STATE OF INDIANA et al v. BIDEN et al
Plaintiff: STATE OF INDIANA, THE STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF ARKANSAS, STATE OF GEORGIA, STATE OF KANSAS, COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, STATE OF MISSOURI, STATE OF MONTANA, STATE OF OHIO, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF TEXAS, STATE OF UTAH and STATE OF ARIZONA
Defendant: PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK B. GARLAND, US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, SEC. OF EDUCATI MIGUEL A CARDONA and US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Case Number: 1:2022cv00430
Filed: March 4, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Presiding Judge: Tim A Baker
Referring Judge: Jane Magnus-Stinson
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 552 Freedom of Information Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 28, 2022 Filing 48 NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth B Murrill on behalf of Plaintiff STATE OF LOUISIANA. (Murrill, Elizabeth)
April 27, 2022 Filing 47 NOTICE of Appearance by Samuel Grant Dorfman on behalf of Plaintiff STATE OF TEXAS. (Dorfman, Samuel)
April 27, 2022 Filing 46 NOTICE of Appearance by Elisabeth Daigle on behalf of Plaintiff STATE OF LOUISIANA. (Daigle, Elisabeth)
April 27, 2022 Filing 45 NOTICE of Appearance by Joseph Scott St. John on behalf of Plaintiff STATE OF LOUISIANA. (St. John, Joseph)
April 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 44 SCHEDULING ORDER: Initial Pretrial Conference set for 5/10/2022 03:30 PM (Eastern Time) in Telephonic before Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker. Parties shall participate in this conference by counsel. The information needed by counsel of record to participate in this telephonic conference will be provided by separate notification. Counsel who attend the conference must have their appearance on file, and must be familiar with and prepared to discuss the facts and legal issues in the case, as well as the scope of damages. Counsel should expect to be asked specific questions concerning the case, and should be prepared to set forth all known facts that support any issue, claim, or defense, including any claim for or defense to damages. See Order for additional information. Signed by Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker on 4/26/2022.(SWM)
April 25, 2022 Filing 43 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM (Partial), filed by Defendants JOSEPH R. BIDEN, MIGUEL A CARDONA, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, MERRICK B. GARLAND. (Attachments: #1 Brief in Support)(Borson, Joseph)
April 25, 2022 Filing 42 Partial ANSWER to #1 Complaint , filed by US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.(Borson, Joseph)
April 25, 2022 Filing 41 NOTICE of Appearance by Joseph E. Borson on behalf of Defendants JOSEPH R. BIDEN, MIGUEL A CARDONA, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, MERRICK B. GARLAND, US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Borson, Joseph)
April 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDER granting #39 Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Attorney Samuel Grant Dorfman for STATE OF TEXAS added. Signed by Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker on 4/21/2022. (SWM)
April 20, 2022 Filing 39 MOTION for Attorney(s) Samuel Grant Dorfman to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7069137), filed by Plaintiff STATE OF TEXAS. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Dorfman, Samuel)
April 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER GRANTING #35 MOTION TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE - This cause has come before the Court upon the motion of Joseph Scott St. John, counsel for the State of Louisiana, for leave to appear and participate pro hac vice in the above-captioned cause only (Dkt. #35 ). Being fully advised, it is now ORDERED that the motion be, and hereby is, GRANTED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker on 4/13/2022. (AKH)
April 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER GRANTING #34 MOTION TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE - This cause has come before the Court upon the motion of Elisabeth Daigle counsel for the State of Louisiana, for leave to appear and participate pro hac vice in the above captioned cause only (Dkt. #34 ). Being fully advised, it is now ORDERED that the motion be, and hereby is, GRANTED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker on 4/13/2022. (AKH)
April 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER GRANTING #33 MOTION TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE - This cause has come before the Court upon the motion of Elizabeth Murrill, counsel for the State of Louisiana, for leave to appear and participate pro hac vice in the above captioned cause only (Dkt. #33 ). Being fully advised, it is now ORDERED that the motion be, and hereby is, GRANTED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker on 4/13/2022. (AKH)
April 12, 2022 Filing 35 MOTION for Attorney(s) Joseph Scott St. John to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7056187), filed by Plaintiff STATE OF LOUISIANA. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(St. John, Joseph)
