CASE 0:14-cv MJD-FLN Document 273 Filed 04/23/15 Page 1 of 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

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1 CASE 0:14-cv MJD-FLN Document 273 Filed 04/23/15 Page 1 of 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Ernie Peters Longwalker, Scott Adolphson, Morris Pendleton, Barbara Buttes and Thomas Smith, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Case No. 14-CV-1597 (MJD/FLN) Plaintiffs, v. Redwood County, Paxton Township, Sherman Township, Honner Township, Renville County, Birch Cooley Township, Sibley County, Moltke Township, John Goelz III, Gerald H. Hosek, et al., Allen J. and Jacalyn S. Kokesch, Paul W. and Karen J. Schroeder, Chad M. and Amy M. Lund, Rockford L. and Janie K. Crooks, UT School District, Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, Michael R. Rasmussen, Lee H. Guggisberg Trust UWT, Patrick T. and Nancy S. Hansen, Kelly M. Lipinski, Cynthia Johnson, Mitchell H. Unruh, William and Norman Schmidt, Prouty Properties LLC, Robert D. and Lori A. Rebstock, Allan D. Eller, Elmer C. and Barbara L. Dahms, Marlene A. Platt RT, Eugene A. Engstrom, Enid Guggisberg, et al., Melvin W. and Kerry D. Maddock, Thomas J. Heiling, Keefe Family Farm LLC, Larry Lussenhop, Jon Lussenhop, TJ & CC Properties LLC, Dennis A. and Michelle D. Ausland, Dale R. and Nancy Hanna, Harold Guggisberg, Sandra Clarken, et al., Julie Anna Guggisberg, Steven R. and Dawn R. Helmer, George F. Schottenbauer, John and Alice and Francis Goeltz, et al., Edward J. Gaasch, Simmons Valley Trust, John C. and Mary J. Simmons, John (L.) Hogan, Timothy H. and Theresa J. Kerkhoff, Sherman Acres MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE BY DEFENDANTS REDWOOD COUNTY, PAXTON TOWNSHIP, SHERMAN TOWNSHIP, HONNER TOWNSHIP, RENVILLE COUNTY, BIRCH COOLEY TOWNSHIP, SIBLEY COUNTY AND MOLTKE TOWNSHIP

2 CASE 0:14-cv MJD-FLN Document 273 Filed 04/23/15 Page 2 of 3 LLC, Kenneth Larsen, Henry G. and Judith A. O'Neil, Charles D. Neitzel, Scott A. and Kimberly A. Olafson, Kim M. Cunningham, John H. and Jeanne A. Reynolds, Douglas and Brenda Scherer, Willard and Eugenie Scherer, Bruce Robert Black, Lila L. Black, Neil and Donna Berger Family, Charles Case, Lyle Black Living Trust, Lower Sioux Indian Community, Defendant Doe Nos , Defendants. Defendants Redwood County, Paxton Township, Sherman Township, Honner Township, Renville County, Birch Cooley Township, Sibley County and Moltke Township ("Municipal Defendants") submit this memorandum in opposition to Plaintiffs' motion for the Court to take judicial notice of the Lower Sioux Indian Community Corporate Charter. For the reasons set forth herein, Plaintiffs' motion should be denied. ARGUMENT Plaintiffs' Motion is wholly inappropriate because while couched as a simple expansion of the record in this matter; in actuality, Plaintiffs are impermissibly seeking the opportunity to raise new legal theories and arguments on appeal. This Court dismissed Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint with prejudice on March 5, 2015 and judgment was entered thereafter. (ECF Nos. 196 & 197). Rules 59(e) and 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure permit a court to alter, amend, or vacate a judgment after its entry or, in limited circumstances, reconsider a substantive aspect of a previously rendered determination. One of the primary purposes of such a motion is to permit the correction of any manifest errors of law or misapprehension of fact. United States v. Metro. St. Louis Sewer Dist., 440 F.3d 930, 933 (8th Cir. 2006). The Rules are not designed to furnish a vehicle by which a disappointed party may reargue matters already argued and disposed of, nor are 2

