Commonwealth of Kentucky et al v. Federal Highway Administration et al
Plaintiff: Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of South Dakota, State of Alabama, State of Alaska, State of Arkansas, State of Florida, State of Idaho, State of Indiana, State of Iowa, State of Kansas, State of Mississippi, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of North Dakota, State of Ohio, State of Oklahoma, State of Utah, State of South Carolina, Commonwealth of Virginia, State of West Virginia and State of Wyoming
Defendant: Federal Highway Administration, Shailen Bhatt, U.S. Department of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg and Joseph R. Biden
Interested Party: The American Road and Transportation Builders Association and The Associated General Contractors of America
Case Number: 5:2023cv00162
Filed: December 21, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Presiding Judge: Benjamin Beaton
Referring Judge: Lanny King
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 702 Administrative Procedure Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 79 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 2/16/2024 granting #76 Motion for Attorney Jonathan Mark Little to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
February 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 78 MOTION for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief by Interested Parties The American Road and Transportation Builders Association, The Associated General Contractors of America. (Attachments: #1 Cover Letter to Clerk, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Proposed Order) (JM)
February 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 77 MOTION for Attorney Megan H. Berge to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 150. (Check #501 forwarded to LV Intake for receipting.) Filed by Interested Parties The American Road and Transportation Builders Association, The Associated General Contractors of America. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Proposed Order) (JM)
February 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 76 MOTION for Attorney Jonathan Mark Little to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 150. (Check has been forwarded to LV Intake for receipting.) Filed by Interested Parties The American Road and Transportation Builders Association, The Associated General Contractors of America. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Proposed Order) (JM)
February 14, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 75 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 2/13/2024 granting #57 Motion for Attorney Karla Engle to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
February 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 74 NOTICE of Filing Proposed Order by Commonwealth of Kentucky re #72 MOTION for Summary Judgment (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Keiser, Lindsey)
February 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 73 NOTICE of Deficiency re #72 Motion for Summary Judgment. Proposed Order not tendered. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 2/19/2024. (JM)
February 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 72 MOTION for Summary Judgment by Plaintiff Commonwealth of Kentucky (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Exhibit Declaration of Jundt (SDDOT), #3 Exhibit Second Declaration of Jundt (SDDOT), #4 Exhibit Declaration of McBrien (ALDOT), #5 Exhibit Declaration of Keith (AKDOT), #6 Exhibit Declaration of Holland (FDOT), #7 Exhibit Declaration of Moore (ITD), #8 Exhibit Declaration of Nunnally (INDOT), #9 Exhibit Declaration of Long (MTDOT), #10 Exhibit Declaration of Henke (NDDOT), #11 Exhibit Declaration of Hill (ODOT), #12 Exhibit Declaration of Powell (SCDOT), #13 Exhibit Declaration of Huot (UDOT), #14 Exhibit Declaration of Deem (VDOT), #15 Exhibit Declaration of Westby (WDOT), #16 Exhibit State Initial GHG Report Form) (Keiser, Lindsey) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/12/2024: #17 Proposed Order) (JM).
February 8, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 71 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 02/07/2024 granting #63 Motion for Lindsay S. See to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (HMC)
February 7, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 70 NOTICE of Filing of Administrative Record by Shailen Bhatt, Joseph R. Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation re Notice of Docket Correction, (Clendenen, Michael)
February 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 69 MOTION to Notice of Withdrawal of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Commonwealth of Kentucky (Keiser, Lindsey)
February 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 68 ATTORNEY NOTICE of Deficiency to Philip Axt re #37 Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice.Reason for Deficiency: failure to register to file electronically pursuant to GO 2008-03. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 2/22/2024. (KJA)
February 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 67 ATTORNEY NOTICE of Deficiency to J. Emory Smith, Jr. re #18 Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice.Reason for Deficiency: failure to register to file electronically pursuant to GO 2008-03. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 2/22/2024. (KJA)
February 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 66 ATTORNEY NOTICE of Deficiency to Christopher A. Bates re #36 Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice.Reason for Deficiency: failure to register to file electronically pursuant to GO 2008-03. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 2/22/2024. (KJA)
February 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 65 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 2/5/2024 granting #59 Motion for Attorney Sean Lynch to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
February 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 64 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 2/5/2024 granting #56 Motion for Attorney James E. M. Craig to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
February 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 63 MOTION for Lindsay S. See to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AKYWDC-3969753. by Plaintiff State of West Virginia (Keiser, Lindsey)
February 1, 2024 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re #62 Notice of Filing Certification of the Administrative Record; ERROR: This pleading does not include signature block with full contact information of the filing attorney (See FRCP 11(a)). This pleading does not need to be refiled. (JM) Modified docket text on 2/1/2024 to remove additional efiling error (JM).
