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U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
STATE OF ALABAMA,
)
STEPHANIE MCGEE AZAR, in her Official
)
Capacity as COMMISSIONER OF THE
)
ALABAMA MEDICAID AGENCY,
)
THOMAS M. MILLER, M.D., in his Official
)
Capacity as ACTING STATE HEALTH OFFICER, )
and SPENCER COLLIER, in his Official Capacity )
as SECRETARY OF THE ALABAMA LAW
)
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY,
)
)
Plaintiffs,
)
)
v.
) CIVIL ACTION NO. _______________
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, )
JOHN KERRY, in his Official Capacity as
)
SECRETARY OF STATE, BUREAU OF
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POPULATION, REFUGEES, AND MIGRATION, )
ANNE C. RICHARD, in her Official Capacity as )
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE,
)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH )
AND HUMAN SERVICES, SYLVIA BURWELL, )
in her Official Capacity as SECRETARY OF
)
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OFFICE
)
OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT,
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ROBERT CAREY, in his Official Capacity as
)
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE
)
RESETTLEMENT,
)
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Defendants.
)
COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
The State of Alabama, Stephanie McGee Azar, in her official capacity as Commissioner
of the Alabama Medicaid Agency, Thomas M. Miller, M.D., in his official capacity as Acting
State Health Officer, and Spencer Collier, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Alabama
Law Enforcement Agency, bring this complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief against the

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United States of America, the United States Department of State, John Kerry, in his official
capacity as Secretary of State, the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and
Migration (“PRM”), Anne C. Richard, in her official capacity as Assistant Secretary of State and
PRM’s head, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Sylvia Burwell, in her
official capacity as Secretary of Health and Human Services, HHS’s Office of Refugee
Resettlement (“ORR”), and Robert Carey, in his official capacity as Director of ORR.
INTRODUCTION
1.

The federal government must abide by federal law. When it fails to do so, the

courts are empowered to say so, declare the government’s obligations under the law, and enter
orders compelling the government to carry out those obligations.
2.

That is the relief the State of Alabama seeks here. The Refugee Act of 1980

requires the federal government to consult with the State regarding the placement of refugees
before those refugees are placed within its borders. That consultation has not occurred.
3.

Therefore, the State requests that this Court enter a finding to that effect, declare

the government’s consultation obligations, and enter an order compelling the government to
consult with the State as required by law.
PARTIES
4.

The State of Alabama is a sovereign State of the United States of America.

5.

Stephanie McGee Azar is the Commissioner of the Alabama Medicaid Agency

and in that capacity would consult with the federal government regarding the placement of
refugees in Alabama if the government were fulfilling its consultation obligations.
6.

Thomas M. Miller, M.D., is the Acting State Health Officer, overseeing the

Alabama Department of Public Health, and in that capacity would consult with the federal

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government regarding the placement of refugees in Alabama if the government were fulfilling its
consultation obligations.
7.

Spencer Collier is the Secretary of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and in

that capacity would consult with the federal government regarding the placement of refugees in
Alabama if the government were fulfilling its consultation obligations.
8.

The United States of America is a nation comprised of the several sovereign States

and is obligated to abide by federal law, including the consultation obligations contained in the
Refugee Act of 1980, and has failed to do so.
9.

The United States Department of State is a federal agency with consultation

obligations to Alabama under the Refugee Act of 1980, and has failed to fulfill those obligations.
10.

John Kerry is the Secretary of State and in that capacity has consultation

obligations to Alabama under the Refugee Act of 1980, and has failed to fulfill those obligations.
11.

The State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration is a

federal agency with consultation obligations to Alabama under the Refugee Act of 1980, and has
failed to fulfill those obligations.

PRM is involved in the federal government’s refugee

resettlement program.
12.

Anne C. Richard is Assistant Secretary of State and PRM’s head and in that

capacity has consultation obligations to Alabama under the Refugee Act of 1980, and has failed
to fulfill those obligations.
13.

The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a federal agency

with consultation obligations to Alabama under the Refugee Act of 1980, and has failed to fulfill
those obligations.
14.

Sylvia Burwell is Secretary of Health and Human Services and in that capacity has

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consultation obligations to Alabama under the Refugee Act of 1980, and has failed to fulfill those
obligations.
15.

HHS’s Office of Refugee Resettlement is a federal agency with consultation

obligations to Alabama under the Refugee Act of 1980, and has failed to fulfill those obligations.
ORR is involved in the federal government’s refugee resettlement program.
16.

Robert Carey is the Director of ORR and in that capacity has consultation

obligations to Alabama under the Refugee Act of 1980, and has failed to fulfill those obligations.
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
17.

