Case: American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. United States Office of Personnel Management

3:25-cv-01780 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 19, 2025

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Case Summary

This is one of several cases challenging President Donald J. Trump’s firing of "probationary" employees for pretextual reasons. (To see the Clearinghouse's collection of civil-service-related legal challenges to actions by the second Trump Administration, click here.) On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, four labor organizations--who represent hundreds of thousands of employees within dozens of federal agencies and departments--filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern…

On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, four labor organizations--who represent hundreds of thousands of employees within dozens of federal agencies and departments--filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and its Acting Director. The plaintiffs were represented by the law firm Altshuler Berzon, State Democracy Defenders Fund, and a few were also represented by their in-house counsel. In their complaint, they challenged the defendants' attempt to fire tens of thousands of "probationary" employees for pretextual reasons. The plaintiffs alleged that these actions violated the Separation of Powers and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). They sought a declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, and costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.

Over that weekend, on February 23, Elon Musk posted a message on X that said: "Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week. Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation." This was followed by an email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM); the email did not repeat the threat of presumed resignation, but subsequent posts from Musk did. The press followed the back-and-forth closely, and the plaintiffs in this case amended their complaint to add the issue on February 23, 2025. The amended complaint also added AFGE Local 2110 and a number of civic organizations--the Main Street Alliance, Coalition to Protect America's National Parks, Western Watersheds Project, Vote Vets Action Fund, and Common Defense Civic Engagement--as plaintiffs. The plaintiffs also moved for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on February 23.

The case was assigned to District Judge William Alsup. After a hearing on February 27, 2025, Judge Alsup entered an oral TRO calling a halt to the firings at agencies that affected the civic organizational plaintiffs. The court's focus was on the fact that direction for the firings came from OPM, which, he said, lacked statutory hiring/firing authority. A written opinion followed on February 28, which confirmed the TRO and set a hearing date of March 13, 2025 for consideration of a preliminary injunction. In that opinion, Judge Alsup expressed doubts about whether the court could appropriately exercise jurisdiction over the union plaintiffs' lawsuit, because the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (FSLMRS) and the Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) channeled their complaints via an administrative process. He had no such concern about the civic organizational plaintiffs.

On March 11, 2025, the plaintiffs filed their second amended complaint, adding the plaintiffs American Public Health Association; Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO; American Geophysical Union; Climate Resilient Communities; Point Blue Conservation Science; and the State of Washington. It also named several federal agencies and their Secretaries as defendants for relief purposes only.

A few days later, at the hearing on March 13, 2025 Judge Alsup granted the preliminary injunction and ordered additional briefing by April 3 (including regarding the State of Washington's claims) and a hearing on April 9. (The plaintiff State of Washington, who was not added to the lawsuit until March 11, filed their motion for a preliminary injunction on March 26, 2025.) Judge Alsup's opinion followed on March 14. As reported, he ordered six federal agencies--Treasury, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Interior--to offer to reinstate any probationary employees who were improperly terminated, amounting to thousands of workers. He added that he was open to expanding his decision later to apply to other agencies where the extent of harms had not been as fully documented yet. Judge Alsup also extended his TRO (from February 27, 2025) against further mass firings by OPM, noting that agencies planning to conduct reductions in force can proceed if they act in accordance with the laws that govern such processes. On March 14, the defendants filed a motion with the district court to stay the order pending appeal, which Judge Alsup denied the next day.

Within hours of District Judge Alsup's March 13 decision, the defendants appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; the appeal was docketed as 25-1677. They also requested that the Ninth Circuit issue an immediate administrative stay of the district court order, stating that "chaos will ensue absent a stay, as employees who were lawfully terminated must be offered (and may well accept) reinstatement, only to potentially lose their jobs again if the district court's order is vacated." The court denied their request for an immediate administrative stay on March 17, stating, "Given that the district court found that the employees were wrongfully terminated and ordered an immediate return to the status quo ante, an administrative stay of the district court’s order would not preserve the status quo. It would do just the opposite -- it would disrupt the status quo and turn it on its head."

