ELLEN F. ROSENBLUM 

Attorney General 

JACQUELINE KAMINS #064972 

Assistant Attorney General 

Department of Justice 

1515 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 410 

Portland, OR 97201 

Telephone: (971) 673-1880 

Fax: (971) 673-5000 

Email: Jacqueline.Kamins@doj.state.or.us 

Attorneys for Defendant Kitzhaber 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON 

GALICE MINING DISTRICT; IDA LEE 

REMAN, Recorder for the Galice Mining 

District; KERBY DALE JACKSON, CEO for 

Galice Mining District; DELANT CORY 

PALMERTON, Vice Executive Officer for 

Galice Mining District; and IRVIN LEE 

ADKINS, Private Attorney General, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

JOHN KITZHABER, Governor; PETER 

COURTNEY, Senator; JACKIE 

DINGFELDER, Senator; and ALAN BATES, 

Senator, 

Case No. 6:13-cv-00682-TC 

RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR 

A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 

Defendants. 

Plaintiffs seek a preliminary injunction 'against the passage of Oregon Bills SB 115, SB 

370, SB 401, and SB 838." (Complaint, p. 6, ¶ C). To obtain a preliminary injunction, plaintiff 

"must show either (1) a likelihood of success on the merits and the possibility of irreparable 

injury or (2) the existence of serious questions going to the merits and the balance of hardships 

tipping in [his] favor." Nike, Inc. v. McCarthy, 379 F.3d 576, 580 (9th Cir. 2004). Based on the 

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Department of Justice 

1515 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 410 

Portland, OR 97201 

(971) 673-1880 / Fax: (971) 673-5000 

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Department of Justice

1515 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 410

Portland, OR 97201

(971) 673-1880 / Fax: (971) 673-5000

ELLEN F. ROSENBLUM

Attorney General

JACQUELINE KAMINS #064972

Assistant Attorney General

Department of Justice

1515 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 410

Portland, OR 97201

Telephone: (971) 673-1880

Fax: (971) 673-5000

Email: Jacqueline.Kamins@doj.state.or.us

Attorneys for Defendant Kitzhaber

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON

GALICE MINING DISTRICT; IDA LEE

REMAN, Recorder for the Galice Mining

District; KERBY DALE JACKSON, CEO for

Galice Mining District; DELANT CORY

PALMERTON, Vice Executive Officer for

Galice Mining District; and IRVIN LEE

ADKINS, Private Attorney General,

Plaintiffs,

v.

JOHN KITZHABER, Governor; PETER

COURTNEY, Senator; JACKIE

DINGFELDER, Senator; and ALAN BATES,

Senator,

Defendants.

Case No. 6:13-cv-00682-TC

RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR

A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

Plaintiffs seek a preliminary injunction “against the passage of Oregon Bills SB 115, SB

370, SB 401, and SB 838.” (Complaint, p. 6, ¶ C). To obtain a preliminary injunction, plaintiff

“must show either (1) a likelihood of success on the merits and the possibility of irreparable

injury or (2) the existence of serious questions going to the merits and the balance of hardships

tipping in [his] favor.” Nike, Inc. v. McCarthy, 379 F.3d 576, 580 (9th Cir. 2004). Based on the

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argument set forth in the contemporaneously-filed Motion for Dismiss, plaintiffs cannot establish 

any likelihood of success on the merits because the court lacks jurisdiction to consider the case. 

Accordingly, the motion for preliminary injunction should be denied. 

DATED May 28 , 2013. 

Respectfully submitted, 

ELLEN F. ROSENBLUM 

Attorney General 

s/ Jacqueline Kamins 

JACQUELINE KAMINS #064972 

Assistant Attorney General 

Trial Attorney 

Tel (971) 673-1880 

Fax (971) 673-5000 

Jacqueline.Kamins@doj.state.or.us 

Of Attorneys for Defendants 

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Department of Justice 

1515 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 410 

Portland, OR 97201 

(971) 673-1880 / Fax: (971) 673-5000 

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Department of Justice

1515 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 410

Portland, OR 97201

(971) 673-1880 / Fax: (971) 673-5000

argument set forth in the contemporaneously-filed Motion for Dismiss, plaintiffs cannot establish

any likelihood of success on the merits because the court lacks jurisdiction to consider the case.

Accordingly, the motion for preliminary injunction should be denied.

DATED May 28 , 2013.