This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331, because this suit

concerns breach of the statutory requirement under 8 U.S.C. § 1522 that the federal government
“consult regularly” with States concerning “the sponsorship process and the intended distribution
of refugees among the States and localities before their placement in those States and localities.”
18.

Plaintiffs’ claims for declaratory and injunctive relief are authorized by 28 U.S.C.

§§ 2201 and 2202, 5 U.S.C. § 706, 28 U.S.C. § 1361, Rules 57 and 65 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure, and the general legal and equitable powers of this Court.
19.

Venue is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(e)(1)(C), because the State of Alabama

resides in this district. See Alabama v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 382 F. Supp. 2d 1301,
1329 (N.D. Ala. 2005) (Bowdre, C.J.) (the State of Alabama “is ubiquitous within its borders”
and therefore “resides in every district it encompasses, and venue is appropriate in every district
in Alabama.”) (internal quote marks and citation omitted); see also Wright & Miller, 14D Fed.
Prac. & Proc. Juris. § 3815 & n.38 (4th ed.) (“A state is held to reside in any district within it.”)
(citing Alabama).

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FACTUAL BACKGROUND
20.

The Refugee Act of 1980 establishes a framework for collaboration and

cooperation between the federal government and the States in resettling refugees. 8 U.S.C. §
1522. The Refugee Act of 1980 requires that the federal government “shall consult regularly (not
less often than quarterly) with State and local governments and private nonprofit voluntary
agencies concerning the sponsorship process and the intended distribution of refugees among the
States and localities before their placement in those States and localities.”

8 U.S.C. §

1522(a)(2)(A).1
21.

The federal government’s obligation to consult with the States is thus clear and

unequivocal. The federal government “shall consult” with a State regarding the placement of
refugees within its borders before those refugees are placed there.
22.

The legislative history reveals that Congress clarified that regular consultation

take place “not less often than quarterly” and added the requirement that consultation take place
“before [the refugees’] placement in those States and localities” in 1986 because the federal
government was not engaging in adequate advance consultation with States and localities. See
An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for two years the authorization
of appropriations for refugee assistance, and for other purposes, Pub. L. No. 99-605, § 4, 100
Stat. 3449 (1986); 131 CONG. REC. H4244-03 (daily ed. June 13, 1985), 1985 WL 707790 (June
5, 1985 letter from Matthew B. Coffey, Executive Director of National Association of Counties,
included in the record by Rep. Mazzoli) (“While the current Act provides for consultation
                                                            
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The specific federal entities identified as having consultation obligations are “[t]he Director [of
ORR] and the Federal agency administering” § 1522(b)(1)’s program of grants to and contracts with
resettlement agencies. 8 U.S.C. § 1522(a)(2)(A). The federal agency administering that grant and
contract program is the State Department and PRM. Regarding Alabama, the State Department has an
agreement with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to function as a resettlement agency, which, in
turn, has a sub-agreement with Catholic Social Services of the Greater Mobile Area.

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between the federal government, voluntary resettlement agencies and state and local
governments, the [consultation] requirement has not been pursued actively by the federal
government.”); H.R. Rep. No. 99-132 at 18-19 (noting that consultation was not taking place
often enough and that the amendment was intended to “enhance the co-operation and
communication between the Federal Government, State and local governments and the [voluntary
agencies] regarding placement strategies and decisionmaking” and to “ensure [States’ and
localities’] input into the process and to improve their resettlement planning capacity.”).
Congress thus believed adequate advance consultation was essential to discharging the Act’s
collaborative and cooperative scheme.
23.

Rather than comply with § 1522’s clear mandate and obligation, however, the

Defendants have failed to provide the State of Alabama with sufficient information about the
refugees who have been settled or will be settled within its borders, and have denied the State a
meaningful role and input into the process of resettlement of those refugees. That failure and
denial has inhibited Alabama from being able to adequately plan for the arrival of refugees within
its borders in regard to such matters as security and requests for social services and public
assistance.
24.

The State of Alabama has both the sovereign authority and solemn duty to protect

the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens and those within its borders. Ala. Const. art. I, § 35
(“the sole object and only legitimate end of government is to protect the citizen in the enjoyment
of life, liberty, and property”); Nat’l Fed’n of Indep. Bus. v. Sebelius, 132 S. Ct. 2566, 2578
(2012) (“Because the police power is controlled by 50 different States instead of one national
sovereign, the facets of governing that touch on citizens’ daily lives are normally administered by
smaller governments closer to the governed.”). Alabama seeks to protect the health, safety, and

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welfare of its citizens and those within its borders – including refugees already present within the
State – by availing itself of the information to which it is entitled under the Refugee Act of 1980
including specifically 8 U.S.C. § 1522.
25.

