Case: National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought

1:25-cv-00381 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 9, 2025

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This case challenged the Trump Administration's endeavor to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On February 7, 2025, Elon Musk posted, “CFPB RIP” on social media. The next day, the Acting Director of the CFPB instructed CFPB staff to “immediately” stop all work and informed the Federal Reserve that the CFPB would not take any additional funding for its operations in the next quarter. This action happened in the larger context of the Trump Administration’s effort to disman…

On February 9, 2025, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), as the representative of CFPB employees, filed a short complaint (later supplemented) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Acting Director of the CFPB. The plaintiff sought both declaratory and injunctive relief. The complaint alleged that the Administration violated the separation of powers by beginning to dismantle the CFPB, an agency created by Congress through its established authority to define and fund agencies. This case was assigned to District Judge Amy Berman Jackson.

The plaintiff asserted that Congress had specifically established the CFPB to safeguard American consumers. It claimed that the government's actions to effectively halt the CFPB's mandated work—by ordering the workforce to “cease” all activity, engagement, and enforcement actions and to close the agency’s headquarters–were a direct violation of the separation of powers, citing the Constitution. The complaint emphasized Congress's comprehensive authority over the creation, operational mission, and financial resourcing of Executive Agencies. The plaintiff sought judgment declaring that the CFPB directive was unlawful and enjoining the government from further attempts to halt the CFPB’s work.

On February 13, 2025, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, adding as plaintiffs the National Consumer Law Center, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Virginia Poverty Law Center, a Pastor, and the CFPB Employee Association; they also added CFPB as a defendant. The amended complaint further alleged violations of constitutional tenets and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). It asserted that the CFPB was planning mass firings and its acting director's actions were unlawful because he lacked Senate confirmation.

That same day, plaintiffs filed an emergency motion for a limited administrative stay and a temporary restraining order, aiming to prevent the imminent firing of CFPB employees and to mandate the agency's return to its statutorily defined operations. Plaintiffs contended that the challenged actions would precipitate immediate and irreparable harm to the affected employees, consumers, and the broader public interest.

On February 14, 2025, the court issued an administrative stay order to maintain the status quo, ordering, pending resolution of the motion for preliminary injunction, that the defendants were prohibited from deleting or impairing any CFPB data, terminating employees without just cause, or transferring funds from the CFPB’s reserve. The court stated it would consider the motion for a temporary restraining order as a motion for a preliminary injunction.

On February 21, 2025, a group of 13 states and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction.

After hearing the issues in the case, the court granted a preliminary injunction to preserve the CFPB on March 28, 2025. 774 F. Supp.3d 1. The order mandated that the defendants maintain all CFPB data, reinstate terminated probationary and term employees, and refrain from further terminations or reduction-in-force notices. The stop-work order could be enforced, and the defendants had to facilitate employees' ability to perform statutory functions, including remote work access. Further, all contract termination notices issued after February 11th were to be rescinded, and while specific contracts could be halted based on necessity for statutory functions, no terminations could be finalized.

The court granted the preliminary injunction due to a strong showing that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits of their claims and would suffer irreparable harm without it. Regarding the likelihood of success, the court found that “the defendants were in fact engaged in a concerted, expedited effort to shut the agency down entirely when the motion for injunctive relief was filed.” The court reasoned that “the defendants are not free to eliminate an agency created by statute on their own, and certainly not before the court has had an opportunity to rule on the merits,” indicating a likely overreach of executive authority. Additionally, the court viewed the stop-work order as a discrete and final agency action taken “in violation of law and without a rational basis to support it,” as it halted all work, including legally required duties.

The court also concluded that the plaintiffs were likely to suffer irreparable harm absent the injunction. The opinion noted that “the elimination of the agency was interrupted only because plaintiffs sought and obtained the court’s intervention on the day the overwhelming majority of the employees were going to be fired,” highlighting the disruption of the CFPB's crucial functions in protecting the borrowing public. The potential loss of agency data and the harm to the missions of consumer advocacy organizations, which rely on the CFPB's work, also contributed to the finding of likely irreparable harm. The court emphasized that “if the defendants are not enjoined, they will eliminate the agency before the court has the opportunity to decide whether the law permits them to do it, and as the defendants’ own witness warned, the harm will be irreparable.” 2025 WL 942772.

In response to this court order, the defendants filed a notice of appeal and a request for a stay of the preliminary injunction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on March 29, 2025. [Case No. 25-5091] The D.C. Circuit granted a partial stay on April 11, permitting the government to conduct Reductions in Force (RIFs) of employees “whom defendants have determined, after a particularized assessment, to be unnecessary to the performance of defendants’ statutory duties.” 2025 WL 1721068.

The government announced an intended RIF of over 1400 employees--over 90% of the agency's employees--prompting the plaintiffs to file an emergency motion to enforce the preliminary injunction. They argued that this large and broad RIF was not covered by the stay and therefore violated the preliminary injunction.

On April 18, 2025, in the district court, Judge Jackson issued an order suspending the RIF. 778 F.Supp.3d 144. The court expressed concern that the defendants were not complying with the injunction, citing the scope and speed of the RIF, the apparent lack of consultation with heads of statutorily mandated offices, and troubling accounts of RIF meetings suggesting that the focus was on numbers rather than a particularized assessment. The court scheduled further briefing and an evidentiary hearing to determine compliance but deemed it necessary to preserve the status quo by suspending the RIF and maintaining system access in the interim. The court emphasized its power to enforce its unstayed judgments.

The government filed a second appeal, challenging Judge Jackson's suspension of the RIF, on April 19, 2025. [Case No. 25-5132] The two appeals were consolidated in the appellate court.

On April 28, 2025, the Court of Appeals panel revisited the stay issue. 2025 WL 1721136. Noting the ongoing dispute as to whether its prior stay language permitted judicial review of announced RIFs, the court (with one judge dissenting) said,

we think it best to restore the interim protection of paragraph (3) of the preliminary injunction, which ensures that plaintiffs can receive meaningful final relief should the defendants not prevail in this appeal, rather than continue collateral litigation over the meaning and reviewability of the “particularized assessment” requirement imposed by this court’s stay order.

