Washington Western District Court
Judge:Lauren King
Case #: 2:25-cv-00244
Nature of Suit440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights
Cause28:1331 Fed. Question: Violation of Constitutional Rights
Case Filed:Feb 07, 2025
Last checked: Friday Feb 07, 2025 9:08 AM PST
Defendant
Denise Carter
Defendant
Gary Washington
Defendant
Donald J Trump
Defendant
The United States
Defendant
Lora Shiao
Defendant
Janet Petro
Defendant
Jeremy Pelter
Defendant
Sethuraman Panchanathan
Defendant
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Defendant
National Science Foundation
Defendant
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Defendant
Ingrid Kolb
Defendant
Peter Hegseth
Defendant
Dorothy Fink
Defendant
Department of Veterans Affairs
Defendant
Department of Justice
Defendant
Department of Health and Human Services
Defendant
Department of Energy
Defendant
Department of Education
Defendant
Todd B. Hunter
Defendant
Pam Bondi
Defendant
Department of Agriculture
Defendant
Department of Defense
Defendant
Department of Commerce
Plaintiff
State of Oregon
Plaintiff
State of Washington
Represented By
Andrew R W Hughes
Washington State Attorney General'S Office (sea-Fifth A
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Lucy Wolf
Washington State Attorney General'S Office (sea-Fifth A
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William McGinty
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Neal Harold Luna
Washington State Attorney General'S Office (sea-Fifth A
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Cristina Sepe
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Cynthia L Alexander
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Tera M Heintz
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Plaintiff
State of Minnesota
Plaintiff
Physician 3
Represented By
Lauryn K. Fraas
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Colleen M Melody
Washington State Attorney General'S Office (sea-Fifth A
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Plaintiff
Physician 2
Represented By
Lauryn K. Fraas
contact info
Colleen M Melody
Washington State Attorney General'S Office (sea-Fifth A
contact info
Plaintiff
Physician 1
Represented By
Lauryn K. Fraas
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Colleen M Melody
Washington State Attorney General'S Office (sea-Fifth A
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Docket last updated: 2 hours ago
Thursday, February 20, 2025
216 216 misc List Thu 02/20 4:00 PM
LIST re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Amended Declaration Index by All Plaintiffs (McGinty, William)
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215 215 respm Declaration Thu 02/20 3:54 PM
DECLARATION of J.T. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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214 214 order Order on Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Thu 02/20 12:50 PM
ORDER re165 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Shannon Wells Stevenson for Plaintiff State of Colorado, by Clerk Ravi Subramanian. No document associated with this docket entry, text only. NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d). (HH)
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213 213 order 2 - Minute Order Thu 02/20 10:09 AM
MINUTE ORDER (text only) authorized by Judge Lauren King. Pursuant to the parties'168 Joint Status Report, the Court orders as follows. Defendants' opposition to Plaintiffs'169 Motion for Preliminary Injunction is due by 12:00 p.m. on February 25. Plaintiffs' reply is due by 2:00p.m. on February 26. The parties must file a joint status report by 10:00 a.m. on February 26 indicating whether they believe an evidentiary hearing on the motion is necessary. Any party that believes an evidentiary hearing is necessary must also indicate in the joint status report what evidence it intends to present and how much time it expects such presentation to take. (NAW)
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212 212 service Summons Issued Thu 02/20 8:58 AM
Summons(es) Electronically Issued as to defendant(s) Department of Transportation, Department of the Treasury, Everett Woodel, Jr., Acting Administrator, Small Business Association, Sean Duffy, Secretary of Department of Transportation, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Small Business Administration, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Agency for International Development.(APH)
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Att: 1 Summons,
Att: 2 Summons,
Att: 3 Summons,
Att: 4 Summons,
Att: 5 Summons,
Att: 6 Summons,
Att: 7 Summons
211 211 service Certificate of Service Thu 02/20 8:29 AM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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utility Notice to PHV and Local Counsel Unable to Process Application Thu 02/20 11:16 AM
Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice165 by attorney Shannon Stevenson will not be processed at this time. The Pro Hac attorney must submit a Pro Hac Vice access request via[LINK:Manage My Account] on PACER, under the Maintenance tab. See page 2 of the[LINK:Pro Hac Vice Application Guide] for detailed instructions. Please contact the Attorney Admissions Clerk at 206-370-8400 or[LINK:WAWD_Admissions@wawd.uscourts.gov] with additional questions. (Ad hoc Attorney Shannon Stevenson) (HH)
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
210 210 misc List Wed 02/19 9:21 PM
LIST re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Declaration Index by All Plaintiffs (McGinty, William)
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209 209 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:41 PM
DECLARATION of CEO-MN-1 filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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208 208 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:40 PM
