Commonwealth of Massachusetts et al v. Kennedy, Jr. et al

Federal Civil Lawsuit Massachusetts District Court, Case No. 1:25-cv-10814-WGY
District Judge William Young, presiding
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Amicus: COGR, The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), The American Council on Education (ACE), The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), The Association of American Universities (AAU), The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)
Plaintiff: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, State Of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State Of Washington, State of Wisconsin
Defendant: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jayanta Bhattacharya, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Center For Advancing Translational Sciences, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Eye Institute, National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute Of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, National Library Of Medicine, NIH Center for Scientific Review, Kennedy, Robert F., Jr., United States Department of Health and Human Services
Attributes
Office Boston
Filed 4/4/2025
Jury Demand None
Demand
Nature of Suit 899 - Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause Section 05 U.S.C. § 702 Administrative Procedure Act
Jurisdiction Federal Question
Disposition
County Suffolk
Terminated
Origin 1
Reopened
Lead Case
Related Case
125-cv-10787-WGY
Other Court Case None
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 193 Filed: 1/6/2026, Entered: None Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 192 Filed: 12/29/2025, Entered: None Miscellaneous Relief
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 191 Filed: 10/23/2025, Entered: None Notice of Appearance
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 190 Filed: 10/16/2025, Entered: None Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 180 Filed: 8/25/2025, Entered: None Stipulation
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 179 Filed: 8/25/2025, Entered: None Notice of Appearance
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 178 Filed: 8/22/2025, Entered: None Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 177 Filed: 8/21/2025, Entered: None Notice of Appearance
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 176 Filed: 8/15/2025, Entered: None Memorandum of Law
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 175 Filed: 7/30/2025, Entered: None Opposition to Motion
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 171 Filed: 7/23/2025, Entered: None Discovery
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 169 Filed: 7/20/2025, Entered: None USCA Order
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 168 Filed: 7/20/2025, Entered: None USCA Opinion
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 167 Filed: 7/17/2025, Entered: None Notice of Appearance
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 166 Filed: 7/11/2025, Entered: None Notice of Appearance
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 165 Filed: 7/9/2025, Entered: None Notice - Other
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 164 Filed: 7/7/2025, Entered: None Supplemental ROA Sent to USCA
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Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law with OCR 163 Filed: 7/2/2025, Entered: None Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law
Flag This ruling castigates the Trump Administration for issuing Executive Orders curtailing "DEI," which Judge Young refers to as "an undefined enemy."
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Opposition to Motion with OCR 162 Filed: 6/30/2025, Entered: None Opposition to Motion
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Supplemental ROA Sent to USCA with OCR 161 Filed: 6/24/2025, Entered: None Supplemental ROA Sent to USCA
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Order with OCR 160 Filed: 6/24/2025, Entered: None Order
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Abbreviated Electronic Appeal Record Sent to USCA with OCR 155 Filed: 6/23/2025, Entered: None Abbreviated Electronic Appeal Record Sent to USCA
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Memorandum in Support of Motion with OCR 154 Filed: 6/23/2025, Entered: None Memorandum in Support of Motion
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Stay with OCR 153 Filed: 6/23/2025, Entered: None Stay
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Notice of Appeal with OCR 152 Filed: 6/23/2025, Entered: None Notice of Appeal
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Order with OCR 151 Filed: 6/23/2025, Entered: None Order
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Memorandum in Support of Motion with OCR 150 Filed: 6/22/2025, Entered: None Memorandum in Support of Motion
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Opposition to Motion with OCR 149 Filed: 6/20/2025, Entered: None Opposition to Motion
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Dismiss with OCR 148 Filed: 6/20/2025, Entered: None Dismiss
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Proposed Documents Submitted to the Court with OCR 147 Filed: 6/18/2025, Entered: None Proposed Documents Submitted to the Court
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Proposed Documents Submitted to the Court with OCR 144 Filed: 6/17/2025, Entered: None Proposed Documents Submitted to the Court
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Order on Motion for protective order with OCR 142 Filed: 6/16/2025, Entered: 6/16/2025 Order on Motion for protective orderCourt Filing
Judge William G. Young: STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER entered. Granting (140) Joint Motion for Protective Order in case 1:25-cv-10814-WGY Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-10814-WGY, 1:25-cv-10787-WGY(KB)
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Blank 141 Filed: 6/16/2025, Entered: 6/16/2025 Notice of hearing
ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing. Hearing set for 6/16/2025 at 2:00pm. (In person with remote access provided) Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-10787-WGY, 1:25-cv-10814-WGY(KB)
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Motion for Protective Order with OCR 140 Filed: 6/15/2025, Entered: 6/15/2025, Terminated: 6/16/2025 Motion for Protective Order
Joint MOTION for Protective Order by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin.(Cedrone, Gerard)
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Notice (other) with OCR 139 Filed: 6/13/2025, Entered: 6/13/2025 Notice (other)
NOTICE by Jayanta Bhattacharya, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., NIH Center for Scientific Review, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Eye Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, United States Department of Health and Human Services of Production of Administrative Record (Attachments: # (1) Designation and Certification of Administrative Record)(Khetarpal, Anuj)
