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Party Attorney

Plaintiffs and Respondents:

Kristin M. Perry, Paul T. Katami,Sandra B. Stier, Jeffrey J. Zarrillo

Theodore B. Olson

Matthew McGillAmir Cameron Tayrani

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20036-5305

David Boies

Rosanne C. Baxter

Boies Schiller & Flexner, LLP

3333 Main Street

Armonk, NY 10504

Richard Jason Bettan


575 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Theodore J. Boutrous

Christophe Dean Dusseault

Theano Diana Kapur


333 S. Grand AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90071

Ethan Douglas Dettmer

Enrique Antonio Monagas

Sarah Elizabeth Piepmeier


555 Mission Street, Suite 3000

San Francisco, CA 94105-2933

Jeremy Michael Goldman

Boies Schiller & Flexner, LLP1999 Harrison Street, Suite 900

Oakland, CA 94612



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Party Attorney

Joshua Irwin Schiller


575 Lexington Avenue, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Theodore Hideyuki Uno


2435 Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood, FL 33020

Plaintiff and Respondent:

City & County of San Francisco

Dennis Jose Herrera

Therese Marie Stewart

Mollie Mindes Lee

Vince Chhabria

Christine Bohrer Van AkenOffice of the City Attorney

City Hall, Room 234

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

San Francisco, CA 94102

Erin Brianna Bernstein

Danny Yeh Chou

Ronald Patrick Flynn

Office of the City Attorney

1390 Market Street, 7th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94102

Defendants:

Arnold Schwarzenegger,

Kamala D. Harris

Kenneth C. Mennemeier

Andrew Walter Stroud

Mennemeier Glassman & Stroud, LLP

980 Ninth Street, Suite 1700

Sacramento, CA 95814

Tamar Pachter

Office of the Attorney General

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000San Francisco, CA 94102

Defendants:

Howard Backer, Mark B. Horton,

Scott Linette

Kenneth C. Mennemeier

Andrew W. Stroud

Mennemeier Glassman & Stroud, LLP

980 Ninth Street, Suite 1700




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Party Attorney

Defendant:

Edmund G. Brown

Daniel Joe Powell

Tamar Pachter

Office of the Attorney General

455 Golden Gate Avenue, Suite 11000San Francisco, CA 94102

Office of the Governor

Attention: Legal Department

State Capitol Building


Defendant:

Dean C. Logan

Judy Welch Whitehurst

Office of the Los Angeles County Counsel

500 W. Temple Street, 6th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Defendant:

Patrick OConnell

Claude F. Kolm

Office of the Alameda County Counsel

1221 Oak Street, Suite 450

Oakland, CA 94612-4296

Defendants & Appellants:

Dennis Hollingsworth, Mark A.

Jansson, Gail J. Knight,

ProtectMarriage.com

Brian W. Raum

James Andrew Campbell

Alliance Defense Fund

15100 North 90th Street

Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Charles J. Cooper

Nicole Jo Moss

Howard C. Nielson

Jesse Panuccio

Peter A. Patterson

David H. Thompson

Cooper & Kirk, PLLC

1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20036

Andrew P. Pugno

Law Offices of Andrew P. Pugno

101 Parkshore Drive, Suite 100

Folsom, CA 95630



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Party Attorney

Defendant Intervenor:

William Tam Hak-Shing

Terry L. Thompson

Attorney at Law

P.O. Box 1346

Alamo, CA 94507

Certifying Court:

United States Court of Appeals for

the Ninth Circuit

Ms. Molly C. Dwyer

Clerk of the Court

United States Court of Appeals

for the Ninth Circuit

95 Seventh Street

San Francisco, CA 94103


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