Meanwhile, on March 17, 2025, District Judge Alsup filed a request for information from the defendants. The request stated: "The Court has read news reports that, in at least one agency, probationary employees are being rehired but then placed on administrative leave en masse. This is not allowed by the preliminary injunction, for it would not restore the services the preliminary injunction intends to restore. Defendants shall state the extent to which any rehired probationary employees are being placed on administrative leave by March 18, 2025, at noon." The next day, the defendants responded that the placement of employees on administrative leave was an administrative, intermediate measure taken by a number of the agencies in order to return probationary employees to full duty status, not an effort to avoid the injunction.

On March 24, 2025, District Judge Alsup issued two orders (related to his earlier opinion on February 28, 2025): (1) that the district court does have subject matter jurisdiction over the claims by the public-sector union plaintiffs, and (2) requesting briefing by April 4 regarding why the relief extended to the organizational plaintiffs should not be extended to the public-sector union plaintiffs. A hearing was scheduled for April 9, 2025.

That same day, in response to the Ninth Circuit's March 17 decision to deny the defendants' request for an immediate administrative stay of the district court's March 13 grant of the preliminary injunction, the government submitted an emergency application to the U.S. Supreme Court (filed here). The defendants requested that the Supreme Court stay the district court's injunction pending the appeal in the Ninth Circuit, as well as issue an immediate administrative stay of the injunction while the Supreme Court considered the defendants' application. See OPM v. AFGE, No. 24A904 (S. Ct.). A response is expected by 12:00 p.m. eastern on April 3, 2025.

On March 26, the Ninth Circuit filed an order and opinion denying the defendants' emergency motion to stay the district court's preliminary appeal. Circuit Judge Bade dissented.

The same day, March 26, the plaintiffs requested that District Judge Alsup either compel compliance with the court's March 13 preliminary injunction or hold the defendants in contempt. The plaintiffs claimed that the defendants were in violation of the injunction in two ways: (1) by failing to communicate to unlawfully terminated employees the information ordered by the court, and (2) by placing employees whom the court ordered to be immediately reinstated only on "administrative leave" rather than returning them to active service. As support, they pointed to the defendants’ own reporting to the court.

On April 8, 2025, in the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Kagan referred the government's March 24 application to the Court. In addition, she stayed the district court's March 13 preliminary injunction pending the disposition of the appeal in the Ninth Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari. Justice Kagan explained:

The District Court’s injunction was based solely on the allegations of the nine non-profit-organization plaintiffs in this case. But under established law, those allegations are presently insufficient to support the organizations’ standing. See, e.g., Clapper v. Amnesty Int’l USA, 568 U.S. 398 (2013). This order does not address the claims of the other plaintiffs, which did not form the basis of the District Court’s preliminary injunction.

Additional Justices also weighed in--Justice Sotomayor said she would deny the application, and Justice Jackson would have declined to reach the standing question in the context of an application for emergency relief where the issue is pending in the lower courts and the applicants have not demonstrated urgency in the form of interim irreparable harm. Thus, she would have denied the application too.

The next day (April 9), District Judge Alsup held a hearing on the State of Washington's request for a preliminary injunction (which was filed on March 26, 2025, after the initial plaintiffs' request), as well as the plaintiffs' March 26 motion to compel compliance or hold the defendants in contempt. No decision was made at the time.

On April 18, 2025, the preliminary injunction was granted by District Judge Alsup to the additional plaintiffs--the State of Washington and the public-sector labor union plaintiffs--including (1) that defendants OPM and its head are enjoined from ordering, directing, or telling any other federal agency to terminate the employment of any federal employee or group of federal employees, and (2) that all defendant agencies who used the OPM template termination notice—or variation thereof—shall provide recipients with a written statement, directed to the employee individually, stating that their termination was not “performance” or fitness based but was made as part of a government-wide mass termination.