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Blank 138 Filed: 6/13/2025, Entered: 6/13/2025 Notice of Filing of Official Transcript
NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/transcripts.htm Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-10814-WGY, 1:25-cv-10787-WGY(DRK)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 137 Filed: 6/13/2025, Entered: 6/13/2025 transcriptCourt Filing
Transcript of Final Pretrial held on June 12, 2025, before Judge William G. Young. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Richard Romanow at rhr3tubas@aol.com. Redaction Request due 7/7/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 7/14/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 9/11/2025. Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-10814-WGY, 1:25-cv-10787-WGY (DRK)
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Memorandum of Law with OCR 135 Filed: 6/13/2025, Entered: 6/13/2025 Memorandum of Law
MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin to [125] Trial Brief,,,,,. (Attachments: # (1) Appendix A - Plaintiffs' Response to Defendants' Identification of Grants)(Cedrone, Gerard)
  • Attachment 1 Appendix A - Plaintiffs' Response to Defendants' Identification of Grants
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Trial Brief with OCR 134 Filed: 6/13/2025, Entered: 6/13/2025 Trial Brief
TRIAL BRIEF in Response to Plaintiffs' Opening Briefs by Jayanta Bhattacharya, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., NIH Center for Scientific Review, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Eye Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Ports, Thomas)
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Blank 136 Filed: 6/12/2025, Entered: 6/13/2025 Pretrial Conference - FinalCourt Filing
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge William G. Young: Final Pretrial Conference held on 6/12/2025. Court and the parties discuss the record in the case. Court has administrative record as it has been provided. Plaintiffs have also filed records. Court hears parties on the matter. Court will review defendants' opposition to the motions to Complete Record. Court will hear oral argument on phase 1 of the case on Monday, June 16th at 10am. Each side will have one hour for argument (plaintiffs in both cases will have one hour combined). Parties to discuss proposed phase 2 schedule on Monday. Court has off the record portion of hearing regarding possibility of settlement. If the case were to settle in part or in whole the parties shall inform the Clerk. (Court Reporter: Richard Romanow at rhr3tubas@aol.com.)(Attorneys present: Matthew Brinckerhoff, Jessie Rossman, Lisa Mankofsky, Max Roller Selver, Olga Akselrod, Rachel Anne Meeropol, Sydney Kathryn Zazzaro, Gerard Cedrone, Christopher Pappavaselio, Phoebe Lockhart, Rachel Brown, Vanessa Azniv Arslanian, Nimrod Pitsker Elias, Astrid Carrete, Jordan Broadbent for plaintiffs and Anuj Khetarpal and Thomas Ports, Jr. for defendants) Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-10787-WGY, 1:25-cv-10814-WGY(KB)
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Blank 133 Filed: 6/12/2025, Entered: 6/12/2025 OrderCourt Filing
Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered vacating [128] Order on [124] Motion to Complete Administrative Record. Motion allowed in part and denied in part as follows: A. Grants not terminated- Denied as moot B. Termination forms- Allowed. "Guidance" is not "deliberation." C. HHS and DOGE imput: Denied on the representation that such search has been made. D. AI Use: Allowed. E. Metadata: Denied without prejudice to seeking such discovery beyond the APA claims. F. Certification. Denied as moot. SO ORDERED(KB)
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Opposition to Motion with OCR 132 Filed: 6/12/2025, Entered: 6/12/2025 Opposition to Motion
Opposition re [124] MOTION To Complete the Administrative Record filed by Jayanta Bhattacharya, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., NIH Center for Scientific Review, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Eye Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit)(Khetarpal, Anuj)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 131 Filed: 6/11/2025, Entered: 6/11/2025 Notice (other)
Certification of the Administrative Record (Updated) by Jayanta Bhattacharya, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., NIH Center for Scientific Review, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Eye Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, United States Department of Health and Human Services re [118] Notice (Other),,,,,, (Attachments: # (1) Email, # (2) Certification, # (3) Ex A to certification, # (4) Ex B to certification, # (5) Ex C to certification, # (6) NIH_GRANTS_003825-3910, # (7) NIH_GRANTS_003911-3995, # (8) NIH_GRANTS_003996-4081, # (9) NIH_GRANTS_004082-4165, # (10) NIH_GRANTS_004166-4251, # (11) NIH_GRANTS_004252, # (12) NIH_GRANTS_004253-54, # (13) NIH_GRANTS_004255-57, # (14) NIH_GRANTS_004258-69, # (15) NIH_GRANTS_004270)(Ports, Thomas) Modified on 6/11/2025 (MAP).
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Blank 130 Filed: 6/11/2025, Entered: 6/11/2025 Notice of hearingCourt Filing
ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing. Final Pretrial Conference set for 6/12/2025 11:00 AM in Courtroom 18 (Remote only) before Judge William G. Young. Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-10787-WGY, 1:25-cv-10814-WGY(KB)
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Notice (other) with OCR 129 Filed: 6/10/2025, Entered: 6/10/2025 Notice (other)
NOTICE by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin regarding the June 16 Hearing (Cedrone, Gerard)
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Blank 128 Filed: 6/10/2025, Entered: 6/10/2025 order on motion for miscellaneous reliefCourt Filing
Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered allowed [124] MOTION To Complete the Administrative Record (MAP)
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Appendix/Exhibit with OCR 127 Filed: 6/9/2025, Entered: 6/9/2025 Appendix/Exhibit
APPENDIX/EXHIBIT re [126] Memorandum of Law, Proposed Order, Declaration, and Permanent Injunction by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin. (Cedrone, Gerard)
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Memorandum of Law with OCR 126 Filed: 6/9/2025, Entered: 6/9/2025 Memorandum of Law
MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin. (Cedrone, Gerard)
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Trial Brief with OCR 125 Filed: 6/9/2025, Entered: 6/9/2025 Trial Brief
TRIAL BRIEF by Jayanta Bhattacharya, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., NIH Center for Scientific Review, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Eye Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Ports, Thomas)