January 31, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 62 NOTICE of Filing of Administrative Record by Shailen Bhatt, Joseph R. Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (Attachments: #1 Cover Sheet Administrative Record Index, #2 Addendum, #3 Addendum, #4 Addendum, #5 Addendum, #6 Addendum, #7 Addendum, #8 Addendum, #9 Addendum, #10 Addendum, #11 Addendum, #12 Addendum, #13 Addendum, #14 Addendum, #15 Addendum, #16 Addendum, #17 Addendum, #18 Addendum, #19 Addendum, #20 Addendum, #21 Addendum) (Clendenen, Michael)
January 31, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 61 SCHEDULING ORDER: During a remote status conference held today, the parties agreed to the litigation schedule set forth in the attached order. That order explains, among other deadlines, that Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment is due February 9, Defendants' response is due February 23, Plaintiffs' reply is due February 29, and Defendants may file an optional sur-reply by March 5. The Court tentatively schedules oral argument for March 7, 2024 at 1:00 pm ET in the Louisville Courthouse. (TIC: 30 minutes) (Court Reporter: Terri Horton). cc: counsel (JM)
January 31, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: K. Engle PHV $ 150.00 receipt number 300006694 (TNT)
January 30, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 60 Joint STATUS REPORT (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) by Shailen Bhatt, Joseph R. Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. (Clendenen, Michael)
January 30, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 59 MOTION for Attorney Sean Lynch to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 150. (CK# 70504761 for $150 received per Clerk TT) filed by Plaintiff State of Alaska. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 30, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 58 TEXT ORDER: Judge Beaton would like to hold a remote status conference on 1/31/24 at 9:30 am ET to resolve the briefing and timing disputes raised in the parties' joint status report (DN #46 ). The parties may connect to the Zoom hearing by audio only (cameras turned off) at https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1604230170?pwd=TzRNeGVMSjRhRFZRUHRDL0xCS3lVZz09. The meeting ID is 160 423 0170 and the passcode is 121045. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached. cc: counsel (JM)
January 30, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: E Wessan PHV $ 150.00 receipt number 300006641 by State of Iowa. (TNT)
January 30, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: C Corrigan PHV $ 150.00 receipt number 300006642 by State of Montana. (TNT)
January 30, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: S Lynch PHV $ 150.00 receipt number 300006644 by State of Alaska. (TNT)
January 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 57 MOTION for Karla L. Engle to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 150. (CK for $150 has been received by KDY) Filed by Plaintiff State of South Dakota. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Cover Letter) (JM)
January 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 56 MOTION for James E. M. Craig to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 150. (Check received for $150 by KDY) Filed by Plaintiff State of Idaho (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 55 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/29/2024 granting #32 Motion for Attorney Andrew N. Ferguson to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
January 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 54 ATTORNEY NOTICE of Deficiency to Karla L. Engle re #1 Complaint.Reason for Deficiency: motion to appear pro hac vice. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 2/16/2024. (KJA)
January 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 53 ATTORNEY NOTICE of Deficiency to James E.M. Craig re #1 Complaint.Reason for Deficiency: motion to appear pro hac vice. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 2/16/2024. (KJA)
January 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 52 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/29/2024 granting #45 Motion for Attorney Eric H. Wessan to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
January 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 51 ATTORNEY NOTICE of Deficiency to Joshua N. Turner re #1 Complaint.Reason for Deficiency: motion to appear pro hac vice. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 2/16/2024. (KJA)
January 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 50 ATTORNEY NOTICE of Deficiency to Lindsay Lee re #1 Complaint.Reason for Deficiency: motion to appear pro hac vice. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 2/16/2024. (KJA)
January 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 49 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/29/2024 granting #44 Motion for Attorney Christian B. Corrigan to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel(JM)
January 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 48 ATTORNEY NOTICE of Deficiency to Zachary B. Pohlman re #17 Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice.Reason for Deficiency: failure to register to file electronically pursuant to GO 2008-03. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 2/16/2024. (KJA)
January 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 47 ATTORNEY NOTICE of Deficiency to James A. Barta re #9 Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice.Reason for Deficiency: failure to register to file electronically pursuant to GO 2008-03. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 2/16/2024. (KJA)
