Case: Florida Decides Healthcare Inc. v. Byrd

COMPLAINT for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief against JANET H ADKINS, MARY JANE ARRINGTON, MAUREEN BAIRD, THOMAS BAKKEDAHL, BRUCE BARTLETT, KIM BARTON, LARRY BASFORD, MELONY BELL, ROBERT BENDER, MELISSA BLAZIER, TIM BOBANIC, ED BRODSKY, TOMI STINSON BROWN, CORD BYRD, JACK CAMPBELL, DARBI CHAIRES, CHRIS H CHAMBLESS, SHARON CHASON, GRANT CONYERS, BRIAN CORLEY, ALEXCIA COX, LISA DARUS, VICKI DAVIS, KAREN CASTOR DENTEL, TOMMY DOYLE, HEATH DRIGGERS, CAROL A DUNAWAY, JOHN DURRETT, MARK EARLEY, ALETRIS FARNAM, SCOTT FARRINGTON, AMIRA D FOX, ALINA GARCIA, BILL GLADSON, BRIAN HAAS, TRAVIS HART, ALAN HAYS, KAREN HEALY, SHERRI HODIE, JERRY HOLLAND, LAURA HUTTO, TAMMY JONES, WILLIAM KEEN, JENNIFER KINSEY, BRIAN KRAMER, R.J. LARIZZA, CRAIG LATIMER, DENISE LAVANCHER, KAITLYN LENHART, LISA LEWIS, WENDY LINK, SUSAN LOPEZ, PAUL A LUX, GINGER BOWDEN MADDEN, JULIE MARCUS, DAVID MAY, MICHELLE MILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER MILTON, JOSEPH R MORGAN, MELISSA NELSON, VICKY OAKES, DEBORAH OSBORNE, CHARLES OVERTURF, AMY PENNOCK, DEIDRA PETTIS, RHONDA PIERCE, HAROLD F PRYOR, HEATHER RILEY, KATHERINE FERNANDEZ RUNDLE, WILL SCHEINER, JOE SCOTT, AMANDA SEYFANG, DIANE SMITH, DANA SOUTHERLAND, LESLIE SWAN, SHERRY TAYLOR, RON TURNER, JAMES UTHMEIER, LEAH VALENTI, TAPPIE VILLANE, GERTRUDE WALKER, DENNIS WARD, NINA WARD, DEBBIE WERTZ, WESLEY WILCOX, H. RUSSELL WILLIAMS, KENYA WILLIAMS, MONIQUE WORRELL ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AFLNDC-9462174.), filed by MITCHELL EMERSON, FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE, INC., JORDAN SIMMONS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BYRD, # 3 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED UTHMEIER, # 4 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BARTON, # 5 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MILTON, # 6 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WARD, # 7 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED SEYFANG, # 8 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BOBANIC, # 9 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED SCOTT, # 10 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED CHASON, # 11 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED VALENTI, # 12 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BAIRD, # 13 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED CHAMBLESS, # 14 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BLAZIER, # 15 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BROWN, # 16 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WERTZ, # 17 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED CHAIRES, # 18 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HOLLAND, # 19 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BENDER, # 20 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LENHART, # 21 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED RILEY, # 22 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WILLIAMS, # 23 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DARUS, # 24 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED FARNAM, # 25 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED PIERCE, # 26 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HUTTO, # 27 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED SMITH, # 28 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED TAYLOR, # 29 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED VANCHER, # 30 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HEALY, # 31 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LATIMER, # 32 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WILLIAMS, # 33 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED SWAN, # 34 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DUNAWAY, # 35 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MILLIGAN, # 36 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HART, # 37 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HAYS, # 38 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DOYLE, # 39 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED EARLEY, # 40 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED JONES, # 41 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED CONYERS, # 42 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DRIGGERS, # 43 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED FARRINGTON, # 44 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WILCOX, # 45 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DAVIS, # 46 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED GARCIA, # 47 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HODIES, # 48 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED ADKINS, # 49 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LUX, # 50 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MAY, # 51 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DENTEL, # 52 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED ARRINGTON, # 53 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LINK, # 54 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED CORLEY, # 55 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MARCUS, # 56 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BELL, # 57 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED OVERTURF, # 58 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED VILLANE, # 59 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED TURNER, # 60 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED PENNOCK, # 61 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED OAKES, # 62 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WALKER, # 63 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED KEEN, # 64 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED KINSEY, # 65 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED SOUTHERLAND, # 66 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED OSBORNE, # 67 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LEWIS, # 68 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MORGAN, # 69 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MESSER, # 70 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED PETITIS, # 71 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BAKKADAHL, # 72 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BARTLETT, # 73 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BESFORD, # 74 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BRODSKY, # 75 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED CAMPBELL, # 76 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED COX, # 77 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DURRETT, # 78 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED FERNANDEZ, # 79 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED FOX, # 80 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED GLADSON, # 81 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HAAS, # 82 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED KRAMER, # 83 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LARIZZA, # 84 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LOPEZ, # 85 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MADDEN, # 86 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED NELSON, # 87 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED PRYOR, # 88 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED SCHEINER, # 89 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WARD, # 90 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WORRELL) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/04/2025)

1 Exhibit A

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2 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BYRD

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3 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED UTHMEIER

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4 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BARTON

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5 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MILTON

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6 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WARD

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7 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED SEYFANG

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8 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BOBANIC

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9 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED SCOTT

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10 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED CHASON

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11 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED VALENTI

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12 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BAIRD