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Motion for Miscellaneous Relief with OCR 124 Filed: 6/9/2025, Entered: 6/9/2025, Terminated: 6/10/2025 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
MOTION To Complete the Administrative Record by State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin.(Brown, Rachel)
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stipulation with OCR 123 Filed: 6/5/2025, Entered: 6/5/2025 stipulation
STIPULATION Regarding Phase One Schedule Modifications by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin. (Cedrone, Gerard)
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Blank 122 Filed: 6/5/2025, Entered: 6/5/2025 Notice of Filing of Official Transcript
NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/transcripts.htm Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-10814-WGY, 1:25-cv-10787-WGY(DRK)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 121 Filed: 6/5/2025, Entered: 6/5/2025 transcriptCourt Filing
Transcript of Status Conference held on June 3, 2025, before Judge William G. Young. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Richard Romanow at rhr3tubas@aol.com. Redaction Request due 6/26/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 7/7/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 9/3/2025. Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-10814-WGY, 1:25-cv-10787-WGY (DRK)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 120 Filed: 6/4/2025, Entered: 6/4/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Ian Liston on behalf of State of Delaware (Liston, Ian)
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Blank 119 Filed: 6/3/2025, Entered: 6/4/2025 Status ConferenceCourt Filing
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge William G. Young: Status Conference held on 6/3/2025. Government has produced administrative record in both cases. The Court hears from parties in both cases regarding schedule and June 16th hearing. Court will hear argument on Phase 1 from 10am-1pm on June 16th in both cases. The Court adopts the proposed schedule filed in 25-cv-10814 Document 113 at page 2. The Court modifies the proposed schedule at page 4 as follows: By June 20, 2025, defendants may move to dismiss plaintiffs' claims related to alleged reasonable delay. By July 9, 2025, defendants must lodge the administrative record. Court and parties discuss phase II. Record to be supplemented as to the challenged directives as directed by the Court. If the case(s) were to resolve the parties shall inform the Clerk. (Court Reporter: Richard Romanow at rhr3tubas@aol.com.)(Attorneys present: Kenneth Parreno, Jessie Rossman, Olga Akselrod, Suzanne Schlossberg, Gerard Cedrone, Katherine Dirks, Phoebe Lockhart for plaintiffs and Anuj Khetarpal and Thomas Ports, Jr. for defendants) Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-10787-WGY, 1:25-cv-10814-WGY(KB)
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Notice (other) with OCR 118 Filed: 6/2/2025, Entered: 6/2/2025 Notice (other)
NOTICE of Production of Administrative Record by Jayanta Bhattacharya, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., NIH Center for Scientific Review, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Eye Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, United States Department of Health and Human Services (Attachments: # (1) Certification of Administrative Record)(Khetarpal, Anuj)
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Blank 117 Filed: 6/2/2025, Entered: 6/2/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [116] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Ian R. Liston. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (MAP)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 116 Filed: 6/2/2025, Entered: 6/2/2025, Terminated: 6/2/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Ian R. Liston Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11043181 by State of Delaware. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Ian R. Liston)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 115 Filed: 6/2/2025, Entered: 6/2/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Vanessa L Kassab on behalf of State of Delaware (Kassab, Vanessa)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 114 Filed: 5/30/2025, Entered: 5/30/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Phoebe Lockhart on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Lockhart, Phoebe)
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Joint statement of counsel with OCR 113 Filed: 5/29/2025, Entered: 5/29/2025 Joint statement of counsel
JOINT STATEMENT of counsel regarding schedule for further proceedings. (Cedrone, Gerard)
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Blank 112 Filed: 5/23/2025, Entered: 5/23/2025 Notice of hearingCourt Filing
ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing. Status Conference re case management of related cases set for 6/3/2025 11:00 AM in Courtroom 18 (In person only) before Judge William G. Young. Audio access to the hearing may be available to the media and public. Please check the Court schedule. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html.For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the general orders and public notices of the Court available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact the session here.Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-10787-WGY, 1:25-cv-10814-WGY(KB)
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Blank 111 Filed: 5/16/2025, Entered: 5/19/2025 Notice of Filing of Official Transcript
NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/transcripts.htm (DRK)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 110 Filed: 5/16/2025, Entered: 5/19/2025 transcriptCourt Filing
Transcript of Case Management Conference held on May 13, 2025, before Judge William G. Young. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Richard Romanow at rhr3tubas@aol.com. Redaction Request due 6/6/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 6/16/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 8/14/2025. (DRK)
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Blank 109 Filed: 5/13/2025, Entered: 5/14/2025 Case Management ConferenceCourt Filing
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge William G. Young: Case Management Conference held on 5/13/2025. Court discusses next steps for the case. Court hears from the parties. The first portion of the case will focus on termination of grants. The defendants to file administrative records by June 2, 2025. Parties may file briefs. The Court sets a further hearing June 16, 2025 at 10:00am. The parties shall inform the Court if the June 16th hearing will be on the record submitted or if there is a dispute about whether evidence should be entered at the hearing. On the unreasonable delay issue the parties shall propose schedule(s) on this issue and the Court will set a further status conference on it.