January 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 46 Joint STATUS REPORT by Shailen Bhatt, Joseph R. Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. (Clendenen, Michael)
January 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 45 MOTION for Eric H. Wessan to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 150. (CK# 72869522 sent to LV for receipting) Filed by Plaintiff State of Iowa. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006626 re #39 MOTION for Natalie P. Christmas to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by State of Florida (SLK)
January 25, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 44 MOTION for Christian Corrigan to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 150. (CK# 0002397480 for $150 forwarded to LV for receipting) Filed by Plaintiff State of Montana. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 25, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 43 Response to #33 Notice of Deficiency filed by Commonwealth of Virginia. Proposed Order has been tendered. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 25, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006577 re #40 MOTION for Kevin M. Gallagher to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by Commonwealth of Virginia (SLK)
January 24, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 42 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/24/2024 granting #40 Motion for Attorney Kevin M. Gallagher to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel(JM)
January 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/23/2024 granting #39 Motion for Attorney Natalie P. Christmas to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
January 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006575 re #35 MOTION for Phillip Axt to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by State of North Dakota (SLK)
January 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006576 re #34 MOTION for Christopher A. Bates to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by State of Utah (SLK)
January 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 40 MOTION for Kevin M. Gallagher to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. by Plaintiff Commonwealth of Virginia. ($150 check received in LV.) (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 39 MOTION for Natalie P. Christmas to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. by Plaintiff State of Florida. (Check w/ no # for $150 has been received and forwarded to LV for receipting) (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 19, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER: During a remote status conference held on January 19, 2024, Judge Beaton set forth several deadlines and requests that are discussed in the accompanying memorandum. Separate or joint status reports are due February 2, 2024; Defendants' response to Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction (DN #28 ) is due February 14, 2024; Plaintiffs' reply is due February 28, 2024; and Defendants have agreed to postpone enforcement until at least March 17, 2024. The memorandum issued here also addresses other topics appropriate for the parties' consideration and inclusion in a status report. (TIC: 1 hour and 5 minutes) (Court Reporter: Becky Boyd).cc: counsel (JM)
January 19, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/18/2024 granting #35 Motion for Phillip Axt to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
January 19, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/18/2024 granting #34 Motion for Attorney Christopher A. Bates to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
January 17, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 35 MOTION for Attorney Phillip Axt to Appear Pro Hac Vice; Filing fee $ 150; filed by Plaintiff State of North Dakota. (Check #54936471 for $150 has been forwarded to LV for receipting) (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 17, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 33 NOTICE of Deficiency re #32 Motion for Attorney Andrew N. Ferguson to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Proposed Order not tendered. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by 1/24/2024. (JM)
January 17, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/16/2024 granting #27 Motion for Attorney Nicholas J. Bronni to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
January 17, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006503 re #32 MOTION for Andrew N. Ferguson to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by Commonwealth of Virginia (SLK)
January 17, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006527 re #27 MOTION for Nicholas J. Bronni to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by State of Arkansas (SLK)
January 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 34 MOTION for attorney Christopher A. Bates to Appear Pro Hac Vice; Filing fee $ 150; filed by Plaintiff State of Utah. (Check #14579528 for $150 has been received and forwarded to LV for receipting) (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 32 MOTION for Andrew N. Ferguson to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. by Plaintiff Commonwealth of Virginia. (Filing fee has been received per LV intake.) (JM) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/25/2024: #1 Proposed Order) (JM).
