Official Capacity Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss

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Official Capacity Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, dated January 14, 2022 and filed as Document 73 in Navy SEALs 1-26, et al. v. Lloyd Austin, III, et al., Case No. 4:21-cv-01236-O, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, with a /s/ signature for Courtney D. Enlow, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice. Under Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a), Defendants move to dismiss the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and improper venue. In the alternative, they move to transfer it to the District of Columbia, the Eastern District of Virginia or the Southern District of California. The motion refers the Court to the accompanying brief and appendix.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
NAVY SEALS 1-26, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
LLOYD AUSTIN, III, in his individual capacity and
in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense, et al.,
Defendants.

Case No. 4:21-cv-01236-O

OFFICIAL CAPACITY DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

Pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28
U.S.C. § 1406(a), Defendants move to dismiss this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction
and improper venue or, in the alternative, to transfer it to the District of Columbia, Eastern District
of Virginia, or the Southern District of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).  In support of
this motion, the Court is respectfully referred to Defendants’ accompanying brief and appendix.

Dated: January 14, 2022
Respectfully submitted,
BRIAN M. BOYNTON
Acting Assistant Attorney General
ALEXANDER K. HAAS
Director, Federal Programs Branch
ANTHONY J. COPPOLINO
Deputy Director
/s/Courtney D. Enlow

ANDREW E. CARMICHAEL
AMY E. POWELL
Senior Trial Counsel
STUART J. ROBINSON
Senior Counsel
ZACHARY A. AVALLONE
COURTNEY D. ENLOW (NC Bar No. 46578)
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Case 4:21-cv-01236-O   Document 73   Filed 01/14/22    Page 1 of 3   PageID 2581

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LIAM C. HOLLAND
CASSANDRA SNYDER
Trial Attorneys
United States Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
1100 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 616-8467
Fax: (202) 616-8470
Email: courtney.d.enlow@usdoj.gov
Counsel for Official Capacity Defendants

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Case 4:21-cv-01236-O   Document 73   Filed 01/14/22    Page 2 of 3   PageID 2582

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on January 14, 2022, I electronically filed the foregoing paper with the
Clerk of Court using this Court’s CM/ECF system, which will notify all counsel of record of such
filing.

/s/Courtney D. Enlow

COURTNEY D. ENLOW
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
1100 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 616-8467
Fax: (202) 616-8470
Email: courtney.d.enlow@usdoj.gov

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Case 4:21-cv-01236-O   Document 73   Filed 01/14/22    Page 3 of 3   PageID 2583

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