USCA Case # Document # Filed: 09/11/2013 Page 1 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

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1 USCA Case # Document # Filed: 09/11/2013 Page 1 of 5 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JACOB J. LEW, et al., Case No (consolidated with No ) Defendants-Appellees. STATE APPELLANTS STATEMENT OF ISSUES Pursuant to the Clerk s Order of August 12, 2013, the State Appellants 1 file this preliminary Statement of Issues: 1. Do the State Appellants have standing to challenge the constitutionality of Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act, Pub. L. No (July 21, 2010), in light of the Act s express abrogation of the States legal rights as creditors? 2. Are the State Appellants constitutional claims against Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act ripe? 1 Specifically: the State of Oklahoma; the State of Alabama; the State of Georgia; the State of Kansas; Bill Schuette, Attorney General of the State of Michigan, on behalf of the People of Michigan; the State of Montana; the State of Nebraska; the State of Ohio; the State of South Carolina; the State of Texas; and the State of West Virginia. 1

2 USCA Case # Document # Filed: 09/11/2013 Page 2 of 5 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Patrick R. Wyrick E. Scott Pruitt Attorney General of Oklahoma Patrick R. Wyrick Solicitor General of Oklahoma 313 NE 21st Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma scott.pruitt@oag.ok.gov (405) (405) (fax) Counsel for Plaintiff the State of Oklahoma /s/ Andrew Brasher Luther Strange Attorney General of Alabama Andrew Brasher Deputy Solicitor General 501 Washington Avenue Montgomery, AL (334) (334) (fax) Counsel for Plaintiff the State of Alabama /s/ John E. Hennelly Samuel S. Olens Attorney General of Georgia John E. Hennelly Senior Assistant Attorney General Georgia Department of Law 40 Capitol Square SW Atlanta, GA (404) (404) (fax) Counsel for Plaintiff the State of Georgia September 11, 2013 (Signatures of counsel for State Plaintiffs continue on subsequent pages) 2

3 USCA Case # Document # Filed: 09/11/2013 Page 3 of 5 /s/ Jeffrey A. Chanay Derek Schmidt Attorney General of Kansas Jeffrey A. Chanay Civil Litigation Division Office of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt 120 SW 10th Ave., 2nd Floor Topeka, KS (785) (785) (fax) Counsel for Plaintiff the State of Kansas /s/ John Bursch Bill Schuette Attorney General of Michigan John Bursch Solicitor General of Michigan G. Mennen Williams Building, 7th Floor 525 W. Ottawa St. P.O. Box Lansing, MI miag@michigan.gov (517) (517) (fax) Counsel for Plaintiff Bill Schuette, Attorney General of the State of Michigan, on Behalf of the People of Michigan /s/ Lawrence VanDyke Timothy C. Fox Attorney General of Montana Lawrence VanDyke Solicitor General of Montana Department of Justice P.O. Box Helena, MT (406) (406) (fax) /s/ Katie Spohn Jon Bruning Attorney General of Nebraska Katie Spohn Deputy Attorney General 2115 State Capitol Lincoln, NE (402) (402) (fax) Counsel for Plaintiff the State of Nebraska /s/ Jennifer Pratt Michael DeWine Attorney General of Ohio Jennifer Pratt Assistant Attorney General 30 E. Broad St., 14th Floor Columbus, OH (614) (866) (fax) Counsel for Plaintiff the State of Ohio /s/ Alan Wilson Alan Wilson Attorney General of South Carolina Emory Smith Deputy Solicitor General Rembert Dennis Building 1000 Assembly Street, Room 519 Columbia, S.C AGAlanWilson@SCAG.gov (803) (803) (fax) Counsel for Plaintiff the State of South Carolina Counsel for Plaintiff the State of Montana 3

4 USCA Case # Document # Filed: 09/11/2013 Page 4 of 5 /s/ Reed Clay Greg Abbott Attorney General of Texas Reed Clay Senior Counsel to the Attorney General P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas (512) (512) (fax) Counsel for Plaintiff the State of Texas /s/ Elbert Lin Patrick Morrisey Attorney General of West Virginia Elbert Lin Solicitor General of West Virginia State Capitol Complex Building 1 Room 26-E Charleston, WV (304) (304) (fax) Counsel for Plaintiff the State of West Virginia 4

5 USCA Case # Document # Filed: 09/11/2013 Page 5 of 5 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on September 11, 2013, a copy of the foregoing document was filed electronically via the Court s CM/ECF system, through which a notice of the filing will be sent to all counsel of record. /s/ Patrick R. Wyrick Patrick R. Wyrick Solicitor General of Oklahoma 313 N.E. 21st Street Oklahoma City, OK (405) (phone) (405) (fax) patrick.wyrick@oag.ok.gov 5