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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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MIDWEST FASTENER CORP.,

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a Michigan corporation, THE HENRY

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DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST and THE )

ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING

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Plaintiffs,

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KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, in her official

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capacity as Secretary of the United States

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Department of Health and Human Services; )

THOMAS PEREZ, in his official capacity as )

Acting Secretary of the United States

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Department of Labor; JACOB LEW, in his )

official capacity as Secretary of the

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United States Department of the Treasury;

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

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LABOR; and UNITED STATES

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY,

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Defendants.

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Docket No. ________________ Hon. _____________________

VERIFIED COMPLAINT Plaintiff, Midwest Fasteners Corp., by and through its attorneys, for its Verified Complaint, states:
NATURE OF THE CASE 1. This case is about religious freedom. In this action, Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive   relief   for   the   Defendants’   violations   of   the   Religious   Freedom   Restoration   Act,   42  

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U.S.C. § 2000bb et seq.  (herein  “RFRA”),  and  the  First  and  Fifth  Amendments to the United States Constitution caused by the actions of the Defendants in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148, March 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 1029) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Pub. L. 111-152, March 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 1029) (collectively known   and   herein   referred   to   as   the   “Affordable   Care   Act”),   in   ways   that   force   Plaintiffs   and   thousands of other individuals to violate their deepest held religious beliefs.
2. The DeVries Families consisting of Henry DeVries through the Henry DeVries Revocable Living Trust dated February 26, 1992 and Robert DeVries through the Robert Daniel DeVries  Living  Trust  u/a/d  February  10,  1993  (collectively  the  “DeVries  Plaintiffs”)  comprise  all   of the voting shareholders of Midwest Fastener Corp. which is organized as a corporation under the Michigan Business Corporation Act.
3. Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. is a national supplier of fasteners, headquartered in Portage, MI. It is licensed to do business in 50 states and employs a total of 187 employees.
4. Plaintiffs provide self-funded health insurance through Midwest Fastener Corp., to employees and their dependents. Approximately 91 employees (and their dependents) of Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp., Inc. are currently covered by this group health insurance plan. Each of the members of the DeVries Plaintiffs are believing and practicing Christians and each believes the Holy Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God and that the Holy Bible instructs that each human life,  which  begins  at  conception,  is  created  in  God’s  image,  that  God  mandates  respect  for   the sanctity of each human life, and that abortion and abortion-inducing drugs result in the wrongful taking of a human life.
5. With significant exceptions, all group health plans and health insurance issuers that offer non-grandfathered group or individual health coverage must provide coverage for certain

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preventive services without cost-sharing. 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-13. The Plaintiffs have a nongrandfathered plan, do not benefit from any exceptions, and must provide these services. These services   have   been   defined   by   the   Health   Resources   and   Services   Administration   (“HRSA”)   to   include   “[a]ll   Food   and   Drug   Administration   approved   contraceptive   methods,   sterilization   procedures   and   patient   education   and   counseling   for   all   women   with   reproductive   capacity.”   HRSA,   Women’s   Preventive   Services:   Required   Health   Plan   Coverage   Guidelines,   http://www.hrsa.gov/womensguidelines/  (referred  to  hereinafter  the  “HHS  Mandate”).
6. In the category  of  “FDA-approved  contraceptives”  included  in  this  HHS  Mandate   are several drugs or devices that may cause the demise of an already-conceived but not-yetimplanted   human   embryo,   such   as   “emergency   contraception”   or   “Plan   B”   drugs   (the   so-called “morning  after”  pill)  and  “ellaTM”  (the  so-called  “week  after”  pill)  which  studies  show  can  function   to kill embryos even after they have implanted in the uterus by a mechanism similar to the abortion drug RU-486.
7. The DeVries Plaintiffs and Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp have always maintained objections on the basis of their religious beliefs to supporting either directly or indirectly the use of any drugs or procedures intended for the purposes of inducing an abortion or otherwise terminating an embryo. Such drugs or procedures are referred to collectively herein as “Abortifacients”  
8. Over the last several months, the DeVries Plaintiffs have become aware that many citizens of the United States who hold the same or similar religious beliefs as do the DeVries Plaintiffs have, as a result of such religious beliefs, challenged the application of the HHS Mandate to them and to their for-profit businesses.

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9. Between 2011 and 2013, the DeVries Plaintiffs have annually and in compliance with their religious faith made efforts to ensure that Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp conducted annual reviews of its insurance coverage plans to exclude the coverage of any Abortifacients under their employee health policies. They have further instructed the agents and employees of their insurer that they object to the inclusion coverage of Abortifacients in any policy of coverage covered by Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp.
10. In April of 2013, the DeVries Plaintiffs discovered that the health insurance plan offered by Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. to its employees and their dependents (approximately 187   employees)   covered   “FDA-approved   contraceptives.”   The   DeVries   Plaintiffs   did   not   understand,   until   late   April   of   2013,   that   “FDA-approved   contraceptives”   included   abortioninducing drugs or that such coverage was going to be provided by the plan they purchased.
11. Up  until  this  point,  it  had  been  the  Plaintiffs’  understanding  that  their  instructions   that no Abortifacients be covered had been honored.
12. The Plaintiffs immediately voiced their religious objections to Plaintiff Midwest Fastener’s   insurer   to   providing   insurance   coverage   for   abortion-inducing drugs. The Plaintiffs were informed by the insurer that, while the insurer had failed to inform the Plaintiffs of this coverage, Plaintiff Midwest   Fastener   Corp.’s   insurance   plan   covered   “FDA-approved contraceptives”  and  that  such  “approved  contraceptives”  indeed  included  Plan  B  drugs  and  ellaTM, drugs that are, in fact, abortion-inducing drugs.
13. The DeVries Plaintiffs thereupon instructed the insurer to omit coverage of such abortion-inducing   drugs   from   Plaintiff   Midwest   Fastener’s   employee   health   insurance   plan.   The   insurer thereupon informed the Plaintiffs that, without injunctive relief from this Court, the insurer

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was required to comply with the HHS Mandate and must include such abortion-inducing drugs in Plaintiff  Midwest  Fastener  Corp.’s  group  health  insurance  plan.
14. Because there was not time in late April 2013 to seek judicial relief, and without any viable option, the DeVries Plaintiffs, and Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp, were forced, at least temporarily, to comply with the HHS Mandate or face the threat of heavy fines and penalties. The  Plaintiff’s  are  currently  exploring  ways  of  eliminating  such  objectionable  abortion-inducing drugs from their employee health insurance plan.
15. The HHS Mandate also forces the Plaintiffs to fund government-dictated speech, to wit: education and counseling about abortion-inducing drugs, that is directly at odds with the deeply held religious beliefs that they strive to embody in the management and operation of Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp.
16. In  that  the  HHS  Mandate  is  a  substantial  burden  on  Plaintiffs’  religious  exercise,   Defendants’   refusal   to   accommodate   the   religious   and   conscience   objections   of   the   DeVries Plaintiffs, and Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. and other similarly situated individuals and forprofit business entities is highly selective.
17. The Affordable Care Act exempts a wide variety of health insurance plans from the HHS Mandate and, upon information and belief, the Defendants and other government officials have provided thousands of exemptions or waivers from the Affordable Care Act for various other entities, such as large corporations.1 But  Defendants’  HHS  Mandate  does  not  exempt  Plaintiffs’   employee health insurance plan or those of many other religious Americans.

