Order, Supplemental Briefing — U.S. Navy SEALs 1–26 v. Austin (August 14, 2023)

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An order in U.S. Navy SEALs 1–26, et al. v. Lloyd J. Austin, III, et al., Civil Action No. 4:21-cv-01236-O, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, dated August 14, 2023. The order states that on July 6, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit handed down the decision on the preliminary injunction, with the mandate to issue on August 28, 2023. It orders supplemental briefing on three subjects, including new arguments relating to mootness, with initial briefs due September 12, 2023 and responses due September 19, 2023. The Court defers ruling on Defendant's Assertion of Mootness (ECF No. 221). The order closes over the name of United States District Judge Reed O’Connor.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH DIVISION

U.S. NAVY SEALs 1–26, et al.,
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     Plaintiffs,
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v.
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Civil Action No. 4:21-cv-01236-O

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LLOYD J. AUSTIN, III, et al.,
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     Defendants.
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ORDER

On July 6, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit handed down its
decision on the preliminary injunction in this case. The mandate for that opinion will soon issue on
August 28, 2023. Barring any changes to the Fifth Circuit’s decision, the Court hereby ORDERS
supplemental briefing on the following three subjects:
1.) The parties shall brief the continued viability of any arguments previously raised before this
Court and explicitly addressed by the Fifth Circuit.
2.) The parties shall brief the continued viability of any arguments previously raised before this
Court and not explicitly addressed by the Fifth Circuit.
3.) The parties shall raise any new arguments relating to the issue of mootness which have not
heretofore been presented to the Court.

The parties SHALL submit cross-briefing on these topics and any others they deem relevant.
To that end, the parties shall submit their initial briefs by September 12, 2023. The parties shall
submit their responses by September 19, 2023. Finally, due to the need to collect supplemental
briefing, the Court hereby DEFERS ruling on Defendant’s Assertion of Mootness (ECF No. 221) at
this time.
SO ORDERED on this 14th day of August, 2023.
Case 4:21-cv-01236-O   Document 248   Filed 08/14/23    Page 1 of 1   PageID 7821
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Reed O’Connor
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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