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Blank 108 Filed: 5/12/2025, Entered: 5/12/2025 Notice of Filing of Official Transcript
NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/transcripts.htm (DRK)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 107 Filed: 5/12/2025, Entered: 5/12/2025 transcriptCourt Filing
Transcript of Preliminary Injunction held on May 8, 2025, before Judge William G. Young. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Richard Romanow at rhr3tubas@aol.com. Redaction Request due 6/2/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 6/12/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 8/11/2025. (DRK)
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Blank 106 Filed: 5/12/2025, Entered: 5/12/2025 Notice of hearingCourt Filing
ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing. Case Management Conference set for 5/13/2025 02:00 PM in Courtroom 18 (In person with remote access provided) before Judge William G. Young. Audio access to the hearing may be available to the media and public. Please check the Court schedule. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html.For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the general orders and public notices of the Court available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact the session here. (KB)
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Memorandum & ORDER with OCR 105 Filed: 5/12/2025, Entered: 5/12/2025 Memorandum & ORDERCourt Filing
Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION (Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) 106 Filed & Entered: 05/12/2025 Notice of Hearing ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing. Case Management Conference set for 5/13/2025 02:00 PM in Courtroom 18 (In person with remote access provided) before Judge William G. Young. Audio access to the hearing may be available to the media and public. Please check the Court schedule. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html.For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the general orders and public notices of the Court available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact the session here. (KB) 107 Filed & Entered: 05/12/2025 Transcript Transcript of Preliminary Injunction held on May 8, 2025, before Judge William G. Young. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Richard Romanow at rhr3tubas@aol.com. Redaction Request due 6/2/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 6/12/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 8/11/2025. (DRK) 108 Filed & Entered: 05/12/2025 Notice of Filing of Official Transcript NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/transcripts.htm (DRK) 109 Filed: 05/13/2025 Entered: 05/14/2025 Case Management Conference Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge William G. Young: Case Management Conference held on 5/13/2025. Court discusses next steps for the case. Court hears from the parties. The first portion of the case will focus on termination of grants. The defendants to file administrative records by June 2, 2025. Parties may file briefs. The Court sets a further hearing June 16, 2025 at 10:00am. The parties shall inform the Court if the June 16th hearing will be on the record submitted or if there is a dispute about whether evidence should be entered at the hearing. On the unreasonable delay issue the parties shall propose schedule(s) on this issue and the Court will set a further status conference on it.
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Blank 104 Filed: 5/8/2025, Entered: 5/8/2025 Motion HearingCourt Filing
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge William G. Young: Motion Hearing held on 5/8/2025 re [76] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. Court hears argument on subject matter jurisdiction. Court takes the matter under advisement. If the Court determines it does have subject matter jurisdiction it will hold a case management conference May 13, 2025 at 2:00pm. Court requests plaintiffs to submit spreadsheet as discussed at the hearing by Tuesday, May 13th. Case Management Conference set for 5/13/2025 02:00 PM in Courtroom 18 (In person only with Remote Access Provided) before Judge William G. Young.). In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html.For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the general orders and public notices of the Court available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact the session here.(Court Reporter: Richard Romanow at rhr3tubas@aol.com.)(Attorneys present: Gerard J. Cedrone, Chris Pappavaselio, Katherine B. Dirks, Rachel M. Brown, Vanessa Azniv Arslanian, and Sophia TonNu for plaintiffs and Thomas Ports, Jr, and Anuj K. Khetarpal for defendants) (KB)
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Notice of Supplemental Authorities with OCR 103 Filed: 5/7/2025, Entered: 5/7/2025 Notice of Supplemental Authorities
Notice of Supplemental Authorities re [76] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A - Decision in Rhode Island v. Trump)(Cedrone, Gerard)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 102 Filed: 5/6/2025, Entered: 5/6/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Kathleen Boergers on behalf of State of California (Boergers, Kathleen)
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Reply to Response to motion with OCR 101 Filed: 5/5/2025, Entered: 5/5/2025 Reply to Response to motion
REPLY to Response to [76] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1 (Declaration of Joshua Fessel), # (2) Exhibit 2 (Supp. Declaration of Ryan Hutchings), # (3) Exhibit 3 (Second Supp. Declaration of Jeremy M. Berg), # (4) Exhibit 4 (Supp. Declaration of Theresa A. Maldonado), # (5) Exhibit 5 (Declaration of Annika Barber))(Cedrone, Gerard)
  • Attachment 1 Exhibit 1 (Declaration of Joshua Fessel)
  • Attachment 2 Exhibit 2 (Supp. Declaration of Ryan Hutchings)
  • Attachment 3 Exhibit 3 (Second Supp. Declaration of Jeremy M. Berg)
  • Attachment 4 Exhibit 4 (Supp. Declaration of Theresa A. Maldonado)
  • Attachment 5 Exhibit 5 (Declaration of Annika Barber
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Blank 100 Filed: 5/2/2025, Entered: 5/2/2025 Notice of hearing on motionCourt Filing
ELECTRONIC NOTICE Resetting Hearing on Motion [76] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction : Motion Hearing reset for 5/8/2025 11:30 AM in Courtroom 18 (In person with remote access provided) before Judge William G. Young. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html.For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the general orders and public notices of the Court available on www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact the session here.(KB)
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Blank 99 Filed: 5/1/2025, Entered: 5/1/2025 Notice of ReassignmentCourt Filing
ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Reassignment. Judge William G. Young added. Judge Brian E. Murphy no longer assigned to case. (CM)
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Blank 98 Filed: 5/1/2025, Entered: 5/1/2025 Order of recusalCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER OF RECUSAL - In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), I hereby recuse myself from this proceeding. The Clerk is directed to return the case for reassignment.Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-10814-BEM, 1:25-cv-10787-BEM(BIB)
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Blank 97 Filed: 5/1/2025, Entered: 5/1/2025 Order on motion for extension of timeCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [96] Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to May 1, 2025 to file opposition. (MBM)
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Motion for Extension of Time with OCR 96 Filed: 5/1/2025, Entered: 5/1/2025, Terminated: 5/1/2025 Motion for Extension of Time
Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to May 1, 2025 to file opposition by Jayanta Bhattacharya, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., NIH Center for Scientific Review, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Eye Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, United States Department of Health and Human Services.(Ports, Thomas)
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Opposition to Motion with OCR 95 Filed: 5/1/2025, Entered: 5/1/2025 Opposition to Motion
Opposition re [76] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Jayanta Bhattacharya, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., NIH Center for Scientific Review, National Cancer Institute, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Eye Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, United States Department of Health and Human Services. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A - Examples of active, not terminated grants)(Ports, Thomas)
  • Attachment 1 Exhibit A - Examples of active, not terminated grants