To accommodate the government's concerns about the separation of powers, the court scheduled expedited resolution of the appeal, with oral argument three weeks later. The same day, April 28th, the trial court denied without prejudice as moot the plaintiffs' motion to enforce the preliminary injunction in light of the order issued by the D.C. Circuit. The court also held in abeyance the motion to compel records and deferred the defendants' obligation to respond to the complaint until the court of appeals had ruled on the preliminary injunction.

On May 7, 2025, the plaintiffs filed an unopposed motion to voluntarily dismiss the government's second appeal (No. 25-5132, challenging the suspension of the RIF), noting that the order appealed from had expired by its own terms and the appeal was therefore moot. The appellate court granted the motion and dismissed that appeal on May 12, 2025. 2025 WL 1385557.

The court of appeals held oral argument in the remaining appeal (No. 25-5091, challenging the preliminary injunction) on May 16, 2025. On August 15, 2025, the court issued its ruling vacating the preliminary injunction and remanding the case for further proceedings in the district court. 2025 WL 2371608. It first held that the court lacked jurisdiction over the claims of the organizational plaintiffs, NTEU and the CFPB Employees Association, pertaining to their members' loss of employment, which must be brought under the specialized-review scheme established in the Civil Service Reform Act. As to the remaining plaintiffs, it concluded that their claims were not reviewable under the Administrative Procedure Act. It reasoned: "The plaintiffs seek to set aside an abstract decision, inferred from a constellation of discrete actions, to prophylactically ensure that the Bureau can fulfill its statutory mandate. This theory contravenes all the APA limits discussed above—agency action, finality, ripeness, and discreteness alike. If the plaintiffs’ theory were viable, it would become the task of the judiciary, rather than the Executive Branch, to determine what resources an agency needs to perform its broad statutory functions." Finding no express cause of action under the APA, the court considered whether the claims were reviewable in equity; finding no implied equitable claim, it held that the claims failed as a matter of law. Judge Pillard, in dissent, rejected the majority's "constricted view of our statutory and equitable power," cautioning that "[t]he notion that courts are powerless to prevent the President from abolishing the agencies of the federal government that he was elected to lead cannot be reconciled with either the constitutional separation of powers or our nation’s commitment to a government of laws."

On September 29, 2025, the plaintiffs filed a petition for rehearing en banc in the DC Circuit. Writing that "[t]he decision empowers the Executive to shut down any agency without congressional authority and shield that decision from judicial review until it’s too late," they argued that the panel majority had erred by holding that the actions dissolving the agency were not reviewable and that the decision would have negative consequences for the ability to maintain separation of powers and check executive overreach.

While the petition for rehearing en banc was pending in the D.C. Circuit, the parties continued to bring matters to the district court’s attention.

On November 10, 2025, the defendants filed a “Notice of Potential Lapse in Appropriations to Pay the Expenses of the Bureau” in the district court, which transmitted a copy of a November 7 Memorandum issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel at defendant Vought’s request. The Notice acknowledged that the court’s injunction remained in effect, but notified the court that the Federal Reserve currently lacks combined earnings from which the CFPB can draw, and that the CFPB’s funds will be exhausted by early 2026, which may hinder the defendants’ compliance with the preliminary injunction.

Following the defendants’ notice to the district court, the plaintiffs filed a motion to clarify the preliminary injunction on November 23, 2025. The plaintiffs sought “clarification that the defendants may not justify a violation of the preliminary injunction by refusing to request” funding from the Federal Reserve, as, they maintained, the Dodd-Frank Act requires.

On December 30, 2025, the district court issued a memorandum opinion and order clarifying the preliminary injunction. The district court found that the defendants’ notice announcing the agency’s intention to forego asking for funding is inconsistent with the text and stated purpose of the injunction as modified by the Court of Appeals, and it does not require a modification of the injunction to say so. The district court maintained that the statutory text of the Dodd-Frank Act governs, and it prescribes a process through which the CFPB is to request the funding it needs to carry out the mission it was assigned by Congress, and the Federal Reserve must provide that funding from its “combined earnings.” The district court thus clarified that “the defendants’ unilateral decision to decline to request funding, based on an unsupported interpretation of the Dodd-Frank Act, contravenes the preliminary injunction.” 2025 WL 3771192

Meanwhile, the D.C. Circuit Court granted the petition for rehearing en banc on December 17, 2025, and scheduled oral arguments for February, 2026. In the same per curiam order, the court also vacated the August 15 judgment, which had vacated the preliminary injunction. The partial stay pending appeal entered on April 11, 2025, and later modified on April 28, 2025, remained in effect.

On February 24, 2026, the circuit court heard oral arguments. On March 31, the defendants moved to modify the stay pending appeal, for a limited remand, and to place the appeal in abeyance, citing a new RIF plan adopted by the Acting Director of the CFPB.

On June 19, 2026, the circuit court issued a per curiam order denying the defendants’ motion to modify the stay pending appeal and granting both the motion for a limited remand and the motion to hold the appeal in abeyance. The court remanded the case to the district court to decide whether to modify, suspend, or dissolve the preliminary injunction in light of the CFPB’s issuance of a revised RIF plan.

In the district court on July 9, 2026, the parties filed a joint status report and motion for partial stay of proceedings pending the result of the nomination of Brian Johnson as Director of the Bureau. The parties agreed that Mr. Johnson, if confirmed, should be allowed to review the 2026 RIF Plan and decide whether he would like to pursue it. The parties also agreed that the preliminary injunction would remain in effect while the confirmation process continued. The following day, the court granted the joint motion for partial stay. The court stated that if a new CFPB director is confirmed by the Senate, the parties are ordered to file a joint status report within two days of confirmation. If a new director is not confirmed by January 3, 2027, the parties are ordered to file a joint status report on January 4, 2027.

