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SUPERIOR COURTOF NEWJERSEYAPPELLATEDIVISION

APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE EMERGENT MOTION

TO: Hon.CarmenAlvarez DATE: 0/10/2013

FROM:Jean R e i l l y , Deputy Attorney GeneralELEPHONE:609) 33-1309 e x t .Thefollowingquestions aretobe answeredbytheattorney orpro

se litigantrequesting permission tofile an emergentmotion. Thisquestionnaire isdesigned to assistthecourt's determination respectingits further instructions. COMPLETION OFTHIS APPLICATION DOES NOTINANY SENSE CONSTITUTE THEFILING OF ANAPPEAL ORMOTION. Thereis noright to be heard orally on an emergency application. Furtherinstructionswill come from thecourt.

Except by permission of the court,the only documents you maysubmit with this application are: a copy of the decision beingappealed,any opinionor statementof reasons givenbythetrial judgeor agency, andany order ordecisiondenying or grantingastay. A copyofthis applicationmust beserved simultaneously on both youradversaryand the trial judge or agency. No answer shall be filed withoutpermission ofthe court.

If the court grants youpermissionto filean emergentmotion andyou have notpreviously filedamotion for leavetoappeal or noticeofappeal(whichever is applicable),you must simultaneously fileone. Youmust also pay theapplicable filing fee ($30for a motion forleave toappeal;$200 for a notice of appeal),direct the charging of anaccountwiththeSuperior Court, or file amotion to proceed as anindigent andsupporting certification.CASE NAME: arden S t a t e E q u a l i t y e t a l . v . Paula Dow, t a l .

1. What is the vicinage of the matter? (i.e., what judge,in whatcountyor what agencyentered the decision?)TheHon.Mary C. Jacob son, . J . S . C . , Merc er County, Law i v i s i o n

2. a) What isyourname, address,including any e-mailaddress,phone number andfaxnumber?Jean P. e i l l y ,DAG; i v i s i o n ofLaw; Hu ghes u s t i c e Complex; 5Market t r e e t ;Trenton,NJ 862 5- 0093j e a n . r e i l l y @ d o l . l p s . s t a t e . n j . u s ; 609-633-13 09(ph); 609-341-5030(fax)

b) Whomdo yourepresent?A l l Defendants(Dowt a l . )

3. List the namesof allotherparties andname, address, includingany known e-mail address, phone number and faxnumberof attorneyforeach.Lawrence S. Lustberg, s q . ; GIBBONS . C . ; 1 Gateway C e n t e r ; Newark, NJ 7102-53 10;l l u s t b e r g @gib bons law.com; 973-596-4500(ph);973-639-8285(fax); Hayley . Gorenberg, s q . ; LAMBDALEGAL;20 Wall t r e e t , 1 9 t h f l o o r ; NY,NY0005; hgorenberg@lambdalegal.org; 21 2-809-8585(ph);Attorneys o r a l l P l a i n t i f f s (GardenS t a t e E q u a l i t y e t a l . )

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4. Do you have awritten orderor judgmententeredby the judge orawrittenagency decision? Youmust attach acopy of theorder,judgment or decision.Yesa t t a c h e d ) .

5. Arethereany claims against any partybelow,either inthis or aconsolidatedaction, which have not been disposed of, includingcounterclaims,cross-claims,third-party claimsand applicationsforcounsel fees? If so, the decisionisnotfinal, butratherinterlocutory, and leaveto appeal mustbesought.No.

6. Have youfiled forastaybeforethe trial court or agency?Yes.If so,do you have a court order or agency decision denying orgranting same? Attach a copy of any such order or decision.Beforeyouseeka stayfromtheAppellateDivision, you mustfirstapplytothetrialcourt oragencyfor astayand obtainasignedorder or decisionrulingon yourstay application. (Court Rules2:9-5 and2:9-7)Yesa t t a c h e d ) .

7. If theorder oragencydecisionisinterlocutory, are youfilinga motionforleave to appeal?n / a

8. Ifinterlocutory,areyoufiling amotiontostay thetrialcourtoragency proceeding?n / a

9. Iftheorder, judgmentoragency decisionis final, have you fileda noticeof appeal?Yescopy t t a c h e d )

10. What is the essenceof the order,judgmentoragency decision?The Order e c l a r e s t h e S t a t e s t a t u t o r y s t r u c t u r e r e s e r v i n g t h e name of a r r i a g e f o r h e t e r o s e x u a l c o u p l e su n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l and mandates h a t t h e S t a t e p e r m i t same- s e x c o u p l e s t o marry b e g i n n i n g O c t . 21, 013.

11. a) Has any aspect of thismatter been presentedto orconsidered by another judgeor part of theAppellateDivisionby emergentapplicationorprior appealproceedings? Ifso,which judgeorpart?

No.

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b) Have themerits briefs beenfiledinthis matter? Ifso, has the matter been calendaredtoa part?No.

12. What is the natureof the emergency?The Order below p e r m i t s same- s e x c o u p l e s t o marry n l e s s t h a n 3 eek s. n Lewis . H a r r i s , t h eSupreme Court e c o g n i z e d t h a t t h e i s s u e of how o d e f i n e m a r r i a g e has a r - r e a c h i n g s o c i a l i m p l i c a t i o n s ,anda l t e r a t i o n of h e t r a d i t i o n a l d e f i n i t i o n of a r r i a g e wouldr e n d e r aprofoun dchan ge n t h e p u b l i cc o n s c i o u s n e s s of o c i a l i n s t i t u t i o n ofn c i e n t o r i g i n .