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13 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED CHAMBLESS

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14 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BLAZIER

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15 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BROWN

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16 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WERTZ

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17 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED CHAIRES

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18 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HOLLAND

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19 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BENDER

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20 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LENHART

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21 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED RILEY

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22 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WILLIAMS

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23 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DARUS

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24 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED FARNAM

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25 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED PIERCE

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26 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HUTTO

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27 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED SMITH

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28 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED TAYLOR

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29 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED VANCHER

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30 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HEALY

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31 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LATIMER

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32 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WILLIAMS

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33 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED SWAN

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34 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DUNAWAY

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35 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MILLIGAN

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36 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HART

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37 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HAYS

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38 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DOYLE

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39 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED EARLEY

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40 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED JONES

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41 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED CONYERS

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42 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DRIGGERS

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43 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED FARRINGTON

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44 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WILCOX

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45 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DAVIS

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46 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED GARCIA

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47 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HODIES

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48 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED ADKINS

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49 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LUX

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50 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MAY

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51 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DENTEL

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52 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED ARRINGTON

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53 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LINK

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54 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED CORLEY

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55 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MARCUS

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56 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BELL

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57 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED OVERTURF

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58 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED VILLANE

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59 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED TURNER

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60 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED PENNOCK

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61 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED OAKES

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62 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WALKER

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63 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED KEEN

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64 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED KINSEY

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65 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED SOUTHERLAND

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66 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED OSBORNE

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67 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LEWIS

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68 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MORGAN

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69 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MESSER

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70 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED PETITIS

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71 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BAKKADAHL

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72 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BARTLETT

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73 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BESFORD

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74 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED BRODSKY

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75 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED CAMPBELL

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76 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED COX

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77 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED DURRETT

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78 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED FERNANDEZ

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79 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED FOX

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80 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED GLADSON

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81 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED HAAS

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82 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED KRAMER

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83 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LARIZZA

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84 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED LOPEZ

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85 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED MADDEN

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86 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED NELSON

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87 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED PRYOR

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88 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED SCHEINER

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89 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WARD

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90 SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED WORRELL

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CIVIL COVER SHEET. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/04/2025)

Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Persons by FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE, INC., MITCHELL EMERSON, JORDAN SIMMONS. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/04/2025)

Summons Issued as to THOMAS BAKKEDAHL, BRUCE BARTLETT, LARRY BASFORD, ED BRODSKY, JACK CAMPBELL, ALEXCIA COX, JOHN DURRETT, AMIRA D FOX, BILL GLADSON, BRIAN HAAS, BRIAN KRAMER, R.J. LARIZZA, LISA LEWIS, SUSAN LOPEZ, GINGER BOWDEN MADDEN, JOSEPH R MORGAN, MELISSA NELSON, DEBORAH OSBORNE, DEIDRA PETTIS, HAROLD F PRYOR, KATHERINE FERNANDEZ RUNDLE, WILL SCHEINER, DANA SOUTHERLAND, DENNIS WARD, MONIQUE WORRELL. (Attachments: # 1 Ward Summons, # 2 Scheiner Summons, # 3 Pryor Summons, # 4 Nelson Summons, # 5 Bowden Madden Summons, # 6 Lopez Summons, # 7 Larizza Summons, # 8 Kramer Summons, # 9 Haas Summons, # 10 Gladson Summons, # 11 Fox Summons, # 12 Fernandez-Rundle Summons, # 13 Durrett Summons, # 14 Cox Summons, # 15 Campbell Summons, # 16 Brodsky Summons, # 17 Basford Summons, # 18 Bartlett Summons, # 19 Bakkedahl Summons, # 20 Pettis Summons, # 21 Messer Summons, # 22 Morgan Summons, # 23 Lewis Summons, # 24 Osborne Summons, # 25 Southerland Summons) (baf) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

Summons Issued as to JANET H ADKINS, MARY JANE ARRINGTON, MELONY BELL, GRANT CONYERS, BRIAN CORLEY, VICKI DAVIS, KAREN CASTOR DENTEL, HEATH DRIGGERS, MARK EARLEY, SCOTT FARRINGTON, ALINA GARCIA, SHERRI HODIE, TAMMY JONES, WILLIAM KEEN, JENNIFER KINSEY, WENDY LINK, PAUL A LUX, JULIE MARCUS, DAVID MAY, VICKY OAKES, CHARLES OVERTURF, AMY PENNOCK, LESLIE SWAN, RON TURNER, TAPPIE VILLANE, GERTRUDE WALKER, WESLEY WILCOX. (Attachments: # 1 Keen Summons, # 2 Walker Summons, # 3 Oakes Summons, # 4 Pennock Summons, # 5 Turner Summons, # 6 Villane Summons, # 7 Overturf Summons, # 8 Bell Summons, # 9 Marcus Summons, # 10 Corley Summons, # 11 Link Summons, # 12 Arrington Summons, # 13 Dentel Summons, # 14 May Summons, # 15 Lux Summons, # 16 Adkins Summons, # 17 Hodies Summons, # 18 Garcia Summons, # 19 Davis Summons, # 20 Wilcox Summons, # 21 Farrington Summons, # 22 Driggers Summons, # 23 Conyers Summons, # 24 Jones Summons, # 25 Earley Summons) (baf) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

