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

Filing 80

MOTION for Summary Judgment by PLAINTIFF STATES. (Internal deadline for referral to judge if response not filed earlier: 11/22/2010). (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law, # 2 Statement of Material Facts, # 3 Exhibits Volume I, # 4 Exhibits Volume II, # 5 Exhibits Volume III, # 6 Exhibits Volume IV) (tdg) (Additional attachment(s) added on 11/4/2010: # 7 Exhibits Volume V.1 (35, 36), # 8 Exhibits Volume V.2 (37,38), # 9 Exhibits Volume V.3 (39,40)) (tdg).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Pensacola Division Case No.: 3:10-cv-91-RV/EMT 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; MICHAEL A. COX, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE 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 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; STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, by and through MARTY J. JACKLEY, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA; STATE OF INDIANA, by and through GREGORY F. ZOELLER, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF INDIANA; STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, by and through WAYNE STENEJHEM, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA; STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, by and through HALEY BARBOUR, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; STATE OF ARIZONA, by and through JANICE K. BREWER, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA; STATE OF NEVADA, by and through JIM GIBBONS, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEVADA; STATE OF GEORGIA, by and through SONNY PERDUE, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA; STATE OF ALASKA, by and through DANIEL S. SULLIVAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF ALASKA; NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS, a California nonprofit mutual benefit corporation;

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MARY BROWN, an individual; and KAJ AHLBURG, an individual; 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. ___________________________________________/ PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Pursuant to Rule 56, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs hereby move for summary judgment in their favor on Counts One and Four of the Amended Complaint. As shown in their Memorandum in Support, and as supported by their Statement of Material Facts and Appendix of Exhibits, no genuine issue of material fact exists in this action, and Plaintiffs are entitled to judgment in their favor as a matter of law. The provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119 (2010), as amended by Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-152, 124 Stat. 1029 (2010) ("HCERA"), ("ACA") that impose the Individual Mandate on Americans, requiring that they obtain qualifying

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healthcare insurance coverage, are unconstitutional and cannot be severed from the balance of the ACA. In addition, the provisions of the ACA that alter the nature of the Medicaid program and the States' burdens and costs for that program are unconstitutional and cannot be severed from the balance of the ACA. For these reasons, the ACA should be declared unconstitutional and Defendants should be enjoined from enforcing the ACA, as requested in the Amended Complaint. Respectfully submitted, BILL MCCOLLUM ATTORNEY GENERAL OF FLORIDA /s/ Blaine H. Winship Blaine H. Winship (Fla. Bar No. 0356913) Special Counsel Joseph W. Jacquot (Fla. Bar No. 189715) Deputy Attorney General Scott D. Makar (Fla. Bar No. 709697) Solicitor General Louis F. Hubener (Fla. Bar No. 0140084) Timothy D. Osterhaus (Fla. Bar No. 0133728) Deputy Solicitors General Office of the Attorney General of Florida The Capitol, Suite PL-01 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff States David B. Rivkin (D.C. Bar No. 394446) Lee A. Casey (D.C. Bar No. 447443) Baker & Hostetler LLP 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Ste. 1100 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiff States, National

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Federation of Independent Business, Mary Brown, and Kaj Ahlburg Katherine J. Spohn Special Counsel to the Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of Nebraska 2115 State Capitol Building Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff the State of Nebraska Karen R. Harned Executive Director National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center 1201 F Street, N.W., Suite 200 Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Of counsel for Plaintiff National Federation of Independent Business Bill Cobb Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation Office of the Attorney General of Texas P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff the State of Texas

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, on this 4th day of November, 2010, a copy of the foregoing Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment was served on counsel of record for all Defendants through the Court's Notice of Electronic Filing system. /s/ Blaine H. Winship Blaine H. Winship Special Counsel Office of the Attorney General of Florida

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