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Notice of Dismissal — Florida v. HHS

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A Notice of Dismissal filed 02/04/22 as Document 26 in State of Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al., No. 3:21-cv-2722-MCR-HTC, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Pensacola Division. The State of Florida states that, given the Supreme Court's decision in Biden v. Missouri (2022), it notices the dismissal of the action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i). It states that dismissal is warranted because defendants have not yet served either an answer or a motion for summary judgment. The signature line reads /s/ David M. Costello, Assistant Solicitor General, and a certificate of service is dated the 4th day of February, 2022. The filing is three pages.

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Filed February 4, 2022 in Florida v. HHS; one of 12 filings from this case.

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Court	UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Filed	2022-02-04

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“Notice of Dismissal — Florida v. HHS.” UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, No. 3:21-cv-02722-MCR-HTC, Doc. 26, filed 2022-02-04. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/florida-v-hhs/2022-02-04-notice-of-dismissal/, SHA-256 c08ee27b5fd87d90bb450feed8a4a65ff4d74e6cfebdc6e0416d2434acf6a90b.

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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. 
_________________________________/ 
 
NOTICE OF DISMISSAL 
 
Given the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Biden v. Missouri, 142 
S. Ct. 647 (2022), the State of Florida notices the dismissal of this action under 
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i). Dismissal is warranted because 
defendants have not yet “serve[d] either an answer or a motion for summary 
judgment.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i).  
Case 3:21-cv-02722-MCR-HTC   Document 26   Filed 02/04/22   Page 1 of 3

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Respectfully submitted, 
Ashley Moody 
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 
 
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 
 
 
 
 
 
Case 3:21-cv-02722-MCR-HTC   Document 26   Filed 02/04/22   Page 2 of 3

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
I hereby certify that on this 4th day of February, 2022, 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 
 
 
 
 
Case 3:21-cv-02722-MCR-HTC   Document 26   Filed 02/04/22   Page 3 of 3

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