Case 6:24-cv-00099-ADA Document 20 Filed 02/28/24 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS WACO DIVISION TEXAS BLOCKCHAIN COUNCIL, ) a nonprofit association; ) RIOT PLATFORMS, INC., ) ) Plaintiffs ) ) Case No. 6:24-cv-99 v. ) ) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; ) JENNIFER M. GRANHOLM, in her ) official capacity as Secretary of Energy; ) ENERGY INFORMATION ) ADMINISTRATION; JOSEPH ) DECAROLIS, in his official capacity as ) Administrator of Energy Information ) Administration; OFFICE OF ) MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET; ) SHALANDA YOUNG, in her official ) capacity as Director of Office of ) Management and Budget, ) ) Defendants. ) [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF This matter comes before the Court on motion for leave for the Sierra Club to file an amicus curiae brief in support of neither party. Having reviewed all arguments before the Court and the proposed brief, the Court exercises its discretion to GRANT the motion. The amicus brief is deemed filed. 1 Case 6:24-cv-00099-ADA Document 20 Filed 02/28/24 Page 2 of 2 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: ________________ _____________________________ The Honorable Alan Albright 2