Massachusetts District Court
Judge:Leo T Sorokin
Case #: 1:25-cv-10139
Nature of Suit890 Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions
Cause28:1331 Fed. Question
Case Filed:Jan 21, 2025
Last checked: Sunday Jul 20, 2025 5:32 AM EDT
Amicus
The State of Iowa and 17 other States
Represented By
Nathaniel M. Lindzen
Law Office Of Nathaniel Lindzen/swi
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Amicus
Immigration Reform Law Institute
25 Massachusetts Avenue NW Suite 335
Washington, DC 20001
Represented By
Matthew James O'Brien
Immigration Reform Law Institute
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Christopher J. Hajec
Immigration Reform Law Institute
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Amicus
Local Governments and Local Government Officials
Represented By
Jonathan Benjamin Miller
Public Rights Project
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Amicus
State of Tennessee
P.O. Box 20207
Nashville, TN 37202
Represented By
Whitney D. Hermandorfer
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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James Matthew Rice
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Andrew C. Coulam
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Amicus
Members of Congress
Represented By
Pietro A. Conte
Donnelly Conroy & Gelhaar
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R. Trent McCotter
Boyden Gray PLLC
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George W. Vien
Donnelly, Conroy & Gelhaar, LLP
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Amicus
Edwin L Meese, III
McNamara & Associates 53 Wilder Road
Bolton, MA 01740
Represented By
Frank L. McNamara, Jr.
Mcnamara & Associates
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Ryan P. McLane
Mclane & Mclane, LLC
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Defendant
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Represented By
Yuri Fuchs
Doj-Civ
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Brad P. Rosenberg
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Eric Hamilton
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Kathleen Jacobs
Doj-Civ
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Robert Charles Merritt
Doj-Civ
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Defendant
United States of America
Represented By
Yuri Fuchs
Doj-Civ
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Brad P. Rosenberg
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Eric Hamilton
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Kathleen Jacobs
Doj-Civ
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Robert Charles Merritt
Doj-Civ
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Defendant
U.S. Social Security Administration
Represented By
Yuri Fuchs
Doj-Civ
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Brad P. Rosenberg
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Eric Hamilton
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Kathleen Jacobs
Doj-Civ
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Robert Charles Merritt
Doj-Civ
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Defendant
U.S. Department of State
Represented By
Yuri Fuchs
Doj-Civ
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Brad P. Rosenberg
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Eric Hamilton
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Kathleen Jacobs
Doj-Civ
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Robert Charles Merritt
Doj-Civ
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Defendant
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Represented By
Yuri Fuchs
Doj-Civ
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Brad P. Rosenberg
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Eric Hamilton
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Kathleen Jacobs
Doj-Civ
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Robert Charles Merritt
Doj-Civ
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Defendant
Marco Rubio
Represented By
Yuri Fuchs
Doj-Civ
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Brad P. Rosenberg
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Eric Hamilton
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Kathleen Jacobs
Doj-Civ
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Robert Charles Merritt
Doj-Civ
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Defendant
Michelle King
Represented By
Yuri Fuchs
Doj-Civ
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Brad P. Rosenberg
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Eric Hamilton
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Kathleen Jacobs
Doj-Civ
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Robert Charles Merritt
Doj-Civ
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Defendant
Benjamine Huffman
Represented By
Yuri Fuchs
Doj-Civ
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Brad P. Rosenberg
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Eric Hamilton
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Kathleen Jacobs
Doj-Civ
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Robert Charles Merritt
Doj-Civ
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Defendant
Dorothy Fink
Represented By
Yuri Fuchs
Doj-Civ
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Brad P. Rosenberg
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Eric Hamilton
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Kathleen Jacobs
Doj-Civ
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Robert Charles Merritt
Doj-Civ
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Defendant
Donald J. Trump
Represented By
Yuri Fuchs
Doj-Civ
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Brad P. Rosenberg
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Eric Hamilton
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Kathleen Jacobs
Doj-Civ
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Robert Charles Merritt
Doj-Civ
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Interested Party
Mark Marvin
135 Mills Road
Walden, NY 12586
Interested Party
Melvin Jones, Jr.
