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APR 13 2015
JEANNE (3. QUfMATA
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TERRITORY OF GUAM
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M. PANGELINAN,
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Plaintiffs,
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Defendants.
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They are hard working life-long Guam residents with deep roots in the local
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Kate works for a local financial institution, and Lo runs her own maintenance
and cleaning company. Both Kate and Lo were born and raised on Guam.
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Both Kate and Lo feel that it is important to give back to the community by
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Both Plaintiffs are registered foster parents with Department of Public Health
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and Social Services ("DPHSS"), and together they have cared for numerous foster children
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through the years.6 They are currently caring for three foster children.7
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Kate and Lo wish to marry each other because they love each other and are
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They want to celebrate their mutual love through marriage, and they wish to
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marry on Guam so that all their friends and family may attend and participate in their joyous
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occasion.9
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While Kate and Lo could travel thousands of miles to get married in another
jurisdiction where same-sex marriage is recognized, such travel would be costly and difficult to
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More importantly, they want to be able to invite their family and friends on
Guam to bear witness to their love and commitment for each other in the same way that
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Kate and Lo believe that they should not have to leave Guam to have their love
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license to the Vital Statistics Office of the DPHSS, in Mangilao, the office that processes
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marriage license applications on Guam.13 A true and correct copy of the Guam Marriage
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License Application Materials Plaintiffs submitted to DPHSS (redacted for privacy concerns
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pursuant to the Rules of this Court) is attached to the Aguero Decl. as "Exhibit A."
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DPHSS officials refused to accept the application and handed the women two
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documents, one, a 2009 opinion letter from the Acting Guam Attorney General and a copy of
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certain provisions from Tile 10 of the Guam Code Annotated, including 10 G.C.A. 3207(h),
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with language indicating, "[mjarriage means the legal union of persons of the opposite sex."14
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True and correct copies of these documents are attached to the Aguero Decl. as "Exhibit B" and
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"Exhibit C."
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At no time has any government official articulated any reason for failing to issue
a marriage license to Plaintiffs aside from their status as a same sex couple.
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