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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

DALLAS DIVISION 

_____________________________________ 

The STATE of TEXAS, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., in his official capacity 

as President of the United States, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Civil Action No. 3:22-cv-00780-M 

JOINT STATUS REPORT 

REGARDING JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY 

Pursuant to the Court’s Order of August 22, 2022, ECF No. 50, the parties jointly provide 

the Court with an update on the status of jurisdictional discovery. 

Since the last update to the Court, the parties have further conferred with each other on the 

type and scope of discovery to be served. Defendant-Intervenors have indicated that they will be 

formally joining the Government’s discovery requests. The parties are currently discussing the 

possibility of narrowing the issues upon which discovery would be necessary via stipulation. The 

parties anticipate engaging in further dialogue on these requests over the coming weeks. 

In light of this activity, the parties respectfully request that the Court continue the stay 

governing this matter and continue to hold all pending deadlines in abeyance. The parties will file 

a joint status report providing a further update on the progress of jurisdictional discovery on or by 

December 15, 2022. 

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Dated: November 15, 2022 Respectfully submitted, 

 

Counsel for Defendants: BRIAN M. BOYNTON 

 Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General 

 WILLIAM C. PEACHEY 

Director 

Office of Immigration Litigation 

District Court Section 

EREZ REUVENI 

Assistant Director

/s/ Joseph A. Darrow 

JOSEPH A. DARROW 

Trial Attorney 

U.S. Department of Justice 

Civil Division 

Office of Immigration Litigation 

District Court Section 

P.O. Box 868, Ben Franklin Station 

Washington, DC 20044 

Tel.: (202) 598-7537 

Joseph.a.darrow@usdoj.gov 

Counsel for Defendant-Intervenors: 

/s/ Debra J. McComas /s/ Linda B. Evarts 

Debra J. McComas Linda B. Evarts 

HAYNES & BOONE LLP NYS Bar #5236948 (pro hac vice)

State Bar No. 00794261 Kathryn C. Meyer 

2323 Victory Ave., Suite 700 NYS Bar #5504485 (pro hac vice) 

Dallas, Texas 75219 Mariko Hirose 

Tel. (214) 651-5000 NYS Bar #4802674 (pro hac vice) 

Fax (214) 651-5940 INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE 

debbie.mccomas@haynesboone.com ASSISTANCE PROJECT 

One Battery Park Plaza, 4th Floor 

New York, NY 10004 

Tel. (516) 838-1655 

Fax: (929) 999-8115

levarts@refugeerights.org

kmeyer@refugeerights.org

mhirose@refugeerights.org

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Counsel for Plaintiffs: 

GENE P. HAMILTON

Virginia Bar No. 80434 

Vice-President 

 and General Counsel 

America First Legal Foundation 

300 Independence Avenue SE 

Washington, DC 20003 

(202) 964-3721 

gene.hamilton@aflegal.org

KEN PAXTON 

 Attorney General of Texas 

BRENT WEBSTER

 First Assistant Attorney General 

PATRICK K. SWEETEN

 Deputy Attorney General 

 for Special Litigation 

AARON F. REITZ, TX BAR NO. 24105704 

 Deputy Attorney General 

 for Legal Strategy 

/s/ Ryan D. Walters 

RYAN D. WALTERS, TX BAR NO. 24105085 

 Special Counsel, Special Litigation Unit 

MICHELLE W. GHETTI, TX BAR NO. 04342300

 Special Counsel 

Office of the Attorney General of Texas 

PO Box 12548 (MC 009) 

Austin, TX 78711-2548 

Phone: (512) 936-2714 

Fax: (512) 457-4410 

Ryan.Walters@oag.texas.gov 

Aaron.Reitz@oag.texas.gov 

Michelle.Ghetti@oag.texas.gov 

Counsel for Plaintiff State of Texas

 

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Other counsel for Plaintiffs: 

STEVE MARSHALL 

 Attorney General of Alabama 

Edmund G. LaCour Jr. 