Alabama also seeks to adequately plan and prepare for the arrival of refugees in

regard to ensuing requests for social services and public assistance, including assistance Alabama
may provide under the Act in conjunction with the federal government’s refugee resettlement
program, such as medical assistance overseen by the Alabama Medicaid Agency as part of that
program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1522(e).
26.

Regarding security, Alabama shares the concerns of the intelligence community –

including those of the Nation’s highest ranking intelligence officials – that sufficient information
is lacking to ensure that certain refugees – including those from Syria – have neither provided
material support to terrorists nor are terrorists themselves.2 Refugees who are terrorists or have
provided material support to terrorists are excluded by federal law from admission to the United
States. 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)(B). In prior years, the United States has admitted fewer than 100
Syrian refugees per year. President Obama recently announced his commitment to admit 10,000
Syrian refugees in fiscal year 2016. See Gardiner Harris, David E. Sanger, and David M.
Herszenhorn, Obama Increases Number of Syrian Refugees for U.S. Resettlement to 10,000, N.Y.
TIMES (Sept. 10, 2015), http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/world/middleeast/obama-directsadministration-to-accept-10000-syrian-refugees.html?_r=0.

As part of this admission policy,

refugees who provided material support to terrorists could be eligible for admission under a
waiver granted by the federal government if, among other things, the support was “insignificant”
and the refugee “poses no danger to the safety and security of the United States.” See Exercise of
                                                            
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This action is in regard to consultation with respect to all refugees the federal government has
settled or intends to settle in Alabama, not just those from Syria.

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Authority under Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 79 Fed. Reg.
6913-02 (Feb. 5, 2014).
27.

The Nation’s highest ranking intelligence officials have expressed significant

concern regarding the admission of Syrian refugees and the inability of the federal government to
adequately and effectively conduct security checks on Syrian nationals. The Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, James B. Comey, recently testified before Congress that the
federal government may be unable to conduct effective security checks on Syrian nationals.
Director Comey testified that in some instances “we can query our databases until the cows come
home but nothing will show up because we have no record of that person.” Nation’s Top
Security Officials’ Concerns on Refugee Vetting, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on
Homeland Security, Nov. 19, 2015, https://homeland.house.gov/press/nations-top-securityofficials-concerns-on-refugee-vetting/.

Additionally, the Assistant Director of the FBI’s

Counterterrorism Division, Michael Steinbach, expressed his concern stating, “You have to have
information to vet, so the concern is in Syria is that we don’t have the systems in places on the
ground to collect the information.” Id. The Director of National Intelligence, General James
Clapper (ret.), summed up the concerns of these federal counterterrorism experts: “We don’t
obviously put it past the likes of ISIL to infiltrate operatives among the refugees. . . That is a
huge concern of ours.” Id. The Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, expressed his
concern, both before Congress and in conjunction with his recent release of a National Terrorism
Advisory Bulletin, that terrorists may seek to “exploit” the refugee resettlement program. Id.;
Johnson: Yes, terrorists could try to 'exploit' refugee system, FOXNEWS.COM, Dec. 17, 2015,
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/12/17/johnson-yes-terrorists-could-try-to-exploit-refugeesystem.html; see also Alison Smale, Turkey’s Role as Migrant Gateway Is Source of New

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Urgency

for

E.U.,

N.Y.

TIMES

(Nov.

18,

2015),

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/19/world/europe/turkeys-role-as-migrant-gateway-is-sourceof-new-urgency-for-eu.html?_r=0 (noting Turkey’s detention of suspected terrorists posing as
migrants in wake of revelation that the French police found a Syrian passport at one Paris attack
site that was used by a man who had passed from Turkey to Greece).
28.

Because of concerns with the federal government’s announcement of its intention

to massively expand the admission of Syrian refugees (a one-hundred-fold increase), among
whom could be terrorists or supporters of terrorists, Alabama’s Governor Robert Bentley issued
Executive Order No. 14.

That Executive Order states that “all departments, budget units,

agencies, offices, entities, and officers of the executive branch of the State of Alabama, are
authorized and directed to utilize all lawful means to prevent the resettlement of Syrian refugees
in the State of Alabama until this order is rescinded.”
29.

The Executive Order further directs the Alabama Department of Human

Resources and the Alabama Department of Public Health “not to participate in the resettlement of
any Syrian refugees in the State of Alabama,” as well as authorizes and directs the Alabama Law
Enforcement Agency “upon receiving information that a Syrian refugee is already located in the
State of Alabama . . . to utilize all lawful means to monitor and avert threats within the State of
Alabama.”
30.

