TEXAS v. BIDEN

No. 3:21-cv-65.

578 F.Supp.3d 849 (2022)

The State of TEXAS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Joseph R. BIDEN Jr., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Galveston Division.

Signed January 6, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M.S. Dewhirst , Helena, MT, Jeffrey Michael White , Patrick K. Sweeten , Ryan Daniel Walters , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff State of Texas.

David M.S. Dewhirst , Pro Hac Vice, Christian B. Corrigan , Pro Hac Vice, Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of Montana.

Edmund Gerard LaCour, Jr. , Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Alabama Attorney General, Montgomery, AL, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of Alabama.

Nicholas J. Bronni , Pro Hac Vice, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of Arkansas.

Andrew A. Pinson , Pro Hac Vice, Drew F. Waldbeser , Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Attorney General of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of Georgia.

Victor B. Maddox , Pro Hac Vice, Marc Manley , Pro Hac Vice, Kentucky Office of Attorney General, Frankfort, KY, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of Kentucky.

Thomas M. Fisher , Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Indiana Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of Indiana.

Joseph Scott St. John , Pro Hac Vice, Elizabeth Baker Murrill , Louisiana Department of Justice, Baton Rouge, LA, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of Louisiana.

David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, Dean John Sauer , Missouri Attorney General's Office, Jefferson City, MO, for Plaintiff State of Missouri.

Matthew A. Sagsveen , Pro Hac Vice, North Dakota Office of Attorney General, Bismarck, ND, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of North Dakota.

David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiffs State of Oklahoma, State of Utah, State of Alaska.

James Emory Smith, Jr. , Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Attorney General, Columbia, SC, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of South Carolina.

Jeffery J. Tronvold , Pro Hac Vice, Office of the South Dakota Attorney General, Pierre, SD, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of South Dakota.

Travis Steven Jordan , Wyoming Attorney General's Office, Cheyenne, WY, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of Wyoming.

Robert J. Makar , Arizona Attorney General's office, Phoenix, AZ, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of Arizona.

Brant M. Laue , Office of the Kansas Attorney General, Topeka, KS, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of Kansas.

Justin L. Matheny , Pro Hac Vice, Mississippi Attorney General, Jackson, MS, Krissy C. Nobile , Mississippi Attorney General, Jackson, MI, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of Mississippi.

Justin Dale Lavene , James A. Campbell , Pro Hac Vice, Nebraska Attorney General's Office, Lincoln, NE, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of Nebraska.

Benjamin M. Flowers , Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, OH, David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Plaintiff State of Ohio.

David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, Lindsay S. See , Pro Hac Vice, West Virginia Attorney General's Office, Charleston, WV, for Plaintiff State of West Virginia.

David M.S. Dewhirst , Montana Dept. of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, James H. Percival , Florida Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, for Plaintiff State of Florida.

Jean Lin , Pro Hac Vice, Kevin Snell , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, Stuart J. Robinson , U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, San Francisco, CA, for Defendants Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Antony J. Blinken, Merrick B. Garland, Alejandro Mayorkas, Scott De La Vega, Jennifer Granholm, Jane Nishida, Pete Buttigieg.

Jean Lin , US Dept. of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Defendants United States of America, Thomas J. Vilsack, in his official capacity as the Secretary of Agriculture, Scott A. Spellmon, in his official capacity as Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rich Gonzalez, in his official capacity as Acting Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

[T]he text of the Constitution ... extends the judicial power only "to all Cases" and "to Controversies." It follows that courts ... may not decide non-cases, which are not adversary situations and in which nothing of immediate consequence to the parties...

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