1 Judge  Kane  estimated  that  “191  million  Americans  belong  to  plans  which  may  be  grandfathered  under  the  ACA.”     Newland v. Sebelius, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104835 at *4 (D. Colo. July 27, 2012); accord Tyndale  House  Publ’rs.   V. Sebelius, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163965 at *57-61 (D.D.C. Nov 16, 2012).

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18. Defendants’  actions  violate  Plaintiffs’  right  freely  to  exercise  religion  protected  by   the RFRA and the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
19. Defendants’  actions  also  violate  Plaintiffs’  right  to  the  freedom  of  speech  as  secured   by the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
20. Plaintiffs  are  now  being  harmed  by  Defendants’  HHS  Mandate.  The  HHS  Mandate   by its terms forces Plaintiffs to obtain and pay for insurance coverage of the objectionable items in   their   January   1,   2013   employee   health   insurance   plan   and   in   succeeding   year’s   plans   without   relief from this Court.
21. Absent immediate injunctive relief from this Court, by virtue of the number of fulltime employees employed by Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs must either continue to comply with the HHS Mandate by being illegally and unconstitutionally coerced into violating their sincerely held religious beliefs or face the threat of heavy fines and penalties.
22. The HHS Mandate forces Plaintiffs to fund government-dictated speech concerning education and counseling related to abortion-inducing  drugs  that  is  directly  at  odds  with  Plaintiffs’   deeply held religious beliefs and the moral ethics Plaintiffs strive to embody in Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp.
23. Defendants’  coercion  tramples  on  the  freedom  of  conscience  of  Plaintiffs  and  of   millions of other Americans who seek to abide by their religious convictions in their lives and in their businesses, to comply with moral imperatives decreed by God in Scripture, and to participate in the public square through their businesses and other activities in a way that is consistent with their deeply held religious beliefs and the ethical imperatives decreed by God.
24. Defendants’  actions  violate  Plaintiffs’  right  to  freely  exercise  their  religion,  rights   protected by the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, rights

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secured by the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, and rights protected by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
25. Plaintiffs are faced with immediate, imminent, continuing, and irreparable harm due   to   Defendants’   HHS   Mandate   which,   by   its   terms,   forces   Plaintiffs to obtain and pay for insurance coverage for objectionable abortion-inducing drugs and related education and counseling in their employee health insurance plan on and after January 1, 2013.
26. Plaintiffs therefore will continue to suffer irreparable harm unless and until this Court   enters   declaratory   and   injunctive   relief   to   protect   Plaintiffs   from   Defendants’   deliberate   attack   on   Plaintiffs’   consciences,   religious   freedoms,   and   speech   freedoms   which   result   from   continued forced compliance with the HHS Mandate.
PARTIES 27. Plaintiff Henry DeVries as Trustee of the Henry DeVries Revocable Trust dated February 26, 1992 is an individual, residing in Kalamazoo County, Michigan and, along with the other members of the DeVries Plaintiffs, is one of the two voting shareholders of Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. Plaintiff Henry DeVries is also President of Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. His business address is 9031 Shaver Rd., Portage, MI 49024. 28. Plaintiff Robert DeVries as Trustee of the Robert Daniel DeVries Living Trust u/a/d February 10, 1993 is an individual, residing in Kalamazoo County, Michigan and, along with the other members of the DeVries Plaintiffs, is one of the two voting shareholders of Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. Plaintiff Robert DeVries is also Vice-President of Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. His business address is 9031 Shaver Rd., Portage, MI 49024. 29. Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp is a Michigan Domestic Profit corporation in good standing. Its Articles of Incorporation, filed with the Michigan Secretary of State on provide,

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among  other  things,  that  Plaintiff  Midwest  Fastener  Corp.  “is  organized  [for]  the  transaction  of  all   lawful business for which corporations may be incorporated pursuant to the Michigan Corporations Code . . . [,] shall have all of the rights, privileges and powers now or hereafter conferred upon corporations by the Michigan Corporation Code . . . [and] may exercise all powers necessary or convenient to effect any of the purposes for which the corporation has been organized.”      Its   Articles   of   Incorporation,   and   the   Michigan   Business   Corporation   Act,   do   not   prohibit Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. from exercising religion or limit its exercise of religion. The business address of Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. is 9031 Shaver Rd., Portage, MI 49024.
30. Defendants are appointed officials of the United States government and United States Executive Branch agencies responsible for issuing and enforcing the HHS Mandate.
31. Defendant   Kathleen   Sebelius   (herein   “Sebelius”)   is   the   Secretary of the United States   Department   of   Health   and   Human   Services   (herein   “HHS”).   In   that   capacity,   she   is   responsible for the operation and management of HHS. Sebelius is sued in her official capacity only.
32. Defendant HHS is an executive agency of the United States government and is responsible for the promulgation, administration, and enforcement of the HHS Mandate.
33. Defendant   Thomas   Perez   (herein   “Perez”)   is   the   Acting   Secretary   of   the   United   States  Department  of  Labor  (herein  “DOL”).  In  that  capacity,  he is responsible for the operation and management of DOL. Perez is sued in his official capacity only.
34. Defendant DOL is an executive agency of the United States government and is responsible for the promulgation, administration, and enforcement of the HHS Mandate.

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35. Defendant   Jacob   Lew   (herein   “Lew”)   is   the   Secretary   of   the   United   States   Department   of   the   Treasury   (herein   “Treasury”).   In   that   capacity,   he   is   responsible   for   the   operation and management of Treasury. Lew is sued in his official capacity only.
36. Defendant Treasury is an executive agency of the United States government and is responsible for the promulgation, administration, and enforcement of the HHS Mandate.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE 37. This action arises under the Constitution and laws of the United States. The Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1361; jurisdiction to render declaratory and injunctive relief under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202, 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-1, 5 U.S.C. § 702, and Fed. R. Civ. P. 65; and authority to  award  reasonable  attorney’s  fees  and  costs   under the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, and 42 U.S.C. § 1988. 38. Venue is proper in this district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391(e). A substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to this Verified Complaint occurred in this district and all of the Defendants are domiciled and/or have a principal place of business in this district.
FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS 39. Plaintiffs reallege all matters set forth above and incorporate them herein by reference. 1. Plaintiffs’  Religious  Beliefs 40. Each of the members of the DeVries are believing and practicing Evangelical Christians and each believes that the Holy Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God and that the Holy Bible instructs that each human life, which  begins  at  conception,  is  created  in  God’s  image,   that God mandates respect for the sanctity of each human life, and that abortion and abortioninducing drugs result in the wrongful taking of a human life.