Interested Party
Rubin Young
14060 SW 258th St.
Homestead, FL 33032
Plaintiff
State of Rhode Island
Represented By
Katherine Connolly Sadeck
Ri Department Of Attorney General
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Leonard Giarrano, IV
Ri Department Of Attorney General
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Plaintiff
Dana Nessel
Represented By
Stephanie M. Service
Michigan Department Of Attorney General
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Toni L. Harris
Michigan Department Of Attorney General
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Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Neil Giovanatti
Mi Department Of Attorney General
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Plaintiff
State of Maryland
Represented By
Adam Kirschner
Office Of The Attorney General- State Of Maryland
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Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Plaintiff
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Represented By
Jared B. Cohen
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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David C. Kravitz
Mass. Attorney General'S Office
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Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Plaintiff
District of Columbia
Represented By
Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Nicole Suzanne Hill
Office Of The Attorney General For The District Of Columbia
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Plaintiff
State of California
Represented By
Irina Trasovan
Office Of The Attorney General
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Annabelle Cathryn Wilmott
Office Of The Attorney General
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Marissa Malouff
Office Of The Attorney General Of The State Of California
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Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Lorraine Lopez
Office Of The Attorney General Of The State Of California
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Delbert Tran
Office Of The Attorney General
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Denise Yesenia Levey
Office Of The Attorney General Of The State Of California
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Plaintiff
State of Colorado
Represented By
Shannon Wells Stevenson
Colorado Department Of Law
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Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Plaintiff
State of Connecticut
Represented By
William M. Tong
Office Of The Attorney General
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Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Janelle Medeiros
Office Of The Attorney General
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Plaintiff
State of Delaware
Represented By
Vanessa L Kassab
Delaware Department Of Justice
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Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Ian Liston
Delaware Department Of Justice
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Plaintiff
State of Hawaii
Represented By
Kalikoonalani Diara Fernandes
Department Of The Attorney General, State Of Hawaii
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Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Plaintiff
State of Maine
Represented By
Sean D. Magenis
Office Of The Maine Attorney General
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Plaintiff
State of Wisconsin
Represented By
Gabe Johnson-Karp
Wisconsin Department Of Justice
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Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Plaintiff
State of Minnesota
Represented By
John C. Keller
Office Of The Minnesota Attorney General
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Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Plaintiff
State of Nevada
Represented By
Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Heidi Parry Stern
Nevada Attorney General'S Office
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Plaintiff
State of New Jersey
Represented By
Jeremy Feigenbaum
Office Of The Nj Attorney General
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Viviana Maria Hanley
State Of New Jersey
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Shefali Saxena
New Jersey Attorney General
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Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Elizabeth R. Walsh
New Jersey Office Of The Attorney General
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Shankar Duraiswamy
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Plaintiff
State of New Mexico
Represented By
Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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James Grayson
Nm Department Of Justice
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Plaintiff
State of New York
Attorney General 120 Broadway 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10271
Represented By
Zoe Levine
Nys Office Of The Attorney General
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Stacey M. Metro
Nys Office Of The Attorney General
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Plaintiff
State of North Carolina
Represented By
Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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Daniel Paul Mosteller
North Carolina Department Of Justice
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Plaintiff
City and County of San Francisco
Represented By
Molly J. Alarcon
San Francisco City Attorney'S Office
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Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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David S. Chiu