This case is ongoing.

Summary Authors

Ian Gibson (7/16/2026)

Aanvi Jhaveri (5/8/2025)

Jeremiah Price (6/20/2025)

Taite Puhala (10/15/2025)

Sofia Yoder (3/5/2026)

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Attorney, Adam R. (District of Columbia)

Beck, Gregory A. (District of Columbia)

Bennett, Jennifer (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Attorney, Melissa Nicole (District of Columbia)

Attorney, Eric Dean (District of Columbia)

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Judge(s)

Jackson, Amy Berman (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Attorney, Adam R. (District of Columbia)

Beck, Gregory A. (District of Columbia)

Bennett, Jennifer (District of Columbia)

Chess, Gabriel Edward (District of Columbia)

Counsel, Paras Naresh (District of Columbia)

Friedman, Robert D. (District of Columbia)

Garlock, Stephanie (District of Columbia)

Giles, Allison Conrey (District of Columbia)

Gupta, Deepak (District of Columbia)

Liu, Wendy (District of Columbia)

Ostrowski, Stefanie (District of Columbia)

Pulver, Adam R. (District of Columbia)

Rosenbaum, Adina H. (District of Columbia)

Shah, Paras N. (District of Columbia)

Skocpol, Michael (District of Columbia)

Wilson, Julie M. (District of Columbia)

Zieve, Allison Marcy (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Attorney, Melissa Nicole (District of Columbia)

Attorney, Eric Dean (District of Columbia)

Gardner, Joshua Edward (District of Columbia)

Holland, Liam (District of Columbia)

Jerome, Simon Gregory (District of Columbia)

Kennedy, Kevin J. (District of Columbia)

Padhi, Catherine M. (District of Columbia)

Roberts, Charles E.T. (District of Columbia)

Rosenberg, Brad P. (District of Columbia)

Weiss, Derek (District of Columbia)

Other

Blumin, Matthew Stark (District of Columbia)

Brockner, Dustin J. (District of Columbia)

Brozinsky, Noah Hy (District of Columbia)

Counsel, Harold Hongju (District of Columbia)

Counsel, Ariel B. (District of Columbia)

Counsel, Elizabeth Wydra, (District of Columbia)

D'Angelo, Christopher Michael (District of Columbia)

Dashan, Nanshelmun (District of Columbia)

Ditkowsky, Marissa Ariel (District of Columbia)

Esquire, William Jeffrey (District of Columbia)

Frazelle, Brian Rene (District of Columbia)

Friedl, Kevin E. (District of Columbia)

General, Caroline S. (District of Columbia)

General, Barbara D. (District of Columbia)

Glickstein, Jed Wolf (District of Columbia)

Goin, Lucia (District of Columbia)

Goodman, Erik (District of Columbia)

Gorod, Brianne Jenna (District of Columbia)

GRENADIER, JANICE WOLK (District of Columbia)

HEDLING, BOREALIS S. (District of Columbia)

Hollender, Sarah (District of Columbia)

Hong-Huber, Andrew James (District of Columbia)

Huber, Andrew James (District of Columbia)

Kieschnick, Hannah Meredith (District of Columbia)

Levinson-Waldman, Ariel B. (District of Columbia)

Lopez, Anne E. (District of Columbia)

Mermin, Seth (District of Columbia)

Morse, Josephine (District of Columbia)

Nahmias, David Sidney (District of Columbia)

Nicholls, Leah (District of Columbia)

Oser, Andrea (District of Columbia)

Phatak, Ashwin P. (District of Columbia)

Pittard, William Bullock (District of Columbia)

Reigstad, Christian (District of Columbia)

Swift, Alethea Anne (District of Columbia)

Thurston, Robin F. (District of Columbia)

Yeomans, Georgina (District of Columbia)

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Documents in this case

1208725301 1:25-cv-00381 25-05091	Civil Docket for Case #: 1:25-cv-00381-ABJ	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 Docket
1 1:25-cv-00381	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief	Feb. 9, 2025	Feb. 9, 2025 Complaint
10 1:25-cv-00381	Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Limited Administrative Stay	Feb. 13, 2025	Feb. 13, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
7 1:25-cv-00381	First Amended Complaint	Feb. 13, 2025	Feb. 13, 2025 Complaint
14 1:25-cv-00381	Memorandum	Feb. 14, 2025	Feb. 14, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
19 1:25-cv-00381	Order	Feb. 14, 2025	Feb. 14, 2025 Order/Opinion
24 1:25-cv-00381	Brief of Amici Curiae States of New York and New Jersey, The District of Columbia, and the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai‘i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction	Feb. 21, 2025	Feb. 21, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
31 1:25-cv-00381	Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction	Feb. 24, 2025	Feb. 24, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
87 1:25-cv-00381	Memorandum Opinion	March 28, 2025	March 28, 2025 Order/Opinion 774 F.Supp.3d 1
88 1:25-cv-00381	Order	March 28, 2025	March 28, 2025 Order/Opinion 774 F.Supp.3d 1

