Joint Notice on Conference and Hearing — State of West Virginia et al. v. Treasury (N.D. Ala., Doc. 62)

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A Joint Notice filed May 19, 2021 as Document 62 in State of West Virginia, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., Case No. 7:21-cv-00465-LSC, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Western Division. The notice states that the parties conferred by videoconference on May 5, 2021, as the Court ordered at an April 30, 2021 telephonic status conference, and were unable to agree to a settlement of any of Plaintiffs' claims. It states that the parties agree the Court can rule on Plaintiffs' preliminary injunction motion on the written submissions and are prepared to participate in a hearing if it would assist the Court. Plaintiffs request that the Court schedule a hearing or rule on the motion at its earliest convenience.

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Case 7:21-cv-00465-LSC Document 62 Filed 05/19/21 Page 1 of 7 FILED
2021 May-19 PM 04:04
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

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

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, et al., Case No. 7:21-cv-00465-LSC

Plaintiffs,

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY, et al.,

Defendants.

JOINT NOTICE

At a telephonic status conference on April 30, 2021, the Court ordered the

parties to confer on the issues raised by this lawsuit to determine whether any issues

in the case could be resolved through agreement by the parties. The Court ordered

that a conference take place no later than May 7, 2021. On May 5, 2021, that

conference took place via videoconference. Despite an extended conversation, the

parties were unable to agree to a settlement of any of Plaintiffs’ claims.

In accordance with the Court’s direction, the parties also discussed logistics

regarding a possible hearing on Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. The

parties agree that the Court can rule on Plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction motion

based on the parties’ written submissions. The parties, however, are prepared to

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participate in a hearing on the motion if it would assist the Court. Further,

Defendants would prefer that any hearing take place via videoconference, and

Plaintiffs do not object to that arrangement. But both Plaintiffs and Defendants are

prepared to appear before the Court in person if the Court so prefers. Finally,

Plaintiffs respectfully request that, due to the important and time-sensitive nature of

the issues presented by this case, the Court schedule a hearing or rule on Plaintiffs’

motion at the Court’s earliest convenience.

DATED: May 19, 2021 Respectfully submitted,

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/s/ Edmund G. LaCour, Jr. /s/ Bryan M. Taylor
STEVE MARSHALL Bryan M. Taylor
Alabama Attorney General Bachus Brom & Taylor LLC
Edmund G. LaCour, Jr. 300 Vestavia Parkway, Suite 3700
Alabama Solicitor General Birmingham, AL 35216
James W. Davis Tel: (334) 595-9650
A. Reid Harris btaylor@bachusbrom.com
Assistant Attorneys General
Office of the Alabama /s/ Nicholas Bronni
Attorney General LESLIE RUTLEDGE
501 Washington Ave. Arkansas Attorney General
P.O. Box 300152 Nicholas J. Bronni (pro hac vice)
Montgomery, AL 36130 Arkansas Solicitor General
Tel: (334) 353-2196 Vincent M. Wagner (pro hac vice)
edmund.lacour@alabamaAg.gov Deputy Solicitor General
jim.davis@AlabamaAG.gov Dylan L. Jacobs (pro hac vice)
reid.harris@AlabamaAG.gov Assistant Solicitor General
Counsel for State of Alabama Office of the Arkansas
Attorney General
/s/ Lindsay S. See 323 Center Street, Suite 200
PATRICK MORRISEY Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
West Virginia Attorney General Tel: (501) 682-6302
Lindsay S. See (pro hac vice) nicholas.bronni@arkansasag.gov
West Virginia Solicitor General Counsel for State of Arkansas
David C. Tryon (pro hac vice)
Special Assistant to the /s/ John M. Ptacin
Attorney General TREG R. TAYLOR
(Admitted in Ohio; practicing Attorney General of Alaska
under supervision of West Virginia John M. Ptacin (pro hac vice)
attorneys) Chief Assistant Attorney General
Jessica A. Lee (pro hac vice) Alaska Department of Law
Assistant Solicitor General 1031 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 200
Office of the West Virginia Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Attorney General Tel: (907) 269-5100
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East Facsimile: (907) 276-3697
Building 1, Room E-26 John.ptacin@alaska.gov
Charleston, WV 25305 Counsel for State of Alaska
Tel: (304) 558-2021
Lindsay.S.See@wvago.gov
Counsel for State of West Virginia
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/s/ Jason Hilborn /s/ David M.S. Dewhirst
ASHLEY MOODY AUSTIN KNUDSEN
Florida Attorney General Attorney General of Montana
Jason H. Hilborn (pro hac vice) David M.S. Dewhirst (pro hac vice)
Assistant Solicitor General Solicitor General
Office of the Florida Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General 215 North Sanders
Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 201401
State of Florida Helena, MT 59620-1401
PL-01 The Capitol Tel: (406) 444-4145
Tallahassee, FL 32399 David.Dewhirst@mt.gov
Tel: (850) 414-3300 Counsel for the State of Montana
Jason.Hilborn@myfloridalegal.com
Counsel for State of Florida /s/ Anthony J. Galdieri
/s/ Jeffrey S. Thompson Anthony J. Galdieri
THOMAS J. MILLER Senior Assistant Attorney General, Civil
Attorney General of Iowa Bureau
Jeffrey S. Thompson* New Hampshire Department of Justice
Solicitor General 33 Capitol Street
1305 East Walnut Street Concord, NH 03301
Des Moines, IA 50319 Tel: (603) 271-1214
Tel: 515-281-5164 Anthony.J.Galdieri@doj.nh.gov
jeffrey.thompson@ag.iowa.gov Counsel for the State of
Counsel for State of Iowa New Hampshire

