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I RICHARD E. WlNNlE [68048]Countv CounselBy: R~CHARD R. KARLSSON [71421]Chief Assistant Countv CounselBy: DONNA R. ZIEG~ER [I424151Assistant County CounselBy: NANCY E. FENTON 1733431Deputy County CounselOffice of County Counsel, County of Alameda1221 Oak Street, Suite 450Oakland, California 94612Telephone: (510) 272-6700AUG 1 4 2008Attorneys for Sheriff Charles C. Plummer andDistrict Attorney Thomas J. OrloffSUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIACOUNTY OF ALAMEDA, NORTHERN DIVISIONUS. POST OFFICE BUILDINGCLIFF GARDNER, DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE,and CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF ADDICTIONMEDICINE,Plaintiffs,ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor ofthe State of California; BILL LOCKYER, AttorneyGeneral of the State of California; BRUCEMcPHERSON, Secretary of State of the State ofCalifornia; THOMAS J. ORLOFF, AlamedaCounty District Attorney; and CHARLES C.PLUMMER, Alameda County Sheriff,Case No.: RG06-278911DEFENDANTS SHERIFF CHARLESC. PLUMMER'S AND DISTRICTATTORNEY THOMAS J. ORLOFF'SDEMURRER TO PLAINTIFFS' CLIFFGARDNER, ET. AL COMPLAINT ANDMEMORANDUM OF POINTS ANDAUTHORITIES IN SUPPORTTHEREOF [C.C.P. §§ 430.10(e) AND430.1 O(d)]Date: September 14, 2006Time: 9:00 a.m.Dept: 31Honorable Winifred SmithFee Exempt: Gov Code § 26857Reserved #: 622598(1 County Defendants' Demurrer to Plaintiffs' Complaint I Case No. RG06-278911
TABLE OF CONTENTS'able of Contents ....................................................................................................... i. .'able of Author~t~es ..................................................................................................................... iiIntroduction ........................................................................................................................ 1' Grounds for Demurrer ............. . 1I. Statement of Facts (Summary of Complaint) .......... ............................................... 1J. County Defendants Grounds for Demurrerand Memorandum of Points and Authorities ............................ ........................................... 4Plaintiffs have failed to allege fads of any irreparable harm byCounty Defendants to Plaintiffs and therefore have failed to statea cause of action for injunctive relief under C.C.P. § 430.10(e) .................................. 4In their Constitutional Challenge to SB 1137, Plaintiffs have failedto allege facts that County Defendants, public officials, haveapplied or have threatened to apply SB 1137 in Alameda Countyand thus Plaintiffs have failed to state a cause of action forinjunctive relief under C.C.P. 5 430.10(e) ................................................................... 6County Defendants are improperly joined in this ConstitutionalChallenge to SB 1137, having never applied the statute andtherefore having no common issue of law or fact arising outof the same transaction with State defendants; they should bedismissed pursuant to C.C.P. 5 43O.lO(d) ................................................................ 10Assuming Plaintiffs seek to establish taxpayer standing underC.C.P. 526(a), they fail to allege facts sufficient to meet the taxpayerstanding requirements under C.C.P. § 430.10(e) ........................................... 11. Conclusion ....................................................... ..... ............,..,...,....................................... 12:ounty Defendants' Demurrer to Plaintiffs' Complaint I Case No. RG06-278911i
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