	Document
1 3:25-cv-01780	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. United States Office of Personnel Management	Feb. 19, 2025	Feb. 19, 2025 Complaint
17 3:25-cv-01780	First Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Releif American Federation of Government Employees v. United States office of Personnel Management	Feb. 23, 2025	Feb. 23, 2025 Complaint
18 3:25-cv-01780	Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause American Federation of Government Employees v. United States office of Personnel Management	Feb. 23, 2025	Feb. 23, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
33 3:25-cv-01780	Defendants’ Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and to Show Cause; Memorandum of Points and Authorities American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. United States Office of Personnel Management	Feb. 26, 2025	Feb. 26, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
39 3:25-cv-01780	Reply in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. United States Office of Personnel Management	Feb. 26, 2025	Feb. 26, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
45 3:25-cv-01780	Memorandum Opinion and Order Amending TRO American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. United States Office of Personnel Management	Feb. 28, 2025	Feb. 28, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 660053
87-1 3:25-cv-01780	Exhibit 1: Notification of Termination During Probationary Period	March 10, 2025	March 10, 2025 Other
89 3:25-cv-01780	Order on Ex Parte Application by Defendants	March 10, 2025	March 10, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 780549
88 3:25-cv-01780	Order on Motion for Leave to Amend	March 10, 2025	March 10, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 770360
95 3:25-cv-01780	Order on Plaintiff's Response to Letter From Ausa Kelsey Helland	March 11, 2025	March 11, 2025 Order/Opinion