DECLARATION of N.V. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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207 207 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:39 PM
DECLARATION of Catherine Doe filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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206 206 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:37 PM
DECLARATION of Brandon Chun filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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205 205 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:36 PM
DECLARATION of Stacey Prince filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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204 204 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:35 PM
DECLARATION of Kian Leggett filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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203 203 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:34 PM
DECLARATION of Emery Nelsen-Barbosa filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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202 202 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:32 PM
DECLARATION of E.L. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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201 201 5 pgs respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:30 PM
DECLARATION of D.Z. and A.Z. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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200 200 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:29 PM
DECLARATION of T.D. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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199 199 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:25 PM
DECLARATION of S.W. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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198 198 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:24 PM
DECLARATION of Stephenie 'Fe' Mischo filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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197 197 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:23 PM
DECLARATION of S.T. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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196 196 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:22 PM
DECLARATION of S.M. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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195 195 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:21 PM
DECLARATION of S.G. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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194 194 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:20 PM
DECLARATION of N.B. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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193 193 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:19 PM
DECLARATION of M.S. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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192 192 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:18 PM
DECLARATION of L.D. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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191 191 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:17 PM
DECLARATION of J.V. and P.V. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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190 190 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:16 PM
DECLARATION of J.L. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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189 189 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:15 PM
DECLARATION of J.K. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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188 188 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:14 PM
DECLARATION of G.K.L. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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187 187 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:11 PM
DECLARATION of C.S. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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186 186 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:10 PM
DECLARATION of C.D. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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185 185 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:08 PM
DECLARATION of C.C. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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184 184 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:05 PM
DECLARATION of Caitlin P. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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183 183 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:03 PM
DECLARATION of B.P. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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182 182 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:02 PM
DECLARATION of A.D. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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181 181 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 8:00 PM
DECLARATION of M.M. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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180 180 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 7:58 PM
DECLARATION of K.B. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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179 179 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 7:57 PM
DECLARATION of Shannon Hillinger, Walker Aumann, and E.H. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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178 178 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 7:55 PM
