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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
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`THE STATE OF LOUISIANA,
`By and through its Attorney General, JEFF
`LANDRY, et al.,
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`PLAINTIFFS,
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`JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., in his official capacity
`as President of the United States; et al.,
`DEFENDANTS.
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`CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:21-cv-778-TAD-KK
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`MOTION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND
`TO COMPEL COMPLIANCE WITH PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
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`Plaintiff States respectfully move this Court for an order directing Defendants to show cause
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`why they should not be held in contempt for violating the Court’s Preliminary Injunction Order and
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`for an order directing Defendants to hold Lease Sale 257. This relief is warranted to remedy the
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`ongoing harms to Plaintiff States from Defendants’ refusal to comply with the injunction’s
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`straightforward terms, and is supported by the authorities cited in the accompanying memorandum
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`in support of this motion.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`JEFF LANDRY
`ATTORNEY GENERAL
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` /s/ Elizabeth B. Murrill T
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`ELIZABETH B. MURRILL
` Solicitor General
`JOSEPH S. ST. JOHN
` Deputy Solicitor General
`BENJAMIN WALLACE
` Assistant Solicitor General
`LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
`1885 N. Third Street
`Baton Rouge, LA 70804
`Tel: (225) 326-6766
`emurrill@ag.louisiana.gov
`stjohnj@ag.louisiana.gov
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`Counsel for Plaintiff States
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`Dated: August 9, 2021
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`TYLER R. GREEN
`DANIEL SHAPIRO
`CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PLLC
`222 S. Main Street, 5th Floor
`Salt Lake City, UT 84101
`(703) 243-9423
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`OTHER COUNSEL:
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`STEVE MARSHALL
` Attorney General of Alabama
`Edmund G. LaCour Jr.*
` Solicitor General
`Office of the Alabama Attorney General
`501 Washington Avenue
`Montgomery, AL 36130
`Tel: (334) 353-2196
`Fax: (334) 353-8400
`Edmund.LaCourt@AlabamaAg.gov
`Counsel for the State of Alabama
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`TREG TAYLOR
` ATTORNEY GENERAL
`Ronald W. Opsahl (Colo. Bar No. 35662)
` Assistant Attorney General
`Alaska Department of Law
`1031 West Fourth Avenue, Suite 200
`Anchorage, Alaska 99501
`Telephone: (907) 269-5100
`Fax: (907) 276-3697
`Email: ron.opsahl@alaska.gov
`Counsel for the State of Alaska
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`LESLIE RUTLEDGE
` Attorney General of Arkansas
`Nicholas J. Bronni*
` Solicitor General
`Dylan L. Jacobs*
` Assistant Solicitor General
`Office of Arkansas Attorney General Leslie
`Rutledge
`323 Center Street, Suite 200
`Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
`(501) 682-6302
`Nicholas.bronni@arkansasag.gov
`Counsel for the State of Arkansas
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`CHRISTOPHER M. CARR
` Attorney General of Georgia
`Andrew A. Pinson*
` Solicitor General
`Office of the Attorney General
`40 Capitol Square SW
`Atlanta, Georgia 30334
`(404) 458-3409
`apinson@law.ga.gov
`Counsel for the State of Georgia
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`LYNN FITCH
` Attorney General of Mississippi
`Krissy C. Nobile*
` Deputy Solicitor General
`State of Mississippi
`Office of the Attorney General
`P.O. Box 220
`Jackson, MS 39205
`Tel: (601) 359-3680
`Counsel for the State of Mississippi
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`ERIC S. SCHMITT
` Attorney General of Missouri
`Justin D. Smith*
` Deputy Attorney General for Special
`Litigation
`Jeff P. Johnson*
`Michael E. Talent*
`Missouri Attorney General’s Office
`Post Office Box 899
`Jefferson City, MO 65102
`Tel: (573) 751-0304
`Fax: (573) 751-0774
`Justin.Smith@ago.mo.gov
`Counsel for the State of Missouri
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`AUSTIN KNUDSEN
` Attorney General of Montana
`David M.S. Dewhirst*
` Solicitor General
`Montana Attorney General’s Office
`215 North Sanders
`P.O. Box 201401
`Helena, MT 59620-1401
`406.444.4145
`david.dewhirst@mt.gov
`Counsel for the State of Montana
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`DOUGLAS J. PETERSON
` Attorney General of Nebraska
`James A. Campbell*
` Solicitor General
`Office of the Nebraska Attorney General
`2115 State Capitol
`Lincoln, NE 68509
`(402) 471-2682
`jim.campbell@nebraska.gov
`Counsel for the State of Nebraska
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`MIKE HUNTER
` Attorney General of Oklahoma
`Mithun Mansinghani*
` Solicitor General
`Bryan Cleveland*
` Assistant Solicitor General
`Oklahoma Office of Attorney General
`313 N.E. 21ST Street
`Oklahoma City, OK 73105
`Phone: (405) 522-4392
`mithun.mansinghani@oag.ok.gov
`Counsel for the State of Oklahoma
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`KEN PAXTON
` Attorney General of Texas
`Brent Webster
` First Assistant Attorney General
`Judd E. Stone II
` Solicitor General
`Patrick Sweeten
` Deputy Attorney General
`Office of the Attorney General
`P.O. Box 12548 (MC 009)
`Austin, Texas 78711-2548
`Tel.: (512) 463-4139
`Fax: (512) 474-2697
`Patrick.Sweeten@oag.texas.gov
`Judd.Stone@oag.texas.gov
`Counsel for the State of Texas
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`SEAN D. REYES
` Attorney General of Utah
`Melissa A. Holyoak*
` Solicitor General
`Utah Attorney General’s Office
`350 N. State Street, Suite 230
`P.O. Box 142320
`Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2320
`385.271.2484
`melissaholyoak@agutah.gov
`Counsel for the State of Utah
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`PATRICK MORRISEY
` West Virginia Attorney General
`Lindsay S. See*
` Solicitor General
`State Capitol, Bldg 1, Room E-26
`Charleston, WV 25305
`(304) 558-2021
`Lindsay.s.see@wvago.gov
`Counsel for the State of West Virginia
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`*Admission application forthcoming
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