Joint Motion to Stay All Proceedings Pending Appeal — Florida v. HHS

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                    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                    NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
                         PENSACOLA DIVISION

STATE OF FLORIDA,

      Plaintiff,

      v.                                      No. 3:21-cv-2722-MCR-HTC

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES, et al.,

     Defendants.
_________________________________/

  JOINT MOTION TO STAY ALL PROCEEDINGS PENDING APPEAL

      The parties jointly move to stay further proceedings in district court pending

Florida’s appeal of this Court’s decision denying its motion for preliminary

injunction.

      1. On November 17, 2021, Florida moved for a temporary restraining order

or preliminary injunction. ECF 2. On November 20, this Court denied Florida’s

motion, ECF 6, and on November 24, Florida appealed, ECF 10.

      2. The parties agree that the Eleventh Circuit’s decision on Florida’s appeal is

likely to guide further proceedings in this case, and that staying district court

proceedings pending that appeal will preserve the resources of the parties and this

Court. See Landis v. North Am. Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254–55 (1936) (A district court's

“power to stay proceedings is incidental to the power inherent in every court to
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control the disposition of the causes on its docket with economy of time and effort

for itself, for counsel, and for litigants.”); accord Claridy v. City of Lake City, No.

3:13-cv-558, 2014 WL 11430972, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 25, 2014).

                                        * * *

      For these reasons, the parties jointly request that the Court stay proceedings

in districts court pending Florida’s appeal, including the deadlines in the Initial

Scheduling Order, ECF 7.




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                    Respectfully submitted,

                    Ashley Moody
                    ATTORNEY GENERAL

                    John Guard (FBN 374600)
                    CHIEF DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

                    James H. Percival (FBN 1016188)
                    DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF LEGAL POLICY

                    Henry C. Whitaker (FBN 1031175)
                    SOLICITOR GENERAL

                    Daniel Bell (FBN 1008587)
                    CHIEF DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL

                    /s/ David M. Costello
                    David M. Costello (FBN 1004952)
                    ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL

                    Natalie Christmas (FBN 1019180)
                    ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF LEGAL POLICY

                    Jason H. Hilborn (FBN 1008829)
                    DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL

                    Office of the Attorney General
                    The Capitol, Pl-01
                    Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050
                    (850) 414-3300
                    (850) 410-2672 (fax)
                    david.costello@myfloridalegal.com

                    Counsel for the State of Florida




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                    Brian M. Boynton
                    ACTING ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL

                    Michelle R. Bennett
                    ASSISTANT BRANCH DIRECTOR
                    FEDERAL PROGRAMS BRANCH

                    /s/ Joel McElvain
                    Joel McElvain
                    Bar No. 448431(DC)
                    SENIOR TRIAL COUNSEL

                    Julie Straus Harris
                    Bar No. 1021298(DC)
                    SENIOR TRIAL COUNSEL

                    Jonathan D. Kossak
                    Bar No. 991478(DC)
                    TRIAL ATTORNEY

                    Michael L. Drezner
                    Bar No. 83836(VA)
                    TRIAL ATTORNEY

                    U.S. Department of Justice
                    Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
                    1100 L Street NW
                    Washington, DC 20530
                    Tel: (202) 616-8298
                    Fax: (202) 616-8470
                    Email: Joel.L.McElvain@usdoj.gov
                    Counsel for Defendants




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                       CERTIFICATE OF CONFERRAL

      Consistent with Local Rule 7.1(B), counsel conferred with Defendants in

good faith about the relief requested in this motion. Counsel is authorized to

represent that Defendants join in this motion.




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               CERTIFICATE OF WORD COUNT

Consistent with Local Rule 7.1(F), this motion contains 200 words.




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                          CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

      I hereby certify that on this 10th day of December, 2021, a true and correct

copy of the foregoing was filed with the Court’s CM/ECF system, which will

provide service to all parties.

                                            /s/ David M. Costello
                                            Assistant Solicitor General




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