/s/ Dwight R. Carswell /s/ Mithun Mansinghani
DEREK SCHMIDT MIKE HUNTER
Kansas Attorney General Oklahoma Attorney General
Dwight R. Carswell (pro hac vice) Mithun Mansinghani (pro hac vice)
Assistant Solicitor General Solicitor General
Office of the Kansas Oklahoma Office Of The
Attorney General Attorney General
120 SW 10th Ave., 3rd Floor 313 NE Twenty-First St.
Topeka, Kansas 66612 Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Tel: (785) 368-8410 Tel: (405) 521-3921
dwight.carswell@ag.ks.gov mithun.mansinghani@oag.ok.gov
Counsel for State of Kansas Counsel for the State of Oklahoma
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/s/ J. Emory Smith, Jr. /s/ Melissa A. Holyoak
ALAN WILSON SEAN REYES
South Carolina Attorney General Utah Attorney General
J. Emory Smith, Jr. (pro hac vice) Melissa A. Holyoak (pro hac vice)
Deputy Solicitor General Utah Solicitor General
Office of the South Carolina Office of the Utah Attorney General
Attorney General 160 E. 300 S., 5th Floor
Post Office Box 11549 Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Columbia, SC 29211 Tel: (801) 366-0260
Tel: (803) 734-3680 Counsel for State of Utah
esmith@scag.gov
Counsel for State of South Carolina

/s/ Jeffery J. Tronvold
JASON RAVNSBORG
South Dakota Attorney General
Jeffery J. Tronvold (pro hac vice)
Deputy Attorney General
1302 East Highway 14, Suite 1
Pierre, South Dakota 57501-8501
Tel: (605) 773-3215
Jeffery.tronvold@state.sd.us
Counsel for State of South Dakota

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BRIAN M. BOYNTON
Acting Assistant Attorney General

BRIAN D. NETTER
Deputy Assistant Attorney General

ALEXANDER K. HAAS
Director, Federal Programs Branch

BRIGHAM J. BOWEN
Assistant Director, Federal Programs Branch

/s/ Stephen Ehrlich
MICHAEL P. CLENDENEN
STEPHEN EHRLICH
CHARLES E.T. ROBERTS
Trial Attorneys
Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch
U.S. Department of Justice
1100 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 305-9803
Email: stephen.ehrlich@usdoj.gov

Counsel for Defendants

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on May 19, 2021, I filed with the Court and served on all

counsel through the CM/ECF system the foregoing document.

/s Edmund G. LaCour Jr.
Counsel for the State of Alabama

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