Thomas F. Merry v. Wesley Cornelius, Chelan County Assessor, in his official capacity; Russ Griffith, Chelan County Treasurer, in his official capacity; Kevin Overbay; Shon Smith; Brad Hawkins, Chelan County Board of Commissioners, in their official capacities; Robert Sealby, Chelan County Prosecuting Attorney, in his official capacity; Mike Pellicciotti, Washington State Treasurer, in his official capacity; Bob Ferguson, Governor of the State of Washington, in his official capacity; Drew Shirk, Director of the Washington State Department of Revenue

1 Jun 22, 2026 SEAN F. MCAVOY, CLERK 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 5 THOMAS F. MERRY, a man, a citizen of No. 2:26-CV-00139-RLP 6 the State of Washington, 7 Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH 8 v. PREJUDICE 9 WESLEY CORNELIUS, Chelan County Assessor, in his official capacity; RUSS 10 GRIFFITH, Chelan County Treasurer, in his official capacity; KEVIN OVERBAY, 11 SHON SMITH, and BRAD HAWKINS, Chelan County Board of Commissioners, in 12 their official capacities; ROBERT SEALBY, Chelan County Prosecuting 13 Attorney, in his official capacity; MIKE…