State of Texas et al v. United States of America et al

Filing 115

SUPPLEMENT to 14 Amended Complaint/Counterclaim/Crossclaim etc.,, by Phil Bryant, Paul R. LePage, Patrick L. McCrory, C.L. "Butch" Otter, Bill Schuette, State of Louisiana, State of Alabama, State of Arizona, State of Arkansas, State of Florida, State of Georgia, State of Idaho, State of Indiana, State of Kansas, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of North Dakota, State of Ohio, State of Oklahoma, State of South Carolina, State of South Dakota, State of Texas, State of Utah, State of West Virginia, State of Wisconsin, filed.(Oldham, Andrew)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BROWNSVILLE DIVISION

STATE OF TEXAS;
STATE OF ALABAMA;
STATE OF ARIZONA;
STATE OF ARKANSAS;
STATE OF FLORIDA;
STATE OF GEORGIA;
STATE OF IDAHO;
STATE OF INDIANA;
STATE OF KANSAS;
STATE OF LOUISIANA;
STATE OF MONTANA;
STATE OF NEBRASKA;
STATE OF NEVADA;
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA;
STATE OF OHIO;
STATE OF OKLAHOMA;
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA;
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA;
STATE OF TENNESSEE;
STATE OF UTAH;

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Case No. 1:14-cv-254

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA;

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STATE OF WISCONSIN;
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ATTORNEY GENERAL BILL SCHUETTE, People of
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Michigan;
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GOVERNOR PHIL BRYANT, State of Mississippi;
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GOVERNOR PAUL R. LEPAGE, State of Maine;
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GOVERNOR PATRICK L. MCCRORY, State of North
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Carolina; and
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GOVERNOR C.L. “BUTCH” OTTER, State of Idaho,
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Plaintiffs, )
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vs.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;
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JEH JOHNSON, Secretary of the Department of
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Homeland Security;
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R. GIL KERLIKOWSKE, Commissioner of U.S. Customs
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and Border Protection;
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RONALD D. VITIELLO, Deputy Chief of U.S. Border
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Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
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THOMAS S. WINKOWSKI, Acting Director of U.S.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and
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LEÓN RODRÍGUEZ, Director of U.S. Citizenship and
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Immigration Services,
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Defendants. )
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE AMENDED COMPLAINT
FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
1.

Pursuant to this Court’s order dated January 15, 2015 [ECF No. 96],

the State of Nevada and the State of Tennessee hereby join the State of Texas, the
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State of Alabama, the State of Arizona, the State of Arkansas, the State of Florida,
the State of Georgia, the State of Idaho, the State of Indiana, the State of Kansas,
the State of Louisiana, the State of Montana, the State of Nebraska, the State of
North Dakota, the State of Ohio, the State of Oklahoma, the State of South
Carolina, the State of South Dakota, the State of Utah, the State of West Virginia,
the State of Wisconsin, and Attorney General Bill Schuette of Michigan, Governor
Phil Bryant of Mississippi, Governor Paul R. LePage of Maine, Governor Patrick L.
McCrory of North Carolina, and Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter of Idaho (collectively,
“Plaintiffs” or “Plaintiff States”) in seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against
the United States and the above-named federal officials (collectively, “the
Defendants”) for their violations of the Take Care Clause, U.S. CONST. art. II, § 3, cl.
5, and the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.

Nevada and

Tennessee also join Plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction.
2.

Nevada and Tennessee have standing to seek declaratory and

injunctive relief for all of the reasons that the other Plaintiff States do — including
because both States are obligated to provide driver’s licenses to beneficiaries of the
2014 DHS Directive, see NEV. REV. STAT. § 483.290, NEV. ADMIN. CODE
§§ 483.050(1)(g), 483.0787(1)(a)(7), TENN. CODE ANN. § 55-50-321(h), both States
will incur costs to remediate the consequences of Defendants’ actions, see
Massachusetts v. EPA, 549 U.S. 497 (2007), both States will suffer parens patriae
injuries from economic discrimination against its citizens, see Alfred L. Snapp &
Son, Inc. v. Puerto Rico ex rel. Barez, 458 U.S. 592 (1982), and both States will have

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their police powers preempted by federal actions that do not comport with
bicameralism and presentment, see Wyeth v. Levine, 555 U.S. 555 (2009). See also
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction at 25-28 (Dec. 4, 2014) [ECF No. 5];
Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction at 42-64 (Jan. 7,
2015) [ECF No. 64].
Respectfully submitted.

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LUTHER STRANGE
Attorney General of Alabama

KEN PAXTON
Attorney General of Texas

MARK BRNOVICH
Attorney General of Arizona

CHARLES E. ROY
First Assistant Attorney General

DUSTIN MCDANIEL
Attorney General of Arkansas

SCOTT A. KELLER
Solicitor General

PAMELA JO BONDI
Attorney General of Florida
SAMUEL S. OLENS
Attorney General of Georgia

/s/ Andrew S. Oldham
ANDREW S. OLDHAM
Deputy Solicitor General
Attorney-in-Charge
State Bar No. 24081616

LAWRENCE G. WASDEN
Attorney General of Idaho

J. CAMPBELL BARKER
Deputy Solicitor General

JOSEPH C. CHAPELLE
PETER J. RUSTHOVEN
Counsel for the State of Indiana

ARTHUR C. D’ANDREA
Assistant Solicitor General
ANGELA V. COLMENERO
ADAM N. BITTER
Assistant Attorneys General

DEREK SCHMIDT
Attorney General of Kansas
JAMES D. “BUDDY” CALDWELL
Attorney General of Louisiana

Office of the Attorney General of Texas
P.O. Box 78711
Austin, Texas 78711-2548
512-936-1700

TIMOTHY C. FOX
Attorney General of Montana
JON C. BRUNING
Attorney General of Nebraska
ADAM PAUL LAXALT
Attorney General of Nevada
WAYNE STENEHJEM
Attorney General of North Dakota

(additional counsel on following page)

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MICHAEL DEWINE
Attorney General of Ohio
ERIC E. MURPHY
Co-counsel for the State of Ohio
E. SCOTT PRUITT
Attorney General of Oklahoma
ALAN WILSON
Attorney General of South Carolina
MARTY J. JACKLEY
Attorney General of South Dakota
HERBERT SLATERY III
Attorney General and Reporter of
Tennessee
SEAN D. REYES
Attorney General of Utah
PATRICK MORRISEY
Attorney General of West Virginia
BRAD D. SCHIMEL
Attorney General of Wisconsin
BILL SCHUETTE
Attorney General for the People of
Michigan
DREW SNYDER
Counsel for the Governor of Mississippi
PAUL R. LEPAGE
Governor of Maine

ROBERT C. STEPHENS
Counsel for the Governor of North
Carolina
TOM C. PERRY
CALLY YOUNGER
Counsel for the Governor of Idaho
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that I served a copy of this pleading on the following counsel for the
Defendants via this Court’s CM/ECF system:
Adam Kirschner
Kyle R. Freeny
Trial Attorneys
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
20 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Room 7126
Washington, D.C. 20001
Daniel David Hu
U.S. Attorney’s Office
1000 Louisiana, Suite 2300
Houston, Texas 77002

/s/ Andrew S. Oldham
ANDREW S. OLDHAM