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 94 Filed: 4/28/2025, Entered: 4/28/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew R.W. Hughes on behalf of State of Washington (Hughes, Andrew)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Astrid Carrete on behalf of State of New Mexico (Carrete, Astrid)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 92 Filed: 4/28/2025, Entered: 4/28/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Astrid Carrete on behalf of State of New Mexico (Carrete, Astrid)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 91 Filed: 4/24/2025, Entered: 4/24/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Lynn Kristine Lodahl on behalf of State of Wisconsin (Lodahl, Lynn)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 90 Filed: 4/22/2025, Entered: 4/22/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Ketakee Rajiv Kane on behalf of State of California (Kane, Ketakee)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 89 Filed: 4/18/2025, Entered: 4/18/2025 Amicus Curiae Appearance
Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Amish Aajay Shah on behalf of The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), The American Council on Education (ACE), The Association of American Universities (AAU), The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), COGR, The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). (Shah, Amish)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 88 Filed: 4/18/2025, Entered: 4/18/2025 Amicus Curiae Appearance
Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Stephanie A. Webster on behalf of The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), The American Council on Education (ACE), The Association of American Universities (AAU), The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), COGR, The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). (Webster, Stephanie)
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Blank 87 Filed: 4/18/2025, Entered: 4/18/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [83] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Amish A. Shah. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM)
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Amicus brief filed with OCR 86 Filed: 4/18/2025, Entered: 4/18/2025 Amicus brief filed
AMICUS BRIEF filed by The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), The American Council on Education (ACE), The Association of American Universities (AAU), The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), COGR, The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) . (Bueker, John)
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Blank 85 Filed: 4/18/2025, Entered: 4/18/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [82] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Stephanie A. Webster. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (MBM)
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Blank 84 Filed: 4/18/2025, Entered: 4/18/2025 Order on Motion For Leave to File.Court Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [79] Motion for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief ; Counsel using the Electronic Case Filing System should now file the document for which leave to file has been granted in accordance with the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. Counsel must include - Leave to file granted on (date of order)- in the caption of the document. (MBM)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 83 Filed: 4/17/2025, Entered: 4/17/2025, Terminated: 4/18/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Amish A. Shah Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10959604 by The Association of American Medical Colleges, The American Council on Education, The Association of American Universities, The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, COGR.(Bueker, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 82 Filed: 4/17/2025, Entered: 4/17/2025, Terminated: 4/18/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Stephanie A. Webster Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10959319 by The Association of American Medical Colleges, The American Association of State Colleges and Universities, The American Council on Education, The Association of American Universities, The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, COGR.(Bueker, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 81 Filed: 4/17/2025, Entered: 4/17/2025 Amicus Curiae Appearance
Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Douglas Hallward-Driemeier on behalf of The Association of American Medical Colleges, The American Association of State Colleges and Universities, The American Council on Education, The Association of American Universities, The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, COGR. (Hallward-Driemeier, Douglas)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 80 Filed: 4/17/2025, Entered: 4/17/2025 Amicus Curiae Appearance
Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by John P. Bueker on behalf of The Association of American Medical Colleges, The American Association of State Colleges and Universities, The American Council on Education, The Association of American Universities, The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, COGR. (Bueker, John)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 79 Filed: 4/17/2025, Entered: 4/17/2025, Terminated: 4/18/2025 Motion for Leave to File
MOTION for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief (unopposed) by The Association of American Medical Colleges, The American Association of State Colleges and Universities, The American Council on Education, The Association of American Universities, The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, COGR. (Attachments: # (1) Proposed Brief of Amici Curiae)(Bueker, John)
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memorandum in support of motion with OCR 78 Filed: 4/14/2025, Entered: 4/14/2025 memorandum in support of motion
MEMORANDUM in Support re [76] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of California, State of Maryland, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Minnesota. (Cedrone, Gerard)
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Declaration with OCR 77 Filed: 4/14/2025, Entered: 4/14/2025 Declaration
DECLARATION re [76] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of California, State of Maryland, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Minnesota. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1, EO 14151, # (2) Exhibit 2, EO 14168, # (3) Exhibit 3, EO 14173, # (4) Exhibit 4, HHS Directive 2.10.25, # (5) Exhibit 5, Lauer Memo 2.12.25, # (6) Exhibit 6, NIH Guidance 2.13.25, # (7) Exhibit 7, DOGE Tweet 2.28.25, # (8) Exhibit 8, DEI Staff Guidance 3.4.25, # (9) Exhibit 9, Bulls Email 3.13.25, # (10) Exhibit 10, Staff Guidance and Appendices 3.25.25 (Updated), # (11) Exhibit 11, NIHGPS Excerpts (Updated), # (12) Exhibit 12, MA Barton Dec., # (13) Exhibit 13, AZ Wilder Dec., # (14) Exhibit 14, CA Madanat Dec., # (15) Exhibit 15, CA Raman Dec., # (16) Exhibit 16, DE Garcia-Diaz Dec., # (17) Exhibit 17, HI Syrmos Dec. (Updated), # (18) Exhibit 18, MD Pines Dec., # (19) Exhibit 19, MD Jarrell Dec. (Updated), # (20) Exhibit 20, NJ Farmer Dec., # (21) Exhibit 21, NV Tracy Dec., # (22) Exhibit 22, NV Hatchett Dec., # (23) Exhibit 23, NY Murphy Dec., # (24) Exhibit 24, NY Shurtleff Dec., # (25) Exhibit 25, NY Hequembourg Dec., # (26) Exhibit 26, RI Jenkins Dec., # (27) Exhibit 27, WA Ostendorf Dec., # (28) Exhibit 28, WA Supp. Ostendorf Dec., # (29) Exhibit 29, WI Grejner-Brzezinska Dec., # (30) Exhibit 30, WI Moreno Dec., # (31) Exhibit 31, WI Nambisan Dec., # (32) Exhibit 32, WI OConnor Dec., # (33) Exhibit 33, WI Shorey Dec., # (34) Exhibit 34, OR Barr-Gillespie Dec., # (35) Exhibit 35, SF Philip Dec., # (36) Exhibit 36, CA Maldonado Dec., # (37) Exhibit 37, Berg Dec., # (38) Exhibit 38, Jaime Dec., # (39) Exhibit 39 Jan 21 Pause Guidance, # (40) Exhibit 40 Hutchings Dec, # (41) Exhibit 41 Bulls Deposition, # (42) Exhibit 42 Atlantic Article, # (43) Exhibit 43 Advisory Council Agendas, # (44) Exhibit 44 AACR Article, # (45) Exhibit 45 MA Barton Supp Dec, # (46) Exhibit 46 AZ Morton Dec, # (47) Exhibit 47 AZ Wilder Supp Dec, # (48) Exhibit 48 CA Crawford Dec, # (49) Exhibit 49 CA Kitchell Dec, # (50) Exhibit 50 WI Pool Dec, # (51) Exhibit 51 NJ Kean Dec, # (52) Exhibit 52 NJ Pelesko Dec, # (53) Exhibit 53 NJ Farmer Supp Dec, # (54) Exhibit 54 NM Reddi Dec, # (55) Exhibit 55 NM Lusetti Dec, # (56) Exhibit 56 NM Richards Dec, # (57) Exhibit 57 OR Forrest Dec, # (58) Exhibit 58 OR Tankersly Dec, # (59) Exhibit 59 OR Razdan Dec, # (60) Exhibit 60 RI Jenkins Supp Dec, # (61) Exhibit 61 Berg Supp Dec, # (62) Exhibit 62 CA Raman Supp Dec, # (63) Exhibit 63 CA Riggs Supp Dec, # (64) Exhibit 64 MN Shashank Dec, # (65) Exhibit 65 CA Collard Dec)(Pappavaselio, Chris)
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Motion for Preliminary Injunction with OCR 76 Filed: 4/14/2025, Entered: 4/14/2025 Motion for Preliminary Injunction
MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of California, State of Maryland, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Minnesota. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(Cedrone, Gerard)
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Amended Complaint with OCR 75 Filed: 4/14/2025, Entered: 4/14/2025 Amended Complaint