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Last updated July 22, 2026, 4:50 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Feb. 9, 2025	COMPLAINT against RUSSELL VOUGHT ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11467139) filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons)(Wilson, Julie) (Entered: 02/09/2025) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 2 Summons View on PACER 3 Summons View on PACER 4 Summons View on PACER	Clearinghouse
2	Feb. 10, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Allison Conrey Giles on behalf of NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (Giles, Allison) (Entered: 02/10/2025)	RECAP
3	Feb. 10, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Paras N. Shah on behalf of NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (Shah, Paras) (Entered: 02/10/2025)	RECAP
4	Feb. 10, 2025	LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (Wilson, Julie) (Entered: 02/10/2025)	RECAP
	Feb. 10, 2025	Notice of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status
	Feb. 10, 2025	NOTICE of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status re 1 COMPLAINT against RUSSELL VOUGHT filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION. (Wilson, Julie).Your attorney renewal/government certification has not been received. As a result, your membership with the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia is not in good standing, and you are not permitted to file. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.9, you must immediately correct your membership status by following the appropriate instructions on this page of our website: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal. Please be advised that the presiding judge in this case has been notified that you are currently not in good standing to file in this court. Renewal Due by 2/17/2025. (znmw)
	Feb. 10, 2025	RESOLVED.....NOTICE of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status re 1 COMPLAINT against RUSSELL VOUGHT filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION. (Wilson, Julie).Your attorney renewal/government certification has not been received. As a result, your membership with the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia is not in good standing, and you are not permitted to file. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.9, you must immediately correct your membership status by following the appropriate instructions on this page of our website: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal. Please be advised that the presiding judge in this case has been notified that you are currently not in good standing to file in this court. Renewal Due by 2/17/2025. (znmw) Modified on 2/12/2025 (zhcn).
	Feb. 10, 2025	NOTICE of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status re 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Allison Conrey Giles on behalf of NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (Giles, Allison).Your attorney renewal/government certification has not been received. As a result, your membership with the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia is not in good standing, and you are not permitted to file. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.9, you must immediately correct your membership status by following the appropriate instructions on this page of our website: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal. Please be advised that the presiding judge in this case has been notified that you are currently not in good standing to file in this court. Renewal Due by 2/17/2025. (znmw)
	Feb. 10, 2025	RESOLVED.....NOTICE of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status re 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Allison Conrey Giles on behalf of NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (Giles, Allison).Your attorney renewal/government certification has not been received. As a result, your membership with the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia is not in good standing, and you are not permitted to file. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.9, you must immediately correct your membership status by following the appropriate instructions on this page of our website: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal. Please be advised that the presiding judge in this case has been notified that you are currently not in good standing to file in this court. Renewal Due by 2/17/2025. (znmw) Modified on 2/10/2025 (zhcn).
	Feb. 10, 2025	RESOLVED.....NOTICE of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status re 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Allison Conrey Giles on behalf of NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (Giles, Allison).Your attorney renewal/government certification has not been received. As a result, your membership with the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia is not in good standing, and you are not permitted to file. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.9, you must immediately correct your membership status by following the appropriate instructions on this page of our website: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal. Please be advised that the presiding judge in this case has been notified that you are currently not in good standing to file in this court. Renewal Due by 2/17/2025. (znmw) Modified on 2/10/2025 (zhcn).
5	Feb. 12, 2025	SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to RUSSELL VOUGHT, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 02/12/2025) 1 Notice and Consent View on PACER	RECAP
	Feb. 12, 2025	Case Assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson. (znmw)
	Feb. 12, 2025	Case Assigned to Judge Amy Berman Jackson. (znmw)
6	Feb. 13, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Deepak Gupta on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 02/13/2025)	RECAP
7	Feb. 13, 2025	AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION.(Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 02/13/2025)	Clearinghouse
8	Feb. 13, 2025	REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE. Related document: 7 Amended Complaint filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons)(Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 02/13/2025) 1 Summons View on RECAP 2 Summons View on RECAP 3 Summons View on RECAP	RECAP
9	Feb. 13, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Wendy Liu on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Liu, Wendy) (Entered: 02/13/2025)	RECAP
10	Feb. 13, 2025	MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and for Administrative Stay by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order for Temporary Restraining Order, # 2 Text of Proposed Order for Administrative Stay)(Gupta, Deepak). Added MOTION to Stay on 2/14/2025 (zdp). (Entered: 02/13/2025) 1 Text of Proposed Order for Temporary Restraining Order View on PACER 2 Text of Proposed Order for Administrative Stay View on RECAP	Clearinghouse
11	Feb. 13, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Allison Marcy Zieve on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Zieve, Allison) (Entered: 02/13/2025)	RECAP
12	Feb. 13, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Robert D. Friedman on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Friedman, Robert) (Entered: 02/13/2025)	RECAP
13	Feb. 14, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Adam R. Pulver on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Pulver, Adam) (Entered: 02/14/2025)	RECAP