Summons Issued as to ROBERT BENDER, MELISSA BLAZIER, TOMI STINSON BROWN, DARBI CHAIRES, CHRIS H CHAMBLESS, LISA DARUS, TOMMY DOYLE, CAROL A DUNAWAY, ALETRIS FARNAM, TRAVIS HART, ALAN HAYS, KAREN HEALY, JERRY HOLLAND, LAURA HUTTO, CRAIG LATIMER, DENISE LAVANCHER, KAITLYN LENHART, MICHELLE MILLIGAN, RHONDA PIERCE, HEATHER RILEY, DIANE SMITH, LESLIE SWAN, SHERRY TAYLOR, DEBBIE WERTZ, H. RUSSELL WILLIAMS, KENYA WILLIAMS. (Attachments: # 1 Hays Summon, # 2 Hart Summons, # 3 Milligan Summons, # 4 Dunaway Summons, # 5 Swan Summons, # 6 Russell Williams Summons, # 7 Latimer Summons, # 8 Healy Summons, # 9 Lavancher Summons, # 10 Taylor Summons, # 11 Smith Summons, # 12 Hutto Summons, # 13 Pierce Summons, # 14 Farnam Summons, # 15 Darus Summons, # 16 Williams Summons, # 17 Riley Summons, # 18 Lenhart Summons, # 19 Bender Summons, # 20 Holland Summons, # 21 Chaires Summons, # 22 Wertz Summons, # 23 Brown Summons, # 24 Blazier Summons, # 25 Chambless Summons) (baf) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

Summons Issued as to MAUREEN BAIRD, KIM BARTON, TIM BOBANIC, CORD BYRD, SHARON CHASON, CHRISTOPHER MILTON, JOE SCOTT, AMANDA SEYFANG, JAMES UTHMEIER, LEAH VALENTI, NINA WARD. (Attachments: # 1 Valenti Summons, # 2 Chason Summons, # 3 Scott Summons, # 4 Bobanic Summons, # 5 Seyfang Summons, # 6 Ward Summons, # 7 Milton Summons, # 8 Barton Summons, # 9 Uthmeier, # 10 Byrd Summons) (baf) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by KRISTA ANN DOLAN on behalf of FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, MITCHELL EMERSON, JORDAN SIMMONS (DOLAN, KRISTA) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by MATLETHA BENNETTE on behalf of All Plaintiffs (BENNETTE, MATLETHA) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by STEPHEN MARK TODD on behalf of CRAIG LATIMER (TODD, STEPHEN) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

DEFENDANT CRAIG LATIMER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY'S CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by CRAIG LATIMER. (TODD, STEPHEN) Modified title on 5/7/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/06/2025)

DEFENDANT CRAIG LATIMER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS FOR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY'S NOTICE OF RELATED ACTION by CRAIG LATIMER (TODD, STEPHEN) Modified title on 5/7/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/06/2025)

PLAINTIFFS' UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE CORRECTED COMPLAINT by FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, MITCHELL EMERSON, JORDAN SIMMONS. (Attachments: # 1 Corrected Complaint) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) Modified title on 5/7/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/06/2025)

1 Corrected Complaint

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PLAINTIFFS' EMERGENCY MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, MITCHELL EMERSON, JORDAN SIMMONS. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, # 2 Declaration of Carlos Morales, # 3 Declaration of Jordan Simmons, # 4 Text of Proposed Order) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) Modified title on 5/7/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/07/2025)

1 Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Temporary

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2 Declaration of Carlos Morales

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3 Declaration of Jordan Simmons

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4 Text of Proposed Order

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PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE, PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 7.1(B), OF RESPONSE TO CONFERRAL REGARDING PLAINTIFFS' EMERGENCY MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (ECF. NO. 14 ) by FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, MITCHELL EMERSON, JORDAN SIMMONS. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) Modified title on 5/8/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/07/2025)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE CORRECTED COMPLAINT - This Court has considered, without hearing, Plaintiffs' unopposed motion to substitute corrected complaint. ECF No. 13 . The motion is GRANTED. Plaintiffs must file their corrected complaint as a new docket entry by the close of business today, 5/7/2025. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 5/7/2025. (baf) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

ORDER SETTING EMERGENCY SCHEDULING CONFERENCE - Pending before this Court is Plaintiffs Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. ECF No. 14 . By separate notice, the clerk must set a telephonic scheduling conference for Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. (ET). Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 5/7/2025. (baf) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE OF TELEPHONIC HEARING: Telephonic Scheduling Conference set for 5/14/2025 01:00 PM before CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER. ALL PARTIES are directed to call Judge Walker's Conference Line (see below) Conference Call Information You may dial into the conference call up to five minutes before start time. Call in number: 855-244-8681 When prompted for an access code, enter: 2309 453 2428# Say your name, when prompted. You are now in the conference call. Remember to mute your phone when you are not speaking. The Court asks that counsel NOT use cell phones or speaker phones during the call as the quality of the audio connection is compromised by these devices. s/ Victoria Milton McGeeCourtroom Deputy Clerk (vkm) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