April 12, 2022 Filing 34 MOTION for Attorney(s) Elisabeth Daigle to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7056103), filed by Plaintiff STATE OF LOUISIANA. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Daigle, Elisabeth)
April 12, 2022 Filing 33 MOTION for Attorney(s) Elizabeth Murrill to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7056053), filed by Plaintiff STATE OF LOUISIANA. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Murrill, Elizabeth)
March 25, 2022 Filing 32 NOTICE of Appearance by Christian Brian Corrigan on behalf of Plaintiff STATE OF MONTANA. (Corrigan, Christian)
March 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER granting #29 Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Attorney Christian Brian Corrigan for STATE OF MONTANA added. Signed by Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker on 3/25/2022. (SWM)
March 24, 2022 Filing 30 RETURN of Service, filed by STATE OF INDIANA. All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Cardona Summons, #2 Exhibit B - Dept of Education Summons, #3 Exhibit C - Garland Summons, #4 Exhibit D - Dept of Justice Summons, #5 Exhibit E - President Biden Summons, #6 Exhibit F - Exec. Office of the President Summons, #7 Exhibit G - US Attorney Southern District of Indiana Delivery)(DeNardi, Betsy)
March 24, 2022 Filing 29 MOTION for Attorney(s) Christian Corrigan to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7028241), filed by Plaintiff STATE OF MONTANA. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Corrigan, Christian)
March 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER granting #27 Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Attorney Melissa Holyoak for STATE OF UTAH added. Signed by Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker on 3/23/2022. (SWM)
March 22, 2022 Filing 27 MOTION for Attorney(s) Melissa Holyoak to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7023741), filed by Plaintiff STATE OF UTAH. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Holyoak, Melissa)
March 21, 2022 Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance by Jeffrey A Chanay on behalf of Plaintiff STATE OF KANSAS. (Chanay, Jeffrey)
March 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER granting #23 Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Attorney Jeffrey A Chanay for STATE OF KANSAS added. Signed by Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker on 3/17/2022. (SWM)
March 17, 2022 Filing 24 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED ORDER re #23 MOTION for Attorney(s) Jeffrey A. Chanay to Appear pro hac vice , filed by Plaintiff STATE OF KANSAS. (Chanay, Jeffrey) Modified on 3/17/2022 (MAC).
March 16, 2022 Filing 23 MOTION for Attorney(s) Jeffrey A. Chanay to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7015907), filed by Plaintiff STATE OF KANSAS. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Chanay, Jeffrey)
March 11, 2022 Filing 22 NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin Michael Flowers on behalf of Plaintiff STATE OF OHIO. (Flowers, Benjamin)
March 11, 2022 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen John Petrany on behalf of Plaintiff STATE OF GEORGIA. (Petrany, Stephen)
March 10, 2022 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Bryan Cleveland on behalf of Plaintiff STATE OF OKLAHOMA. (Cleveland, Bryan)
March 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER granting #14 Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Attorney Stephen John Petrany for STATE OF GEORGIA added. Signed by Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker on 3/10/2022. (SWM)
March 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER granting #12 Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Attorney Bryan Cleveland for STATE OF OKLAHOMA added. Signed by Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker on 3/10/2022. (SWM)
March 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER granting #11 Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Attorney Thomas T. Hydrick for STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA added. Signed by Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker on 3/10/2022. (SWM)
March 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER granting #10 Motion to Appear pro hac vice. Attorney Benjamin Michael Flowers for STATE OF OHIO added. Signed by Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker on 3/10/2022. (SWM)
March 8, 2022 Filing 15 Submission of Proposed Order , re #14 MOTION for Attorney(s) Stephen J. Petrany to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7002371), filed by Plaintiff STATE OF GEORGIA. (Petrany, Stephen)
March 8, 2022 Filing 14 MOTION for Attorney(s) Stephen J. Petrany to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7002371), filed by Plaintiff STATE OF GEORGIA. (Petrany, Stephen)
March 8, 2022 Filing 13 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by STATE OF OKLAHOMA re #12 MOTION for Attorney(s) Bryan Cleveland to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7002116) Certificate of Good Standing (Cleveland, Bryan)