13. What is theirreparable harm, andwhendo youexpect thisharm tooccur?I r r e p a r a b l e harm e s u l t s anytime a lower o u r t d e c l a r e s u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l a s t a t u t o r y s t r u c t u r e t h a td e m o c r a t i c a l l y - e l e c t e d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s d u l y e n a c t e d . This s e s p e c i a l l y t r u e where, s h e r e , t h eL e g i s l a t u r e a c t e d i n a c c o r d w i t h an o p t i o n t h e Lewis Court has l r e a d y d e t e r m i n e d i s p r e s u m p t i v e l yc o n s t i t u t i o n a l , and t h e l e g i s l a t i o n a d d r e s s e s an i s s u e of r e a t s o c i a l i m p o r t . The har m s immediate.

14. What relief do you seek?A t a y pen din g r e s o l u t i o n on a p p e a l ofh e m e r i t s of h e u n d e r l y i n g c o n s t i t u t i o n a l i s s u e s .

15. Whatcitationis most importantfortheproposition that youarelikely toprevailon appeal?Unit ed S t a t e s v . Windsor , 570 U.S. , 133S. t . 2675 2013) l a n g u a g e , a t i o n a l e , andh o l d i n gmandating h a t f e d e r a l government f f o r d c i v i l u n i o n c o u p l e s f e d e r a l m a r r i a g e b e n e f i t s an d d e f e r t o S t a t ei n m a t t e r s ofomestic e l a t i o n s ) ; Lew is . H a r r i s , 188 . J . 4152006)c i v i l u n i o n s p e r m i s s i b l e ) .

16. Haveyouservedsimultaneously a copy of this applicationonbothyouradversary andthetrialjudge or agency?Yes.

17. Have any transcripts been ordered (particularly of the trialjudge's challenged ruling)?Yes.Ifso,when will thetranscriptbeavailable?

I t i s a t t a c h e d .18. Pleasegiveabrief summary of the facts ofyourcase.

I n Lewis . H a r r i s , t h e Court f f o r d e d t h e L e g i s l a t u r e t wo q u a l l y c o n s t i t u t i o n a l o p t i o n s : amend h em a r r i a g e s t a t u t e s t o i n c l u d e same- s e x c o u p l e s o r , p r e s e r v i n g t h e t r a d i t i o n a l d e f i n i t i o n of a r r i a g e , r e a t e ap a r a l l e l s t a t u t o r y s t r u c t u r e t h a t wou ld p r o v i d e same- s e x c o u p l e s w i t h a l l of h e same i g h t s and b e n e f i t st h a t m a r r i e d c o u p l e s e n j o y un der h e S t a t e ' s l a w s . I d . a t 423. Because l t e r i n g t h e meaningof a r r i a g e"would r e n d e r a profound chan ge n t h e p u b l i c c o n s c i o u s n e s s of a o c i a l i n s t i t u t i o n of n c i e n t o r i g i n " andhave f a r - r e a c h i n g s o c i a l i m p l i c a t i o n s , " t h e Court i d "notpr esume h a t a d i f f e r e n c e i n name l o n e i s ofc o n s t i t u t i o n a l mag nitude." I d . a t 456, 62. I n r e s p o n s e t o Lewis, h e L e g i s l a t u r e a d o p t e d t h e C i v i l U nionAct, . J . S . A . 3 7 : 1 - 2 8 t o - 3 6 , whichp r o v i d e s t h a t [ c ] i v i l union c o u p l e s s h a l l have l l of h e sameb e n e f i t s , p r o t e c t i o n s and e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s un der law .. a s a r e g r a n t e d t o s p o u s e s i n a m a r r i a g e . " N . J . S . A .3 7 : 1 - 3 1 . S u b s e q u e n t l y , h e U n i t e d S t a t e s SupremeCourt t r u c k down h e f e d e r a l Defenseof arriageAct, o l d i n g t h a t t h e f e d e r a l government cannot r e a t u n e q u a l l y t h o s e whom h e s t a t e s t r e a t e q u a l l y .Windsor, 570 U.S. (2013).P l a i n t i f f s t h e n f i l e d a summar y udgmen tmotionc l a i m i n g , on e q u a lp r o t e c t i o n g r o u n d s , h a t same- s e x c o u p l e s have a i g h t t o marry. The r i a l c o u r t g r a n t e d t h e m o t i o n .

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SUPERIORCOURTOF NEW JERSEYAPPELLATEDIVISION

DISPOSITION ON APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILEEMERGENT MOTION

Case NameGarden t a t e E q u a l i t y e t a l . v . PaulaDow, t a l .TrialCourt or Agency Below: he Hon.MaryC. acobson, . J . S . C . , MercerCou nty,Law i v i s i o n

DONOTFILLIN THIS SECTION FORCOURT USEONLYI. Theapplicationfor leavetofilean emergent motionon shortnoticeisDeniedfor the following reasons:

Theapplication does notconcernagenuine emergency or otherwisedoesnot warrantadjudication on short notice. Counsel may fileamotion with theClerk's Officein theordinary course.

Theapplicant did notapplytothe trial court or agency for a stay,andobtaina signedorder,before seeking a stayfrom the AppellateDivision.

The applicationconcernsanorder entered duringtrial asto whichthere isnoprimafacie showingthat immediate interlocutoryinterventionis warranted.

Otherreasons:

II. Theapplication forleave tofile anemergent motiononshort noticeis Granted onthe following terms:A. Theapplicant mustfileanoriginalandtwo copies of the motion foremergentreliefand anoticeofappealormotionforleave toappeal(plusallrequired fees oranindigencymotion) withJudge

by no laterthan Onthatsamedate, copiesmust bedeliveredto all counsel/prosepartiesand toJudge A copymustalsobe senttothetrialjudge oragency whosedecision isbeing appealed.

B. Opposition must be served andfiledbynolaterthan

C. Otherterms:

J.A.D. Date6 Revised06/2010, CN 0498- E n g l i s h pag e 4f 4