CORRECTED COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF against JANET H ADKINS, MARY JANE ARRINGTON, MAUREEN BAIRD, THOMAS BAKKEDAHL, BRUCE BARTLETT, KIM BARTON, LARRY BASFORD, MELONY BELL, ROBERT BENDER, MELISSA BLAZIER, TIM BOBANIC, ED BRODSKY, TOMI STINSON BROWN, CORD BYRD, JACK CAMPBELL, DARBI CHAIRES, CHRIS H CHAMBLESS, SHARON CHASON, GRANT CONYERS, BRIAN CORLEY, ALEXCIA COX, LISA DARUS, VICKI DAVIS, KAREN CASTOR DENTEL, TOMMY DOYLE, HEATH DRIGGERS, CAROL A DUNAWAY, JOHN DURRETT, MARK EARLEY, ALETRIS FARNAM, SCOTT FARRINGTON, AMIRA D FOX, ALINA GARCIA, BILL GLADSON, BRIAN HAAS, TRAVIS HART, ALAN HAYS, KAREN HEALY, SHERRI HODIE, JERRY HOLLAND, LAURA HUTTO, TAMMY JONES, WILLIAM KEEN, JENNIFER KINSEY, BRIAN KRAMER, R.J. LARIZZA, CRAIG LATIMER, DENISE LAVANCHER, KAITLYN LENHART, LISA LEWIS, WENDY LINK, SUSAN LOPEZ, PAUL A LUX, GINGER BOWDEN MADDEN, JULIE MARCUS, DAVID MAY, MICHELLE MILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER MILTON, JOSEPH R MORGAN, MELISSA NELSON, VICKY OAKES, DEBORAH OSBORNE, CHARLES OVERTURF, AMY PENNOCK, DEIDRA PETTIS, RHONDA PIERCE, HAROLD F PRYOR, HEATHER RILEY, KATHERINE FERNANDEZ RUNDLE, WILL SCHEINER, JOE SCOTT, AMANDA SEYFANG, DIANE SMITH, DANA SOUTHERLAND, LESLIE SWAN, SHERRY TAYLOR, RON TURNER, JAMES UTHMEIER, LEAH VALENTI, TAPPIE VILLANE, GERTRUDE WALKER, DENNIS WARD, NINA WARD, DEBBIE WERTZ, WESLEY WILCOX, H. RUSSELL WILLIAMS, KENYA WILLIAMS, MONIQUE WORRELL, RYAN MESSER, filed by MITCHELL EMERSON, FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, JORDAN SIMMONS. (Attachments: # 1 Ex. A - Declaration of M. Emerson) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) Modified title on 5/8/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/07/2025)

1 Ex. A - Declaration of M. Emerson

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INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER - Fed.R.Civ.P. 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Deadline set for 5/21/2025., Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 6/20/2025., Discovery due by 9/4/2025., Status Report due by 6/6/2025., Dispositive Motions to be filed by 9/25/2025.. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 5/7/2025. (baf) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by FRANK MICHAEL MARI on behalf of TIM BOBANIC (MARI, FRANK) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by MARK HERRON on behalf of MARK EARLEY (HERRON, MARK) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by MOHAMMAD OMAR JAZIL on behalf of CORD BYRD (JAZIL, MOHAMMAD) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by MICHAEL ROBERT BEATO on behalf of CORD BYRD (BEATO, MICHAEL) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by BRADLEY ROBERT MCVAY on behalf of CORD BYRD (MCVAY, BRADLEY) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

DEFENDANT MARK S. EARLEY, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS FOR LEON COUNTY'S CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by MARK EARLEY. (HERRON, MARK) Modified title on 5/8/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by JON A JOUBEN on behalf of DENISE LAVANCHER (JOUBEN, JON) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by ASHLEY E DAVIS on behalf of CORD BYRD (DAVIS, ASHLEY) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by SARA ELIZABETH SPEARS on behalf of JAMES UTHMEIER (SPEARS, SARA) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by MITCHELL EMERSON, FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, JORDAN SIMMONS. KIM BARTON waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; TIM BOBANIC waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; CORD BYRD waiver sent on 5/5/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; MARK EARLEY waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; JERRY HOLLAND waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; CRAIG LATIMER waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; DENISE LAVANCHER waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; PAUL A LUX waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; JAMES UTHMEIER waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Waiver of Service - Uthmeier - Attorney General, # 2 Waiver of Service - Barton - Alachua, # 3 Waiver of Service - Bobanic - Brevard, # 4 Waiver of Service - Holland - Duval, # 5 Waiver of Service - LaVancher - Hernando, # 6 Waiver of Service - Latimer - Hillsborough, # 7 Waiver of Service - Earley - Leon, # 8 Waiver of Service - Lux - Okaloosa) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by WILLIAM HENRY STAFFORD, III on behalf of JAMES UTHMEIER (STAFFORD, WILLIAM) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by JOE SCOTT. JOE SCOTT waiver sent on 5/7/2025, answer due 7/7/2025. (REYNOLDS PEREZ, DEVONA) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by DEVONA ALICIA REYNOLDS PEREZ on behalf of JOE SCOTT (REYNOLDS PEREZ, DEVONA) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by DEVONA ALICIA REYNOLDS PEREZ on behalf of JOE SCOTT (REYNOLDS PEREZ, DEVONA) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by ADAM M KATZMAN on behalf of JOE SCOTT (KATZMAN, ADAM) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by DALE A SCOTT on behalf of MAUREEN BAIRD (SCOTT, DALE) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by OREN ROSENTHAL on behalf of ALINA GARCIA (ROSENTHAL, OREN) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT OF DEFENDANT JOE SCOTT by JOE SCOTT. (KATZMAN, ADAM) Modified title on 5/8/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/08/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by SARAH LYNN JONAS on behalf of LISA LEWIS (JONAS, SARAH) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by JARED DOUGLAS KAHN on behalf of JULIE MARCUS (KAHN, JARED) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by ROBERT CHARLES SWAIN on behalf of KIM BARTON (SWAIN, ROBERT) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

DEFENDANT KIM A. BARTON, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS FOR ALACHUA COUNTY'S CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by KIM BARTON. (SWAIN, ROBERT) Modified title on 5/8/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/08/2025)