January 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 30 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Patrick Clendenen on behalf of Shailen Bhatt, Joseph R. Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (Clendenen, Michael)
January 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 29 TEXT ORDER: Judge Beaton would like to schedule a remote status conference to discuss the next steps in this litigation on Friday, January 19, 2024 at 9:30 am ET. Counsel may connect to the Zoom hearing by audio only (cameras turned off) at https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1602779920?pwd=MFlnSjBYV2d1LzdpQTEveTZ5QnJ0QT09. The meeting ID is 160 277 9920 and the passcode is 259605. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached. cc: counsel (JM)
January 16, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006502 re #24 MOTION for Justin L. Matheny to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by State of Mississippi (SLK)
January 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Commonwealth of Kentucky (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Exhibit Declaration of Jundt (SDDOT), #3 Exhibit Declaration of McBrien (ALDOT), #4 Exhibit Declaration of Keith (AKDOT), #5 Exhibit Declaration of Holland (FDOT), #6 Exhibit Declaration of Moore (ITD), #7 Exhibit Declaration of Nunnally (INDOT), #8 Exhibit Declaration of Henke (NDDOT), #9 Exhibit Declaration of Hill (ODOT), #10 Exhibit Declaration of Powell (SCDOT), #11 Exhibit Declaration of Huot (UDOT), #12 Exhibit Declaration of Deem (VDOT), #13 Exhibit Declaration of Westby (WYDOT), #14 Proposed Order) (Keiser, Lindsey)
January 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 27 MOTION for Nicholas J. Bronni to Appear Pro Hac Vice; Filing fee $ 150; filed by Plaintiff State of Arkansas (Check #1142 for $150 has been forwarded to LV Intake for receipting). (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/12/2024 granting #24 Motion for Attorney Justin L. Matheny to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
January 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Pro hac Vice Renewal Fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006470 re #13 MOTION for Edmund G. LaCour, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by State of Alabama (SLK)
January 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/11/2024 granting #13 Motion for Attorney Edmund G. LaCour, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
January 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MOTION for Justin L. Matheny to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 150. (Check #1838 for $150 forwarded to LV Intake for receipting) Filed by Plaintiff State of Mississippi. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006443 re #16 MOTION for Zachary B. Pohlman to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by State of Nebraska (SLK)
January 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006445 re #20 MOTION for T. Elliot Gaiser to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by State of Ohio (SLK)
January 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006444 re #15 MOTION for James Emory Smith, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by State of South Carolina (SLK)
January 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006447 re #14 MOTION for Ryan Schelhaas to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by State of Wyoming (SLK)
January 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006446 re #21 MOTION for Mathura J. Sridharan to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by State of Ohio (SLK)
January 10, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/10/2024 granting #21 Motion for Attorney Mathura J. Sridharan to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
January 10, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/10/2024 granting #20 Motion for Attorney T. Elliot Gaiser to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
January 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MOTION for Mathura J. Sridharan to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. by Plaintiff State of Ohio. (Check #6356 for $150 has been sent to LV Intake for receipting) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MOTION for T. Elliot Gaiser to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. by Plaintiff State of Ohio. (Check #6355 for $150 forwarded to LV Intake for receipting) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/9/2024 granting #14 Motion for Attorney Ryan Schelhaas to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel(JM)
January 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/9/2024 granting #15 Motion for Attorney James Emory Smith, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
January 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 1/9/2024 granting #16 Motion for Attorney Zachary B. Pohlman to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (JM)
January 8, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MOTION for Zachary B. Pohlman to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Filing fee $ 150. by Plaintiff State of Nebraska (ck #1044 received). (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 8, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION for James Emory Smith, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. by Plaintiff State of South Carolina. (Ck #2500 received) (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Cover Letter) (JM)
January 8, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MOTION for Ryan Schelhaas to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. by Plaintiff State of Wyoming. (Check #15644 has been sent to LV intake for receipting) (Attachments: #1 Cover letter, #2 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 8, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MOTION for Edmund G. LaCour, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. by Plaintiff State of Alabama. (Check #7762774 has been sent to LV intake for receipting) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Proposed Order) (JM)
January 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing fee: $ 150.00 receipt number 300006344 re #7 MOTION for Abhishek S. Kambli to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. filed by State of Kansas (TNT)
January 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER Signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 01/03/2024 granting #5 Motion for Garry M. Gaskins, II to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (HMC)
January 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 01/3/2024 granting #8 Motion for Michael R. Williams to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (HMC)
January 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 01/03/2024 granting #7 Motion for Abhishek S. Kambli to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (HMC)
January 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 01/03/204 granting #4 Motion for James A. Barta to Appear Pro Hac Vice. cc: Counsel (HMC)
January 2, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MOTION for Michael R. Williams to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AKYWDC-3948525. by Plaintiff State of West Virginia (Thacker, Christopher) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/3/2024: #1 Proposed Order) (JM).