14	Feb. 14, 2025	SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM to re 10 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1: Index and Kaspar Declaration, # 2 Exhibit 2: Steege Declaration, # 3 Exhibit 3: Bross Declaration, # 4 Exhibit 4: Meyer Declaration, # 5 Exhibit 5: Speer Declaration, # 6 Exhibit 6: Dubois Declaration, # 7 Exhibit 7: Rheingold Declaration, # 8 Exhibit 8: Blumenthal Declaration, # 9 Exhibit 9: Halperin Declaration)(Gupta, Deepak) Modified docket text on 2/14/2025 (zdp). (Entered: 02/14/2025) 1 Exhibit 1: Index and Kaspar Declaration View on RECAP 2 Exhibit 2: Steege Declaration View on RECAP 3 Exhibit 3: Bross Declaration View on RECAP 4 Exhibit 4: Meyer Declaration View on RECAP 5 Exhibit 5: Speer Declaration View on RECAP 6 Exhibit 6: Dubois Declaration View on RECAP 7 Exhibit 7: Rheingold Declaration View on RECAP 8 Exhibit 8: Blumenthal Declaration View on RECAP 9 Exhibit 9: Halperin Declaration View on RECAP	Clearinghouse
15	Feb. 14, 2025	NOTICE by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION re 10 Motion for TRO, (Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 02/14/2025)	RECAP
16	Feb. 14, 2025	SUMMONS (4) Issued as to CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, RUSSELL VOUGHT, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zdp) (Entered: 02/14/2025) 1 Notice and Consent View on RECAP	RECAP
17	Feb. 14, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Brad P. Rosenberg on behalf of All Defendants (Rosenberg, Brad) (Entered: 02/14/2025)	RECAP
18	Feb. 14, 2025	DECLARATION of Erie Meyer by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION re 14 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Administrative Stay. (Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 02/14/2025)	RECAP
19	Feb. 14, 2025	ORDER. In light of the agreement of the parties at today's scheduling conference and the underlying record, the accompanying order will remain in place until the resolution of plaintiffs' 10 motion for temporary restraining order, which, with the parties' consent, will be deemed to be a motion for preliminary injunction. The Order provides that defendants shall not: delete, destroy, remove, or impair any data, database or other CFPB records; terminate any CFPB employee, except for cause related to the specific employee's performance or conduct; issue any notice of reduction-in-force to any CFPB employee; or transfer, relinquish, or return any money from the CFPB's reserve funds. A hearing on plaintiffs' motion is SET for March 3, 2025 at 10:00 in Courtroom 25A. Members of the public can access the hearing via toll free number 833-990-9400. Meeting ID 208322628. See Order for further details. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/14/2025. (lcabj2) (Entered: 02/14/2025)	Clearinghouse
	Feb. 14, 2025	Notice of Hearing
	Feb. 14, 2025	NOTICE of Hearing: Scheduling Conference set for 2/14/2025 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 25A- In Person before Judge Amy Berman Jackson. The hearing will proceed in person for the parties and by telephone for members of the public. Toll Free Number 833-990-9400. Meeting ID: 208322628. (zdrf)
	Feb. 14, 2025	Notice of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status
	Feb. 14, 2025	NOTICE of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status re 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert D. Friedman on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Friedman, Robert).Your attorney renewal/government certification has not been received. As a result, your membership with the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia is not in good standing, and you are not permitted to file. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.9, you must immediately correct your membership status by following the appropriate instructions on this page of our website: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal. Please be advised that the presiding judge in this case has been notified that you are currently not in good standing to file in this court. Renewal Due by 2/21/2025. (zapb)
	Feb. 14, 2025	RESOLVED.....NOTICE of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status re 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert D. Friedman on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Friedman, Robert).Your attorney renewal/government certification has not been received. As a result, your membership with the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia is not in good standing, and you are not permitted to file. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.9, you must immediately correct your membership status by following the appropriate instructions on this page of our website: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal. Please be advised that the presiding judge in this case has been notified that you are currently not in good standing to file in this court. Renewal Due by 2/21/2025. (zapb) Modified on 2/18/2025 (zhcn).
	Feb. 14, 2025	NOTICE of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status re 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Wendy Liu on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Liu, Wendy).Your attorney renewal/government certification has not been received. As a result, your membership with the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia is not in good standing, and you are not permitted to file. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.9, you must immediately correct your membership status by following the appropriate instructions on this page of our website: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal. Please be advised that the presiding judge in this case has been notified that you are currently not in good standing to file in this court. Renewal Due by 2/21/2025. (zapb)
	Feb. 14, 2025	RESOLVED.....NOTICE of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status re 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Wendy Liu on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Liu, Wendy).Your attorney renewal/government certification has not been received. As a result, your membership with the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia is not in good standing, and you are not permitted to file. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.9, you must immediately correct your membership status by following the appropriate instructions on this page of our website: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal. Please be advised that the presiding judge in this case has been notified that you are currently not in good standing to file in this court. Renewal Due by 2/21/2025. (zapb) Modified on 2/18/2025 (zhcn).
	Feb. 14, 2025	RESOLVED.....NOTICE of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status re 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Wendy Liu on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Liu, Wendy).Your attorney renewal/government certification has not been received. As a result, your membership with the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia is not in good standing, and you are not permitted to file. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.9, you must immediately correct your membership status by following the appropriate instructions on this page of our website: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal. Please be advised that the presiding judge in this case has been notified that you are currently not in good standing to file in this court. Renewal Due by 2/21/2025. (zapb) Modified on 2/18/2025 (zhcn).
	Feb. 14, 2025	Minute Entry for Scheduling Conference proceedings held on 2/14/2025 before Judge Amy Berman Jackson. Order forthcoming via Chambers. (Court Reporter Janice Dickman.) (zdrf)
20	Feb. 18, 2025	NOTICE of Proposed Order by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 02/18/2025) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