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41. One of the religious and moral teachings which each of the members of the DeVries Plaintiffs embraces, based on the Holy Bible, is that a preborn child is, from the moment of conception, i.e., a fertilized human embryo, a human being created in the image of God. See, e.g., Ps. 51:5; 139:13; Luke 1:41-44; 18:15; 2 Tim. 3:15.
42. Based on these religious and moral teachings, the DeVries Plaintiffs sincerely believe that the termination of the life of a preborn child by, among other ways, abortion-inducing drugs is an intrinsic evil and a sin against God. Therefore, abortion and any abortion-inducing drugs that may terminate the life of a fertilized embryo are morally wrong and objectionable to each of the members of the DeVries Plaintiffs.
43. The members of the DeVries Plaintiffs are all of the voting shareholders of Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. and, as such, are solely responsible for the management and operation of Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. They seek to conduct the business operations of Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. with integrity, in compliance with their pro-life beliefs, and in a manner that honors God. The DeVries Plaintiffs exercise their faith as Christians living in the world by operating Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. They do not believe that their faith ends upon entry into the market nor do they believe that business, commerce, and profitability are in conflict with their faith.
44. Consequently, each of the members of the DeVries Plaintiffs believes that it would be immoral and sinful for Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. to be required to continue to participate in, pay for, facilitate, or otherwise support abortion-inducing drugs and to provide the related education and counseling as is required by the HHS Mandate.
45. Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. is operated in accordance with the faith of the DeVries Plaintiffs. It too serves God and exercises religion by, among other things, operating as

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a family-oriented company, tithing directly from corporate funds, and keeping the Sunday as a Sabbath day free from work. 2. Plaintiffs’  Health  Insurance Plan
46. Collectively, the members of the DeVries Plaintiffs have demonstrated their sincerely held religious beliefs by, among other ways, making substantial contributions in support of Christian Charitable works including organizations that support and affirm the life of unborn children. As part of fulfilling their organizational mission and Evangelical Christian beliefs and commitments, the DeVries Plaintiffs, through Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. provide generous self-insured coverage for their employees and their dependents through Professional Benefits Services, a health benefits provider.
47. Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. has a partially self-funded health plan, which provides  the  funding  for  employees’  health  benefits  up  to  a  specified  limit.
48. Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. employs approximately 187 full-time employees throughout its various locations. At present, 91 of these employees (and their dependents) are health insurance plan participants.
49. The plan year for Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp.’s   insurance   plan   begins   on   January 1 of each year. The current plan began on January 1, 2013. The insurance plan is thus renewed on January 1 of each year.
50. The DeVries Plaintiffs did not discover until late April 2013 that the health insurance benefits offered by Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. to its employees and their dependents   covered   “FDA-approved   contraceptives”   and   that   “FDA-approved   contraceptives”   included  both  (a)  “contraceptives”  which  prevented  contraception,  to  which  the  DeVries  Plaintiffs and Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. do not object, and (b) Plan B drugs and ellaTM, drugs which

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are, in fact, abortion-inducing drugs, and intrauterine devices which also is an abortion-inducing device, to which the DeVries Plaintiffs and Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp do vigorously object on religious grounds.
51. The DeVries Plaintiffs thereupon instructed their insurer to omit coverage of such abortion-inducing   drugs   from   Plaintiff   Midwest   Fastener   Corp.’s   insurance   plan.   The   insurer   thereupon informed the DeVries Plaintiffs that, without injunctive relief from this Court, the insurer was required to comply with the HHS Mandate and to include such abortion-inducing drugs in  Plaintiff  Midwest  Fastener  Corp.’s  group  health  insurance  plan.
52. Plaintiff Midwest Fasteners Corp. further provides its employees with option health savings  accounts  (“HSA”),  which  allow  employees  to  pay  pre-tax income for services not covered under  Plaintiff  Midwest  Fasteners  Corp.’s  health  insurance.
53. Because the DeVries Plaintiffs were unaware of the coverage there was not time in late December 2012 to seek judicial relief relating to the plan beginning on and after January 1, 2013, without any viable option, the DeVries Plaintiffs, and Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. are forced to comply with the HHS Mandate or face the threat of heavy fines and penalties.
54. The DeVries Plaintiffs, and Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp., were also forced, on and after January 1, 2013, to fund government-dictated speech that is directly at odds with the deeply held religious beliefs.
55. The company that manages the health benefits to Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp., i.e. Professional Benefits Services, has informed the DeVries Plaintiffs that, upon the issuance of injunctive relief by this Court, it will immediately remove abortion-inducing drugs from plan coverage.

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III. The Affordable Care Act and the HHS Mandate 56. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with over 50 full-time employees are
required to provide a certain minimum level of health insurance to their employees. 57. On February 15, 2012, the Defendants issued final rules through the Departments
of  HHS,  Labor,  and  Treasury  entitled  “Group  Health  Plans  and  Health  Insurance  Issuers  Relating   to   Coverage   of   Preventive   Services   Under   the   Patient   Protection   and   Affordable   Care   Act,”   77   Fed. Reg. 8725-30 that forces Plaintiffs to pay for and otherwise facilitate the insurance coverage and use of abortion-inducing drugs and related education and counseling.
58. This final rule was adopted without giving due weight to the tens of thousands of public comments submitted to the Defendants in opposition to the HHS Mandate.
59. With significant exceptions, these final rules require that all group health plans and health insurance issuers that offer non-grandfathered group or individual health coverage must provide coverage  for  “preventive  services,”  i.e., contraception drugs, abortion-inducing drugs, and education and counseling related to these drugs, all of which must be offered with no cost-sharing by the covered employee. 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-13.
60. These services have been defined by the Health Resources and Services Administration  (“HRSA”),  based  on  recommendations  from  the  Institute  of  Medicine,  to  include   “[a]ll  Food  and  Drug  Administration  approved  contraceptive  methods,  sterilization  procedures  and   patient education  and   counseling  for   all  women   with   reproductive  capacity.”  HRSA,  Women’s   Preventive Services: Required Health Plan Coverage Guidelines, http://www.hrsa.gov/womensguidelines/  (referred  to  herein  as  the  “HHS  Mandate”).
61. In  the  category  of  “FDA-approved contraceptives”  included  in  this  HHS  Mandate   are   several   drugs   or   devices   that   are   not   truly   “contraceptives”   but   may   cause   the   demise   of   an  

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already-conceived but not-yet- implanted  human  embryo,  such  as  “emergency  contraception”  or   “Plan  B”  drugs  (the  so-called  “morning  after”  pill).
62. Another   “FDA-approved   contraceptive”   in   this   same   category   is   a   drug   called   “ellaTM”  (the  so-called  “week  after”  pill)  which  studies  show  can  function  to  kill  human  embryos   even after the human embryo has implanted in the uterus by a mechanism similar to the abortion drug RU-486.
63. The manufacturers of these abortion-inducing drugs, methods and devices in the category   of   “FDA-approved   contraceptives”   indicate   on   product   labeling   that   these   drugs   can   function to cause the demise of a human embryo.
64. The HHS Mandate also requires group health care plans to pay for the provision of counseling, education, and other information concerning contraception (including devices and drugs such as Plan B and ellaTM that cause early abortion or harm to human embryos) and sterilization for all women beneficiaries who are capable of bearing children.
65. The HHS Mandate applies not only to sponsors of group health plans such as employers who provide self-insurance, but also to issuers of insurance such as the issuer which provides health insurance to Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp., to wit: Professional Benefits Services. Accordingly, Plaintiffs cannot avoid the HHS Mandate by shopping for an insurance plan that accommodates their right of conscience because the Administration has intentionally foreclosed that possibility.
66. The HHS Mandate applies to the first health insurance plan-year beginning after August 1, 2012.
67. The HHS Mandate currently offers the possibility of a narrow exemption to religious employers, but only if such religious employer meets all of the following requirements:

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(1) the religious employer has the inculcation of religious values as its purpose; (2) the religious employer primarily employs persons who share its religious tenets; (3) the religious employer primarily serves persons who share its religious tenets; and (4) the religious employer is a nonprofit organization described in section 6033(a)(1) and (a)(3)(A)(i) or (iii) of the IRC. Section 6033(a)(3)(A)(i) and (iii) of the IRC refers to churches, their integrated auxiliaries, and conventions or associations of churches, as well as to the exclusively religious activities of any religious order.
68. President Obama held a press conference on February 10, 2012, and later (through Defendants)   issued   an   “Advanced   Notice   of   Proposed   Rulemaking”   (“ANPRM”)   on   March   21,   2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 16501–08),  claiming  to  offer  a  “compromise”  under  which  some  religious  nonprofit organizations not meeting the above definition would still have to comply with the HHS Mandate,  but   by   means   of  the   employer’s  insurer  offering  the  employer’s  employees  the  same   coverage  for  “free.”2
69. On February 10, 2012 a document was also issued from the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), of  HHS,  entitled  “Guidance  on  the  Temporary  Enforcement  Safe  Harbor  for  Certain  Employers,   Group Health Plans and Group Health Insurance Issuers with Respect to the Requirement to Cover

