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FLED U.S. DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT ARKANSAS IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS MAY 2 5 2O21 CENTRAL DIVISION JAMES rtileCURMACK, CLERK f3Y: DEP CLERK DYLAN BRANDT, by and through his mother, Joanna PLAINTIFFS Brandt; JOANNA BRANDT; SABRINA JENNEN, by and through her parents, Lacey and Aaron Jennen; LACEY JENNEN; AARON JENNEN; BROOKE DENNIS, by and through her parents, Amanda and Shayne Dennis; AMANDA DENNIS; SHAYNE DENNIS; PARKER SAXTON, by and through his father, DONNIE SAXTON; DONNIE SAXTON; MICHELE HUTCHISON, on behalf of herself and her patients; and KATHRYN STAMBOUGH, on behalf of herself and her patients v. Case No. 4..4,2/ e. ir/vi LESLIE RUTLEDGE, in her official capacity as the Arkansas DEFENDANTS Attorney General; AMY E. EMBRY, in her official capacity as the Executive Director of The Arkansas State Medical Board; and SYLVIA D. SIMON, ROBERT BREVING JR., VERYL D. HODGES, JOHN H. SCRIBNER, ELIZABETH ANDERSON, RHYS L. BRANMAN, EDWARD "WARD" GARDNER, RODNEY GRIFFIN, BETTY GUHMAN, BRIAN T. HYATT, TIMOTHY C. PADEN, DON R. PHILIPS, WILLIAM L. RUTLEDGE, and DAVID L. STAGGS, in their official capacity as members of the Arkansas State Medical Board COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF Plaintiffs, by and through their attorneys, bring this Complaint against the above-named Defendants, their employees, agents, and successors in office, and in support thereof state the This case assigned to District Ju following: and to Magistrate Judge I. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT 1. On April 6, 2021, the Arkansas General Assembly passed HB 1570, enacted as Act 626 (hereafter the "Health Care Ban"), overriding Governor Asa Hutchinson's veto of the bill within 24 hours and banning the provision of medically necessary and potentially lifesaving healthcare to transgender adolescents.
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