San Francisco City Attorney'S Office
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David Scott Louk
San Francisco City Attorney'S Office
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Sara J. Eisenberg
San Francisco City Attorney'S Office
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Yvonne Mere
San Francisco City Attorney'S Office
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Mollie Mindes Lee
San Francisco City Attorney'S Office
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Plaintiff
State of Vermont
Represented By
Julio A Thompson
Office Of The Vermont Attorney General
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Gerard J. Cedrone
Massachusetts Attorney General'S Office
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TERMINATED PARTIES
Intervenor
Leonard W. Houston
Terminated: 02/04/2025
148 Deer Court Drive, Bldg. 4
Middletown, NY 10940

Docket last updated: 3 hours ago
Monday, July 21, 2025
202 202 notice Notice of Filing of Official Transcript Mon 07/21 10:23 AM
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[LINK:https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/transcripts.htm] (DRK)
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201 201 misc Transcript Mon 07/21 10:23 AM
Transcript of Motion Hearing held on July 18, 2025, before Judge Leo T. Sorokin. 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: Rachel Lopez at raeufp@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 8/11/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 8/21/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 10/20/2025. (DRK)
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Friday, July 18, 2025
200 200 minutes Hearing - Other Fri 07/18 11:37 AM
Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: Hearing held on 7/18/2025. Counsel for the parties appear in person. The court hears arguments on the briefs submitted by the parties. The matter is taken under advisement. (Court Reporter: Rachel Lopez at raeufp@gmail.com.)(Attorneys present: Shankar Duraiswamy, Jeremy Feigenbaum, Viviana Maria Hanley, David C. Kravitz for the plaintiffs Brad P. Rosenberg, Eric Hamilton, and Kathleen Jacobs for the defendants) (SED)
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199 199 order Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer Fri 07/18 9:11 AM
District Judge Leo T. Sorokin: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered: re 198 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to August 22, 2025 to File Response/Reply as to 1 Complaint. ALLOWED. (SED)
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Thursday, July 17, 2025
198 198 6 pgs motion Extension of Time to File Answer Thu 07/17 12:36 PM
Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to August 22, 2025 to File Response/Reply as to1 Complaint, by Dorothy Fink, Benjamine Huffman, Michelle King, Marco Rubio, Donald J. Trump, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Social Security Administration, United States of America.(Jacobs, Kathleen) Modified docket event on 7/17/2025 (FGD).
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Att: 1 1 pgs Text of Proposed Order
197 197 8 pgs misc Memorandum of Law Thu 07/17 11:57 AM
Reply to Plaintiff's Response re196 Memorandum of Law,193 Memorandum of Law, by Dorothy Fink, Benjamine Huffman, Michelle King, Marco Rubio, Donald J. Trump, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Social Security Administration, United States of America (Jacobs, Kathleen) Modified docket text on 7/17/2025 (FGD).
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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
196 196 30+ pgs misc Memorandum of Law Tue 07/15 5:49 PM
MEMORANDUM OF LAW by City and County of San Francisco, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Dana Nessel, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of North Carolina, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Wisconsin to193 Memorandum of Law,.(Hanley, Viviana)
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Att: 1 Exhibit Table of Exhibits,
Att: 2 Exhibit Barreto Declaration,
Att: 3 Exhibit Lapkoff Declaration,
Att: 4 Exhibit Lucia Declaration,
Att: 5 Exhibit Makhlouf Declaration,
Att: 6 Exhibit Wong Declaration,
Att: 7 Exhibit Adelman Declaration,
Att: 8 Exhibit Brown Declaration,
Att: 9 Exhibit Huck Declaration,
Att: 10 Exhibit Acon Declaration,
Att: 11 Exhibit Harrington Declaration,
Att: 12 Exhibit Hadler Declaration,
Att: 13 Exhibit Campbell Declaration,
Att: 14 Exhibit Costantino Declaration,
Att: 15 Exhibit Fink Declaration,
Att: 16 Exhibit Mohr Peterson Declaration,
Att: 17 Exhibit Lopez Declaration,
Att: 18 Exhibit Groen Declaration,
Att: 19 Exhibit Connolly Declaration,
Att: 20 Exhibit Moore Declaration,
Att: 21 Exhibit Underwood Declaration,
Att: 22 Exhibit Ashmont Declaration,
Att: 23 Exhibit Bush Declaration,
Att: 24 Exhibit Kimple Declaration,
Att: 25 Exhibit Armenia Declaration,
Att: 26 Exhibit Davis Declaration,
Att: 27 Exhibit Ehrlich Declaration,
Att: 28 Exhibit Barone Declaration,
Att: 29 Exhibit Connors Declaration,
Att: 30 Exhibit Figueroa Declaration,
Att: 31 Exhibit Johnson Declaration,
Att: 32 Exhibit Merolla-Brito Declaration,
Att: 33 Exhibit Standbridge Declaration,
Att: 34 Exhibit Boyle Declaration,
Att: 35 Exhibit DeBlassie Declaration,
Att: 36 Exhibit Groginsky Declaration,
Att: 37 Exhibit Armijo Declaration
195 195 notice Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance Tue 07/15 3:29 PM
NOTICE of Withdrawal of Appearance by Whitney D. Hermandorfer (Hermandorfer, Whitney)
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