State of Washington, et al., v. Trump., et al

Filing 118

Second MOTION to Amend Complaint, filed by Plaintiff State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1 Complaint Second Amended, # 2 Exhibit Exhibits to Second Amended Complaint, # 3 Index of Declarations, # 4 Decl. of R. Althaibani, # 5 Decl. of S. Amin, # 6 Decl. of B. Callaghan, # 7 Decl. of S. Dadgari, # 8 Decl. of A. Elfgeeh, # 9 Decl. of N. Fallah, # 10 Decl. of H. Ghasemzadeh, # 11 Decl. of E. Hassett, # 12 Decl. of A. Mubarez, # 13 Decl. of S. Parsian, # 14 Decl. of Z. Rasouli, # 15 Decl. of A. Shayegan, # 16 Decl. of J. Sime, # 17 Decl. of R. Branon, # 18 Decl. of A. Chaudhry, # 19 Decl. of D. Eaton, # 20 Decl. of D. Heatwole, # 21 Decl. of S. Hemmati, # 22 Decl. of R. Lewin, # 23 Decl. of A. Mehrizi-Sani, # 24 Decl. of V. Rabinowitz, # 25 Decl. of J. Riedinger, # 26 Decl. of V. Shah, # 27 Decl. of J. Wasserheit, # 28 Decl. of J. Wasserheit, # 29 Decl. of J. Wood, # 30 Decl. of N. Zimpher, # 31 Decl. of S. Buell, # 32 Decl. of R. Fullerton, # 33 Decl. of P. Johnson, # 34 Decl. of A. Lavine, # 35 Decl. of D. Pashman, # 36 Decl. of M. Rosenn, # 37 Decl. of M. Saunders, # 38 Decl. of J. Simeone, # 39 Decl. of D. Soike, # 40 Decl. of S. Topiwala, # 41 Decl. of J. Truppman, # 42 Decl. of R. Zawaideh, # 43 Decl. of M. Akhtari, # 44 Decl. of M. de Leon, # 45 Decl. of R. Eskandari, # 46 Decl. of T. Johnson, # 47 Decl. of E. Scherzer, # 48 Decl. of W. Berkovitz, # 49 Decl. of D. Duea, # 50 Decl. of L. Warren, # 51 Proposed Order) Noting Date 3/31/2017, (Melody, Colleen)

DECLARATION OF
DAVID PASHMAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Plaintiff,
v.
DONALD TRUMP, in his official capacity as
President of the United States; U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY; JOHN F.
KELLY, in his official capacity as Secretary of the
Department of Homeland Security; TOM
SHANNON, in his official capacity as Acting
Secretary of State; and the UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA,
Defendants.

Declaration of David J. Pashman, Esq.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I hereby declare as follows:
1.

I am over the age of 18. I have personal knowledge of the matters stated herein, and

if called as a witness, I could and would testify competently thereto.
2.

I am the General Counsel of Meetup, Inc. ("Meetup"). In that role, I oversee the

legal team, managing all legal functions. I also lead all of Meetup’s public policy efforts.
3.

Meetup is on of the world’s largest network of local community groups, enabling

people across the country and the world to find an existing Meetup group or start a new one.
Meetup changes people’s lives—and the cities and towns where they live—by connecting people
around the things that matter to them. There are approximately 28 million Meetup members and
approximately 260,000 Meetup groups.
4.

Meetup was founded in 2002 and has been based in New York City since its

inception. The company currently employs about 160 people. These employees are comprised of a
diverse mix of ethnicities, religions and nationalities.

5.

Meetup is a mission-driven company with a strong focus on how its business impacts

society. It is committed to diversity, inclusivity, and connecting people around the world with each
other. Meetup’s business is premised on the belief that bringing people together locally in thousands
of cities across the world can improve their lives through community. Meetup seeks to make it easier
for anyone to organize a Meetup group and create something important, resulting in actions that
might change their own life or one of their members’ lives.
6.

The recent revised Executive Order signed by President Trump on March 6, 2017,

"Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" (the "Executive Order")
immediately and negatively impacts Meetup’s employees, as well as employees' friends, families,
and spouses. The Executive Order also negatively impacts candidates for employment with Meetup.
7.

Meetup currently employs over 20 individuals who are not citizens of the United

States. Meetup currently employs 12 individuals who are on a visa. Many of these employees have
expressed fear, anxiety, and uncertainty regarding the stability of their immigration status.
8.

Additionally, Meetup has serious concerns that the Executive Order will have a

negative impact on its employees who are nationals of other majority Muslim nations not contained
within the Executive Order, such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, or Turkey. Meetup currently employs at
least 1 person who is a national of such a nation. Meetup further anticipates that the Executive
Order will have a negative impact on its ability to recruit and retain highly skilled workers from both
nations affected by the order and currently unaffected Muslim-majority nations, as well as Muslim
individuals from other countries.
9.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on this 10th day of March 2017.

David J. Pashman, Esq.