2 On February 1, 2013, the Defendants proposed another rule which purportedly, if adopted, will broaden this narrow exemption to religious employers. In fact, this new proposed exemption covers only a sliver of religious organizations. As before, it cross-references and relies upon an unrelated section in the IRC that exempts certain church-related organizations covered by the unrelated section and therefore, by this new, proposed exemption, which does not become effective, if at all, until on or about August 1, 2013, are (i) churches, (ii) conventions or associations of churches, (iii) integrated auxiliaries of churches (e.g., organizations that are affiliated with and predominantly supported by a church such as a food pantry that is controlled and funded by a church), and (iv) religious orders (e.g., monks or missionaries such as the Jesuits). This proposed new rule does not apply to Plaintiffs or other for-profit entities. Like its predecessor, the proposal is neither a rule, a proposed rule, nor the specification of what a rule proposed in the future would actually contain. It in no way changes or alters the final status of the February 15, 2012 HHS Mandate. It does not even create a legal requirement that Defendants change the HHS Mandate at some time in the future.

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Contraceptive Services Without Cost Sharing Under Section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act, Section 715(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and Section 9815(a)(1) of  the  Internal  Revenue  Code.”
70. Under  this  “Guidance,”  an  organization  that  truthfully  declares  “I  certify that the organization is organized and operated as a non-profit entity; and that, at any point from February 10, 2012 onward, contraceptive coverage has not been provided by the plan, consistent with any applicable State law, because of the religious beliefs   of   the   organization,”   and   that   provides   a   specified   notice   to   plan   participants,   will   not   “be   subject   to   any   enforcement   action   by   the   Departments for failing to cover recommended contraceptive services without cost sharing in nonexempted, non-grandfathered group health plans established or maintained by an organization, including a group or association of employers within the meaning of section 3(5) of ERISA, (and any  group  health  insurance  coverage  provided  in  connection  with  such  plans),”  until “the  first  plan   year  that  begins  on  or  after  August  1,  2013.”
71. Neither   of   these   “compromises”   is   helpful   to   Plaintiffs   because,   among   other   reasons, Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. is not a non-profit entity. Therefore, while the Defendants’   most   recent   “compromise”   purports   to   accommodate   the   religious   beliefs   of   even   more religious non-profits  beyond  the  HHS  Mandate’s  initial  religious  exemption  for  churches,   none of these measures will stop the HHS Mandate from continuing to impose its requirements on Plaintiffs’  plan  year  on  and  after  January  1,  2013.
72. As   Plaintiffs’   health   insurance   plan   does   not   qualify   for   grandfathered   status,   Plaintiffs  were  mandated  to  comply  with  the  HHS  Mandate’s  requirement  of  coverage  of  abortioninducing drugs and related education  and  counseling  starting  in  Plaintiffs’  January  1,  2013  plan.

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73. The HHS Mandate makes no allowance for the religious freedom of individuals and the for-profit entities they own and operate, including the DeVries Plaintiffs, and Midwest Fastener Corp., when such individuals object, on sincerely held religious bases, to paying for or providing insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs.
74. A for-profit entity cannot freely avoid the HHS Mandate by simply refusing to provide health insurance to its employees, because the Affordable Care Act imposes significant monetary penalties on entities that would so refuse.
75. The exact magnitude of these penalties may vary according to the complicated provisions of the Affordable Care Act, but the fine is approximately $2,000 per employee per year, i.e., estimated to be about $374,000 per year potential fine to Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp.
76. The Affordable Care Act also imposes monetary penalties if Plaintiffs were to continue to omit abortion-inducing drugs from their health insurance plan.
77. The exact magnitude of these penalties may vary according to the complicated provisions of the Affordable Care Act, but the fine is approximately $100 per day per employee, with minimum amounts applying in different circumstances i.e., estimated to be up to $6,825,500.00 per year potential fine to Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp.
78. The imposition of such fines would drive Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. out of business to the detriment of, among others, its 187 employees.
79. If Plaintiffs do not continue to submit to the HHS Mandate they also trigger a range of enforcement mechanisms, including but not limited to civil actions by the Secretary of Labor or by plan participants and beneficiaries, which would include, but not be limited to, relief in the form of judicial orders mandating that Plaintiffs violate their sincerely held religious beliefs and provide coverage for abortion-inducing drugs to which they religiously object.

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80. The  HHS  Mandate  imposes  no  constraint  on  the  government’s  discretion to grant exemptions   to   some,   all,   or   none   of   the   organizations   meeting   the   HHS   Mandate’s   definition   of   “religious  employers.”  
81. Plaintiffs   are   not   “religious”   enough   under   this   definition   in   several   respects,   including but not limited to because they  have  purposes  other  than  the  “inculcation  of  religious   values,”   they   do   not   primarily   hire   or   serve   Christians,   and   because   Plaintiff   Midwest   Fastener   Corp., is a for profit entity and not a church, integrated auxiliary of a particular church, convention or association of a church, or the exclusively religious activity of a religious order.
82. The HHS Mandate fails to protect the statutory and constitutional conscience rights of religious Americans like the DeVries Plaintiffs even though those rights were repeatedly raised in the public comments and can be expected to be raised yet again in the most recent “compromise.”  
83. The HHS Mandate requires that DeVries Plaintiffs to provide coverage for abortion-inducing drugs and to provide compelled speech, i.e., related education and counseling, through Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. against their consciences and in violation of their religious beliefs and in a manner that is contrary to law.
84. The HHS Mandate constitutes government-imposed coercion on Plaintiffs to either change their sincerely held religious beliefs or continue to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs so as to avoid massive fines and penalties.
85. The  HHS  Mandate  imposes  a  burden  on  the  Plaintiffs’  employee  recruitment  and   retention efforts by creating uncertainty as to whether or on what terms Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp.  will  be  able  to  offer  health  insurance  different  from  or  beyond  the  HHS  Mandate’s  effect  or  

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whether Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. and thus DeVries Plaintiffs, as voting shareholders of a corporation will suffer penalties therefrom.
86. The HHS Mandate places the DeVries Plaintiffs and Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. at a competitive disadvantage in their efforts to recruit and retain employees.
87. The DeVries Plaintiffs have sincere conscientious religious objections to providing coverage for abortion-inducing drugs and related education and counseling through their corporation, Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp.
88. The HHS Mandate does not apply equally to all religious adherents or groups. 89. The Affordable Care Act and the HHS Mandate are not generally applicable because   they   provide   for   numerous   “exemptions”   from   their   rules,   many   of   which   have   already   been granted to other businesses and entities by the Defendants. 90. For instance,   the   HHS   Mandate   does   not   apply   to   members   of   a   “recognized   religious  sect  or  division”  that  conscientiously  object  to  acceptance  of  public  or  private  insurance   funds. See 26 U.S.C. §§ 5000A(d)(2)(a)(i) and (ii). Plaintiffs do not meet this exemption. 91. In addition, as described above, the HHS Mandate exempts certain churches narrowly considered to be religious employers. Plaintiffs do not meet this exemption. 92. Furthermore, the Affordable Care Act creates a system of individualized “exemptions”  because,  under  the  Affordable  Care  Act’s  authorization,  the  federal  government  has   granted discretionary compliance waivers to a variety of for profit businesses, including large businesses, for purely secular or political reasons. Plaintiffs have not been granted any such exemption. 93. The HHS Mandate does not apply to employers with preexisting plans that are “grandfathered.”  Plaintiffs’  plan  is  not  grandfathered  under  the  Affordable  Care  Act.

