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 continued to confer regarding the written 

discovery requests exchanged on March 1, 2023. In light of the scope and extent of the requests, 

the parties have agreed to extend their deadline to reciprocally serve their responses and objections

two weeks, until May 15, 2023. 

Additionally, on April 11, 2023, Defendant U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department 

of Homeland Security jointly posted a Federal Register Notice (FRN) pertaining to the Central 

American Minors Program, RIN 1615–ZB98. A copy of the FRN is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

The parties are currently evaluating how this FRN might affect this case and will confer to 

determine whether this warrants new pleadings and/or revisions to the discovery requests. 

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

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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 

May 15, 2023.

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Dated: April 17, 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, 33rd Floor 

New York, NY 10004

Tel. (516) 838-1655

Fax: (516) 324-2267

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

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

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

Counsel for Plaintiff State of Texas

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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

TIM GRIFFIN

 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

RAÚL LABRADOR

 Attorney General of Idaho

Alan W. Foutz

 Deputy Attorney General

P.O. Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720-0010

Telephone: (208) 334-2400

FAX: (208) 854-80731

Alan.foutz@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

ANDREW BAILEY

 Attorney General of Missouri

Joshua M. Divine

 Solicitor General

Charles F. Capps

 Deputy Solicitor General

Missouri Attorney General’s Office

Post Office Box 899

Jefferson City, MO 65102

Tel: (573) 751-8870

Fax: (573) 751-0774

charles.capps@ago.mo.gov

Counsel for the State of Missouri

AUSTIN KNUDSEN

 Attorney General of Montana

Christian B. Corrigan 

 Solicitor General

215 North Sanders

P.O. Box 201401

Helena, MT 59620-1401

Phone: 406-444-2026

Fax: 406-444-3549

christian.corrigant@mt.gov

Counsel for the State of Montana

GENTNER F. DRUMMOND 

 Attorney General of Oklahoma

Zach West

 Director of Special Litigation 

Office of the Oklahoma Attorney 

 General

313 NE 21st St.

Oklahoma City, OK 73105 

(405) 521-3921

zach.west@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 

Certificate of Service

On April 17, 2023, 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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