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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
LAKE CHARLES DIVISION

No. 2:24-cv-691
UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF
CATHOLIC BISHOPS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v. PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
COMMISSION, et al.,

Defendants.

MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65 and Local Rule 65.1, Plaintiffs the United States

Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Society of the Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Lake

Charles, the Society of the Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Lafayette, and The Catholic
University of America (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) move for a preliminary injunction on Counts I,

III, V, and Count VI set out in their Complaint (ECF No. 1) against Defendants Equal Employment

Opportunity Commission and Charlotte Burrows (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs request a

hearing on the same.

Plaintiffs ask this Court to stay the effective date of the Final Rule, Implementation of Pregnant

Workers Fairness Act, 89 Fed. Reg. 29,096 (Apr. 19, 2024), pending judicial review, see 5 U.S.C.

§ 705, and to preliminary enjoin Defendants from enforcing the Final Rule, the Pregnant Workers

Fairness Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000gg, et seq., and Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., as it concerns

the inclusion of abortion in the Final Rule, including any aspect of the Final Rule or its enforcement

pursuant to statute that would compel or pressure Plaintiffs to abandon employment policies and

practices embodying their sincere religious beliefs against abortion. The grounds for this Motion

are set out in Plaintiffs’ accompanying Memorandum in Support.

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Respectfully submitted,

Jonathan Berry* s/ Daniel H. Blomberg

James R. Conde* Daniel H. Blomberg*
Boyden Gray PLLC Trial Attorney
801 17th St. NW, Suite 350 s/ Michael J. O’Brien
Washington, DC 20006 Michael J. O’Brien
Phone: (202) 955-0620 (LA Bar No. 38852)
Fax: (202) 955-0621 Laura Wolk Slavis*
jberry@boydengray.com Andrea R. Butler*
Jordan T. Varberg*
The Becket Fund for
Religious Liberty
1919 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 955-0095
Fax: (202) 955-0090
dblomberg@becketlaw.org
*Application for admission pro hac
vice forthcoming
Counsel for Plaintiffs
Dated: May 22, 2024

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on May 22, 2024, the foregoing was electronically filed using the CM/ECF

system. A copy of the foregoing will also be promptly served upon Defendants pursuant to Fed. R.

Civ. P. 5(b) and emailed to counsel for EEOC at the email addresses below:
Daniel Schwei, Esq. (daniel.s.schwei@usdoj.gov)

Laura B. Bakst, Esq. (laura.b.bakst@usdoj.gov)

Alexandra J. Widas, Esq. (alexandra.j.widas@usdoj.gov)

s/ Daniel H. Blomberg
Daniel H. Blomberg*
Trial Attorney
s/ Michael J. O’Brien
Michael J. O’Brien
(LA Bar No. 38852)
*Application for admission pro hac vice
forthcoming