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94. The HHS Mandate does not apply through the employer mandate to employers having fewer than 50 full-time employees. Plaintiffs, employing more than 50 full-time employees, do not meet this exemption.
95. Unless relief issues from this Court, Plaintiffs will be forced to continue to comply with the HHS Mandate for the January 1, 2013 plan year and thereafter.
96. The HHS Mandate will have a profound and adverse effect on Plaintiffs and how they negotiate contracts and compensate their employees.
97. The HHS Mandate will make it difficult for Plaintiffs to attract quality employees because of uncertainty about health insurance benefits.
98. Any alleged interest Defendants have in providing free FDA-approved abortioninducing drugs and related education and counseling without cost-sharing by plan participants could be advanced through other, more narrowly tailored mechanisms that do not burden the religious beliefs of Plaintiffs and do not require them to provide or facilitate coverage of such abortion-inducing drugs and related education and counseling through their health insurance plan.
99. Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. employees further already have a viable alternative of using their own personal funds for the payment of Abortifacients on a pre-tax basis through   the   Flexible   Spending   Account   provided   as   part   of   Midwest   Fastener   Corp.’s   benefits   package.      Thus,   there   is   no   significant   risk   of   harm   to   Plaintiff   Midwest   Fastener   Corp.’s   employees.
100. Without immediate injunctive and declaratory relief as requested herein, Plaintiffs are suffering and will continue to suffer irreparable harm.
101. Plaintiffs have no adequate remedy at law.

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FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF (Violation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
42 U.S.C. § 2000bb) 102. Plaintiffs reallege all matters set forth above and incorporate them herein by reference. 103. Plaintiffs’  sincerely  held religious beliefs prohibit them from providing coverage for abortion-inducing drugs and related education and counseling in Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. employee health insurance plan. 104. When Plaintiffs comply with their sincerely held religious biblical beliefs on abortion-inducing drugs and related education and counseling, they exercise religion within the meaning of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. 105. The  HHS  Mandate  imposes  a  substantial  burden  on  Plaintiffs’  religious  exercise   and coerces them to change or violate their sincerely held religious beliefs. 106. The  HHS  Mandate  chills  Plaintiffs’  religious  exercise  within  the  meaning  of  RFRA. 107. The HHS Mandate exposes Plaintiffs to substantial fines and/or financial burdens for their religious exercise if they fail and refuse to comply with the HHS Mandate. 108. The HHS Mandate exposes Plaintiffs to substantial competitive disadvantages because of uncertainties about their health insurance benefits caused by the HHS Mandate. 109. The HHS Mandate furthers no compelling governmental interest and is not narrowly tailored to any compelling governmental interest. 110. The  HHS  Mandate  is  not  the  least  restrictive  means  of  furthering  Defendants’  stated   interests. 111. The HHS Mandate violates RFRA. WHEREFORE, the Plaintiffs pray for the relief set forth below.

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SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF (Violation of Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment
to the United States Constitution) 112. Plaintiffs reallege all matters set forth above and incorporate them herein by reference. 113. Plaintiffs’ sincerely held religious beliefs prohibit them from providing coverage for abortion-inducing drugs and related education and counseling in Plaintiff Midwest Fastener Corp. employee health insurance plan. 114. When Plaintiffs comply with their sincerely held religious beliefs on abortioninducing drugs and related education and counseling, they exercise religion within the meaning of the Free Exercise Clause. 115. The HHS Mandate is not neutral and is not generally applicable. 116. Defendants   have   created   categorical   “exemptions”   and   individualized   “exemptions”  to  the  HHS  Mandate.   117. The HHS Mandate furthers no compelling governmental interest. 118. The  HHS  Mandate  is  not  the  least  restrictive  means  of  furthering  Defendants’  stated   interests. 119. The HHS Mandate coerces Plaintiffs to change or violate their sincerely held religious beliefs. 120. The  HHS  Mandate  chills  Plaintiffs’  religious  exercise.   121. The HHS Mandate exposes Plaintiffs to substantial fines and/or financial burdens for their religious exercise. 122. The HHS Mandate exposes Plaintiffs to substantial competitive disadvantages because of uncertainties about its health insurance benefits caused by the HHS Mandate.

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123. The  HHS  Mandate  imposes  a  substantial  burden  on  Plaintiffs’  religious  exercise. 124. The HHS Mandate is not narrowly tailored to any compelling governmental interest. 125. By design, Defendants framed the HHS Mandate to apply to some religious Americans but not to others, resulting in discrimination among religions. 126. Defendants have created exemptions to the HHS Mandate for some religious believers but not others based on characteristics of their beliefs and their religious exercise. 127. Defendants designed the HHS Mandate, the religious exemption thereto, and the “compromise”  and  guidance  allowances thereto, in a way that makes it impossible for Plaintiffs and other similar religious Americans to comply with their sincerely held religious beliefs. 128. Defendants promulgated both the HHS Mandate and the religious exemption/allowances with the purpose and intent to suppress the religious exercise of Plaintiffs and others. 129. The  HHS  Mandate  violates  Plaintiffs’  rights  secured  to  them  by  the  Free  Exercise   Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. WHEREFORE, the Plaintiffs pray for the relief set forth below.
THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF (Violation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution) 130. Plaintiffs reallege all matters set forth above and incorporate them herein by reference. 131. The  First  Amendment’s  Establishment  Clause  prohibits  the  establishment  of  any   religion and/or excessive government entanglement with religion.

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132. To determine whether religious persons or entities like Plaintiffs are required to comply with the HHS Mandate, are required to continue to comply with the HHS Mandate, are eligible for an exemption or other accommodations, or continue to be eligible for the same, Defendants must examine the religious beliefs and doctrinal teachings of persons or entities like Plaintiffs.
133. Obtaining sufficient information for the Defendants to analyze the content of Plaintiffs’   sincerely   held   religious   beliefs   requires   ongoing,   comprehensive   government   surveillance that impermissibly entangles Defendants with religion and results in the non-neutral treatment of religions.
134. The HHS Mandate discriminates among religions and among denominations, favoring some over others, and exhibits a hostility to religious beliefs and/or an excessive entanglement with religion.
135. The HHS Mandate adopts a particular theological view of what is acceptable moral complicity in provision of abortion-inducing drugs and related education and counseling and imposes it upon all religionists who must either conform their consciences to the HHS Mandate or suffer the penalties.
136. The  HHS  Mandate  violates  Plaintiffs’  rights  secured  to  them  by  the  Establishment   Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
WHEREFORE, the Plaintiffs pray for the relief set forth below.