March 8, 2022 Filing 12 MOTION for Attorney(s) Bryan Cleveland to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7002116), filed by Plaintiff STATE OF OKLAHOMA. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Cleveland, Bryan)
March 8, 2022 Filing 11 MOTION for Attorney(s) Thomas T. Hydrick to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7001995), filed by Plaintiff STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Hydrick, Thomas)
March 8, 2022 Filing 10 MOTION for Attorney(s) Benjamin M. Flowers to Appear pro hac vice (Filing fee $100, receipt number AINSDC-7001898), filed by Plaintiff STATE OF OHIO. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Flowers, Benjamin)
March 7, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Aaron John Silletto on behalf of Plaintiff COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. (Silletto, Aaron)
March 7, 2022 Filing 8 PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES before Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson. (MAC)
March 7, 2022 Filing 7 MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (MAC)
March 7, 2022 Filing 6 Summons Issued as to JOSEPH R. BIDEN, MIGUEL A CARDONA, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, MERRICK B. GARLAND, US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (MAC)
March 4, 2022 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Corrine Lorraine Youngs on behalf of Plaintiff STATE OF INDIANA. (Youngs, Corrine)
March 4, 2022 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Cory Christian Voight on behalf of Plaintiff STATE OF INDIANA. (Voight, Cory)
March 4, 2022 Filing 3 Proposed Summons submitted for issuance by the clerk as to All Defendants. (DeNardi, Betsy)
March 4, 2022 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Betsy M. DeNardi on behalf of Plaintiff STATE OF INDIANA. (DeNardi, Betsy)
March 4, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by All Plaintiffs. (Filing fee $402, receipt number AINSDC-6996452) (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A - DOJ Oct 4 2021 Memorandum on Schools, #3 Exhibit B - NSBA Sept 29 2021 Letter to President Biden, #4 Exhibit C - State AGs Oct 18 2021 Letter Objecting to DOJ Memo, #5 Exhibit D - NSBA Sept 29 2021 Email, #6 Exhibit E - NSBA Oct 11 2021 Communication to Members, #7 Exhibit F - NSBA Oct 5 2021 Email, #8 Exhibit G - NSBA Oct 22 2021 Apology Letter, #9 Exhibit H - State AGs Oct 26 2021 FOIA Request, #10 Exhibit I - State AGs Oct 26 2021 Letter Requesting NSBA Documents, #11 Exhibit J - Senate Judiciary Letter Dec 6 2021, #12 Exhibit K - December 17 2021 FOIA Acknowledgement Letter, #13 Exhibit L - Jan 5 2022 Acknowledgement Letter, #14 Exhibit M - Education Dept Acknowledgement, #15 Exhibit M - Education Dept Follow-up Emails)(DeNardi, Betsy)

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Plaintiff: STATE OF INDIANA
Represented By: Corrine Lorraine Youngs
Represented By: Cory Christian Voight
Represented By: Betsy M. DeNardi
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Plaintiff: THE STATE OF ARIZONA
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Plaintiff: STATE OF ARKANSAS
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Plaintiff: STATE OF GEORGIA
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Plaintiff: STATE OF KANSAS
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Plaintiff: COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
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Plaintiff: STATE OF LOUISIANA
Represented By: Elisabeth Daigle
Represented By: Elizabeth Murrill
Represented By: Joseph Scott St. John
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Plaintiff: STATE OF MISSOURI
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Plaintiff: STATE OF MONTANA
Represented By: Christian Brian Corrigan
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Represented By: Benjamin Michael Flowers
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Plaintiff: STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Represented By: Bryan Cleveland
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Plaintiff: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Represented By: Thomas T. Hydrick
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Plaintiff: STATE OF TEXAS
Represented By: Samuel Grant Dorfman
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Plaintiff: STATE OF UTAH
Represented By: Melissa Holyoak
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Defendant: PRESIDENT JOSEPH R. BIDEN
Represented By: Joseph E. Borson
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Defendant: EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Represented By: Joseph E. Borson
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Defendant: ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK B. GARLAND
Represented By: Joseph E. Borson
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Defendant: US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Represented By: Joseph E. Borson
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Defendant: SEC. OF EDUCATI MIGUEL A CARDONA
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Defendant: US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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