TENNESSEE v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMM.

No. 2:24-cv-84-DPM.

737 F.Supp.3d 685 (2024)

States of TENNESSEE, Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and West Virginia, Plaintiffs v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Arkansas, DELTA DIVISION.

Signed June 14, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Skrmetti, Joshua Daniel Minchin, Pro Hac Vice, Reed Neal Smith, Pro Hac Vice, Virginia N. Adamson, Pro Hac Vice, Whitney D. Hermandorfer, Pro Hac Vice, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, for Plaintiff State of Tennessee.

Asher Steinberg, Dylan L. Jacobs, John Timothy Griffin, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of Arkansas.

Edmund G. LaCour Jr., Pro Hac Vice, Alabama Attorney General's Office, Montgomery, AL, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of Alabama.

Natalie Christmas, Pro Hac Vice, Florida Attorney General's Office, Tallahassee, FL, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of Florida.

Stephen J. Petrany, Pro Hac Vice, Georgia Attorney General's Office, Atlanta, GA, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of Georgia.

Alan M. Hurst, Pro Hac Vice, Joshua N. Turner, Pro Hac Vice, Idaho Attorney General's Office, Boise, ID, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of Idaho.

James A. Barta, Pro Hac Vice, Indiana Attorney General's Office, Indianapolis, IN, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of Indiana.

Eric H. Wessan, Iowa Attorney General's Office, Des Moines, IA, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of Iowa.

Erin B. Gaide, Pro Hac Vice, Kansas Attorney General's Office, Topeka, KS, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of Kansas.

Joshua M. Divine, Pro Hac Vice, Missouri Attorney General's Office, Jefferson City, MO, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of Missouri.

Lincoln J. Korell, Pro Hac Vice, Nebraska Attorney General's Office, Lincoln, NE, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia.

N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of Nebraska.

Philip Axt, Pro Hac Vice, North Dakota Attorney General's Office, Bismarck, ND, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of North Dakota.

Garry M. Gaskins II, Pro Hac Vice, Oklahoma Attorney General's Office, Tulsa, OK, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of Oklahoma.

Joseph D. Spate, Pro Hac Vice, South Carolina Attorney General's Office, Columbia, SC, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of South Carolina.

Lance F. Sorenson, Pro Hac Vice, Utah Attorney General's Office, Salt Lake City, UT, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of Utah.

Curtis R. Capehart, Pro Hac Vice, West Virginia Attorney General's Office, Charleston, WV, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of West Virginia.

Grant M. Flynn, Pro Hac Vice, South Dakota Attorney General's Office, Pierre, SD, Nicholas J. Bronni, Arkansas Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, Virginia N. Adamson, Tennessee Attorney General's Office, Civil Litigation and State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for Plaintiff State of South Dakota.

Daniel Schwei, Alexandra Widas, Laura Bakst, U.S. Department of Justice — Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Defendant.


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