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FOURTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF (Violation of the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment
to the United States Constitution) 137. Plaintiffs reallege all matters set forth above and incorporate them herein by reference. 138. Defendants’  requirement  of  knowingly  providing  insurance  coverage  for  abortioninducing drugs pursuant to the HHS Mandate also requires Plaintiffs to provide related education and counseling, i.e., expressive speech, and thus forces Plaintiffs to speak in a manner contrary to their religious beliefs. 139. Defendants have no narrowly tailored compelling interest to justify this compelled speech. 140. The  HHS  Mandate  therefore  violates  Plaintiffs’  rights  secured  to  them  by  the  Free   Speech Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. WHEREFORE, the Plaintiffs pray for the relief set forth below.
FIFTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF (Selective enforcement of Affordable Care Act Unconstitutional.) 141. Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act the Defendants on one or more occasions have announced delays in the implementation of certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act. 142. On or about July 2, 2013 the Mark Mazur by and through the Department of the Treasury via a memorandum entitled Continuing to Implement the ACA in a Careful, Thoughtful Manner announced the delayed implementation of the Affordable Care Act provisions which require employers to pay a fine for non-compliance with the Act “Employer  Mandate”

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143. On or about August, 12, 2013 the Defendants through the Department of Labor announced a one year grace period in the implementation of caps on the out of pocket costs which benefits insurers for that period.
144. The Legislature did not in the enactment of the Affordable Care Act provide for or allow discretion by which the Defendants could select which provisions they would enforce nor empower them to exclude certain parties from such enforcement.
145. The delays or allowances made by Defendants appear to purposely exclude Plaintiffs and others who seek exclusion based upon religious beliefs and provide further evidence of the Defendants animus towards religious groups.
146. The Defendants actions amount to selective enforcement of the Affordable Care Act.
147. The delay further provides evidence that granting of injunctive relief to the Plaintiff’s  is  necessary  to   restore the balance of equities and prevent Defendants from utilizing portions of the Affordable Care Act to impose or forward their own religious beliefs on the Plaintiffs and others while excusing enforcement on parties for political or other reasons.
148. The Defendants actions in selectively enforcing portions of the Affordable Care Act violate Article II Sec. 3 of the United States Constitution which requires the Executive Branch to faithfully enforce the Laws of the United States.
149. The Defendants selective enforcement of certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act further violate Article 1, Section 7, Clauses 2 and 3 of the United States Constitution.
150. Finally,   the   Defendants’   Actions   violate   Plaintiffs’   rights   under   the   Fifth   Amendment to the United States Constitution requiring due process and equal protection under the laws as extended to the federal government in Bolling v Sharpe, 347 U.S. 497 (1954).

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151. Defendants are not empowered by the Affordable Care Act to selectively enforce or not enforce the Act and therefore the Defendants current actions in delaying certain provisions are both unconstitutional and render the Affordable Care Act and the provisions requiring Plaintiff’s  and  their  insurer  or  administrator  to  provide  Abortifacients  void.  
PRAYER FOR RELIEF Plaintiffs respectfully request the following relief: A. That this Court enter a judgment declaring the HHS Mandate and its application to Plaintiffs and others similarly situated but not before the Court to be an unconstitutional violation of their rights protected by RFRA, the Free Exercise, Establishment, and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and therefore invalid in any way applicable to them; B. That this Court enter a preliminary and a permanent injunction prohibiting Defendants from applying the HHS Mandate to Plaintiffs and others similarly situated but not before the Court in a way that substantially burdens the religious beliefs of Plaintiffs or any other person in violation of RFRA and the Constitution, and prohibiting Defendants from continuing to illegally discriminate against Plaintiffs and others not before the Court by requiring them to provide health insurance coverage for abortion-inducing contraception drugs, abortifacient drugs, procedures and related education and counseling to their employees; C. That this Court award Plaintiffs their court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, as provided by the Equal Access to Justice Act and RFRA (as provided in 42 U.S.C. § 1988) or other applicable law; D. That this Court grant such other and further relief as may be just and proper.
Respectfully submitted,

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Dated September 5, 2013

/s/ John R. Garza Garza Regan & Associates, P.C. Garza Building 17 W. Jefferson Street, Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20850 (301) 340-8200 (301) 761-4309 fax jgarza@garzanet.com
Robb S. Krueger Kreis, Enderle, Hudgins & Borsos, P.C. PO Box 4010 Kalamazoo, MI 49003-4010 (269) 324-3000 (269) 324-3010 fax rkrueger@kehb.com
Bryan H. Beauman Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC 333 West Vine Street, Suite 1400 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 255-8581 (859) 231-0851 fax bbeauman@sturgillturner.com
Jason C. Miller Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, PLC 250 Monroe Ave NW, Ste 800 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 831-1794 (616) 988-1794 fax millerj@millerjohnson.com

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28 USC 1608 Summons 12/11

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

MIDWEST FASTENER CORP. et al.

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Kathleen Sebelius, Secretvar.y of Health and Human Services; Thomas Perez,

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Secretary of Labor; Jacob Lew, Secretary of Treasury; U.S. Dept. of Health and

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Civil Action No.

SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTION

(Defendant’s name and address) Ronald C. Machen Jr.!

To:

United States Attoreny for the District of Columbia!

555 Fourth Street NW!

Washington, DC 20530

A lawsuit has been filed against you.

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serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure. ThJeoahnnsRw.eGraorrzam! otion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and

address are:

Garza Regan & Associates, P.C.!

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If you fail to respond, judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must file your answer or motion with the court.
ANGELA D. CAESAR, CLERK OF COURT

Date:

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28 USC 1608 Summons 12/11

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

MIDWEST FASTENER CORP. et al.

) Plaintiff
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Kathleen Sebelius, Secretvar.y of Health and Human Services; Thomas Perez,

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Secretary of Labor; Jacob Lew, Secretary of Treasury; U.S. Dept. of Health and

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Civil Action No.

SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTION

(Defendant’s name and address) Ronald C. Machen Jr.!

To:

United States Attoreny for the District of Columbia!

555 Fourth Street NW!

Washington, DC 20530

A lawsuit has been filed against you.

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address are:

Garza Regan & Associates, P.C.!

17 W. Jefferson Street, Suite 100!

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If you fail to respond, judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. You also must file your answer or motion with the court.
ANGELA D. CAESAR, CLERK OF COURT

Date:

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28 USC 1608 Summons 12/11

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

MIDWEST FASTENER CORP. et al.

) Plaintiff
)
)

Kathleen Sebelius, Secretvar.y of Health and Human Services; Thomas Perez,

)

Secretary of Labor; Jacob Lew, Secretary of Treasury; U.S. Dept. of Health and

)

Human Services; U.S. Dept. of Labor; and U.S. Dept. of Treasury
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Defendant )

Civil Action No.

SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTION

(Defendant’s name and address) Ronald C. Machen Jr.!

To:

United States Attoreny for the District of Columbia!

555 Fourth Street NW!

Washington, DC 20530

A lawsuit has been filed against you.

Within 60 days after service of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) you must

serve on the plaintiff an answer to the attached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure. ThJeoahnnsRw.eGraorrzam! otion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and

address are:

Garza Regan & Associates, P.C.!

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555 Fourth Street NW!

Washington, DC 20530

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555 Fourth Street NW!

Washington, DC 20530

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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(Defendant’s name and address) Ronald C. Machen Jr.!

To:

United States Attoreny for the District of Columbia!

555 Fourth Street NW!

Washington, DC 20530

A lawsuit has been filed against you.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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SUMMONS IN A CIVIL ACTION

(Defendant’s name and address) Ronald C. Machen Jr.!

To:

United States Attoreny for the District of Columbia!

