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The petitioners, fifteen court stenographers currently employed with the New Hampshire Superior Court (“the superior court”), collectively bring this Petition for Declaratory Judgment requesting the court determine that respondents, the Administrative Office of the Courts (“the AOC”) and the New Hampshire Supreme Court (“the supreme court”), are equitably estopped from terminating petitioners as employees of the State of New Hampshire except for just cause based on poor individual job performance or misconduct. The respondents object and move to dismiss the petitioners’ petition, asserting, inter alia: (1) the petitioners have an adequate remedy at law and are therefore precluded from bringing this action in equity; and (2) the petition must be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. The court conducted a hearing on May 21, 2004. For the following reasons, the respondents’ motion to dismiss is GRANTED.