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The Plaintiff States' motion for a preliminary injunction, filed November 4, 2021 as Doc. 8 in State of Missouri, et al. v. Joseph R. Biden, et al., No. 4:21-cv-01300-DDN, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Ten states, including Missouri, Nebraska, Alaska and Wyoming, ask the court to enjoin the defendants from requiring federal contractors or subcontractors to comply, under Executive Order 14042 or any similar order, with the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force guidance on Covid-19 workplace safety for federal contractors. The motion states that the mandate requires contractor employees to be vaccinated by December 8, 2021 and asks for a ruling by November 24, 2021. It incorporates a separately filed memorandum in support and is signed by counsel from each plaintiff state's attorney general's office.

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Case: 4:21-cv-01300-DDN Doc. #: 8 Filed: 11/04/21 Page: 1 of 6 PageID #: 118




                 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
                           EASTERN DIVISION

STATE OF MISSOURI,
STATE OF NEBRASKA,
STATE OF ALASKA,
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
STATE OF IOWA,
STATE OF MONTANA,                        No. 4:21-cv-01300-DDN
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
STATE OF WYOMING,

             Plaintiffs,

   v.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, et al.,

             Defendants.


         PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION




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                     MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

       The States of Missouri, Nebraska, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire,

North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming (the Plaintiff States) respectfully request that the Court

issue a preliminary injunction enjoining Defendants from requiring any federal contractor or

subcontractor to comply, pursuant to Executive Order 14042 or any similar order, with the Safer

Federal Workforce Task Force’s Covid-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors

and Subcontractors or any similar requirement issued by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force,

the Office of Management and Budget, and/or the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council.

       The Plaintiff States incorporate by reference the arguments in its Memorandum in Support

of this Motion, filed contemporaneously herewith.

       Because the Defendants’ vaccine mandate requires all employees of federal contractors to

be vaccinated by December 8, 2021, that would require employees to receive their vaccine shot by

November 24, 2021. Plaintiff States therefore request a ruling by November 24, 2021.



Dated: November 4, 2021                             Respectfully submitted,

DOUGLAS J. PETERSON                                 ERIC S. SCHMITT
Attorney General of Nebraska                        Attorney General of Missouri

/s/ James A. Campbell                               /s/ Justin D. Smith
James A. Campbell*                                  Justin D. Smith, #63253MO
  Solicitor General of Nebraska                       Deputy Attorney General of Missouri
Office of the Nebraska Attorney General             Michael E. Talent, #322220CA
2115 State Capitol                                    Deputy Solicitor General
Lincoln, NE 68509                                   Missouri Attorney General’s Office
(402) 471-2686                                      Post Office Box 899
Jim.Campbell@nebraska.gov                           Jefferson City, MO 65102
Counsel for Plaintiffs                              (573) 751-0304
                                                    Justin.Smith@ago.mo.gov
                                                    Counsel for Plaintiffs

*Admission application forthcoming

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TREG R. TAYLOR
Attorney General of Alaska
/s/ Cori Mills
Cori M. Mills
    Deputy Attorney General of Alaska
Alaska Department of Law
1031 W. 4th Avenue, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99501-1994
(907) 269-5100
Cori.Mills@alaska.gov
Counsel for State of Alaska

LESLIE RUTLEDGE
Arkansas Attorney General
/s/ Vincent M. Wagner
Vincent M. Wagner
Deputy Solicitor General
Office of the Arkansas Attorney General
323 Center Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
(501) 682-8090
vincent.wagner@arkansasag.gov

JEFFREY S. THOMPSON
Solicitor General
SAMUEL P. LANGHOLZ
Assistant Solicitor General
Office of the Iowa Attorney General
1305 E. Walnut Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
(515) 281-5164
(515) 281-4209 (fax)
jeffrey.thompson@ag.iowa.gov
sam.langholz@ag.iowa.gov
Counsel for State of Iowa




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AUSTIN KNUDSEN
Attorney General of Montana
KRISTIN HANSEN
Lieutenant General
DAVID M.S. DEWHIRST
Solicitor General
CHRISTIAN B. CORRIGAN
Assistant Solicitor General
Office of the Attorney General
215 North Sanders
P.O. Box 201401
Helena, MT 59620-1401
406-444-2026
David.Dewhirst@mt.gov
Christian.Corrigan@mt.gov
Counsel for State of Montana

JOHN M. FORMELLA
New Hampshire Attorney General
/s/ Anthony J. Galdieri
Anthony J. Galdieri
Solicitor General
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
33 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: (603) 271-3658
Anthony.J.Galdieri@doj.nh.gov
Counsel for State of New Hampshire

WAYNE STENEHJEM
Attorney General of North Dakota
/s/ Matthew A. Sagsveen
Matthew A. Sagsveen
Solicitor General
State Bar ID No. 05613
Office of Attorney General
500 North 9th Street
Bismarck, ND 58501-4509
Telephone (701) 328-3640
Facsimile (701) 328-4300
masagsve@nd.gov
Counsel for State of North Dakota




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JASON R. RAVNSBORG
South Dakota Attorney General
/s/ David M. McVey
David M. McVey
Assistant Attorney General
1302 E. Highway 14, Suite 1
Pierre, SD 57501-8501
Phone: 605-773-3215
E-Mail: david.mcvey@state.sd.us
Counsel for State of South Dakota

BRIDGET HILL
  Wyoming Attorney General
/s/ Ryan Schelhaas
Ryan Schelhaas
  Chief Deputy Attorney General
Wyoming Attorney General’s Office
109 State Capitol
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Telephone: (307) 777-5786
ryan.schelhaas@wyo.gov
Attorneys for the State of Wyoming




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                                 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

       I hereby certify that, on November 4, 2021, a true and correct copy of the foregoing and

any attachments were filed electronically through the Court’s CM/ECF system, to be served on

counsel for all parties by operation of the Court’s electronic filing system and to be served on those

parties that have not appeared who will be served in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure by mail or other means agreed to by the party.

                                                              /s/ Justin D. Smith




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