Governor Bentley sent a letter to President Obama on November 17, 2015,

notifying the President of both the Governor’s promulgation of Executive Order No. 14, and of
his position of opposing admission of Syrian refugees into the State of Alabama in light of
security concerns. The letter enclosed a copy of Executive Order No. 14. See Exhibit 1 (Nov.
17, 2015 Letter from Governor Bentley to President Obama & Executive Order No. 14).

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31.

Following communications with the Obama Administration, on November 25,

2015, Governor Bentley sent a second letter to The White House, this time directed to Denis
McDonough, Chief of Staff, and Simon Henshaw, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S.
Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, advising that the State of
Alabama has not received the consultations or quarterly reports statutorily required to be
provided. Governor Bentley specifically requested that the volunteer private agencies providing
services in Alabama under agreements with the State Department be directed to “both provide
these reports and conduct the required quarterly consultations with the State beginning
immediately.” See Exhibit 2 (Nov. 25, 2015 Letter from Governor Bentley to Chief of Staff
McDonough and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Henshaw).
32.

In response to Governor Bentley’s letter and similar letters from other governors,

The White House wrote to the Chair and Vice-Chair of the National Governors Association
(“NGA”), proposing that official communication from the federal government to state
governments regarding refugee resettlement be reported through the NGA.
33.

On December 2, 2015, Governor Bentley again wrote to Chief of Staff

McDonough and expressed his “growing frustration with the lack of answers” and his objection
to the proposal for information on refugee resettlement to be filtered through the NGA. See
Exhibit 3 (Dec. 2, 2015 Letter from Governor Bentley to Chief of Staff McDonough). On
December 30, 2015, Governor Bentley wrote to Lawrence Bartlett, PRM’s Director, requesting
that the State Department provide “a tailored report for Alabama regarding refugee resettlement”
and that the State Department provide a copy of the quarterly reports it receives from the

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resettlement agency in Alabama, Catholic Social Services.3 See Exhibit 4 (Dec. 30, 2015 Letter
from Governor Bentley to Director Bartlett).
34.

Additionally, both of Alabama’s United States Senators, Richard Shelby and Jeff

Sessions, have written to Secretary Burwell, noting the violation of federal law by Health and
Human Services based upon its failure to submit an annual report to Congress regarding the
activities of ORR. This communication of December 2, 2015, seeks immediate submission of
ORR’s Fiscal Year 2014 Annual Report to Congress. See Exhibit 5 (Dec. 2, 2015 Letter from
Congress to Secretary Burwell).
CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
COUNT I
Declaratory Judgment and Injunction Under 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-2202 Regarding the
Defendants’ Failure to Consult Regularly with the State of Alabama Regarding the
Placement of Refugees in Alabama Before Such Placement
35.

Plaintiffs incorporate the allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 34 as if

fully set forth herein.
36.

The Refugee Act of 1980 requires that the federal government “shall consult

regularly (not less often than quarterly) with State and local governments and private nonprofit
voluntary agencies concerning the sponsorship process and the intended distribution of refugees
among the States and localities before their placement in those States and localities.” 8 U.S.C. §
1522(a)(2)(A).
37.

Defendants have breached their consultation duties and obligations under that

statute of regular and advance consultation with the State of Alabama by: (1) failing and refusing
to consult adequately with the State of Alabama on a regular basis and in advance regarding
                                                            
3
On December 30, 2015, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, in response to a request to
Catholic Social Services, received three of its reports regarding implementation of the refugee
resettlement program in Alabama.

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placement of refugees within the State; (2) failing to provide Alabama with information
necessary to assess security and other potential risks posed by refugees on a regular basis and in
advance of their arrival in the State; and (3) failing to provide Alabama with information
necessary to adequately plan and prepare for the arrival of refugees in the State in regard to
security and requests for social services and public assistance.
38.

The State of Alabama requests a declaratory judgment from this Court setting

forth the parties’ rights and obligations accordingly and an injunction directing the Defendants to
fulfill their statutory obligations.
COUNT II
Declaratory Judgment and Injunction Under 5 U.S.C. § 706 Regarding the Defendants’
Failure to Consult Regularly with the State of Alabama Regarding the Placement of
Refugees in Alabama Before Such Placement
39.

Plaintiffs incorporate the allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 38 as if

fully set forth herein.
40.

The Administrative Procedure Act requires the Court to “compel agency action

unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed” and “hold unlawful and set aside any agency
action” that is “(A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance
with law; (B) contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege, or immunity; [or] (C) in excess of
statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right.” 5 U.S.C. § 706(1)-(2).
41.