 Solicitor General 

Office of the Attorney General 

State of Alabama 

501 Washington Avenue 

P.O. Box 300152 

Montgomery, Alabama 36130-0152 

Telephone: (334) 242-7300 

Fax: (334) 353-8400 

Edmund.LaCour@AlabamaAG.gov 

Counsel for the State of Alabama 

TREG R. TAYLOR 

 Attorney General of Alaska 

Cori M. Mills 

 Deputy Attorney General 

Christopher A. Robison 

 Assistant Attorney General 

Department of Law 

P.O. Box 110300 

Juneau, AK 99811 

Phone: 907-465-3600 

Fax: 907-465-2520 

cori.mills@alaska.gov 

chris.robison@alaska.gov 

Counsel for the State of Alaska 

MARK BRNOVICH 

 Attorney General of Arizona 

Drew C. Ensign 

 Deputy Solicitor General 

2005 N. Central Ave. 

Phoenix, AZ 85004 

Phone: (602) 542.5025 

Fax: (602) 542.4377 

Counsel for the State of Arizona 

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LESLIE RUTLEDGE 

 Attorney General of Arkansas 

Dylan L. Jacobs 

 Deputy Solicitor General 

Office of the Arkansas Attorney 

 General 

323 Center Street, Suite 200 

Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 

Tel: (501) 682-2007 

Fax: (501) 682-2591 

dylan.jacobs@arkansasag.gov 

Counsel for the State of Arkansas 

ASHLEY MOODY 

 Attorney General of Florida 

Natalie P. Christmas 

Assistant Attorney General of Legal Policy 

Office of the Attorney General 

The Capitol, Pl-01 

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1050 

(850) 414-3300 

(850) 487-2564 (fax) 

natalie.christmas@myfloridalegal.com 

Counsel for the State of Florida

LAWRENCE G. WASDEN 

 Attorney General of Idaho 

Brian Kane 

 Chief Deputy 

P.O. Box 83720 

Boise, ID 83720-0010 

Telephone: (208) 334-2400 

FAX: (208) 854-8071 

Brian.kane@ag.idaho.gov 

Counsel for the State of Idaho 

 

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THEODORE E. ROKITA 

 Attorney General of Indiana 

Betsy M. DeNardi 

Cory C. Voight 

 Directors of Complex Litigation 

Indiana Government Center South 

302 W. Washington St., 5th Floor 

Indianapolis, IN 46204 

Betsy.DeNardi@atg.in.gov 

Cory.Voight@atg.in.gov 

Counsel for the State of Indiana 

DANIEL CAMERON 

 Attorney General of Kentucky 

Jeremy J. Sylvester 

 Assistant Attorney General 

Kentucky Office of the Attorney 

 General 

700 Capital Avenue, Suite 118 

Frankfort, Kentucky 

Tel: (502) 696-5330 

Jeremy.Sylvester@ky.gov 

Counsel for the Commonwealth of Kentucky 

JEFF LANDRY 

 Attorney General of Louisiana 

Elizabeth B. Murrill 

 Solicitor General 

J. Scott St. John 

 Deputy Solicitor General 

Louisiana Department of Justice 

1885 N. Third Street 

Baton Rouge, LA 70804 

Tel: (225) 326-6766 

murrille@ag.louisiana.gov 

stjohnj@ag.louisiana.gov 

Counsel for the State of Louisiana 

 

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ERIC S. SCHMITT 

 Attorney General of Missouri 

John Sauer 

 Solicitor General 

Missouri Attorney General’s Office 

Post Office Box 899 

Jefferson City, MO 65102 

Tel: (573) 751-8870 

Fax: (573) 751-0774 

John.Sauer@ago.mo.gov 

Counsel for the State of Missouri 

AUSTIN KNUDSEN 

 Attorney General of Montana 

David M.S. Dewhirst 

 Solicitor General 

Christian B. Corrigan 

 Assistant Solicitor General 

215 North Sanders 

P.O. Box 201401 

Helena, MT 59620-1401 

Phone: 406-444-2026 

Fax: 406-444-3549 

david.dewhirst@mt.gov 

christian.corrigant@mt.gov 

Counsel for the State of Montana 

JOHN M. O’CONNOR 

 Attorney General of Oklahoma 

Bryan Cleveland 

 Deputy Solicitor General 

Office of the Oklahoma Attorney 

 General 

313 NE 21st St. 

Oklahoma City, OK 73105 

(405) 521-3921 

bryan.cleveland@oag.ok.gov 

Counsel for the State of Oklahoma 

 

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ALAN WILSON 

 Attorney General of South Carolina 

Thomas T. Hydrick 

 Assistant Deputy Solicitor General

Post Office Box 11549 

Columbia, SC 29211 

Phone: (803) 734-4127 

Email: thomashydrick@scag.gov

Counsel for the State of South 

Carolina

SEAN D. REYES 

 Utah Attorney General

Melissa A. Holyoak 

 Utah Solicitor General 

Office of the Utah Attorney General 

350 N. State Street, Suite 230 

Salt Lake City, UT 84114 

Email: melissaholyoak@agutah.gov 

Counsel for the State of Utah 

 

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Certificate of Service 

 On November 15, 2022, I electronically submitted the foregoing document with the Clerk 

of Court for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, using the electronic case filing 

system of the court. I hereby certify that I have served all parties electronically or by another 

manner authorized by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5(b)(2). 

/s/ Joseph A. Darrow 

JOSEPH A. DARROW 

U.S. Department of Justice 

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