Texas et al v. United States of America et al

Filing 91

RESPONSE filed by District of Columbia, State of California, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Kentucky, State of Massachusetts, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New York, State of North Carolina, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Virginia, State of Washington re: 39 MOTION for Injunction (Attachments: # 1 Appendix of Supporting Evidence - Part 1, # 2 Appendix of Supporting Evidence - Part 2, # 3 Proposed Order) (Palma, Neli)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH DIVISION

TEXAS, WISCONSIN, ALABAMA,
ARKANSAS, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA,
INDIANA, KANSAS, LOUISIANA, PAUL
LePAGE, Governor of Maine, Governor Phil
Bryant of the State of MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI,
NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH
CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE,
UTAH, WEST VIRGINIA, NEILL HURLEY and
JOHN NANTZ,
Plaintiffs,

Civil Action No. 4:18-cv-00167-O

v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES, ALEX AZAR, in his
Official Capacity as SECRETARY OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES, UNITED STATES
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, and DAVID
J. KAUTTER, in his Official Capacity as Acting
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
Defendants.

CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, DELAWARE, HAWAII,
ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS,
MINNESOTA by and through its Department of
Commerce, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK,
NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, RHODE
ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA and
WASHINGTON,
Intervenors-Defendants.

[PROPOSED] ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATION FOR A
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

Before the Court is the Proposed TEXAS, WISCONSIN, ALABAMA,
ARKANSAS, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, INDIANA, KANSAS, LOUISIANA,
PAUL LePAGE, Governor of Maine, Governor Phil Bryant of the State of MISSISSIPPI,
MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH
DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, WEST VIRGINIA, NEILL HURLEY and JOHN
NANTZ,.
Having reviewed the Motion, the response, and the reply, if any, as well as
applicable law, the Court finds that the Motion should be, and is hereby, DENIED.
SO ORDERED on this ____day of _______, 2018.

__________________________________
THE HONORABLE REED O’CONNOR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Certificate of Service

On

June 7, 2018

I electronically submitted the foregoing

document with the clerk of court for the U.S. District Court, Northern District
of Texas, using the electronic case filing system of the court. I hereby certify
that I have served all counsel and/or pro se parties of record electronically or
by another manner authorized by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5 (b)(2).
s/ M. Schoenhardt