“Agency action” means the “whole or a part of an agency rule, order, license,

sanction, relief, or the equivalent or denial thereof, or failure to act.” 5 U.S.C. § 551(13).
42.

The Defendants’ obligations under the Refugee Act of 1980 to consult on a

regular basis and in advance with the State of Alabama, including to provide adequate
information about refugees to be resettled in Alabama, constitute agency action unlawfully

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withheld and unreasonably delayed under 5 U.S.C. § 706(1). This Court therefore should compel
the Defendants to comply with their statutory consultation obligations to Alabama.
43.

The Defendants’ failure to consult on a regular basis and in advance with the State

of Alabama, including failing to provide adequate information about refugees to be resettled in
Alabama, constitutes agency action that is arbitrary, capricious, or otherwise unlawful under 5
U.S.C. § 706(2). This Court therefore should hold that failure unlawful.
COUNT III
Declaratory Judgment and Injunction Under 28 U.S.C. § 1361 Regarding the Defendants’
Failure to Consult Regularly with the State of Alabama Regarding the Placement of
Refugees in Alabama Before Such Placement
44.

Plaintiffs incorporate the allegations contained in paragraphs 1 through 43 as if

fully set forth herein.
45.

The Mandamus Act authorizes the Court to compel the Defendants to perform a

duty owed to the Plaintiffs such as the statutory duty owed here. 28 U.S.C. § 1361.
46.

The Plaintiffs have a clear right to the regular and advance consultation prescribed

by the Refugee Act of 1980.
47.

The Defendants have a clear statutory duty to provide that regular and advance

consultation.
48.

An order from this Court compelling the Defendants to comply with their statutory

duties is appropriate under the Mandamus Act if the Court finds that there is no other adequate
remedy available to the Plaintiffs.
REQUEST FOR RELIEF
Plaintiffs respectfully request the Court to award the following relief against Defendants:

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A.

A declaration that the Defendants have breached their consultation duties and

obligations to the State of Alabama under the Refugee Act of 1980.
B.

A declaration that those consultation duties and obligations include: (1) disclosure

of sufficient information about the refugees who have been settled or will be settled within the
State of Alabama so the State may consult with the federal government, assess security and other
potential risks posed by refugees, and adequately plan for the arrival of refugees within its
borders, including in regard to security and requests for social services and public assistance; (2)
as part of that disclosure, production of the federal government’s entire file on each refugee
complete with medical history and the basis to support Medicaid eligibility so the Alabama
Medicaid Agency may appropriately oversee medical assistance as part of the federal
government’s refugee resettlement program; (3) a certification by the Secretary of State, or the
relevant federal official with knowledge if an official other than the Secretary of State, or a
designee of such official, that those refugees pose no security risk; and (4) allowing the State a
meaningful role and input into the process of resettlement of those refugees.
C.

A declaration that the Defendants may not place refugees within the State of

Alabama unless and until they have fulfilled those consultation duties and obligations to the State
of Alabama.
D.

A permanent injunction compelling the Defendants to comply with those

consultation duties and obligations to the State of Alabama.
E.

Reasonable and necessary attorney’s fees due to Plaintiffs; and

F.

Such other and further relief to which Plaintiffs are justly entitled at law and in

equity.

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DATED: January 7, 2016

Respectfully submitted,
s/ Robert K. Spotswood
Robert K. Spotswood
Joshua K. Payne
SPOTSWOOD SANSOM & SANSBURY LLC
One Federal Place
1819 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 1050
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
TEL: (205) 986-3620
FAX: (205) 986-3639
E-mail:
rks@spotswoodllc.com
jpayne@spotswoodllc.com
David B. Byrne, Jr.
Chief Legal Advisor
OFFICE OF GOVERNOR ROBERT BENTLEY
State Capitol, 600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
TEL: (334) 242-7120
FAX: (334) 242-2335
E-mail:
pam.chesnutt@governor.alabama.gov
Attorneys for the Plaintiffs

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Defendants will be served as follows:
Robert Carey
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Administration for Children & Families
United States Department of Health and
Human Services
330 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20201

United States of America
c/o Civil Process Clerk
Office of U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance
1801 4th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
United States Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
John Kerry
United States Department of State, 7th Floor
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
United States Department of State, HST 6825
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Anne C. Richard
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
United States Department of State, HST 6825
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
United States Department of Health and
Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20201
Sylvia Burwell
United States Department of Health and
Human Services
200 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20201
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Administration for Children & Families
United States Department of Health and
Human Services
330 C Street SW
Washington, DC 20201

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