AMENDED COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against All Defendants, filed by State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of California, State of Maryland, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Colorado, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Minnesota. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1 (Notice Pause Directive), # (2) Exhibit 2 (Secretarial Directive), # (3) Exhibit 3 (Lauer Memorandum), # (4) Exhibit 4 (Supplemental Lauer Memorandum), # (5) Exhibit 5 (Priorities Directive), # (6) Exhibit 6 (Award Revision Guidance), # (7) Exhibit 7 (Revised Priorities Directive))(Cedrone, Gerard)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 74 Filed: 4/14/2025, Entered: 4/14/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Nancy Trasande on behalf of State of New Jersey (Trasande, Nancy)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 73 Filed: 4/14/2025, Entered: 4/14/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Bryce Kelly Hurst on behalf of State of New Jersey (Hurst, Bryce)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 72 Filed: 4/10/2025, Entered: 4/10/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Heidi Parry Stern on behalf of State of Nevada (Stern, Heidi)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Shannon Wells Stevenson on behalf of State of Colorado (Stevenson, Shannon)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 70 Filed: 4/9/2025, Entered: 4/9/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Hilary Ann Burke Chan on behalf of State of California (Burke Chan, Hilary)
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Blank 69 Filed: 4/9/2025, Entered: 4/9/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [65] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Nancy Trasande and Bryce K. Hurst. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM)
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Blank 68 Filed: 4/9/2025, Entered: 4/9/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [64] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Heidi Parry Stern. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (MBM)
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Blank 67 Filed: 4/9/2025, Entered: 4/9/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [61] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Astrid Carrete. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM)
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Blank 66 Filed: 4/9/2025, Entered: 4/9/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [60] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Vanessa L. Kassab. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (MBM)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 65 Filed: 4/9/2025, Entered: 4/9/2025, Terminated: 4/9/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Nancy Trasande and Bryce K. Hurst Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10942961 by State of New Jersey. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Nancy Trasande, # (2) Certificate of Bryce K. Hurst)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 64 Filed: 4/9/2025, Entered: 4/9/2025, Terminated: 4/9/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Heidi Parry Stern Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10942950 by State of Nevada. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Heidi Parry Stern)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 63 Filed: 4/9/2025, Entered: 4/9/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Tyler S. Roberts on behalf of State of Washington (Roberts, Tyler)
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NOTICE of Appearance by Nimrod Pitsker Elias on behalf of State of California (Elias, Nimrod)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 61 Filed: 4/9/2025, Entered: 4/9/2025, Terminated: 4/9/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Astrid Carrete Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10942213 by State of New Mexico. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Astrid Carrete)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 60 Filed: 4/9/2025, Entered: 4/9/2025, Terminated: 4/9/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Vanessa L. Kassab Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10942197 by State of Delaware. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Vanessa Kassab)(Brown, Rachel)
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Blank 59 Filed: 4/9/2025, Entered: 4/9/2025 OrderCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER GRANTING [58] Assented to MOTION to Set a Briefing Schedule on Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and NOTICE of Withdrawal of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order. The [8] Emergency Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is WITHDRAWN. Briefing schedule for the Motion for Preliminary Injunction is ADOPTED and hearing is set.BRIEFING SCHEDULE:Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction shall be filed 4/14/2025.Oppositions to Motion for Preliminary Injunction shall be filed by 4/30/2025.Replies shall be filed by 5/5/2025.NOTICE OF HEARING:Hearing on Motion for Preliminary Injunction is scheduled for 5/9/2025 at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 12 (In person only) before Judge Brian E. Murphy. (BIB)
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Motion for Miscellaneous Relief with OCR 58 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/9/2025 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
Assented to MOTION to Set a Briefing Schedule on Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and NOTICE of Withdrawal of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order re [8] Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of California, State of Maryland, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Colorado, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Minnesota.(Cedrone, Gerard)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 57 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas Ports, Jr on behalf of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., United States Department of Health and Human Services, Jayanta Bhattacharya, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, National Eye Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Library of Medicine, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH Center for Scientific Review (Ports, Thomas)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 56 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by David Dana Day on behalf of State of Hawaii (Day, David)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 55 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Kalikoonalani Diara Fernandes on behalf of State of Hawaii (Fernandes, Kalikoonalani)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 54 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025 Summons Returned Executed as to USA
SUMMONS Returned Executed by State of Delaware, State of California, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Wisconsin, State of Oregon, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New York, State of Colorado, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of New Mexico, State of Rhode Island, State of Hawaii, State of Washington, State of Arizona. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Declaration of Service)(Pappavaselio, Chris)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 53 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Nomkin on behalf of State of Arizona (Nomkin, Joshua)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 52 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Jordan Broadbent on behalf of State of Rhode Island (Broadbent, Jordan)
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Blank 51 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [48] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Kalikoonlani D. Fernandes and David D. Day. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (MBM)
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Blank 50 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [47] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Jordan Broadbent. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (MBM)
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Blank 49 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [46] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Lynn K. Lodahl. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 48 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025, Terminated: 4/8/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Kalikoonlani D. Fernandes and David D. Day Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10940489 by State of Hawaii. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Kalikoonlani D. Fernandes, # (2) Certificate of David D. Day)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 47 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025, Terminated: 4/8/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jordan Broadbent Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10939713 by State of Rhode Island. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Jordan Broadbent)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 46 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025, Terminated: 4/8/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Lynn K. Lodahl Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10939698 by State of Wisconsin. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Lynn K. Lodahl)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 45 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Lauren Kelsey Peach on behalf of State of Colorado (Peach, Lauren)