December 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MOTION for attorney Abhishek S. Kambli to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $ 150. Check has been forwarded to LV for receipting per KY) by Plaintiff State of Kansas (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (JM)
December 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 TEXT ORDER: Under 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A), the Court refers this matter to Magistrate Judge King for hearing and determining all pretrial matters, including non-dispositive motions. Judge King may conduct a settlement conference in this matter at any time. This Notice of Electronic Filing is the Official ORDER for this entry. No document is attached.cc: counsel (JM)
December 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MOTION for Garry M. Gaskins, II to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. by Plaintiff State of Oklahoma. (Payment received in BG and has been forwarded to LV for receipting.) (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (JM)
December 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MOTION for James A. Barta to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150. by Plaintiff State of Indiana. (Per MM- A check for $150 has been received and forwarded to LV Intake for receipting.) (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Proposed Order) (JM)
December 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Summonses Issued as to Shailen Bhatt, Joseph R. Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. (Counsel for Plaintiff is responsible for printing and serving the attached issued summonses). (DeW)
December 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Case Assignment (Random Selection): Case Assigned to Judge Benjamin Beaton. (DeW)
December 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by State of Kansas, State of Indiana, Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Wyoming, State of Mississippi, State of North Dakota, State of Alabama, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of Utah, Commonwealth of Virginia, State of Florida, State of Idaho, State of South Carolina, State of Alaska, State of South Dakota, State of Oklahoma, State of West Virginia, State of Arkansas, State of Iowa, State of Ohio. against Shailen Bhatt, Joseph R. Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. (Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AKYWDC-3944657.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Final Rule, #2 Exhibit 2 - EO 13990, #3 Exhibit 3 - EO 14008, #4 Exhibit 4 - 2017 Rule, #5 Exhibit 5 - 2018 Repeal, #6 Exhibit 6 - Proposed Rule, #7 Exhibit 7 - State Comment letter, #8 Exhibit 8 - Comments, #9 Exhibit 9 - FDOT Letter, #10 Summons, #11 Cover Sheet) (DeW)

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Plaintiff: Commonwealth of Kentucky
Represented By: Aaron J. Silletto
Represented By: Victor B. Maddox
Represented By: Lindsey Keiser
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Plaintiff: State of South Dakota
Represented By: Karla K. Engle
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Plaintiff: State of Alabama
Represented By: Edmund G. LaCour, Jr.
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Plaintiff: State of Idaho
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Represented By: Joshua N. Turner
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Plaintiff: State of Indiana
Represented By: James A. Barta
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Plaintiff: State of Iowa
Represented By: Eric H. Wessan
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Plaintiff: State of Kansas
Represented By: Abhishek S. Kambli
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Plaintiff: State of Mississippi
Represented By: Justin L. Matheny
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Plaintiff: State of Montana
Represented By: Christian B. Corrigan
Represented By: Christian Brian Corrigan
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Plaintiff: State of Nebraska
Represented By: Zachary B. Pohlman
Represented By: Zachary Brent Pohlman
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Plaintiff: State of North Dakota
Represented By: Philip Axt
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Plaintiff: State of Ohio
Represented By: Mathura J. Sridharan
Represented By: T. Elliott Gaiser
Represented By: Mathura Sridharan
Represented By: Thomas Elliott Gaiser
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Plaintiff: State of Oklahoma
Represented By: Garry M. Gaskins
Represented By: Garry M. Gaskins, II
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Plaintiff: State of Utah
Represented By: Christopher A. Bates
Represented By: Christopher Bates
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Plaintiff: State of South Carolina
Represented By: J. Emory Smith, Jr.
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Plaintiff: Commonwealth of Virginia
Represented By: Andrew N. Ferguson
Represented By: Kevin M. Gallagher
Represented By: Kevin Michael Gallagher
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Plaintiff: State of West Virginia
Represented By: Lindsay See
Represented By: Michael R. Williams
Represented By: Lindsay Sara See
Represented By: Michael Ray Williams
Represented By: Christopher L. Thacker
Represented By: Lindsey Keiser
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Plaintiff: State of Wyoming
Represented By: Ryan Schelhass
Represented By: Ryan Schelhaas
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Defendant: Federal Highway Administration
Represented By: Michael Patrick Clendenen
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Defendant: Shailen Bhatt
Represented By: Michael Patrick Clendenen
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Defendant: U.S. Department of Transportation
Represented By: Michael Patrick Clendenen
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Defendant: Pete Buttigieg
Represented By: Michael Patrick Clendenen
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Defendant: Joseph R. Biden
Represented By: Michael Patrick Clendenen
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Interested party: The American Road and Transportation Builders Association
Represented By: Jonathan Mark Little
Represented By: Megan H. Berge
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Interested party: The Associated General Contractors of America
Represented By: Jonathan Mark Little
Represented By: Megan H. Berge
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