DECLARATION of C.F. filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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177 177 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 7:54 PM
Supplemental DECLARATION of Jeffrey G. Ojemann filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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176 176 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 7:52 PM
DECLARATION of Lacey Fehrenbach-Marsofalvy filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction(McGinty, William)
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1,
Att: 2 Exhibit 2
175 175 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 7:49 PM
Supplemental DECLARATION of Daniel Shumer filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction(McGinty, William)
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1
174 174 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 7:47 PM
Supplemental DECLARATION of Timothy H. Dellit filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction(McGinty, William)
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1,
Att: 2 Exhibit 2
173 173 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 7:44 PM
DECLARATION of William McGinty filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction(McGinty, William)
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1,
Att: 2 Exhibit 2,
Att: 3 Exhibit 3,
Att: 4 Exhibit 4
172 172 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 7:41 PM
Supplemental DECLARATION of Physician Plaintiff 3 filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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171 171 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 7:39 PM
Supplemental DECLARATION of Physican Plaintiff 2 filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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170 170 respm Declaration Wed 02/19 7:37 PM
Supplemental DECLARATION of Physician Plaintiff 1 filed by All Plaintiffs re169 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (McGinty, William)
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169 169 motion Preliminary Injunction Wed 02/19 7:28 PM
MOTION for Preliminary Injunction , filed by All Plaintiffs. Oral Argument Requested. Noting Date 2/28/2025, (McGinty, William)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
168 168 misc Joint Status Report Wed 02/19 4:39 PM
JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties. (McGinty, William)
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167 167 notice Notice of Compliance Wed 02/19 4:03 PM
NOTICE of Compliance re158 Order on Motion for Temporary Restraining Order,, by All Defendants.(Andrapalliyal, Vinita)
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Att: 1 Copy of Written Notice
166 166 notice Notice of Appearance Wed 02/19 12:50 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by attorney William McGinty on behalf of Plaintiff State of Colorado. (McGinty, William)
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165 165 misc Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Wed 02/19 12:48 PM
APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Shannon Stevenson FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiff State of Colorado (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-8847497 (McGinty, William)
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164 164 cmp Amended Complaint Wed 02/19 12:39 PM
AMENDED COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against All Defendants Attorney William McGinty added to party State of Colorado(pty:pla) filed by State of Minnesota, Physician 3, State of Washington, State of Oregon, Physician 1, Physician 2, State of Colorado.(McGinty, William)
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Att: 1 Summons Department of Transportation,
Att: 2 Summons Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy,
Att: 3 Summons Department of the Treasury,
Att: 4 Summons Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent,
Att: 5 Summons Secretary of State, Marco Rubio,
Att: 6 Summons Small Business Administration,
Att: 7 Summons Everett Woodel, Jr., Acting Administrator, Small Business Administration,
Att: 8 Summons U.S. Agency for International Development
163 163 order 2 - Minute Order Wed 02/19 11:31 AM
MINUTE ORDER (text only) authorized by Judge Lauren King. Given that Plaintiffs have not yet filed a motion for a preliminary injunction, to the extent Plaintiffs still plan to do so, the parties are ordered to meet and confer and file a joint status report by 5:00 PM today (1) proposing a preliminary injunction briefing schedule, (2) indicating whether they believe a hearing is necessary, and (3) if so, stating whether they seek to present evidence at the hearing. If either party seeks to present evidence at the hearing, the parties must coordinate exhibits, witnesses, and an estimate of the time required to present the evidence, and file a status report including this information no later than four days prior to the hearing. (NAW)
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Sunday, February 16, 2025
161 161 28 pgs order Memorandum & Opinion Sun 02/16 3:24 PM
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Lauren King. (NAW)
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Saturday, February 15, 2025
160 160 misc Transcript - Notice of Filing of Official Transcript Sat 02/15 2:38 PM
NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT of the TRO Hearing held on 2/14/2025 before Judge Lauren King. Parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Information regarding the policy can be found on the court's website at[LINK:www.wawd.uscourts.gov] . To purchase a copy of the transcript, contact court reporter Marci Chatelain, Marci_Chatelain@wawd.uscourts.gov. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 5/16/2025, (MC) (Main Document 160 replaced per request of court report to reflect correction on the title page on 2/18/2025) (HH).
