,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ahe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjac ,mr4 
,reid 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,connell7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,to  
au?orize repres5tation by ! ,s5ate      
,legal ,c\nsel 9 ! case ( ,r4 ,wayne    
,patt]son v4 ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate1 et   
al4  ,:]eas1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate1    
,vice ,presid5t ,joseph ,r4 ,bid51 ,jr41
 & ,s5ate ,p>liam5t>ian ,elizabe? ,c4   
,mac,donough h be5 nam$ z def5dants 9 ! 
case ( ,r4 ,wayne ,patt]son v4 ,unit$   
,/ates ,s5ate1 et al41 ,no4             
#ac-;cv-#bcaa1 n[ p5d+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,di/rict ,c\rt = ! ,nor!rn ,di/rict (  
,cali=nia2 ,:]eas1 pursuant to sections 
#gjc7;a7 & #gjd7;a77#a7 ( ! ,e?ics 9    
,gov]nm5t ,act ( #aigh1 #b ,u4,s4,c4    
#bhh;b7a7 & #bhh;c7a77#a71 ! ,s5ate may 
direct its c\nsel to def5d ! ,s5ate &   
(fic]s & employees ( ! ,s5ate 9 civil   
actions relat+ to _! (ficial            
responsibilities3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !

 ,s5ate ,legal ,c\nsel is au?oriz$ to   
repres5t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate1 ,vice  
,presid5t ,joseph ,r4 ,bid51 ,jr41 &    
,s5ate ,p>liam5t>ian ,elizabe? ,c4      
,mac,donough 9 ! case ( ,r4 ,wayne      
,patt]son v4 ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate1 et   
al4