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Blank 44 Filed: 4/8/2025, Entered: 4/8/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [43] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Kathleen Boergers. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 43 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025, Terminated: 4/8/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Kathleen Boergers Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10938287 by State of California. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Kathleen Boergers)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 42 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Emilio Eugene Varanini, IV on behalf of State of California (Varanini, Emilio)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 41 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Sophia TonNu on behalf of State of California (TonNu, Sophia)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 40 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Rabia Muqaddam on behalf of State of New York (Muqaddam, Rabia)
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Blank 39 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [37] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Joshua G. Nomkin. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 38 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Ambar on behalf of State of California (Ambar, Daniel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 37 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025, Terminated: 4/7/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Joshua G. Nomkin Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10937197 by State of Arizona. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Joshua G. Nomkin)(Brown, Rachel)
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Notice of Appearance with OCR 36 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Peter Farrell on behalf of State of Minnesota (Farrell, Peter)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 35 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Molly Thomas-Jensen on behalf of State of New York (Thomas-Jensen, Molly)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 34 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Anuj K. Khetarpal on behalf of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., United States Department of Health and Human Services, Jayanta Bhattacharya, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, National Eye Institute, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Library of Medicine, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, NIH Center for Scientific Review (Khetarpal, Anuj)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 33 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by James C. Luh on behalf of State of Maryland (Luh, James)
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Blank 32 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [17] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Emilio Varanini, Sophia T. Tonnu, Daniel D. Ambar, Nimrod Pitsker Elias, and Ketakee R. Kane. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM)
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Blank 31 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [21] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Molly Thomas-Jensen and Rabia Muqaddam. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM)
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Blank 30 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [20] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Shannon Stevenson and Lauren Peach. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM)
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Blank 29 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [24] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Hilary Chan. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM)
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Blank 28 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [23] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Andrew R.W. Hughes and Tyler S. Roberts. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM)
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Blank 27 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [22] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Christina L. Beatty-Walters. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (MBM)
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Blank 26 Filed: 4/7/2025, Entered: 4/7/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [18] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Peter J. Farrell. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM)
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Blank 25 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to AppearCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting [16] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added James C. Luh and Michael Drezner. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (MBM)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 24 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025, Terminated: 4/7/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Hilary Chan Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10934896 by State of California. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Hilary Chan)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 23 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025, Terminated: 4/7/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Andrew R.W. Hughes and Tyler S. Roberts Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10934780 by State of Washington. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Andrew R. W. Hughes, # (2) Certificate of Tyler S. Roberts)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 22 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025, Terminated: 4/7/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Christina L. Beatty-Walters Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10934742 by State of Oregon. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Christina L. Beatty-Walters)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 21 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025, Terminated: 4/7/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Molly Thomas-Jensen and Rabia Muqaddam Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10934710 by State of New York. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Molly Thomas-Jensen, # (2) Certificate of Rabia Muqaddam)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 20 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025, Terminated: 4/7/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Shannon Stevenson and Lauren Peach Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10934509 by State of Colorado. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Shannon Stevenson, # (2) Certificate of Lauren Peach)(Brown, Rachel)
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Order with OCR 19 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 OrderCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: AMENDED SHORT ORDER OF NOTICE...Plaintiffs shall file a reply brief no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2025. (BIB)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 18 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025, Terminated: 4/7/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Peter J. Farrell Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10934469 by State of Minnesota. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Peter J. Farrell)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 17 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025, Terminated: 4/7/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Emilio Varanini, Sophia T. Tonnu, Daniel D. Ambar, Nimrod Pitsker Elias, and Ketakee R. Kane Filing fee: $ 625, receipt number AMADC-10934443 by State of California. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Daniel Ambar, # (2) Certificate of Emilio Varanini, # (3) Certificate of Ketakee R. Kane, # (4) Certificate of Nimrod Pitsker Elias, # (5) Certificate of Sophia T. Tonnu)(Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 16 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025, Terminated: 4/4/2025 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of James C. Luh and Michael Drezner Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10934368 by State of Maryland.(Brown, Rachel) (Additional attachment(s) added on 4/4/2025: # (1) Certificate of James C. Luh, # (2) Certificate of Michael Drezner) (MBM).