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OPM v. AFGE: U.S. Supreme Court Docket (No. 24A904)	On March 24, 2025, in response to the Ninth Circuit's decision to deny the government's request for a stay of the district court's March 13 grant of the plaintiffs' preliminary injunction, the govern…	March 24, 2025	March 24, 2025 https://www.supremecourt.gov/...
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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against Charles Ezell, United States Office of Personnel Management ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-20368369.). Injunction against the US government/official or APA vacatur requested. Filed by United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons as to OPM, # 3 Summons as to Charles Ezell)(Goldsmith, Eileen) (Filed on 2/19/2025) (Entered: 02/19/2025) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 2 Summons as to OPM View on PACER 3 Summons as to Charles Ezell View on PACER	Feb. 19, 2025	Feb. 19, 2025 Clearinghouse
2	Case assigned to Judge William Alsup. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. (kam2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/20/2025) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 PACER
	~Util - Case Assigned by Intake	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 PACER
	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 PACER
	Clerk's Notice	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 PACER
3	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Danielle Evelyn Leonard on behalf of American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Leonard, Danielle) (Filed on 2/20/2025) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 PACER
4	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Scott Alan Kronland on behalf of American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Kronland, Scott) (Filed on 2/20/2025) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 PACER
5	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Stacey M. Leyton on behalf of American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Leyton, Stacey) (Filed on 2/20/2025) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 PACER
6	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Robin Starr Tholin on behalf of American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Tholin, Robin) (Filed on 2/20/2025) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 PACER
7	NOTICE of Appearance filed by James Baltzer on behalf of American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO (Baltzer, James) (Filed on 2/20/2025) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 PACER
8	CLERK'S NOTICE SCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE: Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/13/2025 01:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 12, 19th Floor. Joint Case Management Statement due by 3/6/2025. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/20/2025) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 PACER
9	SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER TO ORDER SETTING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE re 8 Clerk's Notice. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 8/27/2024. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/20/2025) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 RECAP
10	(DISREGARD. ISSUED IN ERROR. SEE CLERK'S NOTICE 8 ) Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 5/15/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/22/2025 at 11:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 12, 19th Floor. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order 65 and cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(slh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/20/2025) Modified on 2/20/2025 (afm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/20/2025)	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 RECAP
11	Summons Issued as to United States Office of Personnel Management. (slh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/20/2025) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 RECAP
12	Summons Issued as to Charles Ezell. (slh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/20/2025) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 RECAP
13	CLERK'S NOTICE: For purposes of clarity, the Initial Case Management Conference is scheduled to go forward on March 13, 2025 at 1:00PM, as stated in 8 Clerk's Notice. The 10 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order was issued in error and has been disregarded and will reissue. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/20/2025) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 PACER
14	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Rushab Sanghvi on behalf of American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216 (Sanghvi, Rushab) (Filed on 2/20/2025) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	Feb. 20, 2025	Feb. 20, 2025 PACER
15	Amended Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 3/6/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/13/2025 at 1:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 12, 19th Floor. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 2/21/2025. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/21/2025) (Entered: 02/21/2025)	Feb. 21, 2025	Feb. 21, 2025 RECAP
	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney	Feb. 21, 2025	Feb. 21, 2025 PACER
16	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Teague Pryde Paterson on behalf of American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO (Paterson, Teague) (Filed on 2/21/2025) (Entered: 02/21/2025)	Feb. 21, 2025	Feb. 21, 2025 PACER
17	FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against Charles Ezell, United States Office of Personnel Management, Main Street Alliance, Common Defense Civic Engagement, Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks, Western Watersheds Project, Vote Vets Action Fund Inc., AFGE Local 2110. Filed by American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Common Defense Civic Engagement, Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks, Western Watersheds Project, Vote Vets Action Fund Inc., AFGE Local 2110. (Leonard, Danielle) (Filed on 2/23/2025) Modified on 2/24/2025 (slh, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/23/2025)	Feb. 23, 2025	Feb. 23, 2025 Clearinghouse