21	Feb. 20, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Jennifer D. Bennett, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11493768. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Exhibit (Certificate of Good Standing), # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Friedman, Robert) (Entered: 02/20/2025) 1 Declaration View on RECAP 2 Exhibit (Certificate of Good Standing) View on RECAP 3 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
	Feb. 20, 2025	.Order AND ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines
	Feb. 20, 2025	MINUTE ORDER. Defendants are ORDERED to file with the Court by 9:30 A.M., Friday, February 21, 2025 copies of (a) the February 3, 2025 email sent by the then-Acting Director Scott Bessent, titled "Instruction from Acting Director," referenced in plaintiffs' memorandum 14 at page 9; (b) the February 8, 2025 bureau-wide email sent by Acting Director Russell Vought referenced in plaintiffs' memorandum at page 10; (c) the February 9, 2025 email sent by CFPB Chief Operating Officer Adam Martinez to all CFPB staff, referenced in the amended complaint 7 at paragraph 45; and (d) the February 10, 2025 email sent by Acting Director Vought, titled "Additional Directives on Bureau Activities," referenced in the amended complaint at paragraph 46. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/20/25. (DMK)
	Feb. 20, 2025	Order
22	Feb. 21, 2025	NOTICE OF FILING by RUSSELL VOUGHT, CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU re Order,,,, Set Deadlines,,, (Attachments: # 1 Feb. 3, 2025 email, "Instructions from Acting Director", # 2 Feb. 8, 2025 email, "Directives on Bureau Activities", # 3 Feb. 9, 2025 email, "Please Read: DC Headquarters Building Operating Status (2/10-2/14)", # 4 Feb. 10, 2025 email, "Additional Directives on Bureau Activities")(Rosenberg, Brad) (Entered: 02/21/2025) 1 Feb. 3, 2025 email, "Instructions from Acting Director" View on RECAP 2 Feb. 8, 2025 email, "Directives on Bureau Activities" View on RECAP 3 Feb. 9, 2025 email, "Please Read: DC Headquarters Building Operating Stat View on RECAP 4 Feb. 10, 2025 email, "Additional Directives on Bureau Activities" View on RECAP	RECAP
23	Feb. 21, 2025	NOTICE OF FILING (AMENDED) by RUSSELL VOUGHT, CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU re Order,,,, Set Deadlines,,, (Attachments: # 1 Feb. 3, 2025 email, "Instructions from Acting Director", # 2 Feb. 8, 2025 email, "Directives on Bureau Activities", # 3 Feb. 9, 2025 email, "Please Read: DC Headquarters Building Operating Status (2/10-2/14)", # 4 Feb. 10, 2025 email, "Additional Directives on Bureau Activities" (redaction added))(Rosenberg, Brad) (Entered: 02/21/2025) 1 Feb. 3, 2025 email, "Instructions from Acting Director" View on RECAP 2 Feb. 8, 2025 email, "Directives on Bureau Activities" View on RECAP 3 Feb. 9, 2025 email, "Please Read: DC Headquarters Building Operating Stat View on RECAP 4 Feb. 10, 2025 email, "Additional Directives on Bureau Activities" (re View on RECAP	RECAP
24	Feb. 21, 2025	AMICUS BRIEF In Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Prelimination Injunction by The State of New York, the State of New Jersey, the District of Columbia, and the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mich. (Oser, Andrea) (Entered: 02/21/2025)	Clearinghouse
25	Feb. 21, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Noah Hy Brozinsky on behalf of Tzedek DC (Brozinsky, Noah) (Entered: 02/21/2025)	RECAP
26	Feb. 21, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by William Bullock Pittard, IV on behalf of Tzedek DC (Pittard, William) (Entered: 02/21/2025)	RECAP
27	Feb. 21, 2025	Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by Tzedek DC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Amicus Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Brozinsky, Noah) (Entered: 02/21/2025) 1 Exhibit Amicus Brief View on RECAP 2 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
28	Feb. 21, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Ariel B. Levinson-Waldman on behalf of Tzedek DC (Levinson-Waldman, Ariel) (Entered: 02/21/2025)	RECAP
	Feb. 21, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
	Feb. 21, 2025	MINUTE ORDER granting 21 Motion for Leave of Jennifer D. Bennett to Appear Pro Hac Vice only upon condition that the lawyer admitted, or at least one member of the lawyer's firm, undergo CM/ECF training, obtain a CM/ECF username and password, and agree to file papers electronically. No court papers will be mailed to any lawyer. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a) Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/21/25. (DMK)
29	Feb. 24, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer Bennett on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Bennett, Jennifer) (Entered: 02/24/2025)	RECAP
30	Feb. 24, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Liam Holland on behalf of RUSSELL VOUGHT, CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (Holland, Liam) (Entered: 02/24/2025)	RECAP
31	Feb. 24, 2025	Memorandum in opposition to re 10 Motion for TRO,, Motion to Stay, Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction filed by RUSSELL VOUGHT, CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Martinez Decl. & Exhibits), # 2 Exhibit 2 (CFPB and NTEA CBA))(Holland, Liam) (Entered: 02/24/2025) 1 Exhibit 1 (Martinez Decl. & Exhibits) View on RECAP 2 Exhibit 2 (CFPB and NTEA CBA) View on RECAP	Clearinghouse
32	Feb. 25, 2025	Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages For Reply Memorandum by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION. (Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 02/25/2025)	RECAP
33	Feb. 25, 2025	AMICUS BRIEF by TZEDEK DC. (zdp) (Entered: 02/26/2025)	RECAP
	Feb. 25, 2025	MINUTE ORDER granting 27 Tzedek DC's unopposed motion for leave to file amicus brief. The Clerk of Court is directed to file [27-1] Tzedek DC's Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction on the docket. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/25/25. (DMK)
	Feb. 26, 2025	MINUTE ORDER granting 32 Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion to Exceed Page Limitation for Reply Memorandum. Plaintiffs' reply brief in further support of their motion for preliminary injunction may include ten pages in excess of the page limit set by the Local Civil Rules. Plaintiffs should avoid repeating arguments already advanced in their initial submission. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/26/25. (DMK)
34	Feb. 27, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear at the Preliminary Injunction Hearing as Amicus Curiae on behalf of the Amici States by The State of New York. (Reigstad, Christian) (Entered: 02/27/2025)	RECAP
35	Feb. 27, 2025	NOTICE Regarding MOTION for Leave to Appear at the Preliminary Injunction Hearing as Amicus Curiae on behalf of the Amici States by The State of New York (Reigstad, Christian) (Entered: 02/27/2025)	RECAP
36	Feb. 27, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Andrew J. Huber, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11509576. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by Tzedek DC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Levinson-Waldman, Ariel) (Entered: 02/27/2025) 1 Declaration View on RECAP 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing View on RECAP 3 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
37	Feb. 27, 2025	TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS before Judge Amy Berman Jackson held on February 14, 2025; Page Numbers: 1-24. Date of Issuance:February 27, 2025. Court Reporter: Janice Dickman, Telephone number: 202-354-3267, Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the Transcript Order FormFor the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, CD or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter.NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 3/20/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 3/30/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 5/28/2025.(Dickman, Janice) (Entered: 02/27/2025)	RECAP