DEFENDANT MARK S. EARLEY, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SUPERVISOR OF ELECIONS FOR LEON COUNTY'S NOTICE OF RELATED ACTION by MARK EARLEY (HERRON, MARK) Modified title on 5/9/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/08/2025)

THE SECRETARY'S CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by CORD BYRD. (BEATO, MICHAEL) Modified title on 5/9/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/08/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by ANDY V BARDOS on behalf of LEAH VALENTI, MELISSA BLAZIER, LESLIE SWAN, ALAN HAYS, TOMMY DOYLE, SCOTT FARRINGTON, WESLEY WILCOX, SHERRI HODIE, BRIAN CORLEY, AMY PENNOCK (BARDOS, ANDY) (Entered: 05/08/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by MELISSA A TARTAGLIA on behalf of DENISE LAVANCHER (TARTAGLIA, MELISSA) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT OF DEFENDANT, DENISE LAVANCHER by DENISE LAVANCHER. (JOUBEN, JON) Modified title on 5/9/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/09/2025)

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by MITCHELL EMERSON, FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, JORDAN SIMMONS. ROBERT BENDER waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; MELISSA BLAZIER waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; BRIAN CORLEY waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; TOMMY DOYLE waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; SCOTT FARRINGTON waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; ALINA GARCIA waiver sent on 5/7/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; ALAN HAYS waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; SHERRI HODIE waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; LISA LEWIS waiver sent on 5/7/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; JULIE MARCUS waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; AMY PENNOCK waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; LESLIE SWAN waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; RON TURNER waiver sent on 5/7/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; LEAH VALENTI waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; WESLEY WILCOX waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Waiver of Service - Blazier - Collier, # 2 Waiver of Service - Corley - Pasco, # 3 Waiver of Service - Doyle - Lee, # 4 Waiver of Service - Farrington - Manatee, # 5 Waiver of Service - Garcia - Miami Dade, # 6 Waiver of Service - Hays - Lake, # 7 Waiver of Service - Hodies - Monroe, # 8 Waiver of Service - Pennock - Seminole, # 9 Waiver of Service - Swan - Indian River, # 10 Waiver of Service - Turner - Sarasota, # 11 Waiver of Service - Valenti - Charlotte, # 12 Waiver of Service - Wilcox - Marion, # 13 Waiver of Service - Lewis - Volusia, # 14 Waiver of Service - Marcus - Pinellas) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by SUSAN SMITH ERDELYI on behalf of SHARON CHASON, RYAN MESSER, TOMI STINSON BROWN, DARBI CHAIRES, HEATHER RILEY, KENYA WILLIAMS, RHONDA PIERCE, LAURA HUTTO, CAROL A DUNAWAY, TRAVIS HART, JANET H ADKINS, CHARLES OVERTURF, TAPPIE VILLANE, VICKY OAKES, WILLIAM KEEN, JENNIFER KINSEY, DANA SOUTHERLAND, JOSEPH R MORGAN, DEIDRA PETTIS, CHRISTOPHER MILTON, NINA WARD, AMANDA SEYFANG (ERDELYI, SUSAN) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

SMART & SAFE FLORIDA'S EMERGENCY MOTION TO INTERVENE by Smart & Safe Florida, a registered Florida Political Committee. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, # 2 Exhibit 1 to Complaint_HB 1205, # 3 Exhibit 2 to Complaint_Petition Form 25-01, # 4 Exhibit 3 to Complaint_ Proposed Amendment, # 5 Exhibit 4 to Complaint_Second Proposed Amendment, # 6 Exhibit 5 to Complaint_ Notice of Violation) (BURHANS, GLENN) Modified title on 5/12/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/10/2025)

1 Exhibit A - Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

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2 Exhibit 1 to Complaint_HB 1205

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3 Exhibit 2 to Complaint_Petition Form 25-01

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4 Exhibit 3 to Complaint_ Proposed Amendment

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5 Exhibit 4 to Complaint_Second Proposed Amendment

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6 Exhibit 5 to Complaint_ Notice of Violation

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WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by MITCHELL EMERSON, FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, JORDAN SIMMONS. JANET H ADKINS waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; MAUREEN BAIRD waiver sent on 5/7/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; TOMI STINSON BROWN waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; DARBI CHAIRES waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; SHARON CHASON waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; KAREN CASTOR DENTEL waiver sent on 5/7/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; CAROL A DUNAWAY waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; TRAVIS HART waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; LAURA HUTTO waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; WILLIAM KEEN waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; JENNIFER KINSEY waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; RYAN MESSER waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; CHRISTOPHER MILTON waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; JOSEPH R MORGAN waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; VICKY OAKES waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; CHARLES OVERTURF waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; DEIDRA PETTIS waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; RHONDA PIERCE waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; HEATHER RILEY waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; AMANDA SEYFANG waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; DANA SOUTHERLAND waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; TAPPIE VILLANE waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; NINA WARD waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; KENYA WILLIAMS waiver sent on 5/8/2025, answer due 7/7/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Waiver of Service - Baird - Citrus, # 2 Waiver of Service - Brown - Columbia, # 3 Waiver of Service - Chaires - Dixie, # 4 Waiver of Service - Chason - Calhoun, # 5 Waiver of Service - Dentel - Orange, # 6 Waiver of Service - Dunaway - Jackson, # 7 Waiver of Service - Hart - Lafayette, # 8 Waiver of Service - Hutto - Hamilton, # 9 Waiver of Service - Keen - Sumter, # 10 Waiver of Service - Kinsey - Suwannee, # 11 Waiver of Service - Messer - Walton, # 12 Waiver of Service - Milton - Baker, # 13 Waiver of Service - Morgan - Wakulla, # 14 Waiver of Service - Oakes - St. Johns, # 15 Waiver of Service - Overturf - Putnam, # 16 Waiver of Service - Pettis - Washington, # 17 Waiver of Service - Pierce - Gulf, # 18 Waiver of Service - Riley - Franklin, # 19 Waiver of Service - Seyfang - Bradford, # 20 Waiver of Service - Southerland - Taylor, # 21 Waiver of Service - Villane - Santa Rosa, # 22 Waiver of Service - Ward - Bay, # 23 Waiver of Service - Williams - Gadsden) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

