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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE DIVISION 3:14-cv-213 GENERAL SYNOD OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ROY COOPER, in his official capacity as the Attorney General of North Carolina, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) STATE DEFENDANTS’ REPLY TO PLAINTIFFS’ BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1, the State Defendants, ROY COOPER, RONALD L. MOORE, ROXANN VANEEKHOVEN, NED MANGUM, BRADLEY K. GREENWAY and ANDREW MURRAY, all sued in their official capacities only , submit this reply to Plaintiffs’  brief filed in opposition of the State Defendants’ Motion to Stay. [DE 44, 45, 66].  The State Defendants requested the Court to stay proceedings in this matter pending the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s decision in Bostic v. Schaefer (Case Nos. 14- 1167, 14-1169, 14-1173). [DE 45, 46]. The multi-fa ceted rationale f or this request is fully articulated in the State Defendants’ brief in support of that Motion. [DE 45]. With their opposition, Plaintiffs ask this Court to deny the Motion to Stay and cite to differences between this case and Bostic, emphasize the unorthodox posture of the instant matter, and argue that the reasons for the requested stay are not sufficiently substantial to justify a temp orary halt of the  proceedings. The Court should reject Plaintiffs’ request to disregard the impending impact of Bostic, and carry on with the litigation despite the fact that its parameters and binding precedent will likely be significantly altered. Case 3:14-cv-00213-RJC-DCK Document 72 Filed 06/23/14 Page 1 of 9

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