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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
HUNTINGTON DIVISION
CASIE JO MCGEE and SARA ELIZABETH
ADKINS; JUSTIN MURDOCK and WILLIAM
GLAVARIS; and NANCY ELIZABETH
MICHAEL and JANE LOUISE FENTON
Individually and as next friends of A.S.M.
minor child
Plaintiffs
v. Civil Action No. 3:13-24068
KAREN S. COLE in her official capacity as
CABELL COUNTY CLERK; and VERA J.
MCCORMICK in her official capacity as
KANAWHA COUNTY CLERK
Defendants.
JOINT MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF
DEFENDANTS KAREN S. COLE AND VERA J. MCCORMICK
Defendants Karen S. Cole (“Ms. Cole”), by counsel, Lee Murray Hall, Sarah
A. Walling, and Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC, and Vera McCormick (“Ms.
McCormick”), by counsel, Charles R. Bailey, Michael W. Taylor, and Bailey &
Wyant, PLLC, jointly move this Court pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure for an Order denying Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment and
granting summary judgment in their favor. As set forth more fully in the
Mem orandum of Law and ttached Exhibit, filed contemporaneously herewith,
Plaintiffs have not demonstrated that a genuine issue of material fact exists as to
their right to the relief requested in their Complaint.
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Rather, Defendants Cole and McCormick are entitled to summary judgment
because:
• Current, validly enacted West Virginia law mandated Defendants’
refusal to issue Plaintiffs’ marriage licenses;
• The Oath of Office taken by Defendants Cole and McCormick, as wellas the duties of their respective offices and threat of legal sanctionsand incarceration, requires them to follow current West Virginia lawwithout any ability to exercise discretion;
• Plaintiffs’ failure to join necessary parties deprives this Court of itsability to afford Plaintiffs complete relief; and
• Neither W. Va. Code §48-2-104 nor §48-2-401 violates Plaintiffs’constitutional rights, as both statutes are rationally related to alegitimate governmental interest.
Accordingly, Ms. Cole and Ms. McCormick respectfully move this Court to
enter an Order granting summary judgment in their favor.
KAREN S. COLE and
VERA J. MCCORMICK
By counsel
/s/ Lee Murray Hall_____________
Lee Murray Hall, EsquireSarah A. Walling, EsquireJENKINS FENSTERMAKER, PLLC Post Office Box 2688Huntington, West Virginia 25726lmh@jenkinsfenstermaker.com
nak@jenkinsfenstermaker.com saw@jenkinsfenstermaker.com Counsel for Defendant Karen S. Cole
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_/s/ Charles R. Bailey_______________
Charles R. Bailey, Esq.Michael W. Taylor, Esq.Bailey & Wyant, PLLC500 Virginia Street, East, Suite 600
P.O. Box 3710Charleston, WV 25337-3710Counsel for Defendant Vera J. McCormick
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