State Of Ohio v. Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services ( 2024 )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO STATE OF OHIO, STATE OF : ALABAMA, STATE OF ARIZONA, : STATE OF ARKANSAS, STATE OF : Case No. 1:21-cv-675 FLORIDA, STATE OF KANSAS, ; COMMONWEALTH OF i Judge Timothy S. Black KENTUCKY, STATE OF MISSOURI, — : STATE OF NEBRASKA, STATE OF : OKLAHOMA, STATE OF SOUTH : CAROLINA, STATE OF WEST : VIRGINIA, Plaintiffs, : v. : XAVIER BECERRA, in his official capacity as Secretary of Health and Human Services; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN : SERVICES; JESSICA S. MARCELLA, in her official capacity as Deputy : Assistant Secretary for Population : Affairs; and OFFICE OF POPULATION _ AFFAIRS, Defendants. ; ORDER Having considered the Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Injunction, IT IS HEREBY OR- DERED that the Motion is GRANTED, and a Preliminary Injunction is entered as follows: In accordance with the Sixth Circuit’s decisions, the federal Defendants may not enforce the 2021 Rule’s program-integrity requirements in a manner that would affect the allocation of funding in Ohio. Ohio v. Becerra, 87 F.4th 759, 784. This preliminary injunction is limited to Ohio, and it has no effect in other jurisdictions or geographic areas. IT IS SO ORDERED this the / ( 7 day of Tu we , 2024. Awaba Q- Hon. Timothy Bla United States District Judge Southern District of Ohio