DOE v. REED

Case No. C09-5456BHS.

661 F.Supp.2d 1194 (2009)

John DOE # 1, an individual; John Doe #2, an individual; and Protect Marriage Washington, Plaintiffs, v. Sam REED, in his official capacity as Secretary of State of Washington; and Debra Galarza, in her official capacity as Public Records Officer for the Secretary of State of Washington, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Tacoma.

September 10, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Bopp, Jr., Sarah E. Troupis, Scott F. Bieniek, Bopp Coleson & Bostrom, Terre Haute, IN, Stephen Walter Pidgeon, Everett, WA, for Plaintiffs.

James Kendrick Pharris, Attorney General of Washington, Olympia, WA, for Defendants.


ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

BENJAMIN H. SETTLE, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on the Plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction (Dkt. 3). The Court has considered the pleadings filed in support of and in opposition to the motion and the remainder of the file, and hereby grants the motion for the reasons stated herein.

I. BACKGROUND

A. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On July 28, 2009...

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