MISSISSIPPI v. BECERRA

Civil No. 1:22cv113-HSO-RPM.

727 F.Supp.3d 559 (2024)

State of MISSISSIPPI, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Xavier BECERRA, in his official Capacity as Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Southern Division.

Signed March 28, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Justin L. Matheny, Scott G. Stewart, Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Jackson, MS, C'Zar David Bernstein, Pro Hac Vice, Cameron T. Norris, Consovoy McCarthy, PLLC, Arlington, VA, for Plaintiff State of Mississippi.

Cameron T. Norris, Consovoy McCarthy, PLLC, Arlington, VA, Edmund G. LaCour, Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Attorney General, State of Alabama, Montgomery, AL, Justin L. Matheny, Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff State of Alabama.

Cameron T. Norris, Consovoy McCarthy, PLLC, Arlington, VA, Justin L. Matheny, Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Jackson, MS, Nicholas J. Bronni, Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Attorney General, State of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiff State of Arkansas.

Justin L. Matheny, Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Jackson, MS, Aaron J. Silletto, Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Kentucky, Frankfort, KY, Cameron T. Norris, Consovoy McCarthy, PLLC, Arlington, VA, for Plaintiff Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Justin L. Matheny, Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Jackson, MS, Kelsey L. Smith, Pro Hac Vice, Elizabeth B. Murrill, Pro Hac Vice, Joseph Scott St. John, Office of the Attorney General, Louisiana Dept. of Justice, Baton Rouge, LA, Cameron T. Norris, Consovoy McCarthy, PLLC, Arlington, VA, for Plaintiff State of Louisiana.

Justin L. Matheny, Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Jackson, MS, Cameron T. Norris, Consovoy McCarthy, PLLC, Arlington, VA, D. John Sauer, Pro Hac Vice, Joshua M. Divine, Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Attorney General, State of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO, Samuel C. Freedlund, Pro Hac Vice, Office of the Attorney General, State of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, for Plaintiff State of Missouri.

Justin L. Matheny, Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Jackson, MS, Cameron T. Norris, Consovoy McCarthy, PLLC, Arlington, VA, Christian Brian Corrigan, Pro Hac Vice, Montana Attorney General's Office, Helena, MT, David M.S. Dewhirst, Pro Hac Vice, Idaho Attorney General's Office, Boise, ID, for Plaintiff State of Montana.

Brian C. Rosen-Shaud, DOJ-Civ, Federal Programs Branch, Washington, DC, Carol Federighi, Alexander William Resar, U.S. Department of Justice — Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Defendants.

Robert B. McDuff, The Law Office of Robert McDuff, Jackson, MS, Amanda NeCole Allen, Pro Hac Vice, Jo-Ann Tamila Sagar, Pro Hac Vice, Johannah Walker, Pro Hac Vice, Hogan Lovells US, LLP, Washington, DC, Emily Chong, Pro Hac Vice, Jon Greenbaum, Pro Hac Vice, Kathryn J. Youker, Pro Hac Vice, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Washington, DC, John C. Jopling, Mississippi Center for Justice, Biloxi, MS, Stanley Joseph Brown, Pro Hac Vice, Hogan Lovells US, LLP, New York, NY, for Amicus Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative.

Robert B. McDuff, The Law Office of Robert McDuff, Jackson, MS, Amanda NeCole Allen, Pro Hac Vice, Jo-Ann Tamila Sagar, Pro Hac Vice, Johannah Walker, Pro Rae Vice, Hogan Lovells US, LLP, Washington, DC, Emily Chong, Pro Hac Vice, Jon Greenbaum, Pro Hac Vice, Kathryn J. Youker, Pro Hac Vice, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Washington, DC, Stanley Joseph Brown, Pro Hac Vice, Hogan Lovells US, LLP, New York, NY, for Amici NAACP State Conference for Alabama, NAACP State Conference for Arizona, NAACP State Conference for Arkansas, NAACP State Conference for Kentucky, NAACP State Conference for Louisiana, NAACP State Conference for Missouri, NAACP State Conference for Mississippi, NAACP State Conference for Montana.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION [78] FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE DEFENDANTS' CROSS-MOTION [90] FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, AND GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' REQUEST FOR LIMITED DISCOVERY AS TO STANDING UNDER FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 56(d)

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