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1 COOPERAND KIRK, PLLC

CharlesJ. Cooper(DC Bar No. 248070)*
2 ccooper@cooperkir k.com
David H. Thompson(DC Bar No. 450503)*
dthompson@coop erkir k.com
HowardC. Nielson,Jr. (DC Bar No. 473018)*
hnieIson@cooper kir k.com
Nicole J. Moss (DC Bar No.472424)*
nmos.s@coop er kir k.com
PeterA. Patterson(Ohio Bar No. 0080840)*
ppatterson@cooperkir k.com
1523New HampshireAve. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
Telephone: (202) 220-9600,Facsimile (202) 220-9601

LAW OFFICESOF'ANDREW P. PUGNO

AndrewP. Pugno(CA Bar No. 206587)
andrew@pugnolaw.com
101Parkshore Drive,Suite100,Folsom,Clalifornia 95630
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Telephone: 9 1 6 ) (
6 0 8 - 3 0 6 5F, a c s i m i l e :9 1 6 )608-3066

l1 ALI,IANCE DEFENSEFTJND
B r i a nW . R a u m( N Y B a r N o . 2 8 5 6 1 0 2 ) *
12 braum@1clladf.org
J a m e sA . C a m p b e l(lO H B a rN o . 0 0 8 1 5 0 1 ) *
j campbell@,tcIlad/.org
15100North90th Street,Scottsdalc, Arizona85260
'l'elephone:
(480) 444-0020,Facsimile:(480) 444-0028

ArroRNpvspon DsnoNDANT-lN1'EIIvENoRS woRTIJ"

DcNNtsI{ot.L,tNc;s
Gan J. KNtcur. MnRrtNF. GurtnRnEZ, MARKA. JnNssclN,and
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UNITED STATESDISTRICTCOURT
NORTHE,RNDI STRICTOI].CALIFORNIA

KRIS'fIN M. PERRY, SANDRA B. S]'IER,

PAUL T. KATAMI, andJEITFREY J. -2292VRW
2I CASI]NO. O9.CV
ZARITILLO.
22 DECLARATIONOF' RONALD
PlaintifTs, PRENTICEIN SUPPORTOF DE-
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FENDANT-INTERVENORS PROPO-
V. SITION8 PROPONENTS AND PRO-
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TECTMARRIAGE.COM'SOPPOSI-
TION TO PLAINTIFFS'MOTION
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, in his official
FOR LEAVE TO REOPENTHE DE-
capacityas Governorof California; EDMUND POSITIONOF RONALD PRENTICE
G. BROWN, JR., in his official capacityas At-
torney Generalof California; MARK B. HOR-
TON, in his official capacityas Directorof the
Califomia Departmentof Public Health and State

OF DEFENDANI'-IN'IERNVENORS'OPPOSITION
OI,'RONALDPREN]'ICEIN SUPPORT
DIICLARATION TO PLAINTIFFS
MOTION'fOREOPEN OF
DI]POSITION RONAI,D -
PRENI'ICE CASENO. VRW
O9-C]V-2292
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1 Registrarof Vital Statistics;LINETTE SCOTT,

in her official capacityas Deputy Director of
2 Health Information& StrategicPlanningfor the
CaliforniaDepartmentof Public Health; PA-
TRICK O'CONNELL,Tn his official capacityas
Clerk-Recorderfor the County of Alameda;and
DEAN C. LOGAN, in his official capacityas
Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for
the Countyof Los Angeles,

Defendants,

and

PROPOSITION8 OFFICIAL PROPONENTS

DENNISHOLLINGSWORTH,GAIL J.
KNIG}IT, MAR'|IN F. GUTIERREZ, IIAK-
SHING WILLIAM'fAM, andMARK A. JANS-
SON; and PROTEC'fMARRIAGF,.COM- YES
ON 8, A PROJEC'I'OFCAI,IFORNIA RE-
NEWAt,.
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AdditionalCounsellbr Del'cndant-lntcrvcnors
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16 ALLIANCE DI'FENSE FLTND

TimothyChandler(CA Bar No. 234325)
17 tchancller@teIIadf.or g
101Parksiiorcl)rivo, Suite 100,Folsom,Calilbrnia95630
18 Telephone : (9 16) 932-2850, Iiacsimile: (9 I 6) 932-2851
19 JordanW. Lorence(DC Bar No. 385022)x
jIorence@leIIadf.org
20 Austin R. Nimocks (TX Bar No. 24002695)'*
animocks@teIIadf.'or g
21 801G StreetNW, Suite509,Washington, D.C. 20001
Telephone: (202) 393-8690,Facsimile (202) 347-3622
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TO PLAINTII"}IS
DECLARATION OF RONALD PRENTICE IN SIJPPORTOF'DEI]ENDANI'-INTERNVENORS'OPPOSITION
- CASENO. O9-CV-2292
OF RONAI,DPRENTICE
MOTION1'OREOPENDEPOSITION VII'W
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I I, RonaldPrentice,makethe following declarationpursuantto 28 U.S.C. $ 1746:

2 1. I am a residentof Californiaover l8 yearsof age,and my statements

hereinarebased
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on personalknowledgeand if called as a witness,I could and would testify competentlythereto.
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2. I submitthis declarationin responseto Plaintiffs'Motion for Leaveto Reopenmy de-
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positionin orderto clarify certaintestimonyat my depositionthat was incorrect. Specifically,at
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my depositionI testifiedin responseto the question"was thcrea stecringcommitteefcrrProtect-
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8 Marriage.com"that therewas not. See.lusticeLazarusDecl.fl 3, Ex. B at97 4-13. While there

9 was no entityknown as a "steeringCommittee"that had managerialor strategicdecision-making

10 therewas a groupof individuals(to my knowledgethercwas

authorityover ProtectMarriage.com,
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nevera definedlist) that hasbeenreferredto as a SteeringCommitteewho would recciveinfbrma-
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tion aboutthe Campaignand ofI-crinfbrmation to the Campaignin return. I regretthat my lailurc
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to recallthis groupat my depositionand provideappropriateelaborationcausedmy testimonyto bc

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incorrcct.It was not my intentionto misleadbut ratherto not suggeslthat anyoneotherthanthe ad
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16 or thc vendorsto whom ccrtainrcsponsibililies

hoo executivecommilteeof ProtcctMarriagc.com

17 hadbeendelegatedhad the authorityor ability to makedecisionslbr the official Ycs on 8 Clam-

18 on that point, I failed to recallthe existenceolthc StecringCommittceat my

paign. F-ocusing
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deposition.
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3. While I sincerclyregretmy inaccuratctestimony,I alsomust placeit in context. I only
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personallyrecallusingthe term "steeringCommittee"to rcfer to the groupdescribedaboveone
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z) time, and I did not recallthat duringmy deposition.To the bestof my knowledgeand recollection,

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25 was in an airport. I do not now, nor have I ever,thoughtof this group as a "steering Committee"
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that term is commonly usedand understood,but againl must acknowledgethat a group refened
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by that namedid exist and my testimonyto the contrarywas wfong.
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OF DEFENDANT-INTIiRNVENORS'
OF RONALDPRENTICEIN SUPPORT PLAIN'IIFFS
OPPOSI'I'ION'IO
DECLARA'IION
OF
MOTIONTO REOPENDEPOSITION RONAI,D -
PRENTICE CASI]NO' VRW
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