555 Fourth Street NW!

Washington, DC 20530

A lawsuit has been filed against you.

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(Defendant’s name and address) Ronald C. Machen Jr.!

To:

United States Attoreny for the District of Columbia!

555 Fourth Street NW!

Washington, DC 20530

A lawsuit has been filed against you.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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MIDWEST FASTENER CORP., et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 13-1337 (ESH)

ORDER Before the Court are plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction [ECF No. 8] and defendant’s Motion for a Stay [ECF No. 10]. Upon consideration of the motions, the government’s non-opposition to granting plaintiffs’ motion based on their claim under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in light of the ruling of a motions panel of the D.C. Circuit in Gilardi v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Servs., No. 13-5069 (D.C. Cir.) granting an injunction pending appeal in a case similar to this one (Defs.’ Notice of Non-Opposition, Oct. 15, 2013 [ECF No. 12]), and plaintiff’s consent to defendants’ motion for a stay upon the granting of their motion for preliminary injunction (Pls.’ Opp. to Defs.’ Mot. to Stay ¶ 5, Oct. 9, 2013 [ECF No. 11]), it is hereby ORDERED that plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction [ECF No. 10] and defendants’ motion for a stay are GRANTED until thirty (30) days after the mandate issues in Gilardi v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Servs., No. 13-5069 (D.C. Cir.); and it is further ORDERED that defendants and their agents, officers, and employees are preliminarily ENJOINED from enforcing against plaintiffs the substantive requirements imposed in 42 U.S.C.

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§ 300gg-13(a)(4), Pub. L. 111-148, §1563(e)-(f), and 77 Fed. Reg. 8,725, and any penalties or enforcement found in 26 U.S.C. §§ 4980D & H and 29 U.S.C. § 1132 accruing from these requirements; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk's Office is directed to administratively close this matter pending further Order of the Court. Such administrative closure does not serve as a dismissal of either party's claims or defenses. It is without prejudice to, and will have no effect upon, either party's rights, claims, or defenses, except to the extent that defendant may not argue that as a result of this stay, plaintiff's claims are untimely or have not been exhausted.
SO ORDERED.

Date: October 16, 2013

/s/ ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

MIDWEST FASTENER CORP., et al. Plaintiffs, v.
SYLVIA M. BURWELL, et al. Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 13-01337 (ESH)

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ORDER AND JUDGMENT In light of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., 134 S. Ct. 2751 (2014), upon consideration of the parties’ Joint Status Report [ECF No. 18], and with the parties’ consent, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants, their employees, agents, and successors in office are permanently enjoined from enforcing against plaintiffs, their employee health plan(s), the group health insurance coverage provided in connection with such plan(s), and/or plaintiffs’ health insurance issuers, and/or third-party administrators with respect to plaintiffs’ health plans(s)
(1) the statute and regulations in effect on June 30, 2014, that require plaintiffs to provide their employees with health insurance coverage for “[a]ll Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptive methods, sterilization procedures, and patient education and counseling for all women with reproductive capacity” to which plaintiffs object on religious grounds, see, e.g., 26 C.F.R. § 54.98152713(a)(1)(iv); 29 C.F.R. § 2590.715-2713(a)(1)(iv); 45 C.F.R. § 147.130(a)(1)(iv); 77 Fed. Reg. 8725 (Feb. 15, 2012); and

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(2) any penalties, fines, assessments, or any other enforcement actions for noncompliance, including those found in 26 U.S.C. § 4980D and 29 U.S.C. §§ 1132, 1185d. It is further
ORDERED that judgment is entered in favor of plaintiffs and against defendants on plaintiffs’ claim under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 20000bb et seq.; and it is further
ORDERED that, pursuant to LCvR 54.2, the parties are directed to confer and attempt to reach agreement on attorney’s fees and costs. If there is no resolution of the matter, plaintiffs may file a motion for attorney’s fees or costs within 45 days (or the next business day if that day falls on a weekend or court holiday) from the date this judgment is issued. It is further
ORDERED that this injunction and judgment does not apply with respect to any changes in statute or regulation that are enacted or promulgated after this date, and nothing herein prevents plaintiffs from filing a new civil action to challenge any such future changes.

Date: October 24, 2014

/s/ Ellen Segal Huvelle ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE United States District Judge

 
 Case: 1:13-cv-1337 As of: 03/05/2018 02:48 PM EST 1 of 5
CLOSED,STAYED,TYPE−L
U.S. District Court District of Columbia (Washington, DC) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:13−cv−01337−ESH

MIDWEST FASTENER CORP. et al v. SEBELIUS et al Assigned to: Judge Ellen S. Huvelle Cause: 42:2000 Religion
Plaintiff

Date Filed: 09/05/2013 Date Terminated: 10/16/2013 Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant

MIDWEST FASTENER CORP

represented by Bryan H. Beauman STURGILL TURNER BARKER & MOLONEY PLLC 333 West Vine Street Suite 1400 Lexington, KY 40507 (859) 255−8581 Fax: (859) 231−0851 Email: bbeauman@sturgillturner.com PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Jason Charles Miller MILLER JOHNSON 250 Monroe Avenue, NW Suite 800 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 831−1794 Fax: (616) 988−1794 Email: millerj@millerjohnson.com TERMINATED: 12/01/2014 PRO HAC VICE

Robb S. Krueger KREIS ENDERLE 8225 Moorsbridge Kalamazoo, MI 49003−4010 (269) 324−3000 Fax: 269−324−3010 PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John R. Garza GARZA, REGAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 17 West Jefferson Street Rockville, MD 20850 (301) 340−8200 Fax: 301−294−6159 Email: jgarza@garzanet.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Plaintiff
HENRY DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST

represented by John R. Garza (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Plaintiff
ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING TRUST

represented by John R. Garza (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

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V. Defendant KATHLEEN SEBELIUS
Defendant THOMAS E. PEREZ
Defendant JACOB J. LEW
Defendant UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Defendant UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

represented by Benjamin Leon Berwick PROTECT DEMOCRACY 2020 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW #163 Washington, DC 20006 (202) 599−0466 Email: ben.berwick@protectdemocracy.org LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Jacek Pruski U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Civil Division 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Room 7332 Washington, DC 20044 (202) 616−2035 Fax: (202) 616−8470 Email: jacek.pruski@usdoj.gov LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
represented by Benjamin Leon Berwick (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Jacek Pruski (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
represented by Benjamin Leon Berwick (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Jacek Pruski (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
represented by Benjamin Leon Berwick (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Jacek Pruski (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
represented by Benjamin Leon Berwick (See above for address)

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LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Jacek Pruski (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Defendant
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

represented by Benjamin Leon Berwick (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Jacek Pruski (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Date Filed 09/05/2013
09/05/2013 09/06/2013 09/11/2013 09/11/2013 09/11/2013
09/11/2013
10/01/2013
10/02/2013

