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March 3, 2014 VIA EMAIL: jharnden@ndcouts.gov Donald L. Jorgensen Judge of the District Court Morton County Courthouse 210 2nd Ave. NW Mandan, ND 58554-0219 Re: Paul J. Sorum v. Jack Dalrymple, Governor of North Dakota; et al. Civil No. 08-2013-CV-02372

Dear Judge Jorgensen: I arrived at the Morton County Courthouse prior to 9:00 am today to attend the noticed hearing in the above-referenced matter. I waited in Courtroom 301 until approximately 9:15 am. When no one else arrived, I checked with court staff to see if the hearing had been rescheduled. At that time,I was informed that the hearing was held at 8:30 am. Petitioner Paul Sorum requested, scheduled, and noticed the hearing. See attached. I appropriately and reasonably relied on Mr. Sorums Notice. As you can see from the attached notice, at two different places the notice identified the starting time of the hearing as 9:00 am. I apologize for any inconvenience to the court for me not being at the hearing at 8:30 am, but trust the Court understands my reliance on Mr. Sorums inaccurate notice. The State Respondents did not request a hearing in this matter, and do not believe a hearing is necessary. However, if Mr. Sorum continues to want a hearing, or if the Court feels the hearing would be beneficial, I request that Mr. Sorum schedule and properly notice the hearing. I also request, by copy of this letter, that Mr. Sorum have the common courtesy to contact me when scheduling the hearing to confirm that the date and time of the hearing does not conflict with my schedule. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Douglas A. Bahr Solicitor General jjt Enclosure cc: Paul Sorum