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Case 2:17-cv-14148-ELC-DPH-GJQECFNo.84filed08/01/18PageID.2013Page1of DYKEMA GOSSETTA PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYCAPITOL VIEW, 201 TOWNSEND STREET, SUITE 900LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Secretary of State, Secretary as Michigan Capacity in officialher JOHNSON, RUTH v. TLAIB, H. RASHIDA and RIVERA LORENZO LONG, W. RICHARD “DICK” LASALLE, G. JON “JACK” L.KETOLA, DIANA L. ROSA HOLLIDAY, GRASHA, J. “BILL” WILLIAM FARRIS, E. DONNA ELLIS, E. JACK JR., DURHAL, C. FREDERICK J.BRDAK, ROGER MICHIGAN, OF VOTERS OF WOMEN LEAGUE Defendant. Defendant. Plaintiffs, EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN OF DISTRICT EASTERN UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT COURT DISTRICT STATE UNITED SOUTHERN DIVISION DIVISION SOUTHERN 19 RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS’ TO PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL NONPARTIES’ J.Quist Hon.Gordon Hood Page Hon.Denise Clay EricHon. L. 2:17-cv-14148 CaseNo. MOTION FOR CIVIL CONTEMPT CIVIL FOR MOTION Case 2:17-cv-14148-ELC-DPH-GJQECFNo.84filed08/01/18PageID.2014Page2of DYKEMA GOSSETTA PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYCAPITOL VIEW, 201 TOWNSEND STREET, SUITE 900LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 317-237-1000 Fax: 317-237-0300 Telephone: 46204 IN Indianapolis, 2700 Suite Street, Meridian 300North LLP DANIELS BAKER FAEGRE for Counsel Plaintiff 27237-49) Mappes Bar No. (IN A. Harmony 2083-49) No. Bar (IN Jr. Yeager, JosephH. [email protected] 612-766-7000 55402 MN Minneapolis, FargoWellsCenter 2200 Suite Street, 90Seventh S. LLP DANIELS BAKER FAEGRE for Counsel Plaintiff Justman P. Jeffrey [email protected] 248-483-3131 Fax: 248-483-5000 Telephone: MI 48075 Southfield, Second Floor Mile, 17000Ten West P.C. ACKER GOODMAN for Counsel Plaintiff (P35661) MarkBrewer 19 ii Counsel for Nonparties for Counsel Nonparties (P61813) Hanselman T. Jason P. Gordon (P26290) Gary [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 517-371-1730 48933 MI Lansing, 200 Suite Square Washington 215 S. PLLC WRIGHT, DICKINSON Johnson Ruth for Counsel Defendant Shannon M. (P74535) Ryan (P28789) Jr. Young, Robert P. (P23657) PeterEllsworth [email protected] [email protected] 374-9100 (517) Telephone: 48933 MI Lansing, Suite 900 Street, 201Townsend PLLC GOSSETT DYKEMA Case 2:17-cv-14148-ELC-DPH-GJQECFNo.84filed08/01/18PageID.2015Page3of DYKEMA GOSSETTA PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYCAPITOL VIEW, 201 TOWNSEND STREET, SUITE 900LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................ 13 ........................................................................................................ CONCLUSION 6 ............................................................................................................. ARGUMENT 3 ....................................................................................................... BACKGROUND 1 ..................................................................................................... INTRODUCTION I. I. II. II. 8 ................................................................................................. Analysis B. A. 6 ........................................................................................................ Law Request (3) ..................................................................................... 10 ..................................................................................... Request(3) 8 ......................................................................... (2) and (1) Requests TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS OF TABLE 19 iii iii Case 2:17-cv-14148-ELC-DPH-GJQECFNo.84filed08/01/18PageID.2016Page4of DYKEMA GOSSETTA PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYCAPITOL VIEW, 201 TOWNSEND STREET, SUITE 900LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Oldenkamp v. United American Ins. Co American Ins. United v. Oldenkamp Co. C Corp. GmbH Behr Erwin v. & M & *4-5 6160, LEXIS Dist. U.S. 2012 Sec.LLC, WellsFargo v. Kincaid Corp Plastics Inre Modern InClinic re Jemsek Potter v. Hubbard Koenig Harrisv. Sutter v. Corp. Gentex Inc. Props., Edgewood Co. v. Motor Ford v. IBEW #58, Union Local of TrustFund Pension Workers Elec. Co. Railway BNSF v. Brewer Lighting,LLC GE v. BellInc. C ASES 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84784 (N.D. Okla. Oct. 21, 2008) ................................ 12 ................................ 2008) 21, Oct. Okla. 84784(N.D. Dist. 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A UTHORITIES , , , , , pp. 42, 118 (Sept. 2016) ....................................... 11 ....................................... 2016) 118 42, (Sept. pp. , 19 v Case 2:17-cv-14148-ELC-DPH-GJQECFNo.84filed08/01/18PageID.2018Page6of DYKEMA GOSSETTA PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYCAPITOL VIEW, 201 TOWNSEND STREET, SUITE 900LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan House, Secretary of the Michigan Senate, and Legislative Personnel. Personnel. Legislative Senate,and of Michigan the Secretary House, Michigan Communications Office, Michigan House Republican Policy Office, Clerk of the Michigan House Republican Communications Office, Michigan Senate Republican Policy Office, Republican Senate Business Office, Michigan Senate Republican Caucus, Hall; Caucus, Michigan and Senate (d) Legislative Bodies: Michigan House, and Sharon Tyler; (c) Michigan Legislative Attorneys: Shelly Edgerton and House Fredrick Business Office, House J. Michigan Lohrstorfer, Daniel McMaster, Republican Gary Senate), Scott Jones, Randall James Kinsey, Terry Marquardt, (now Brian Began, Ralph Fiebig, serving as Legislative Clerk Staff: of William Carney, the Jeff Cobb Ed (now serving McBroom, as Representative Secretary of Rick the Knollenberg (now Outman, serving as Representative Senator), Representative Pete Al Lund, Representative Pscholka; Senator Randy (b) Richardville, Representative Jase Senator Joe Bolger, Hune, Senator Rick Jones, Representative Senator Jim Marleau, Marty Senator John Proos, production and has worked to schedule depositions for numerous counsel individuals. has provided regular updates to Plaintiffs’ counsel regarding document and vacations to produce documents as quickly as possible. holidays, weekends, through nights, diligently nonethelessworked have Nonparties The Nonparties’ timespan. The Court’s order did not set thousands a of deadline documents from for hundreds of production, employees but created in the over a decade every aspect of the Court’s May 23 order, spending weeks reviewing hundreds of Legislative Staff, and Legislative Bodies increase their cost of responding to unnecessary, subpoenas. improper, and appears designed exclusively to harass nonparties and The nonparty Legislators, Plaintiffs’ Plaintiffs’ request for the Court to enter an order of civil contempt is 1 These non-parties include (a) Legislators: Senator Dave Hildenbrand, INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 19 1 1 (the “Nonparties”) have complied with Case 2:17-cv-14148-ELC-DPH-GJQECFNo.84filed08/01/18PageID.2019Page7of DYKEMA GOSSETTA PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYCAPITOL