Huawei Technologies USA, Inc. et al v. United States of America, et al

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against Alexander Acosta, Alex Azar, II, David L. Bernhardt, Betsy DeVos, Emily Webster Murphy, Sonny Perdue, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Robert Wilkie ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-7168748.), filed by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Huawei Technologies USA, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Siebman, Clyde)

CIVIL COVER SHEET

JS 44 (Rev. 06/17)

The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as
provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the
purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM.)

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

DEFENDANTS

Huawei Technologies USA, Inc.
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

(see attachment)

(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff

Collin Co., Texas

County of Residence of First Listed Defendant

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)
NOTE:

(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, and Telephone Number)

Washington, D.C.

(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.

Attorneys (If Known)

(see attachment)

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
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U.S. Government
Plaintiff

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U.S. Government
Defendant

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(For Diversity Cases Only)
PTF
Citizen of This State
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Federal Question
(U.S. Government Not a Party)

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III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an “X” in One Box for Plaintiff

Diversity
(Indicate Citizenship of Parties in Item III)

DEF
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and One Box for Defendant)
PTF
DEF
Incorporated or Principal Place
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of Business In This State

Citizen of Another State

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Incorporated and Principal Place
of Business In Another State

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Citizen or Subject of a
Foreign Country

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Foreign Nation

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IV. NATURE OF SUIT (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
CONTRACT
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110 Insurance
120 Marine
130 Miller Act
140 Negotiable Instrument
150 Recovery of Overpayment
& Enforcement of Judgment
151 Medicare Act
152 Recovery of Defaulted
Student Loans
(Excludes Veterans)
153 Recovery of Overpayment
of Veteran’s Benefits
160 Stockholders’ Suits
190 Other Contract
195 Contract Product Liability
196 Franchise

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TORTS

REAL PROPERTY
210 Land Condemnation
220 Foreclosure
230 Rent Lease & Ejectment
240 Torts to Land
245 Tort Product Liability
290 All Other Real Property

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PERSONAL INJURY
310 Airplane
315 Airplane Product
Liability
320 Assault, Libel &
Slander
330 Federal Employers’
Liability
340 Marine
345 Marine Product
Liability
350 Motor Vehicle
355 Motor Vehicle
Product Liability
360 Other Personal
Injury
362 Personal Injury Medical Malpractice
CIVIL RIGHTS
440 Other Civil Rights
441 Voting
442 Employment
443 Housing/
Accommodations
445 Amer. w/Disabilities Employment
446 Amer. w/Disabilities Other
448 Education

FORFEITURE/PENALTY

PERSONAL INJURY
’ 365 Personal Injury Product Liability
’ 367 Health Care/
Pharmaceutical
Personal Injury
Product Liability
’ 368 Asbestos Personal
Injury Product
Liability
PERSONAL PROPERTY
’ 370 Other Fraud
’ 371 Truth in Lending
’ 380 Other Personal
Property Damage
’ 385 Property Damage
Product Liability
PRISONER PETITIONS
Habeas Corpus:
’ 463 Alien Detainee
’ 510 Motions to Vacate
Sentence
’ 530 General
’ 535 Death Penalty
Other:
’ 540 Mandamus & Other
’ 550 Civil Rights
’ 555 Prison Condition
’ 560 Civil Detainee Conditions of
Confinement

’ 625 Drug Related Seizure
of Property 21 USC 881
’ 690 Other

LABOR
’ 710 Fair Labor Standards
Act
’ 720 Labor/Management
Relations
’ 740 Railway Labor Act
’ 751 Family and Medical
Leave Act
’ 790 Other Labor Litigation
’ 791 Employee Retirement
Income Security Act

BANKRUPTCY
’ 422 Appeal 28 USC 158
’ 423 Withdrawal
28 USC 157
PROPERTY RIGHTS
’ 820 Copyrights
’ 830 Patent
’ 835 Patent - Abbreviated
New Drug Application
’ 840 Trademark
SOCIAL SECURITY
’ 861 HIA (1395ff)
’ 862 Black Lung (923)
’ 863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
’ 864 SSID Title XVI
’ 865 RSI (405(g))

FEDERAL TAX SUITS
’ 870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff
or Defendant)
’ 871 IRS—Third Party
26 USC 7609

IMMIGRATION
’ 462 Naturalization Application
’ 465 Other Immigration
Actions

OTHER STATUTES
’ 375 False Claims Act
’ 376 Qui Tam (31 USC
3729(a))
’ 400 State Reapportionment
’ 410 Antitrust
’ 430 Banks and Banking
’ 450 Commerce
’ 460 Deportation
’ 470 Racketeer Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations
’ 480 Consumer Credit
’ 490 Cable/Sat TV
’ 850 Securities/Commodities/
Exchange
’ 890 Other Statutory Actions
’ 891 Agricultural Acts
’ 893 Environmental Matters
’ 895 Freedom of Information
Act
’ 896 Arbitration
’ 899 Administrative Procedure
Act/Review or Appeal of
Agency Decision
’ 950 Constitutionality of
State Statutes

V. ORIGIN (Place an “X” in One Box Only)
’ 1 Original
Proceeding

’ 2 Removed from
State Court

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’ 6 Multidistrict
Litigation Transfer
(specify)
Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity):
Remanded from
Appellate Court

’ 4 Reinstated or
Reopened

’ 5 Transferred from
Another District

’ 8 Multidistrict
Litigation Direct File

28 U.S.C. 2201, et seq., 5 U.S.C. 702, U.S. Const. art. I s.9 cl.3; art. I s.1; art. II s.1 cl.1; art. III s.1; & amend. V

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION Brief description of cause:

Declaratory judgment/injunction that P.L. 115-232 s.889 violates above-referenced constitutional provisions.

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VII. REQUESTED IN
UNDER RULE 23, F.R.Cv.P.
COMPLAINT:
VIII. RELATED CASE(S)
(See instructions):
IF ANY
JUDGE
DATE

CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:
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JURY DEMAND:

DEMAND $

DOCKET NUMBER

SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD

/s/ Glen D. Nager

03/06/2019
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
RECEIPT #

AMOUNT

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
SHERMAN DIVISION
Huawei Technologies USA, Inc., et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
United States of America, et al.,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 4:19-cv-159

ATTACHMENT TO PLAINTIFFS’ CIVIL COVER SHEET
Question I(a) DEFENDANTS
1. United States of America
2. United States General Services Administration, Emily Webster Murphy, Administrator,
in her official capacity
3. United States Department of Labor, Alexander Acosta, Secretary of Labor, in his official
capacity
4. United States Department of Health and Human Services, Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of
Health and Human Services, in his official capacity
5. United States Department of Education, Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, in her
official capacity
6. United States Department of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture, in his
official capacity
7. United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, in his official capacity
8. United States Department of the Interior, David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary of the
Interior, in his official capacity
Question I(c) ATTORNEYS
Clyde M. Siebman
TX Bar No. 18341600
Michael C. Smith
TX Bar No. 18650410
Elizabeth S. Forrest
TX Bar No. 24086207
SIEBMAN, FORREST, BURG & SMITH, LLP
Federal Courthouse Square
300 North Travis Street

Sherman, TX 75090
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Glen D. Nager (D.C. Bar No. 385405)*
Ryan J. Watson (D.C. Bar No. 986906)*
JONES DAY
51 Louisiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Andrew D. Lipman (D.C. Bar No. 280123)*
Russell Blau (D.C. Bar No. 366697)*
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
*Pro hac vice motions forthcoming

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