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Friday, February 14, 2025
162 162 motion Leave to File Document Tue 02/18 1:42 PM
MOTION for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief, filed by Movants Cody R Hart, Derrill J Fussell. Noted by Clerk for 3/7/2025. (KRA)
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159 159 misc Transcript Order Form Fri 02/14 4:22 PM
TRANSCRIPT REQUEST for proceedings held on 02/14/2025 re 157 TRO Hearing. Posting of this Transcript Order form does not constitute an official request for transcript(s). If you have not already done so, you MUST contact the individual court reporter(s), Marci Chatelain (marci_chatelain@wawd.uscourts.gov, 206-370-8509) to make payment arrangements and secure your desired delivery time. (EN)
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158 158 2 pgs order Order on Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Fri 02/14 1:46 PM
ORDER granting Plaintiffs'11 Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order. Defendants' attorneys shall provide written notice of this Order to all Defendants and agencies and their employees, contractors, and grantees by 2/20/2025. Defendants shall file a copy of the notice on the docket at the same time. Signed by Judge Lauren King. (KRA) (NAW)
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157 157 minutes TRO Hearing Fri 02/14 11:38 AM
MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before Judge Lauren King- Dep Clerk: N Wood ; Pla Counsel: Neil Luna, Tera Heintz, William McGinty, Lauryn Fraas ; Def Counsel: Christian Daniel, Vinita Andrapalliyal ; CR: Marci Chatelain ; Courtroom: 16206 ; TRO HEARING held on 2/14/2025. Counsel present oral argument.11 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order is GRANTED. Written order to follow. (NAW)
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
156 156 order 2 - Minute Order Thu 02/13 5:16 PM
MINUTE ORDER (text only) authorized by Judge Lauren King. Hearing on Motion for Temporary Restraining Order set for 2/14/2025 at 10:00 AM will now be held in courtroom 16206 (16B) before Judge Lauren King. Any overflow will be directed to courtroom 16106 (16A). Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 78(b), the taking of photographs or any electronic (audio or video) recordings, and the broadcast or streaming thereof in connection with this Judicial Proceeding, is prohibited. The court will not provide remote public access for this hearing. (NAW)
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155 155 order Order on Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Thu 02/13 2:58 PM
ORDER re152 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice,153 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorneys Alexander Barrett Bowdre, and Edmund G. LaCour, Jr for Amicus State of Alabama, by Clerk Ravi Subramanian. No document associated with this docket entry, text only. NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d). (HH)
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154 154 notice Notice of Supplemental Authority Thu 02/13 2:25 PM
NOTICE of Supplemental Authority re11 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by All Plaintiffs (McGinty, William)
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153 153 misc Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Thu 02/13 1:36 PM
APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Edmund G. LaCour Jr. FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Amicus Brett J Rogers (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-8840835 (Rogers, Brett)
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152 152 misc Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Thu 02/13 1:34 PM
APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Alexander Barrett Bowdre FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Amicus Brett J Rogers (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-8840801 (Rogers, Brett)
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151 151 order Order on Motion for Leave to File ~Util - Terminate Motions Thu 02/13 11:19 AM
MINUTE ORDER (text only) granting Prospective Amici State of Alabama's Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curie Brief, Dkt. No.132 , and Service Employees International Union's Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief, Dkt. No.140 at 3-4. The proposed amicus briefs of the State of Alabama, Dkt. No.133 , and Service Employees International Union, Dkt. No.140 at 6-17, are hereby deemed filed. Authorized by Judge Lauren King. (NAW)
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150 150 order Order on Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Thu 02/13 10:24 AM
ORDER re143 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice,146 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice,144 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice,145 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice,147 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorneys Barbara Chisholm, Matthew J Murray, Aaron Schaffer-Neitz, Steven Ury, Elena Medina Neuman for Amicus Service Employees International Union, by Clerk Ravi Subramanian. No document associated with this docket entry, text only. NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d). (HH)
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149 149 respm Declaration Thu 02/13 8:14 AM
DECLARATION of William McGinty filed by All Plaintiffs re11 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order(McGinty, William)
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Att: 2 Exhibit 2,
Att: 3 Exhibit 3,
Att: 4 Exhibit 4,
Att: 5 Exhibit 5,
Att: 6 Exhibit 6
148 148 respm Reply to Response to Motion Thu 02/13 8:08 AM
REPLY, filed by All Plaintiffs, TO RESPONSE to11 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order (McGinty, William)
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misc Docket Annotation/Remark (public entry) Thu 02/13 9:39 AM
NOTICE from the Clerk's Office re148 REPLY and149 DECLARATION: Filing was attempted on 02/12/2025 but filings were not able to be completed due to system technical failure. (KB)
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