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,
No.
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,
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 CATHERINE BUHRIG IN SUPPORT OF
MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I, Catherine Buhrig, 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 the Bureau of Policy in the Office of Income Maintenance
(OIM) at the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS). I have held this position
since December 2014. I have worked for PA DHS for 17 years and have held numerous positions
within human services. I hold a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, a Master’s
in Organization Development and Leadership with a concentration in public organizations and a
Master’s in Public Administration from Shippensburg University.

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