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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTDISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COLUMBIA DIVISION

Katherine Bradacs and TracieGoodwin,

Plaintiffs,

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Civil Action No.: 3:13-cv-02351-JFA

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Nimrata ( Nikki ) Randhawa Haley, inher official capacity as Governor ofSouth Carolina; Alan M. Wilson, in hisofficial capacity as Attorney General of

South Carolina,

Defendants._______________________________

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Motion to Amend Complaint

Plaintiffs move to amend Plaintiff s Complaint by adding the following:

FIFTH CLAIM: DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THECONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

53. Plaintiffs incorporate by reference all of the preceding paragraphs of this

Complaint as though fully set forth herein.

54. South Carolina Constitution, Art. I, 3, provides: The privileges and

immunities of citizens of this State and of the United States under this Constitution shall

not be abridged, nor shall any person be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due

process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.

55. However, South Carolina Constitution, Art. XVII, 15 provides, A marriage

between one man and one woman is the only lawful domestic union that shall be valid

or recognized in this State.

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56. Same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples are similarly situated for

purposes of marriage.

57. Marriage is a fundamental right secured under the United States Constitution

and the South Carolina Constitution.

58. South Carolina s prohibition of marriage between persons of the same sex

and its refusal to recognize marriages entered into by same-sex couples in other

jurisdictions violates the due process clause and the equal protection clause of South

Carolina Constitution, Art. 1, 3.

The grounds for this Motion are as follows:

1. Plaintiffs commenced this action by the filing and service of their

Summons and Complaint on September 6, 2013, seeking declaratory and

injunctive and related relief against the State of South Carolina, including but

not limited to, immediate recognition of their marriage in the District of

Columbia under the Due Process Clause and Equal Protection Clause of the

Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution; and a permanent

injunction directing the State of South Carolina to recognize the Plaintiff s

marriage entered into outside of the State of South Carolina.

2. Defendants filed an Answer to Plaintiffs Complaint on November 14, 2013

denying Plaintiffs entitled to any relief requested.

3. Plaintiffs seek to add the above count to their Complaint in that it relates to

the same events and occurrences previously plead by Plaintiffs; is not

prejudicial to Defendants; and is not motivated by bad faith or undue delay.

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(See Matter of Southmark Corp.,88 F.3d. 311, (Ct. App. 1996)).

4. Based upon the above stated grounds, Plaintiffs respectfully request leave

of this Court to amend their Complaint in accordance to the proposed

Amended Complaint attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

5. Plaintiffs counsel hereby certify that prior to filing this Motion, they

conferred or attempted to confer with opposing counsel and attempted in

good faith to resolve the matter contained in the Motion.

January ___, 2014 Respectfully submitted,

/S/ Carrie A. Warner____

Carrie A. WarnerFederal ID Number 11106Warner, Payne & Black, LLP1531 Blanding StreetPost Office Box 2628Columbia, South Carolina 29201(803) 799-0554Facsimile: (803) 799-2517carriewarner@wpb-law.net

John S. NicholsFederal ID Number 11598Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson &Delgado, LLC1614 Taylor StreetPost Office Box 7965Columbia, South Carolina 29202(803) 779-7599Facsimile: (803) 771-8097

jsnichols@bntdlaw.com

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Laura W. MorganFamily Law Consulting108 5th St. SE, Suite 204

PO Box 497Charlottesville, Virginia 22902goddess@famlawconsult.com

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS

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