STATE OF FLORIDA et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES et al

Filing 40

NOTICE of Appearance by WILLIAM JAMES COBB, III on behalf of STATE OF TEXAS (COBB, WILLIAM)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Pensacola Division STATE OF FLORIDA, by and through BILL McCOLLUM, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA; STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, by and through HENRY McMASTER, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA; STATE OF NEBRASKA, by and through JON BRUNING, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA; STATE OF TEXAS, by and through GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; STATE OF UTAH, by and through MARK L. SHURTLEFF, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF UTAH; STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through JAMES D. "BUDDY" CALDWELL, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA; STATE OF ALABAMA, by and through TROY KING, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA; STATE OF MICHIGAN, by and through MICHAEL A. COX, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN; STATE OF COLORADO, by and through JOHN W. SUTHERS, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF COLORADO; COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, by and through THOMAS W. CORBETT, Jr., ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

3:10-cv-91

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA; STATE OF WASHINGTON, by and through ROBERT M. McKENNA, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON; STATE OF IDAHO, by and through LAWRENCE G. WASDEN, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF IDAHO; and STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, by and through MARTY J. JACKLEY, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA; Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, in her official capacity as the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY; TIMOTHY F. GEITHNER, in his official capacity as the Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; and HILDA L. SOLIS, in her official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Labor, Defendants.

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NOTICE OF APPEARANCE By this Notice of Appearance, William J. Cobb III hereby enters his appearance on behalf of Plaintiff, the State of Texas, by and through Greg Abbott, Attorney General of the State of Texas, and requests that copies of all notices and pleadings given or filed in this case be given and served at the address below.

Respectfully submitted, GREG ABBOTT Attorney General of Texas s/ William J. Cobb III_______________ WILLIAM J. COBB III Special Assistant and Senior Counsel to the Attorney General Texas State Bar No.: 00796372 Office of the Attorney General of Texas P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 [phone] [phone] (Facsimile) [e-mail] ATTORNEYS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that the above and forgoing Notice of Appearance was electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF system which sent notification of such filing to the Plaintiffs' and Defendants' attorneys of record on this 11th day of May, 2010. s/ William J. Cobb III William J. Cobb III Special Assistant and Senior Counsel to the Attorney General