38	Feb. 27, 2025	MOTION for Leave to File Supplemental Declarations by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Index of Declarations, # 2 Declaration of Alex Doe, # 3 Declaration of Blake Doe, # 4 Declaration of Charlie Doe, # 5 Declaration of Drew Doe, # 6 Declaration of Adam Scott, # 7 Declaration of Matthew Pfaff, # 8 Declaration of Brian Shearer, # 9 Declaration of Erie Meyer, # 10 Declaration of Julia Barnard, # 11 Declaration of Lorelei Salas, # 12 Declaration of Eric Halperin, # 13 Declaration of Seth Frotman, # 14 Declaration of Juanita West-Tillman, # 15 Declaration of Christina Coll, # 16 Declaration of Deepak Gupta, # 17 Declaration of A. Roston and A. Scible)(Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 02/27/2025) 1 Exhibit Index of Declarations View on RECAP 2 Declaration of Alex Doe View on RECAP 3 Declaration of Blake Doe View on RECAP 4 Declaration of Charlie Doe View on RECAP 5 Declaration of Drew Doe View on RECAP 6 Declaration of Adam Scott View on RECAP 7 Declaration of Matthew Pfaff View on RECAP 8 Declaration of Brian Shearer View on RECAP 9 Declaration of Erie Meyer View on RECAP 10 Declaration of Julia Barnard View on RECAP 11 Declaration of Lorelei Salas View on RECAP 12 Declaration of Eric Halperin View on RECAP 13 Declaration of Seth Frotman View on RECAP 14 Declaration of Juanita West-Tillman View on RECAP 15 Declaration of Christina Coll View on RECAP 16 Declaration of Deepak Gupta View on RECAP 17 Declaration of A. Roston and A. Scible View on RECAP	RECAP
39	Feb. 27, 2025	NOTICE of Proposed Order by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION re 38 MOTION for Leave to File Supplemental Declarations (Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 02/27/2025)	RECAP
40	Feb. 27, 2025	REPLY to opposition to motion re 10 Motion for TRO,, Motion to Stay, filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION. (Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 02/27/2025)	RECAP
	Feb. 27, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
	Feb. 27, 2025	MINUTE ORDER granting 34 motion of amici, the States, to participate in oral argument. Counsel for New York will be allowed to speak on behalf of the States briefly -- no more than 10 minutes -- on the irreparable harm and public interest factors to be applied to the motion for a preliminary injunction, and to address any alleged important factual misrepresentations in the defendants' submissions. However, the States are further directed to submit a supplemental filing explaining the relevance of the complained-of harm to the States, as opposed to the public at large, given that the States are not a party to this action. The supplemental filing is due by Friday, February 28, 2025. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/27/25. (DMK)
41	Feb. 28, 2025	NOTICE of Corrected Attachments by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION re 38 Motion for Leave to File,,, (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Peyton Diotalevi, # 2 Declaration of Deepak Gupta (Corrected))(Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 02/28/2025) 1 Declaration of Peyton Diotalevi View on RECAP 2 Declaration of Deepak Gupta (Corrected) View on RECAP	RECAP
42	Feb. 28, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Michael D'Angelo on behalf of The State of New York (D'Angelo, Christopher) (Entered: 02/28/2025)	RECAP
43	Feb. 28, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Lucia Goin on behalf of 203 Members of Congress (Goin, Lucia) (Entered: 02/28/2025)	RECAP
44	Feb. 28, 2025	MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by 203 Members of Congress. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Amicus Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Goin, Lucia) (Entered: 02/28/2025) 1 Exhibit Proposed Amicus Brief View on RECAP 2 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
45	Feb. 28, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew James Huber on behalf of Tzedek DC (Huber, Andrew) (Entered: 02/28/2025)	RECAP
46	Feb. 28, 2025	SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM re Order on Motion for Leave to Appear,,, by The State of New York, the State of New Jersey, the District of Columbia, and the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mich. (Reigstad, Christian) Modified docket text on 3/7/2025 (zdp). (Entered: 02/28/2025)	RECAP
84	Feb. 28, 2025	AMICUS BRIEF by 203 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. (zdp) (Entered: 03/26/2025)	RECAP
	Feb. 28, 2025	MINUTE ORDER granting 38 plaintiffs' motion to file supplemental declarations in support of their motion for a preliminary injunction. The Clerk of Court is directed to file on the docket [38-1] through [38-17]. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/28/25. (DMK)
	Feb. 28, 2025	MINUTE ORDER granting 36 Motion for Leave of Andrew J. Hube to Appear Pro Hac Vice only upon condition that the lawyer admitted, or at least one member of the lawyer's firm, undergo CM/ECF training, obtain a CM/ECF username and password, and agree to file papers electronically. No court papers will be mailed to any lawyer. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a) Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/28/25. (DMK)
	Feb. 28, 2025	MINUTE ORDER granting 44 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief. The Clerk of Court is directed to file on the docket [44-1] the Brief of 203 Members of Congress as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 2/28/25. (DMK)
47	March 2, 2025	Consent MOTION for Leave to File Supplemental Declaration of Adam Martinez by RUSSELL VOUGHT, CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration (Supplemental) of Adam Martinez, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Rosenberg, Brad) (Entered: 03/02/2025) 1 Declaration (Supplemental) of Adam Martinez View on RECAP 2 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
48	March 2, 2025	Consent MOTION for Leave to File Supplemental Declarations by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Index, # 2 Declaration of Matthew Pfaff, # 3 Declaration of Emory Doe, # 4 Declaration of Francis Doe, # 5 Declaration of Greer Doe, # 6 Text of Proposed Order)(Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 03/02/2025) 1 Exhibit Index View on RECAP 2 Declaration of Matthew Pfaff View on RECAP 3 Declaration of Emory Doe View on RECAP 4 Declaration of Francis Doe View on RECAP 5 Declaration of Greer Doe View on RECAP 6 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
49	March 3, 2025	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 2/15/2025. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/16/2025. (Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 03/03/2025)	RECAP
50	March 3, 2025	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. RUSSELL VOUGHT served on 2/14/2025 (Friedman, Robert) (Entered: 03/03/2025)	RECAP
51	March 3, 2025	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU served on 2/14/2025 (Friedman, Robert) (Entered: 03/03/2025)	RECAP
52	March 3, 2025	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 2/20/2025. (Friedman, Robert) (Entered: 03/03/2025)	RECAP
53	March 3, 2025	ENTERED IN ERROR.....NOTICE OF AGREEMENT by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION (Friedman, Robert) Modified on 3/6/2025 (zdp). (Entered: 03/03/2025)	RECAP
59	March 3, 2025	MOTION to Intervene by JANICE WOLK GRENADIER. "Leave to File Granted" Signe by Judge Amy B. Jackson on 3/3/2025 (zdp) (Entered: 03/05/2025)	RECAP
