State of Texas v. EEOC et al

Filing 29

MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Jacqueline Berrien, EEOC, Eric H Holder (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Sandberg, Justin)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
LUBBOCK DIVISION
STATE OF TEXAS,
Plaintiff,
v.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, et al.,
Defendants

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Civil No. 5:13-CV-00255-C
ECF

MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
Defendants Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Jacqueline A. Berrien,
Chair of the EEOC, and Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General, move the Court to dismiss this case
under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1). Defendants’ brief in support is filed concurrently
with this motion pursuant to local rules. See N.D. TEX. L. CIV. R. 7.1(d).

DATED this 4th Day of April, 2014

Respectfully submitted,
STUART F. DELERY
Assistant Attorney General
SARAH R. SALDAÑA
United States Attorney
JOSHUA E. GARDNER
Assistant Director, Federal Programs
Branch
s/ Justin M. Sandberg
BRIAN G. KENNEDY (D.C. Bar No.
228726)
Senior Trial Counsel

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JUSTIN M. SANDBERG (IL Bar No.
6278377)
Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
20 Mass. Ave. NW, Rm. 7302
Washington, D.C. 20001
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
[e-mail]
Counsel for Defendants

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that, on April 4, 2014, a true and correct copy of the foregoing and the
related proposed order was served by CM/ECF on:
Jonathan F. Mitchell
Andrew Stephen Oldham
Arthur D’Andrea
Office of the Texas Attorney General
209 West 14th Street
P.O. Box 12548
Austin, Texas 70711-2548
s/ Justin M. Sandberg
JUSTIN M. SANDBERG
Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice

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