SMART & SAFE FLORIDA'S NOTICE OF COMPLETED CONFERRAL by Smart & Safe Florida, a registered Florida Political Committee (BURHANS, GLENN) Modified title on 5/13/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/12/2025)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO INTERVENE - Accordingly, Smart & Safe's motion, ECF No. 50, is GRANTED. Intervenor-Plaintiff Smart & Safe shall file its complaint as a separate docket entry by close of business today. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 5/12/2025. (baf) (Complaint due by end of day 5/12/2025.) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

CORRECTED COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, filed by Smart & Safe Florida, a registered Florida Political Committee. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 to Corrected Complaint_HB 1205, # 2 Exhibit 2 to Corrected Complaint_Petition Form 25-01, # 3 Exhibit 3 to Corrected Complaint_ Proposed Amendment, # 4 Exhibit 4 to Corrected Complaint_Second Proposed Amendment, # 5 Exhibit 5 to Corrected Complaint_ Notice of Violation) (BURHANS, GLENN) Modified title on 5/13/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by GLENN T BURHANS, JR on behalf of Smart & Safe Florida, a registered Florida Political Committee (BURHANS, GLENN) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by BRIDGET KELLOGG SMITHA on behalf of Smart & Safe Florida, a registered Florida Political Committee (SMITHA, BRIDGET) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by CHRISTOPHER ROY CLARK on behalf of Smart & Safe Florida, a registered Florida Political Committee (CLARK, CHRISTOPHER) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by ELIZABETH DESLOGE ELLIS on behalf of Smart & Safe Florida, a registered Florida Political Committee (ELLIS, ELIZABETH) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by HANNAH ELEANOR MURPHY on behalf of Smart & Safe Florida, a registered Florida Political Committee (MURPHY, HANNAH) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by MATT EDWARD BRYANT on behalf of Smart & Safe Florida, a registered Florida Political Committee (BRYANT, MATT) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Nicholas Taichi Steiner.( Filing fee $ 219 receipt number AFLNDC-9472756.) by FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, MITCHELL EMERSON, JORDAN SIMMONS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING) (STEINER, NICHOLAS) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

PLAINTIFFS' STATUS REPORT ON CONFERRAL, SERVICE, AND SCHEDULING by FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, MITCHELL EMERSON, JORDAN SIMMONS. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) Modified title on 5/13/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/12/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Avner M Shapiro.( Filing fee $ 219 receipt number AFLNDC-9472773.) by FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, MITCHELL EMERSON, JORDAN SIMMONS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING) (SHAPIRO, AVNER) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

ACTION REQUIRED BY DISTRICT JUDGE: Chambers of CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER notified that action is needed Re: 50 SMART & SAFE FLORIDA'S EMERGENCY MOTION TO INTERVENE. (baf)

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DEFENDANT ALINA GARCIA'S CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by ALINA GARCIA. (ROSENTHAL, OREN) Modified title on 5/13/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/13/2025)

ORDER ADMITTING AVNER SHAPIRO PRO HAC VICE - This Court has considered, without hearing, Avner Shapiro's Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. ECF No. 63 . The motion is GRANTED. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 5/13/2025. (baf) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

ORDER ADMITTING NICHOLAS TAICHI STEINER PRO HAC VICE - This Court has considered, without hearing, Nicholas Taichi Steiner's Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. ECF No. 61 . The motion is GRANTED. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 5/13/2025. (baf) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by DENISE LAVANCHER. (TARTAGLIA, MELISSA) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

SMART & SAFE FLORIDA'S RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by SMART & SAFE FLORIDA. (BURHANS, GLENN) Modified title on 5/14/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/13/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by PAUSHA TAGHDIRI on behalf of DEBBIE WERTZ, KAITLYN LENHART, LISA DARUS, KAREN HEALY, MICHELLE MILLIGAN, GRANT CONYERS, HEATH DRIGGERS, DEBORAH OSBORNE (TAGHDIRI, PAUSHA) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

ORDER DENYING TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER, CANCELING SCHEDULING HEARING, AND SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE - Plaintiffs' motion for temporary restraining order, ECF No. 14, is DENIED. Accordingly, inasmuch as Plaintiffs seek such relief on an emergency basis with respect to the issues raised in their motion for temporary restraining order, they must file a motion for preliminary injunction on or before 5:00 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday, 5/14/2025. The emergency scheduling conference set for tomorrow, May 14, 2025, is CANCELLED. Given the conferral and agreement noted in Plaintiffs status report, ECF No. 62, the Secretary's and Attorney General's responses to any forthcoming motion for preliminary injunction are due on or before Friday, 5/16/2025. The State Attorneys' response to any forthcoming motion for preliminary injunction is also due on or before Friday, 5/16/2025. Plaintiffs' reply is due on or before Monday, 5/19/2025. A hearing on Plaintiffs' forthcoming motion for preliminary injunction is set for Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (ET). Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 5/13/2025. (baf) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by GENEVIEVE WELS MCNALIS on behalf of CORD BYRD (MCNALIS, GENEVIEVE) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION by SMART & SAFE FLORIDA. (BURHANS, GLENN) Modified title on 5/14/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/13/2025)

