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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

TYLER DIVISION

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, et al.,

Defendants.

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[PROPOSED] JOINT STIPULATION AS TO STANDING AND 

APPROPRIATE USE OF DECLARATIONS

Defendants National Labor Relations Board, et al. (collectively, “the Board”) and

Plaintiffs Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. (collectively,

“Plaintiffs”) submit the following joint stipulation for the Court’s approval. This stipulation 

clarifies the purpose of declarations attached to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment [see 

ECF No. 10, Attachments 5-13] (“Plaintiffs’ Declarations”) and avoids the Board filing a motion 

to strike them from the record. The parties stipulate to the following: 

The parties agree that Plaintiffs’ Declarations are filed for the purpose of establishing 

Plaintiffs’ standing, which Defendants do not plan to dispute, and should not be considered for 

the resolution of the merits. 

Accordingly, the parties agree that the Court should not rely on the citations to Plaintiffs’ 

Declarations found on page 36 of Plaintiffs’ summary judgment motion (ECF No. 10), since 

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Plaintiffs’ Declarations are not part of the administrative record. The table below provides 

replacement citations to Plaintiffs’ comments to the Agency, which are appropriately considered 

as part of the administrative record: 

Brief 

citation

Replacement citation Location

IFA Decl. ¶ 

9

IFA Comments at 7-8, 

11-13, 35-39

Exhibit C

RLC Decl. 

¶ 17

RLC and NRA 

Comments at 6, 24-28

https://www.regulations.gov/comment/NLRB2022-0001-10404

AHLA 

Decl. ¶ 13

AHLA Comments at 7-8 https://www.regulations.gov/comment/NLRB2022-0001-10576

NRF Decl. 

¶ 9

NRF Comments at 3-4 https://www.regulations.gov/comment/NLRB2022-0001-11418

ABC Decl. 

¶¶ 8-9

ABC Comments at 4-6, 

8

https://www.regulations.gov/comment/NLRB2022-0001-11233

AGC Decl. 

¶ 8

AGC Comments at 3-4 https://www.regulations.gov/comment/NLRB2022-0001-11415

At the Court’s request, Plaintiffs will submit a modified summary judgment brief with the 

above replacement citations (which may slightly affect the brief’s pagination). The parties will 

maintain the existing briefing schedule. 

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Christine Flack

CHRISTINE FLACK

Supervisory Attorney

(No official bar number in Maryland)

Tel: (202) 273-2842

christine.flack@nlrb.gov

TYLER WIESE

Senior Attorney

Minnesota Bar No. 0329601

Tel: (952) 703-2891

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tyler.wiese@nlrb.gov

SHAWNNELL T. BARNETT

Attorney

DC Bar No. 1531575

Tel: (202) 316-6397

shawnnell.barnett@nlrb.gov 

 /s/ Pratik A. Shah 

Stephanie A. Maloney 

 D.C. Bar No. 1044276 (pro hac vice)

Jordan L. Von Bokern 

 D.C. Bar No. 1032962 (pro hac vice)

U.S. Chamber Litigation Center

1615 H Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20062-2000

Telephone: (202) 463-5337

smaloney@uschamber.com

jvonbokern@uschamber.com

Attorneys for the Chamber of Commerce 

of the United States of America

Maury Baskin

 D.C. Bar No. 248898 (pro hac vice to 

be filed)

Littler Mendelson

815 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Suite 400

Washington, D.C. 20006

Telephone: (202) 842-3400

Facsimile: (202) 842-0011

mbaskin@littler.com

Counsel to Associated Builders and 

Contractors and International Franchise 

Association

Angelo I. Amador

 D.C. Bar No. 480031 (pro hac vice)

Restaurant Law Center

2055 L Street, N.W.

Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20036

Telephone: (202) 331-5913

Pratik A. Shah (Lead Attorney)

 D.C. Bar No. 497108 (pro hac vice)

James E. Tysse 

 D.C. Bar No. 9787522 (pro hac vice)

James C. Crowley

 D.C. Bar No. 208946 (pro hac vice)

Margaret O. Rusconi

 D.C. Bar No. 1719371 (pro hac vice)

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2001 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Telephone: (202) 887-4000

Facsimile: (202) 887-4288

pshah@akingump.com

jtysse@akingump.com

jcrowley@akingump.com

mrusconi@akingump.com

Laura P. Warrick

 Texas Bar No. 24079546

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2300 N. Field Street, Suite 1800

Dallas, TX 75201

Telephone: (214) 969-4770

Facsimile: (214) 969-4343

lwarrick@akingump.com

Counsel to Plaintiffs Chamber of Commerce of the 

United States of America, American Hotel and 

Lodging Association; Associated Builders and 

Contractors; Associated General Contractors of 

America; Coalition for a Democratic Workplace; 

International Franchise Association; Longview 

Chamber of Commerce; National Association of 

Convenience Stores; National Retail Federation; 

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Counsel for the Restaurant Law Center

Restaurant Law Center; Texas Association of 

Business; and Texas Restaurant Association

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on December 12, 2023, I filed the foregoing document, Joint Proposed 

Stipulation, with this Court using the CM/ECF filing system, and a copy is being served on the 

ECF Filers electronically by the Notice of Docket activity.

/s/ Christine Flack

CHRISTINE FLACK

Supervisory Attorney

(No official bar number in Maryland)

Tel: (202) 273-2842

Fax: (202) 273-4244

christine.flack@nlrb.gov

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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

Pursuant to the meet and confer requirement in Local Rule CV-7(h), the undersigned 

certifies that on December 1, 2023, the undersigned, and attorneys Tyler Wiese and Shawnnell 

Barnett, attended a video conference call with Plaintiff’s counsel, Pratik Shah, James Tysse, 

James Crowley, and Margaret O. Rusconi. Subsequent to this video conference, the parties 

exchanged emails and reached agreement regarding the joint proposed briefing schedule.

/s/ Christine Flack

CHRISTINE FLACK

Supervisory Attorney

(No official bar number in Maryland)

Tel: (202) 273-2842

Fax: (202) 273-4244

christine.flack@nlrb.gov

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