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Case 2:04-cv-08425-VAP-E Document 252 Filed 10/12/10 Page 1 of 3 Page ID #:7787

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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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11 LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS, a ) Case No. CV 04-08425-VAP (Ex)
non-profit corporation, )
12 ) JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT
Plaintiff, ) INJUNCTION
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v. )
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
15 and ROBERT M. GATES, )
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, in )
16 his official capacity, )
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17 Defendants. )
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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
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This action was tried by Judge Virginia A. Phillips without a jury on July
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13-16 and 20-23, 2010. The Court filed a Memorandum Opinion on
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September 9, 2010 (Doc. 232), and an Amended & Final Memorandum
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Opinion, and Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, on October 8, 2010.
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For all the reasons set forth therein, the Court:
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Case 2:04-cv-08425-VAP-E Document 252 Filed 10/12/10 Page 2 of 3 Page ID #:7788

1 (1) DECLARES that the act known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"1 infringes
2 the fundamental rights of United States servicemembers and prospective
3 servicemembers and violates (a) the substantive due process rights
4 guaranteed under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and
5 (b) the rights to freedom of speech and to petition the Government for redress
6 of grievances guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States
7 Constitution.
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9 (2) PERMANENTLY ENJOINS Defendants United States of America
10 and the Secretary of Defense, their agents, servants, officers, employees,
11 and attorneys, and all persons acting in participation or concert with them or
12 under their direction or command, from enforcing or applying the "Don't Ask,
13 Don't Tell" Act and implementing regulations, against any person under their
14 jurisdiction or command;
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16 (3) ORDERS Defendants United States of America and the Secretary of
17 Defense immediately to suspend and discontinue any investigation, or
18 discharge, separation, or other proceeding, that may have been commenced
19 under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Act, or pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 654 or its
20 implementing regulations, on or prior to the date of this Judgment.
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22 (4) GRANTS Plaintiff Log Cabin Republicans' request to apply for
23 attorneys' fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. §
24 2412; and
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Codified in statute at 10 U.S.C. § 654 and implemented by regulations
comprising Department of Defense Directives 1332.14 (1993), 1332.30
27 (1997), and 1304.26 (1993), as modified by Department of Defense
Instructions 1332.14 (2008) (incorporating March 29, 2010 changes) and
28 1332.30 (2008) (incorporating March 29, 2010 changes).
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2 (5) GRANTS Plaintiff Log Cabin Republicans' request to file a motion
3 for costs of suit, to the extent allowed by law.
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5 IT IS SO ORDERED.
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8 Dated: October 12, 2010
VIRGINIA A. PHILLIPS
9 United States District Judge
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