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DOE NO. 1 v. REED

No. 11-35854.

697 F.3d 1235 (2012)

John DOE # 1, an individual; John Doe # 2, an individual; Protect Marriage Washington, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Sam REED, in his official capacity as Secretary of State of Washington; Brenda Galarza, in her official capacity as Public records Officer for the Secretary of State of Washington, Defendants-Appellees, Washington Coalition for Open Government; Washington Families Standing Together, Intervenors-Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed October 23, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Bopp, Jr. , Terre Haute, IN, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Anne E. Egeler , Deputy Solicitor General, Olympia, WA, for the defendants-appellees.

Leslie R. Weatherhead , Witherspoon Kelley , Spokane, WA, for intervenor-defendant-appellee Washington Coalition for Open Government.

Kevin J. Hamilton , Perkins Coie , Seattle, WA, for intervenor-defendant-appellee Washington Families Standing Together.

Paul S. Ryan , Washington, DC, for amicus curiae, The Campaign Legal Center.

Opinion by Judge TASHIMA; Concurrence by Judge N.R. SMITH.

OPINION

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs Protect Marriage Washington ("PMW"), John Doe #1, and John Doe #2 (collectively, "Plaintiffs") seek to enjoin Defendants, the Secretary of State and Public Records Officer of the State of Washington, from releasing the names of people who signed petitions supporting a Washington referendum. These petitions are already widely available on the internet. We dismiss this case as moot because we cannot grant Plaintiffs...

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