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION - Plaintiffs' motion, ECF No. 72, is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 5/13/2025. (baf) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by GREGORY THOMAS STEWART on behalf of PAUL A LUX (STEWART, GREGORY) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by CORBIN FREDERICK HANSON on behalf of KIM BARTON (HANSON, CORBIN) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by MATTHEW REED SHAUD on behalf of PAUL A LUX (SHAUD, MATTHEW) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by DOUGLAS ARTHUR WYLER on behalf of GINGER BOWDEN MADDEN, JACK CAMPBELL, JOHN DURRETT, MELISSA NELSON, BILL GLADSON, BRUCE BARTLETT, R.J. LARIZZA, BRIAN KRAMER, MONIQUE WORRELL, BRIAN HAAS, KATHERINE FERNANDEZ RUNDLE, ED BRODSKY, SUSAN LOPEZ, LARRY BASFORD, ALEXCIA COX, DENNIS WARD, HAROLD F PRYOR, WILL SCHEINER, THOMAS BAKKEDAHL, AMIRA D FOX (WYLER, DOUGLAS) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

NOTICE OF CANCELLED HEARING: Telephonic Scheduling Conference set for 5/14/2025 01:00 PM before CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER is CANCELLED. (vkm) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by William B. Stafford.( Filing fee $ 219 receipt number AFLNDC-9473696.) by FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, MITCHELL EMERSON, JORDAN SIMMONS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B) (STAFFORD, BEN) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Emma Olson Sharkey.( Filing fee $ 219 receipt number AFLNDC-9473705.) by FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, MITCHELL EMERSON, JORDAN SIMMONS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B) (OLSON SHARKEY, EMMA) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by MITCHELL EMERSON, FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, JORDAN SIMMONS. MARY JANE ARRINGTON waiver sent on 5/7/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; MELONY BELL waiver sent on 5/7/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; CHRIS H CHAMBLESS waiver sent on 5/7/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; GRANT CONYERS waiver sent on 5/12/2025, answer due 7/11/2025; LISA DARUS waiver sent on 5/12/2025, answer due 7/11/2025; VICKI DAVIS waiver sent on 5/7/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; HEATH DRIGGERS waiver sent on 5/12/2025, answer due 7/11/2025; ALETRIS FARNAM waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; KAREN HEALY waiver sent on 5/12/2025, answer due 7/11/2025; TAMMY JONES waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; KAITLYN LENHART waiver sent on 5/12/2025, answer due 7/11/2025; WENDY LINK waiver sent on 5/7/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; DAVID MAY waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; MICHELLE MILLIGAN waiver sent on 5/12/2025, answer due 7/11/2025; DEBORAH OSBORNE waiver sent on 5/12/2025, answer due 7/11/2025; DIANE SMITH waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; SHERRY TAYLOR waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; GERTRUDE WALKER waiver sent on 5/7/2025, answer due 7/7/2025; DEBBIE WERTZ waiver sent on 5/12/2025, answer due 7/11/2025; H. RUSSELL WILLIAMS waiver sent on 5/6/2025, answer due 7/7/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Waiver of Service - Bell - Polk, # 2 Waiver of Service - Chambless - Clay, # 3 Waiver of Service - Conyers - Liberty, # 4 Waiver of Service - Darus - Gilchrist, # 5 Waiver of Service - Davis - Martin, # 6 Waiver of Service - Driggers - Madison, # 7 Waiver of Service - Farnam - Glades, # 8 Waiver of Service - Healy - Highlands, # 9 Waiver of Service - Jones - Levy, # 10 Waiver of Service - Lenhart - Flagler, # 11 Waiver of Service - Link - Palm Beach, # 12 Waiver of Service - May - Okeechobee, # 13 Waiver of Service - Milligan - Jefferson, # 14 Waiver of Service - Osborne - Union, # 15 Waiver of Service - Smith - Hardee, # 16 Waiver of Service - Taylor - Hendry, # 17 Waiver of Service - Walker - St. Lucie, # 18 Waiver of Service - Wertz - DeSoto, # 19 Waiver of Service - Williams - Holmes) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by GERALDO FRANCIS OLIVO, III on behalf of ALETRIS FARNAM, DIANE SMITH, SHERRY TAYLOR, H. RUSSELL WILLIAMS, TAMMY JONES, DAVID MAY (OLIVO, GERALDO) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by MITCHELL EMERSON, FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, JORDAN SIMMONS. THOMAS BAKKEDAHL waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; BRUCE BARTLETT waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; LARRY BASFORD waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; ED BRODSKY waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; JACK CAMPBELL waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; ALEXCIA COX waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; JOHN DURRETT waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; AMIRA D FOX waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; BILL GLADSON waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; BRIAN HAAS waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; BRIAN KRAMER waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; R.J. LARIZZA waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; SUSAN LOPEZ waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; GINGER BOWDEN MADDEN waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; MELISSA NELSON waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; HAROLD F PRYOR waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; KATHERINE FERNANDEZ RUNDLE waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; WILL SCHEINER waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; DENNIS WARD waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025; MONIQUE WORRELL waiver sent on 5/9/2025, answer due 7/8/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Waiver of Service - Bakkedahl for 19th Cir., # 2 Waiver of Service - Bartlett for 14th Cir., # 3 Waiver of Service - Brodsky for 12th Cir., # 4 Waiver of Service - Campbell for 2nd Cir., # 5 Waiver of Service - Cox for 15th Cir., # 6 Waiver of Service - Durrett for 3rd Cir., # 7 Waiver of Service - Fox for 20th Cir., # 8 Waiver of Service - Gladson for 5th Cir., # 9 Waiver of Service - Haas for 10th Cir., # 10 Waiver of Service - Kramer for 8th Cir., # 11 Waiver of Service - Larizza for 7th Cir., # 12 Waiver of Service - Lopez for 13th Cir., # 13 Waiver of Service - Madden for 1st Cir., # 14 Waiver of Service - Nelson for 4th Cir., # 15 Waiver of Service - Pryor for 17th Cir., # 16 Waiver of Service - Rundle for 11th Cir., # 17 Waiver of Service - Scheiner for 18th Cir., # 18 Waiver of Service - Ward for 16th Cir., # 19 Waiver of Service - Worrell for 9th Cir.) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

