Attorney General at 1300 I Street, Suite 125, P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550, addressed as follows: Orly Taitz 26302 La Paz Mission Viejo, CA 92691 Gary G. Kreep Law Offices of Gary G. Kreep 932 "D" Street, Suite 2 Ramona, CA 92065 Michael J. Strumwasser Strumwasser & Woocher LLP 10940 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2000 Los Angeles, CA 90024 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was executed on May 6, 2009, at Sacramento, California. Brenda Sanders Declarant SA2008306423

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