3 CASE 0:14-cv MJD-FLN Document 273 Filed 04/23/15 Page 3 of 3 they aimed at providing a mechanism for advancing new arguments or legal theories, which could and should have been raised prior to the issuance of judgment. Id., see also Concordia College Corp. v. W.R. Grace, 999 F.2d 326, 330 (8th Cir.1993), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1093, 114 S.Ct. 926, 127 L.Ed.2d 218 (1994). The document at issue in this Motion has been in existence for 78 years and, thus, there is absolutely no reason that Plaintiffs could not have formulated any legal arguments relating to it during the motion to dismiss proceedings. Per the case law set forth above, attempts to take a second bite at the apple or to pad the record for purposes of appeal (especially when new legal theories or issues are not previously argued, but subsequently come to the mind of the losing party), are, thus, impermissible. Accordingly, Plaintiffs Motion must be denied. CONCLUSION For the reasons set forth herein, the Municipal Defendants request that this Court deny Plaintiffs' Motion. -- Date: k, JARDINE LOGAN AND O'BRIEN, PLLP kvila By: Li v JESSICA E. SCHWIE (A.R. #296880) NICHOLAS M. MATCHEN (A.R. #396280) 8519 Eagle Point Boulevard, Suite 100 Lake Elmo, MN Phone: Fax: jschwie@ilolaw.com nmatchen@jlotaw.corn Attorneys for Defendants Redwood County, Renville County, Sibley County, Paxton Township, Sherman Township, Honner Township, Birch Cooley Township and Moltke Township 3

4 CASE 0:14-cv MJD-FLN Document Filed 04/23/15 Page 1 of 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Ernie Peters Longwalker, Scott Adolphson, Morris Pendleton, Barbara Buttes and Thomas Smith, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Case No. 14-CV-1597 (MJD/FLN) Plaintiffs, v. Redwood County, Paxton Township, Sherman Township, Honner Township, Renville County, Birch Cooley Township, Sibley County, Moltke Township, John Goelz III, Gerald H. Hosek, et al., Allen J. and Jacalyn S. Kokesch, Paul W. and Karen J. Schroeder, Chad M. and Amy M. Lund, Rockford L. and Janie K. Crooks, UT School District, Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, Michael R. Rasmussen, Lee H. Guggisberg Trust UWT, Patrick T. and Nancy S. Hansen, Kelly M. Lipinski, Cynthia Johnson, Mitchell H. Unruh, William and Norman Schmidt, Prouty Properties LLC, Robert D. and Lori A. Rebstock, Allan D. Eller, Elmer C. and Barbara L. Dahms, Marlene A. Platt RT, Eugene A. Engstrom, Enid Guggisberg, et al., Melvin W. and Kerry D. Maddock, Thomas J. Heiling, Keefe Family Farm LLC, Larry Lussenhop, Jon Lussenhop, TJ & CC Properties LLC, Dennis A. and Michelle D. Auslam, Dale R. and Nancy Hanna, Harold Guggisberg, Sandra Clarken, et al., Julie Anna Guggisberg, Steven R. and Dawn R. Helmer, George F. Schottenbauer, John and Alice and Francis LR 7.1 WORD COUNT COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE REGARDING DEFENDANTS REDWOOD COUNTY, PAXTON TOWNSHIP, SHERMAN TOWNSHIP, HONNER TOWNSHIP, RENVILLE COUNTY, BIRCH COOLEY TOWNSHIP, SIBLEY COUNTY AND MOLTKE TOWNSHIP'S REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE 1

5 CASE 0:14-cv MJD-FLN Document Filed 04/23/15 Page 2 of 3 Goeltz, et al., Edward J. Gaasch, Simmons Valley Trust, John C. and Mary J. Simmons, John (L.) Hogan, Timothy H. and Theresa J. Kerkhoff, Sherman Acres LLC, Kenneth Larsen, Henry G. and Judith A. O'Neil, Charles D. Neitzel, Scott A. and Kimberly A. Olafson, Kim M. Cunningham, John H. and Jeanne A. Reynolds, Douglas and Brenda Scherer, Willard and Eugenie Scherer, Bruce Robert Black, Lila L. Black, Neil and Donna Berger Family, Charles Case, Lyle Black Living Trust, Lower Sioux Indian Community, Defendant Doe Nos , Defendants. I, Nicholas M. Matchen, certify that Defendants' Reply Memorandum of Law complies with Local Rules 7.1(f) and (h). I further certify that, in preparation of this Memorandum, I used Microsoft Word Version 2003, and that this word processing program has been applied specifically to include all text, including headings, footnotes, and quotations in the following word count. I further certify that the above referenced Defendants' Reply Memorandum of Law contains 377 words. 2

6 CASE 0:14-cv MJD-FLN Document Filed 04/23/15 Page 3 of 3 Date: JARDINE LOGAN AND O'BRIEN, PLLP B r if -k$ JESSICA E. SCHWIE (AR. #296880) NICHOLAS M. MATCHEN (A.R. #396280) 8519 Eagle Point Boulevard, Suite 100 Lake Elmo, MN Phone: Fax: jschwiealolaw.com innatchen@jlolaw.com Attorneys for Defendants Redwood County, Renville County, Sibley County, Paxton Township, Sherman Township, Honner Township, Birch Cooley Township and Moltke Township 3