Respectfully submitted,

ELLEN F. ROSENBLUM

Attorney General

s/ Jacqueline Kamins

JACQUELINE KAMINS #064972

Assistant Attorney General

Trial Attorney

Tel (971) 673-1880

Fax (971) 673-5000

Jacqueline.Kamins@doj.state.or.us

Of Attorneys for Defendants

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I certify that on May 28 , 2013, I served the foregoing RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS' 

MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION upon the parties hereto by the method 

indicated below, and addressed to the following: 

Galice Mining District HAND DELIVERY 

[1525] Plat I X MAIL DELIVERY 

Sutherlin OR [97479] OVERNIGHT MAIL 

(971) 221-9066 TELECOPY (FAX) 

Pro Se E-MAIL 

E-FILE 

Ida Lee Reman HAND DELIVERY 

:ida-lee: [reman] X MAIL DELIVERY 

[1525] Plat I OVERNIGHT MAIL 

Sutherlin OR [97479] TELECOPY (FAX) 

(971) 221-9066 E-MAIL 

Pro Se E-FILE 

Kerby Dale Jackson 

:kerby-dale : [jackson] 

[1525] Plat I 

Sutherlin OR [97479] 

(971) 221-9066 

Pro Se 

Delant Cory Palmerton 

:delant-cory: [Palmerton] 

[1525] Plat I 

Sutherlin OR [97479] 

(971) 221-9066 

Pro Se 

HAND DELIVERY 

X MAIL DELIVERY 

OVERNIGHT MAIL 

TELECOPY (FAX) 

E-MAIL 

E-FILE 

HAND DELIVERY 

X MAIL DELIVERY 

OVERNIGHT MAIL 

TELECOPY (FAX) 

E-MAIL 

E-FILE 

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Department of Justice 

1515 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 410 

Portland, OR 97201 

(971) 673-1880 / Fax: (971) 673-5000 

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Department of Justice

1515 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 410

Portland, OR 97201

(971) 673-1880 / Fax: (971) 673-5000

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on May 28 , 2013, I served the foregoing RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS'

MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION upon the parties hereto by the method

indicated below, and addressed to the following:

Galice Mining District

[1525] Plat I

Sutherlin OR [97479]

(971) 221-9066

Pro Se

HAND DELIVERY

X MAIL DELIVERY

OVERNIGHT MAIL

TELECOPY (FAX)

E-MAIL

E-FILE

Ida Lee Reman

:ida-lee: [reman]

[1525] Plat I

Sutherlin OR [97479]

(971) 221-9066

Pro Se

HAND DELIVERY

X MAIL DELIVERY

OVERNIGHT MAIL

TELECOPY (FAX)

E-MAIL

E-FILE

Kerby Dale Jackson

:kerby-dale: [jackson]

[1525] Plat I

Sutherlin OR [97479]

(971) 221-9066

Pro Se

HAND DELIVERY

X MAIL DELIVERY

OVERNIGHT MAIL

TELECOPY (FAX)

E-MAIL

E-FILE

Delant Cory Palmerton

:delant-cory: [Palmerton]

[1525] Plat I

Sutherlin OR [97479]

(971) 221-9066

Pro Se

HAND DELIVERY

X MAIL DELIVERY

OVERNIGHT MAIL

TELECOPY (FAX)

E-MAIL

E-FILE

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Irvin Lee Adkins 

:Irvin-lee: [adkins] 

[1525] Plat I 

Sutherlin OR [97479] 

(971) 221-9066 

Pro Se 

HAND DELIVERY 

X MAIL DELIVERY 

OVERNIGHT MAIL 

TELECOPY (FAX) 

E-MAIL 

E-FILE 

s/ Jacqueline Kamins 

JACQUELINE KAMINS #064972 

Assistant Attorney General 

Trial Attorney 

Tel (971) 673-1880 

Fax (971) 673-5000 

Jacqueline.Kamins@doj . state. or. us 

Of Attorneys for Defendant Governor Kitzhaber 

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Department of Justice 

1515 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 410 

Portland, OR 97201 

(971) 673-1880 / Fax: (971) 673-5000 

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Department of Justice

1515 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 410

Portland, OR 97201

(971) 673-1880 / Fax: (971) 673-5000

Irvin Lee Adkins

:Irvin-lee: [adkins]

[1525] Plat I

Sutherlin OR [97479]

(971) 221-9066

Pro Se

HAND DELIVERY

X MAIL DELIVERY

OVERNIGHT MAIL

TELECOPY (FAX)

E-MAIL

E-FILE

s/ Jacqueline Kamins

JACQUELINE KAMINS #064972

Assistant Attorney General

Trial Attorney

Tel (971) 673-1880

Fax (971) 673-5000

Jacqueline.Kamins@doj.state.or.us

Of Attorneys for Defendant Governor Kitzhaber

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