ORDER ADMITTING WILLIAM B. STAFFORD PRO HAC VICE - This Court has considered, without hearing, William B. Stafford's Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. ECF No. 79 . The motion is GRANTED. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 5/13/2025. (baf) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

ORDER ADMITTING EMMA OLSON SHARKEY PRO HAC VICE - This Court has considered, without hearing, Emma Olson Sharkey's Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. ECF No. 80 . The motion is GRANTED. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 5/13/2025. (baf) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND, INC., LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, CECILE SCOON, AND DEBRA CHANDLER'S EMERGENCY MOTION TO INTERVENE by LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, Inc., LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, CECILE SCOON, Debra Chandler. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Complaint) (GREENBERG, GERALD) Modified title on 5/14/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/13/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by SHANE ANTHONY GRANNUM on behalf of LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, Inc., LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, CECILE SCOON, Debra Chandler (GRANNUM, SHANE) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO INTERVENE - The League's motion, ECF No. 86, is GRANTED. Intervenor-Plaintiffs shall file their complaint as a separate docket entry by close of business today (5/14/2025). To the extent the League Plaintiffs intend to join any forthcoming motion for preliminary injunction to be heard on May 22, 2025, they are likewise bound by the schedule this Court previously set forth. See ECF Nos. 70 and 73 . Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 5/14/2025. (baf) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by JOHN T LAVIA, III on behalf of CHRIS H CHAMBLESS, VICKI DAVIS, MARY JANE ARRINGTON, WENDY LINK, MELONY BELL, GERTRUDE WALKER (LAVIA, JOHN) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AFLNDC-9474660.), filed by League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, Inc., CECILE SCOON, Debra Chandler, LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA. (GREENBERG, GERALD) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

NOTICE OF FILING EXHIBITS IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' FIRST MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION by FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, MITCHELL EMERSON, JORDAN SIMMONS (Attachments: # 1 Ex. 1 - Declaration of M. Cox, # 2 Ex. 2 - Declaration of M. Emerson, # 3 Ex. 3 - Declaration of J. Ardila, # 4 Ex. 4 - Declaration of R. Prestipino) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) Modified title on 5/15/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/14/2025)

1 Ex. 1 - Declaration of M. Cox

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2 Ex. 2 - Declaration of M. Emerson

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3 Ex. 3 - Declaration of J. Ardila

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4 Ex. 4 - Declaration of R. Prestipino

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PLAINTIFFS' FIRST MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION by FLORIDA DECIDES HEALTHCARE INC, MITCHELL EMERSON, JORDAN SIMMONS. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' First Motion for Preliminary Injunction) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) Modified title on 5/15/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/14/2025)

1 Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' First Motion for Preliminary I

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NOTICE BY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND, INC., LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, CECILE SCOON, AND DEBRA CHANDLER AS TO PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION by LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, Inc., LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, CECILE SCOON, Debra Chandler (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Intervenor-Plaintiff Cecile Scoon) (GREENBERG, GERALD) Modified title on 5/15/2025 (baf). (Entered: 05/14/2025)

1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Intervenor-Plaintiff Cecile Scoon

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NOTICE OF HEARING RE: 92 First MOTION for Preliminary Injunction: Motion Hearing set for 5/22/2025 09:00 AM before CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER. Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building, Courtroom 5 West, 111 North Adams St., Tallahassee, Florida 32301. NOTE: If you or any party, witness or attorney in this matter has a disability that requires special accommodation, such as, a hearing impairment that requires a sign language interpreter or a wheelchair restriction that requires ramp access, please contact Victoria Milton McGee at 850-521-3510 in the Clerk's Office at least one week prior to the hearing (or as soon as possible) so arrangements can be made. s/ Victoria Milton McGeeCourtroom Deputy Clerk (vkm) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

ACTION REQUIRED BY DISTRICT JUDGE: Chambers of CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER notified that action is needed Re: 86 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND, INC., LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, CECILE SCOON, AND DEBRA CHANDLER'S EMERGENCY MOTION TO INTERVENE. (baf)

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MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Sofia Fernandez Gold.( Filing fee $ 219 receipt number AFLNDC-9477142.) by LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, Inc., LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, CECILE SCOON, Debra Chandler. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing) (GOLD, SOFIA) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

ORDER REGARDING PROCEDURE FOR MAY 22 HEARING - In the event any party plans to present live witnesses at the hearing, they must notify this Court's Deputy Clerk, Ms. Milton McGee, before 5:00 p.m. (ET) on Tuesday, 5/20/2025. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 5/15/2025. (baf) (Entered: 05/15/2025)