Joint Motion to Withdraw Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Dismiss Parties — Case 2:21-cv-00702-CLM (Document 50)

Date: 2022-03-23

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A joint motion filed March 23, 2022 as Document 50 in America's Frontline Doctors, et al. v. United States of America, et al., Civil Action No. 2:21-CV-702-CLM, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division. In it, Plaintiffs withdraw their Motion for Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 37). Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41, the parties jointly ask the Court to dismiss Plaintiffs America's Frontline Doctors, Inc., Lyle Bloom, Ellen Millen and Jody Sobczak, and Defendants President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Does I–X. The 4-page filing is signed by Lowell H. Becraft, Jr. for Plaintiffs and Isaac C. Belfer for Defendants.

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Case 2:21-cv-00702-CLM Document 50 Filed 03/23/22 Page 1 of 4 FILED
2022 Mar-23 PM 03:53
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION

AMERICA’S FRONTLINE
DOCTORS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,
CIVIL ACTION NO.
v. 2:21-CV-702-CLM
UNOPPOSED
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et
al.,

Defendants.

JOINT MOTION TO WITHDRAW PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND DISMISS PARTIES
In the interest of streamlining this case, Plaintiffs withdraw their Motion for
Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 37).

Furthermore, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41, Plaintiffs and

Defendants jointly move the Court to dismiss the following parties from this case:
Plaintiffs America’s Frontline Doctors, Inc.; Lyle Bloom; Ellen Millen; and Jody

Sobczak; and Defendants President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; Dr. Anthony Fauci; Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention; National Institutes of Health; National Institute

of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Does I–X.
Case 2:21-cv-00702-CLM Document 50 Filed 03/23/22 Page 2 of 4

Dated: March 23, 2022 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Lowell H. Becraft, Jr. (with BRIAN M. BOYNTON
permission) Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney
LOWELL H. BECRAFT, JR. General
ASB 5005-F66L
403C Andrew Jackson Way ARUN G. RAO
Huntsville, AL 35801 Deputy Assistant Attorney General
(256) 533-2535
becraft@hiwaay.net GUSTAV W. EYLER
Director
THOMAS RENZ
(Ohio Bar ID: 98645) HILARY K. PERKINS
1907 W. State St. #162 Assistant Director
Fremont, OH 43420
(419) 351-4248 /s/_Isaac C. Belfer _ ____
renzlawllc@gmail.com ISAAC C. BELFER
(Pro Hac Vice) Trial Attorney
JAMES W. HARLOW
F. R. JENKINS Senior Trial Attorney
(Maine Bar No. 004667) Consumer Protection Branch
Meridian 361 International Law Civil Division
Group, PLLC U.S. Department of Justice
97A Exchange Street, Ste 202 P.O. Box 386
Portland, ME 04101 Washington, DC 20044-0386
(866) 338-7087 Tel: (202) 305-7134 (Belfer)
jenkins@meridian361.com Tel: (202) 514-6786 (Harlow)
(Pro Hac Vice) Fax: (202) 514-8742
Email: Isaac.C.Belfer@usdoj.gov
MICHAEL A. HAMILTON Email: James.W.Harlow@usdoj.gov
(KY Bar No. 89471)
Hamilton & Associates PRIM F. ESCALONA
1067 N. Main St, PMB 224 United States Attorney
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 655-5455 DON B. LONG, III
michael@cornerstoneattorney.com Assistant United States Attorney
(Pro Hac Vice) United States Attorney’s Office
Northern District of Alabama
ROBERT J. GARGASZ 1801 Fourth Avenue North
(Ohio Bar ID: 0007136) Birmingham, Alabama 35203
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Case 2:21-cv-00702-CLM Document 50 Filed 03/23/22 Page 3 of 4

1670 Cooper Foster Park Rd. Tel: (205) 244-2106
Lorain, Ohio 44053 Fax: (204) 244-2171
(440) 960-1670 Email: Don.Long2@usdoj.Gov
rjgargasz@gmail.com
(Pro Hac Vice) OF COUNSEL:

N. ANA GARNER DANIEL BARRY
Garner Law Firm Acting General Counsel
1000 Cordova Place #644 U.S. Department of Health and Human
Santa Fe, NM 87505 Services
(505) 930-5170
garnerlaw@yahoo.com WENDY VICENTE
(Pro Hac Vice) Acting Deputy Chief Counsel,
Litigation
JOSEPH S. GILBERT
(Nevada Bar No. 9033) JAMES ALLRED
Joey Gilbert & Associates Associate Chief Counsel
D/B/A Joey Gilbert Law Office of the Chief Counsel
405 Marsh Avenue U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Reno, Nevada 89509 10903 New Hampshire Avenue
(775) 284-7700 White Oak 31, Rm 4564
joey@joeygilbertlaw.com Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
(Pro Hac Vice)
Counsel for Defendants the United
Counsel for Plaintiffs States of America; Joseph R. Biden, Jr.,
President of the United States; Xavier
Becerra, Secretary of Health and
Human Services; Dr. Anthony Fauci,
Director of the National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Dr.
Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner
of Food and Drugs; the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services; the Food and Drug
Administration; the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention; the National
Institutes of Health; and the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on March 23, 2022, I electronically filed the foregoing

with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification
of such filing to counsel of record.

/s/_Isaac C. Belfer___ __
ISAAC C. BELFER
Trial Attorney

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