IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

Pensacola Division 

STATE OF FLORIDA, by and through 

BILL McCOLLUM, ATTORNEY 

GENERAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA; 

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, by and 

through HENRY McMASTER, ATTORNEY 

GENERAL OF THE STATE OF SOUTH 

CAROLINA; 

STATE OF NEBRASKA, by and through JON 

BRUNING, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE 

STATE OF NEBRASKA; 

STATE OF TEXAS, by and through 

GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY 

GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; 

STATE OF UTAH, by and through 

MARK L. SHURTLEFF, ATTORNEY 

GENERAL OF THE STATE OF UTAH; 

STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through 

JAMES D. “BUDDY” CALDWELL, 

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF 

LOUISIANA; 

STATE OF ALABAMA, by and through 

TROY KING, ATTORNEY GENERAL 

OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA; 

STATE OF MICHIGAN, by and through 

MICHAEL A. COX, ATTORNEY GENERAL 

OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN; 

STATE OF COLORADO, by and through 

JOHN W. SUTHERS, ATTORNEY 

GENERAL OF THE STATE OF 

COLORADO; 

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, 

by and through THOMAS W. CORBETT, Jr., 

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE 

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NOTICE OF APPEARANCE 

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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA; 

STATE OF WASHINGTON, by and through 

ROBERT M. McKENNA, ATTORNEY 

GENERAL OF THE STATE OF 

WASHINGTON; 

STATE OF IDAHO, by and through 

LAWRENCE G. WASDEN, ATTORNEY 

GENERAL OF THE STATE OF IDAHO; 

and 

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, by and through 

MARTY J. JACKLEY, ATTORNEY 

GENERAL OF THE STATE OF SOUTH 

DAKOTA; 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; 

KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, in her official 

capacity as the Secretary of the United 

States Department of Health and Human 

Services; 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE 

TREASURY; 

TIMOTHY F. GEITHNER, in his official 

capacity as the Secretary of the United States 

Department of the Treasury; 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

LABOR; 

and 

HILDA L. SOLIS, in her official capacity as 

Secretary of the United States Department of 

Labor, 

 Defendants. 

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NOTICE OF APPEARANCE

By this Notice of Appearance, William J. Cobb III hereby enters his appearance 

on behalf of Plaintiff, the State of Texas, by and through Greg Abbott, Attorney General 

of the State of Texas, and requests that copies of all notices and pleadings given or filed 

in this case be given and served at the address below. 

Respectfully submitted, 

GREG ABBOTT 

Attorney General of Texas 

s/ William J. Cobb III_______________

WILLIAM J. COBB III 

Special Assistant and Senior Counsel 

 to the Attorney General 

Texas State Bar No.: 00796372 

Office of the Attorney General of Texas 

P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station 

Austin, Texas 78711-2548 

(512) 475-0131 

(512) 936-0545 (Facsimile) 

bill.cobb@oag.state.tx.us

ATTORNEYS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

 The undersigned hereby certifies that the above and forgoing Notice of 

Appearance was electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF system 

which sent notification of such filing to the Plaintiffs’ and Defendants’ attorneys of 

record on this 11th day of May, 2010. 

 s/ William J. Cobb III

 William J. Cobb III 

 Special Assistant and Senior Counsel 

 to the Attorney General 

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