Case 2:18-cv-00939 Document 2 Filed 06/26/18 Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 STATE OF WASHINGTON; COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS; STATE OF CALIFORNIA; STATE OF MARYLAND; STATE OF OREGON; STATE OF NEW MEXICO; COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA; STATE OF NEW JERSEY; STATE OF IOWA; STATE OF ILLINOIS; STATE OF MINNESOTA; STATE OF RHODE ISLAND; COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA; STATE OF NEW YORK; STATE OF VERMONT; STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; STATE OF DELAWARE; AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NO. 2:18-cv-00939 NOTICE OF RELATED CASES Plaintiffs, v. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; DONALD TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States of America; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT; U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION; U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT; KIRSTJEN NIELSEN, in her official capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; THOMAS HOMAN, NOTICE OF RELATED CASES 1 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON 800 Fifth Avenue. Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98104-3188 206-464-7744 Case 2:18-cv-00939 Document 2 Filed 06/26/18 Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 in his official capacity as Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; KEVIN K. MCALEENAN, in his official capacity as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; ALEX AZAR, in his official capacity as Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; SCOTT LLOYD, in his official capacity as Director of Office of Refugee Resettlement; and JEFFERSON BEAUREGARD SESSIONS III, in his official capacity as the Attorney General of the United States, Defendants. 9 10 Pursuant to LCR 3(g)(1), the State of Washington hereby submits this notice of a 11 pending, related case in the Western District of Washington. The related case is Padilla et al. v. 12 US Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al., 2:18-cv-00928, assigned to Presiding Judge 13 Marsha J. Pechman. That case challenges the same family separation policy and course of conduct 14 that forms the gravamen of this Action, and involves substantially the same Defendant federal 15 agencies and officers. 16 While the Plaintiffs, claims, and remedies are not coextensive between the two cases, it 17 18 is likely that there will be significant overlap in legal argument and potentially similar evidence 19 across the two actions. It appears very likely that there would be an unduly burdensome 20 duplication of labor and expense or the potential for conflicting results if the cases were conducted 21 before different judges. 22 23 24 25 26 NOTICE OF RELATED CASES 2 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON 800 Fifth Avenue. Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98104-3188 206-464-7744 Case 2:18-cv-00939 Document 2 Filed 06/26/18 Page 3 of 3 1 Respectfully submitted this 26th day of June, 2018. 2 ROBERT W. FERGUSON Attorney General of Washington 3 4 /s/Laura K. Clinton LAURA K. CLINTON, WSBA #29846 Assistant Attorney General NOAH G. PURCELL, WSBA #43492 Solicitor General COLLEEN M. MELODY, WSBA #42275 MEGAN D. LIN, WSBA #53716 Assistant Attorneys General Attorneys for Plaintiff State of Washington 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NOTICE OF RELATED CASES 3 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON 800 Fifth Avenue. Suite 2000 Seattle, WA 98104-3188 206-464-7744