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Order with OCR 15 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 OrderCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: SHORT ORDER OF NOTICE...Plaintiffs' Complaint, Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and all supporting documents filed in this case shall be served on the Defendants, with a copy of this Order no later than Monday, April 7, 2025. Defendants shall file a response to the [8] Motion for Temporary Restraining Order no later than Wednesday, April 9, 2025.A hearing is SCHEDULED for Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom #12 before Judge Brian E. Murphy. (BIB)
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Blank 14 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess PagesCourt Filing
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ELECTRONIC ORDER granting [10] Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. (BIB)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 13 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Gerard J. Cedrone on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Cedrone, Gerard)
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Declaration with OCR 12 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 Declaration
DECLARATION re [8] Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of California, State of Maryland, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1, EO 14151, # (2) Exhibit 2, EO 14168, # (3) Exhibit 3, EO 14173, # (4) Exhibit 4, HHS Directive 2.10.25, # (5) Exhibit 5, Lauer Memo 2.12.25, # (6) Exhibit 6, NIH Guidance 2.13.25, # (7) Exhibit 7, DOGE Tweet 2.28.25, # (8) Exhibit 8, DEI Staff Guidance 3.4.25, # (9) Exhibit 9, Bulls Email 3.13.25, # (10) Exhibit 10, Staff Guidance and Appendices 3.25.25, # (11) Exhibit 11, NIHGPS Excerpts, # (12) Exhibit 12, MA Barton Dec., # (13) Exhibit 13, AZ Wilder Dec., # (14) Exhibit 14, CA Madanat Dec., # (15) Exhibit 15, CA Raman Dec., # (16) Exhibit 16, DE Garcia-Diaz Dec., # (17) Exhibit 17, HI Syrmos Dec., # (18) Exhibit 18, MD Pines Dec., # (19) Exhibit 19, MD Jarrell Dec., # (20) Exhibit 20, NJ Farmer Dec., # (21) Exhibit 21, NV Tracy Dec., # (22) Exhibit 22, NV Hatchett Dec., # (23) Exhibit 23, NY Murphy Dec., # (24) Exhibit 24, NY Shurtleff Dec., # (25) Exhibit 25, NY Hequembourg Dec., # (26) Exhibit 26, RI Jenkins Dec., # (27) Exhibit 27, WA Ostendorf Dec., # (28) Exhibit 28, WA Supp. Ostendorf Dec., # (29) Exhibit 29, WI Grejner-Brzezinska Dec., # (30) Exhibit 30, WI Moreno Dec., # (31) Exhibit 31, WI Nambisan Dec., # (32) Exhibit 32, WI OConnor Dec., # (33) Exhibit 33, WI Shorey Dec., # (34) Exhibit 34, OR Barr-Gillespie Dec., # (35) Exhibit 35, SF Philip Dec., # (36) Exhibit 36, CA Maldonado Dec., # (37) Exhibit 37, Berg Dec., # (38) Exhibit 38, Jaime Dec.)(Pappavaselio, Chris)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 11 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine B. Dirks on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Dirks, Katherine)
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Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages with OCR 10 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025, Terminated: 4/4/2025 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages
MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages (re ECF No. 9, Memorandum in Support of Motion for Temproary Restraining Order) by State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of California, State of Maryland, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii.(Cedrone, Gerard)
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memorandum in support of motion with OCR 9 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 memorandum in support of motion
MEMORANDUM in Support re [8] Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of California, State of Maryland, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii. (Cedrone, Gerard)
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Motion for TRO with OCR 8 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025, Terminated: 4/9/2025 Motion for TRO
Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of California, State of Maryland, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(Cedrone, Gerard)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 7 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Allyson T Slater on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Slater, Allyson)
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Notice of Appearance with OCR 6 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Vanessa Azniv Arslanian on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Arslanian, Vanessa)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 5 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Chris Pappavaselio on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Pappavaselio, Chris)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 4 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 Notice of Appearance
NOTICE of Appearance by Rachel M. Brown on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Brown, Rachel)
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Legal Document (Payment Possibly Required) 3 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 Summons issued
Summons Issued as to All Defendants. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (SP)
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Blank 2 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 Notice of Case AssignmentCourt Filing
ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Brian E. Murphy assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley. (NMC)
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Complaint with OCR 1 Filed: 4/4/2025, Entered: 4/4/2025 Complaint
COMPLAINT For Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against All Defendants Filing fee: $ 405, receipt number AMADC-10933014 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of California, State of Maryland, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Colorado, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Minnesota. (Attachments: # (1) Civil Cover Sheet, # (2) Category Form)(Cedrone, Gerard) Modified on 4/4/2025 to correct docket text (SP).
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