# Docket Text
1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090−3456251) filed by THE HENRY DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST, MIDWEST FASTENER CORP, THE ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING TRUST. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Garza, John) (Entered: 09/05/2013)
Case Assigned to Judge Ellen S. Huvelle. (md, ) (Entered: 09/06/2013)
SUMMONS NOT ISSUED (6) as to JACOB LEW, THOMAS PEREZ, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (md, ) (Entered: 09/06/2013)
2 NOTICE Notice of Corrected Civil Cover Sheet by HENRY DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST, MIDWEST FASTENER CORP, ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING TRUST (Garza, John) (Entered: 09/11/2013)
3 COMPLAINT with addresses against All Defendants (Fee Status:Filing Fee Waived) filed by HENRY DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST, MIDWEST FASTENER CORP, ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING TRUST.(Garza, John) (Entered: 09/11/2013)
4 NOTICE by HENRY DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST, MIDWEST FASTENER CORP, ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING TRUST (Attachments: # 1 Summons Atty General, # 2 Summons Dept Health, # 3 Summons Dept of Treas, # 4 Summons Lew, # 5 Summons Machen, # 6 Summons Perez, # 7 Summons Sebelius, # 8 Summons Dept of Labor)(Garza, John) (Entered: 09/11/2013)
5 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED (8) as to JACOB LEW, THOMAS PEREZ, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Summons 2nd, # 2 Summons 3rd, # 3 Summons 4th, # 4 Summons 5th, # 5 Summons 6th, # 6 Summons 7th, # 7 Summons 8th, # 8 Notice of Consent, # 9 Consent Form)(md, ) (Entered: 09/11/2013)
6 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name− Robb Stuart Krueger, :Firm− Kreis, Enderle, Hudgins & Borsos, P.C., :Address− 8225 Moorsbridge, P.O. Box 4010, Kalamazoo, MI 49003−4010. Phone No. − 269−324−3000. Fax No. − 269−324−3010 by HENRY DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST, MIDWEST FASTENER CORP, ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING TRUST (Garza, John) (Entered: 10/01/2013)
MINUTE ORDER granting 6 Unopposed Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice: upon consideration of the motion, it is hereby ORDERED that Robb Stuart Krueger is admitted pro hac vice for the purpose of appearing in the above−captioned matter.

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10/08/2013 10/08/2013 10/08/2013 10/09/2013 10/09/2013 10/09/2013 10/15/2013
10/16/2013 10/16/2013
10/18/2013 09/10/2014
09/12/2014

Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on October 2, 2013. (AG) (Entered: 10/02/2013)
7 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name− Jason Charles Miller, :Firm− Miller Johnson, :Address− 250 Monroe Avenue NW, Suite 800, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Phone No. − 616−831−1794. Fax No. − 616−988−1794 by HENRY DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST, MIDWEST FASTENER CORP, ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING TRUST (Garza, John) (Entered: 10/08/2013)
8 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by HENRY DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST, MIDWEST FASTENER CORP, ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING TRUST (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Garza, John) (Entered: 10/08/2013)
MINUTE ORDER granting 7 plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice: it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that Jason Charles Miller is admitted pro hac vice for the purpose of appearing in the above−captioned case. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on October 8, 2013. (AG) (Entered: 10/08/2013)
9 NOTICE of Appearance by Jacek Pruski on behalf of All Defendants (Pruski, Jacek) (Entered: 10/09/2013)
10 MOTION to Stay by JACOB LEW, THOMAS E. PEREZ, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Pruski, Jacek) (Entered: 10/09/2013)
11 OPPOSITION to motion re 10 MOTION to Stay filed by HENRY DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST, MIDWEST FASTENER CORP, ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING TRUST. (Garza, John) Modified on 10/9/2013 (jf, ). (Entered: 10/09/2013)
12 NOTICE of Non−Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction by JACOB LEW, THOMAS E. PEREZ, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY re 8 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Pruski, Jacek) (Entered: 10/15/2013)
13 ORDER granting 8 plaintiffs' unopposed Motion for Preliminary Injunction and 10 defendants' unopposed Motion to Stay until 30 days after issuance of the mandate in Gilardi v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Servs., No. 13−5069 (D.C. Cir.). Clerk is directed to administratively close this case. See order for details. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on October 16, 2013. (AG) (Entered: 10/16/2013)
14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name− Bryan H. Beauman, :Firm− Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC, :Address− 333 West Vine Street Suite 1400 Lexington, Kentucky 40507. Phone No. − 8592558581. Fax No. − 859−231−0851 by HENRY DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST, MIDWEST FASTENER CORP, ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING TRUST (Garza, John) (Entered: 10/16/2013)
MINUTE ORDER granting 14 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice: It is hereby ORDERED that Bryan H. Bauman is granted leave to appear pro hac vice in the above−captioned case. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on October 18, 2013. (AG) (Entered: 10/18/2013)
15 Joint MOTION to Continue Stay and Preliminary Injunction re 13 Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Order on Motion to Stay,, by JACOB J. LEW, THOMAS E. PEREZ, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (Pruski, Jacek) (Entered: 09/10/2014)
16 NOTICE of Proposed Order by JACOB J. LEW, THOMAS E. PEREZ, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, UNITED STATES

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09/16/2014
09/17/2014 10/07/2014 10/07/2014 10/17/2014
10/23/2014 10/24/2014 12/01/2014 12/01/2014 12/03/2014
12/04/2014
12/04/2014 03/27/2015

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY re 15 Joint MOTION to Continue Stay and Preliminary Injunction re 13 Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Order on Motion to Stay,, (Pruski, Jacek) (Entered: 09/12/2014)
MINUTE ORDER granting 15 Motion to Continue Stay and Preliminary Injunction: Upon consideration of the parties' Joint Motion to Continue Stay and Preliminary Injunction, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that this case is stayed until October 6, 2014; and it is further ORDERED that the preliminary injunction previously entered in favor of plaintiffs (ECF No. 13) is extended until October 20, 2014; and it is further ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint status report on or before October 6, 2014. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on September 16, 2014. (AG) (Entered: 09/16/2014)
Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/6/2014. (zmm, ) (Entered: 09/17/2014)
17 ENTERED IN ERROR.....MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT. (Miller, Jason) Modified on 10/7/2014 (jf, ). (Entered: 10/07/2014)
18 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by HENRY DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST, MIDWEST FASTENER CORP, ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING TRUST. (Miller, Jason) (Entered: 10/07/2014)
19 NOTICE of Objection to the Court's Proposed Order by JACOB J. LEW, THOMAS E. PEREZ, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit)(Pruski, Jacek) (Entered: 10/17/2014)
20 RESPONSE to Defendant's Objection to the Court's Proposed Order filed by HENRY DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST, MIDWEST FASTENER CORP, ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING TRUST. (Miller, Jason) (Entered: 10/23/2014)
21 ORDER AND JUDGMENT. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on October 24, 2014. (lcesh2) (Entered: 10/24/2014)
22 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by HENRY DEVRIES REVOCABLE TRUST, MIDWEST FASTENER CORP, ROBERT DANIEL DEVRIES LIVING TRUST (Miller, Jason) (Entered: 12/01/2014)
MINUTE ORDER granting 22 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Jason Charles Miller terminated. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on December 1, 2014. (AG, ) (Entered: 12/01/2014)
23 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Plaintiffs' Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs by JACOB J. LEW, THOMAS E. PEREZ, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Pruski, Jacek) (Entered: 12/03/2014)
MINUTE ORDER granting 23 Joint Motion for Extension of Time: Upon consideration of the parties' Joint Motion for Extension of Deadline for Plaintiffs' Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that the deadline for plaintiffs to submit any motion for attorney's fees and costs is extended until January 7, 2014. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on December 4, 2014. (AG) (Entered: 12/04/2014)
Set/Reset Deadlines: Motion for attorneys' fees due by 1/7/2015. (zmm, ) (Entered: 12/04/2014)
24 NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin Leon Berwick on behalf of All Defendants (Berwick, Benjamin) (Entered: 03/27/2015)