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    Laura M. Riddick, the Register of Deeds for Wake County, filed a motion to stay the proceedings in this case. The plaintiffs, which include clergy members and same-sex couples, oppose the motion. Riddick argues the court should use its inherent powers to stay the case for reasons explained in the accompanying brief. The case involves a challenge to North Carolina's ban on same-sex marriage.

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    Laura M. Riddick, the Register of Deeds for Wake County, filed a motion to stay the proceedings in this case. The plaintiffs, which include clergy members and same-sex couples, oppose the motion. Riddick argues the court should use its inherent powers to stay the case for reasons explained in the accompanying brief. The case involves a challenge to North Carolina's ban on same-sex marriage.

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    Laura M. Riddick, the Register of Deeds for Wake County, filed a motion to stay the proceedings in this case. The plaintiffs, which include clergy members and same-sex couples, oppose the motion. Riddick argues the court should use its inherent powers to stay the case for reasons explained in the accompanying brief. The case involves a challenge to North Carolina's ban on same-sex marriage.

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    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT


    FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
    CHARLOTTE DIVISION
    3:14-cv-00213-RJC-DCK

    GENERAL SYNOD OF THE UNITED CHURCH )
    OF CHRIST; REVEREND JOSEPH HOFFMAN; )
    REVEREND NANCY ELLETT ALLISON; )
    REVEREND NATHAN KING; REVEREND )
    NANCY KRAFT; RABBI JONATHAN )
    FREIRICH; REVEREND ROBIN TANNER; )
    REVEREND MARK WARD; REVEREND DR. )
    NANCY E. PETTY; KAY DIANE ANSLEY; )
    CATHERINE CATHY McGAUGHEY; )
    ELIZABETH LISA CLONINGER; )
    KATHLEEN SMITH; SHAUNA BRAGAN; )
    STACY MALONEY; CATHY FRY; JOANNE )
    MARINARO; JOEL BLADY; JEFFREY ADDY; )
    BETTY MACK; and CAROL TAYLOR; )
    )
    Plaintiffs, )
    ) MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS
    v. )
    )
    )
    ROY COOPER, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF )
    NORTH CAROLINA; DREW REISINGER, )
    REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR BUNCOMBE )
    COUNTY; WAYNE NIXON, REGISTER OF )
    DEEDS FOR CABARRUS COUNTY; TONIA )
    HAMPTON, REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR )
    McDOWELL COUNTY; J. DAVID )
    GRANBERRY, REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR )
    MECKLENBURG COUNTY; LAURA M. )
    RIDDICK, REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR WAKE )
    COUNTY; RONALD L. MOORE, BUNCOMBE )
    COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY; ROXANN )
    VANEEKHOVEN, CABARRUS COUNTY )
    DISTRICT ATTORNEY; BRADLEY )
    GREENWAY, McDOWELL COUNTY )
    DISTRICT ATTORNEY; ANDREW MURRAY, )
    MECKLENBURG COUNTY DISTRICT )
    ATTORNEY; and NED MANGUM, WAKE )
    COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY; )
    )
    Defendants. )
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    MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

    NOW COMES defendant Laura M. Riddick, Register of Deeds of Wake County
    [hereinafter Riddick], through undersigned counsel, and hereby moves the Court to enter an
    order in its discretion Staying this proceeding pursuant to the inherent powers of this Court and
    for the reasons more particularity set forth in the attached brief in support of Motion to Stay
    Proceedings filed contemporaneously with this motion. Undersigned counsel has conferred with
    counsel for plaintiffs and they oppose this Motion.
    WHEREFORE, Laura M. Riddick, Register of Deeds of Wake County respectfully prays
    the Court enter an order staying this action for the reasons set forth in the attached brief and for
    such other relief as to the Court may seem just and proper.
    Respectfully submitted this the 27
    th
    day of May 2014.

    By: /s/ Scott W. Warren_________________
    Scott W. Warren
    E-mail: swarren@wakegov.com
    State Bar No. 14349
    By: /s/ Roger A. Askew_________________
    Roger A. Askew
    E-mail: Roger.Askew@wakegov.com
    State Bar No. 18081


    WAKE COUNTY ATTORNEYS OFFICE
    Post Office Box 550
    Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
    Phone: (919) 856-5500
    Fax: (919) 856-5504

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    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
    FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
    CHARLOTTE DIVISION
    3:14-cv-00213-RJC-DCK

    GENERAL SYNOD OF THE UNITED CHURCH )
    OF CHRIST; et al; )
    )
    Plaintiffs, )
    )
    v. ) Certificate of Filing and Service
    )
    )
    ROY COOPER, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF )
    NORTH CAROLINA; DREW REISINGER, )
    REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR BUNCOMBE )
    COUNTY; et al )
    Defendants. )

    I hereby certify that on May 27, 2014 pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5(b) and LCvR 5.3, I
    electronically filed the foregoing MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS with the Clerk of Court
    utilizing the CM/ECF system of the United States District Court for the Western District of
    North Carolina which will send electronic notification of such filing to all registered users who
    have appeared herein via CM/ECF.


    This the 27
    th
    day of May 2014.

    By: /s/ Roger A. Askew
    Roger A. Askew
    Office of the Wake County Attorney
    Post Office Box 550
    Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
    Phone: (919) 856-5500
    Fax: (919) 856-5504
    Case 3:14-cv-00213-RJC-DCK Document 47 Filed 05/27/14 Page 3 of 3

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