	March 3, 2025	MINUTE ORDER granting 47 Defendants' Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Declaration and 48 Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Declarations. The Clerk of Court is directed to file on the docket [47-1] Defendants' Supplemental Declaration and [48-1] through [48-5] Plaintiffs' Exhibit Index and Supplemental Declarations. The parties may not file any additional declarations until further order of the Court. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/3/25. (DMK)
	March 3, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to File AND Order on Motion for Leave to File
	March 3, 2025	Motion Hearing AND ~Util - Set/Reset Hearings
	March 3, 2025	.Order
	March 3, 2025	Minute Entry for Preliminary Injunction proceedings held on 3/3/2025 before Judge Amy Berman Jackson. Arguments heard and taken under advisement. Evidentiary Hearing set for 3/10/2025 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 25A- In Person before Judge Amy Berman Jackson. (Court Reporter Janice Dickman.) (zdrf)
	March 3, 2025	MINUTE ORDER. As ordered at the motions hearing held on this date, plaintiffs must file a revised proposed preliminary injunction order by Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and an evidentiary hearing is set for Monday, March 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM, at which the government's declarant, Adam Martinez, and any of plaintiffs' declarants, who must have personal knowledge of the facts they are being called to assert, that plaintiffs choose to call to dispute Martinez's assertions. According to its terms, the consent order 19 agreed to by the parties on February 14, 2025 remains in effect until the motion for a preliminary injunction is decided. The parties advised the Court that they reached a separate agreement that expires on the date of the hearing concerning the cancellation of CFPB contracts. The parties are ordered to confer and advise the Court today whether they can agree to extend this agreement or an agreed narrowed version until the Court rules on the preliminary injunction motion, and if they can agree, the parties must file by Friday, March 7 at 5:00 PM a proposed consent agreement on that subject. If they cannot agree, the parties must provide the Court today with a copy of the existing agreement. Since the agreement was supposed to extend through the preliminary injunction hearing, if the defendants do not agree that by its terms it extends through the continuation of the hearing on March 10, they must explain why not, and the plaintiffs must provide the Court with the language of any order they would be seeking to cover that period of time. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/3/25. (DMK)
	March 3, 2025	MINUTE ORDER. In light of the parties' notice 53, it is ORDERED that the agreement described in the notice that "[t]he Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ('CFPB') has frozen and will continue to freeze any and all termination actions regarding its contracts," with the understanding that the parties are not agreed as to its applicability to the lease for the agency headquarters, is extended through next Monday, March 10, 2025. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 3/3/25. (DMK)
54	March 4, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Erik Goodman, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11518215. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by Tzedek DC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Levinson-Waldman, Ariel) (Entered: 03/04/2025) 1 Declaration View on RECAP 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing View on RECAP 3 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
55	March 4, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Marissa Ditkowsky, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11519355. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by Tzedek DC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Certificates of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Levinson-Waldman, Ariel) (Entered: 03/04/2025) 1 Declaration View on RECAP 2 Exhibit Certificates of Good Standing View on RECAP 3 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
56	March 4, 2025	NOTICE of Filing by RUSSELL VOUGHT, CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU re Order, (Attachments: # 1 Internal CFPB E-mails, # 2 CFPB Enforcement Action Filings, # 3 CFPB-Dept of Ed MOU)(Holland, Liam) (Entered: 03/04/2025) 1 Internal CFPB E-mails View on RECAP 2 CFPB Enforcement Action Filings View on RECAP 3 CFPB-Dept of Ed MOU View on RECAP	RECAP
57	March 4, 2025	NOTICE of Filing of Communications by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Index, # 2 Exhibit Emails, Text Messages, and Other Communications)(Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 03/04/2025) 1 Exhibit Index View on RECAP 2 Exhibit Emails, Text Messages, and Other Communications View on RECAP	RECAP
	March 4, 2025	MINUTE ORDER. As ordered at the hearing of March 3, 2025, the parties must file by today, March 4, 2025, all internal emails or text messages relied upon by the declarants or the parties in connection with the status or ongoing operations of the CFBP. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Amy Berman Jackson on 03/04/2025. (DMK)
	March 4, 2025	.Order
58	March 5, 2025	TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS before Judge Amy Berman Jackson held on March 3, 2025; Page Numbers: 1-123. Date of Issuance: March 5, 2025. Court Reporter: Janice Dickman, Telephone number: 202-354-3267, Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the Transcript Order FormFor the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, CD or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter.NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 3/26/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 4/5/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 6/3/2025.(Dickman, Janice) (Entered: 03/05/2025)	RECAP
60	March 5, 2025	ERRATA AND CORRECTED VERSION by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER, EVA STEEGE, CFPB EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION re 57 Notice (Other),. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Corrected Communications)(Gupta, Deepak) (Entered: 03/05/2025) 1 Exhibit Corrected Communications View on RECAP	RECAP
61	March 5, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Marissa Ariel Ditkowsky on behalf of Tzedek DC (Ditkowsky, Marissa) (Entered: 03/05/2025)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: Feb. 9, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

The National Treasury Employees Union, National Consumer Law Center, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Virginia Poverty Law Center, a Pastor, and the CFPB Employee Association are Plaintiffs in this case.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Private Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Federal

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.

Ex parte Young (federal or state officials)

Constitutional Clause(s):

Separation of Powers

Other Dockets:

District of District of Columbia 1:25-cv-00381

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 25-05091

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 25-05132

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Sought:

Attorneys fees

Declaratory judgment

Injunction

Relief Granted:

Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Content of Injunction:

Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols

Preliminary relief granted

Issues

General/Misc.:

Funding

Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority:

Civil Service

Impoundment (mandatory spending)

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/46090/ (last updated 3/5/2026).