DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA et al v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE et al

Filing 3

MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (Attachments: #1 Declaration STEVEN BANKS, #2 Declaration EDWARD BOLEN, #3 Declaration TIKKI BROWN, #4 Declaration CATHERINE BUHRIG, #5 Declaration ALEXIS CARMEN FERNANDEZ, #6 Declaration STEVE H. FISHER, #7 Declaration HOLLY FREISHTAT, #8 Declaration JEFFREY GASKELL, #9 Declaration DEIDRE S. GIFFORD, #10 Declaration HEATHER HARTLINE-GRAFTON, #11 Declaration DANIEL R. HAUN, #12 Declaration KATHLEEN KONOPKA, #13 Declaration ED LAZERE, #14 Declaration BRITTANY MANGINI, #15 Declaration VICTORIA NEGUS, #16 Declaration ELISA NEIRA, #17 Declaration S. DUKE STOREN, #18 Declaration DAWN M. SWEENEY, #19 Declaration LAURA ZEILINGER, #20 Text of Proposed Order)(Konopka, Kathleen). Added MOTION to Stay on 1/24/2020 (znmw).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, STATE
OF NEW YORK, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, STATE OF
CONNECTICUT, STATE OF
MARYLAND, COMMONWEALTH
OF MASSACHUSETTS, ATTORNEY
GENERAL DANA NESSEL ON
BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF
MICHIGAN, STATE OF
MINNESOTA, STATE OF NEVADA,
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, STATE
OF OREGON, COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, STATE OF
RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF
VERMONT, COMMONWEALTH OF
VIRGINIA, and CITY OF NEW
YORK,

Case No. 1:20-cv-00119

Plaintiffs,
v.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE; GEORGE ERVIN
PERDUE III, in his official capacity as
Secretary of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, and UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA,
Defendants.
DECLARATION OF BRITTANY MANGINI IN SUPPORT OF
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I, Brittany Mangini, declare and state as follows:
1.

I am over the age of eighteen (18) years, competent to testify to the matters

contained herein, and testify based on my personal knowledge and information.
2.

I am the Director of Food Security and Nutrition for the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts (Massachusetts) Department of Transitional Assistance (MA-OTA). In this role, I
am responsible for oversight of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),
formerly known as Food Stamps, which provides nutrition support and benefits to more than
750,000 individuals and families in the Commonwealth. I oversee the development of all policy,
procedures, and regulatory requirements to ensure access to stable nutrition benefits for
Massachusetts's most vulnerable residents. I am also responsible for promoting economic
opportunity and employment for the un- and under-employed individuals and families MA-OTA
serves through SNAP. I joined MA-OTA in 2016, and prior to my current role I was the SNAP
Director and, prior to that, the Assistant Director for SNAP Outreach. Prior to joining MA-DTA,
I was the Manager for Federal Food Programs at the Greater Boston Food Bank where I was
responsible for the development and oversight of the SNAP Outreach Program and the

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Commodity Supplemental Food Program. Both programs focused on improving access to
nutrition programs for the elderly and disabled population.
3.

I am aware of the federal government's recently issued final rule "Supplemental

Nutrition Assistance Program: Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents,"
effective April 1, 2020 (the Rule). Currently, able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs)
must work or engage in certain other qualifying activities in order to receive more than three
months of benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in a 36-month

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