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Order Granting Motion For Summary Judgment
Order Granting Motion For Summary Judgment
2 FILED IN THE
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
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4 Nov 21, 2019
SEAN F. MCAVOY, CLERK
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6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
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9 STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 2:19-cv-00183-SAB
10 Plaintiff,
11 v.
12 ALEX M. AZAR II, in his official capacity ORDER GRANTING
13 as Secretary of the United States PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
14 Department of Health and Human SUMMARY JUDGMENT;
15 Services; and UNITED STATES DENYING DEFENDANTS’
16 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MOTION TO DISMISS
17 HUMAN SERVICES,
18 Defendants.
19 Before the Court are Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative
20 for Summary Judgment, ECF No. 44, and Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary
21 Judgment, ECF No. 57. A hearing on the motion was held on November 7, 2019,
22 in Spokane, Washington. Plaintiff was represented by Assistant Attorney Generals
23 Jeffrey T. Sprung, Lauryn K. Fraas and Paul M. Crisalli. Defendants were
24 represented Rebecca Kopplin and Benjamin T. Takemoto.
25 On May 21, 2019, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
26 issued a Final Rule in the Federal Register.1 On May 28, 2019, Plaintiff filed suit to
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Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority,
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