WASHINGTON v. UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN.

NO. 1:23-CV-3026-TOR.

670 F.Supp.3d 1150 (2023)

State of WASHINGTON, State of Oregon, State of Arizona, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Illinois, Attorney General of Michigan, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, District of Columbia, State of Hawaii, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, Robert M. Califf, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Food and Drugs, United States Department of Health and Human Services, and Xavier Becerra, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Washington.

Signed April 21, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Wenderoff Hughes , Colleen M. Melody , Kristin Beneski , Lauryn K. Fraas , Washington State Attorney General, Seattle, WA, Noah G. Purcell , Tera M. Heintz , Attorney General of Washington, Government Compliance and Enforcement Division, Olympia, WA, for Plaintiff State of Washington.

Carla Scott , Oregon Department of Justice, Portland, OR, Sander Marcus Hull , Oregon State Department of Justice Civil Recovery Section, Salem, OR, YoungWoo Joh , Pro Hac Vice, Oregon Department of Justice, Portland, OR, Kristin Beneski , Attorney Generals Office, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff State of Oregon.

Daniel C. Barr , Pro Hac Vice, Luci Danielle Davis , Pro Hac Vice, Arizona Attorney General's Office, Phoenix, AZ, Kristin Beneski , Attorney Generals Office, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff State of Arizona.

Eric R. Olson , Pro Hac Vice, Michael D. McMaster , Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Attorney General, Denver, CO, Kristin Beneski , Attorney Generals Office, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff State of Colorado.

Kristin Beneski , Attorney Generals Office, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiffs State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Nevada, State of Vermont, State of Maryland, State of Hawaii.

Caitlyn Gulia McEllis , Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, Kristin Beneski , Attorney Generals Office, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff State of Illinois.

Stephanie M. Service , Pro Hac Vice, Michigan Department of Attorney General, Health, Education & Family Services Division, Lansing, MI, Kristin Beneski , Attorney Generals Office, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff Attorney General of Michigan.

Aletheia Allen , Pro Hac Vice, New Mexico Office of the Attorney General, Albuquerque, NM, Kristin Beneski , Attorney Generals Office, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff State of New Mexico.

Julia C. Harvoy , Pro Hac Vice, Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General, Providence, RI, Kristin Beneski , Attorney Generals Office, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff State of Rhode Island.

Jennifer Lee Olson , Pro Hac Vice, Liz C. Kramer , Pro Hac Vice, Minnesota Attorney General's Office, St. Paul, MN, Kristin Beneski , Attorney Generals Office, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff State of Minnesota.

Jill M. Graziano , Pro Hac Vice, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Norristown, PA, Kristin Beneski , Attorney Generals Office, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Halliday Moncure , Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Attorney General, Augusta, ME, Kristin Beneski , Attorney Generals Office, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff State of Maine.

Nicole Suzanne Hill , Pro Hac Vice, District of Columbia Office of Attorney General, Washington, DC, Vanessa L. Kassab , Pro Hac Vice, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, Kristin Beneski , Attorney Generals Office, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff District of Columbia.

Noah T. Katzen , DOJ-Civil, Washington, DC, for Defendants United States Food and Drug Administration, Robert M. Califf, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra.

Amanda J. Beane, Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Legal Voice.

Adam B. Aukland-Peck, Pro Hac Vice, Shannon Rose Selden, Pro Hac Vice, DeBevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY, Daniel M. Weiskopf, McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren PLLC, Seattle, WA, Jessica Morris, Pro Hac Vice, Molly A. Meegan, Pro Hac Vice, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC, Megan McGuiggan, Pro Hac Vice, DeBevoise & Plimpton LLP, Washington, DC, for Amici American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Nurse-Midwives, American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Council of University Chairs of Obstetrics & Gynecology, North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Society of General Internal Medicine, Society of Gynecologic Oncology, Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, Society of OB/GYN Hospitalists, Washington State Medical Association.


ORDER DENYING MOTION TO INTERVENE

BEFORE THE COURT are Proposed State Plaintiff-Intervenors' Motion to Intervene (ECF No. 76), Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice re Attorney: Joshua N. Turner (ECF No. 77), Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice re Attorney...

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