18	Ex Parte MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause filed by American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Common Defense Civic Engagement, Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks, Vote Vets Action Fund Inc., AFGE Local 2110. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Memorandum of Points and Authorities, # 2 Proposed Order, # 3 Declaration Declaration of Oscar Arbulu, Deputy Political Director, Common Defense Civic Engagement, # 4 Declaration of Former United States Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta, # 5 Declaration of Liliana Caetano Bachelder, President, Foreign Agricultural Service Employees, Local 3976, District Council 20, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, # 6 Declaration of Kory Blake, Area Field Services Director, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, # 7 Declaration of Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton, USA, Vote Vets, # 8 Declaration of Dr. Thomas Evans, National Science Foundation, # 9 Declaration of Dr. Andrew Frassetto, National Science Foundation, # 10 Declaration of Yolanda Jacobs, President, American Federation of Government Employees Local 2883, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, # 11 Declaration of Jonathan B. Jarvis, Former Director, National Park Service, # 12 Declaration of Everett Kelley, President, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, # 13 Declaration of Erik Molvar, Executive Director, Western Watersheds Project, # 14 Declaration of Denise Nemeth-Greenleaf, Vice-Chair, American Federation of Government Employees Defense Conference, # 15 Declaration of Don L. Neubacher, Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks, # 16 Declaration of Shawn Phetteplace, National Campaigns Director, Main Street Alliance, # 17 Declaration of Daniel T. Ronneberg, President, Federal Aviation Administration Employees Union, Local 1653, District Council 20, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, # 18 Declaration of Elizabeth Turner-Nichols, President, American Federation of Government Employees, Local 2110, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, # 19 Declaration of Milana Walls, # 20 Declaration of Eileen B. Goldsmith in Support of Plaintiffs Ex Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order)(Leonard, Danielle) (Filed on 2/23/2025) Modified on 2/24/2025 (slh, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/23/2025) 1 Supplement Memorandum of Points and Authorities View on RECAP 2 Proposed Order View on PACER 3 Declaration Declaration of Oscar Arbulu, Deputy Political Director, Common Defen View on PACER 4 Declaration of Former United States Office of Personnel Management Director Kat View on RECAP 5 Declaration of Liliana Caetano Bachelder, President, Foreign Agricultural Servic View on RECAP 6 Declaration of Kory Blake, Area Field Services Director, American Federation of View on RECAP 7 Declaration of Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton, USA, Vote Vets View on RECAP 8 Declaration of Dr. Thomas Evans, National Science Foundation View on RECAP 9 Declaration of Dr. Andrew Frassetto, National Science Foundation View on RECAP 10 Declaration of Yolanda Jacobs, President, American Federation of Government Empl View on RECAP 11 Declaration of Jonathan B. Jarvis, Former Director, National Park Service View on RECAP 12 Declaration of Everett Kelley, President, American Federation of Government Empl View on RECAP 13 Declaration of Erik Molvar, Executive Director, Western Watersheds Project View on PACER 14 Declaration of Denise Nemeth-Greenleaf, Vice-Chair, American Federation of Gove View on RECAP 15 Declaration of Don L. Neubacher, Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks View on PACER 16 Declaration of Shawn Phetteplace, National Campaigns Director, Main Street Allia View on RECAP 17 Declaration of Daniel T. Ronneberg, President, Federal Aviation Administration E View on PACER 18 Declaration of Elizabeth Turner-Nichols, President, American Federation of Gover View on PACER 19 Declaration of Milana Walls View on RECAP 20 Declaration of Eileen B. Goldsmith in Support of Plaintiffs Ex Parte Motion for View on RECAP	Feb. 23, 2025	Feb. 23, 2025 Clearinghouse
19	ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Exceed Page Limitation for Memorandum In Support Of Ex Parte Motion For Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause re 18 Ex Parte MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause filed by American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Common Defense Civic Engagement, Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks, Western Watersheds Project, Vote Vets Action Fund Inc., AFGE Local 2110. Responses due by 2/27/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Leonard, Danielle) (Filed on 2/23/2025) (Entered: 02/23/2025)	Feb. 23, 2025	Feb. 23, 2025 RECAP
20	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Common Defense Civic Engagement, Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks, Western Watersheds Project, Vote Vets Action Fund Inc., AFGE Local 2110 re 19 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Exceed Page Limitation for Memorandum In Support Of Ex Parte Motion For Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause re 18 Ex Parte MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause, 17 Amended Complaint (Leonard, Danielle) (Filed on 2/23/2025) (Entered: 02/23/2025)	Feb. 23, 2025	Feb. 23, 2025 RECAP
21	ORDER SETTING HEARING RE: MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Signed by Judge Alsup. (whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/24/2025) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/24/2025: # 1 Main Document (Correct)) (afm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/24/2025) 1 Main Document (Correct) View on PACER	Feb. 24, 2025	Feb. 24, 2025 RECAP
	Set Motion and Deadlines/Hearings No NEF	Feb. 24, 2025	Feb. 24, 2025 PACER
	Set/Reset Deadlines as to 18 Ex Parte MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order Ex Parte Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause. Responses and Replies due by 2/26/2025. Motion Hearing set for 2/27/2025 01:30 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 12, 19th Floor before Judge William Alsup. (afm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/24/2025)	Feb. 24, 2025	Feb. 24, 2025 PACER
22	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Common Defense Civic Engagement, Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks, Western Watersheds Project, Vote Vets Action Fund Inc., AFGE Local 2110 (Leonard, Danielle) (Filed on 2/24/2025) (Entered: 02/24/2025)	Feb. 24, 2025	Feb. 24, 2025 RECAP
24	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Common Defense Civic Engagement, Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks, Western Watersheds Project, Vote Vets Action Fund Inc., AFGE Local 2110 (Leonard, Danielle) (Filed on 2/24/2025) (Entered: 02/24/2025)	Feb. 24, 2025	Feb. 24, 2025 RECAP
28	.SEALED Disregard, filed in error. Please see docket no. 38 . Sealed Document re: 23 Modified on 2/25/2025 (msr, COURT STAFF). Modified on 2/26/2025 (kkp, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/25/2025)	Feb. 24, 2025	Feb. 24, 2025 PACER
26	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. Signed by Judge Alsup. (whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/25/2025) (Entered: 02/25/2025)	Feb. 25, 2025	Feb. 25, 2025 RECAP
27	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Common Defense Civic Engagement, Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks, Western Watersheds Project, Vote Vets Action Fund Inc., AFGE Local 2110 (Leonard, Danielle) (Filed on 2/25/2025) (Entered: 02/25/2025)	Feb. 25, 2025	Feb. 25, 2025 RECAP
29	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Common Defense Civic Engagement, Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks, Western Watersheds Project, Vote Vets Action Fund Inc., AFGE Local 2110 (Leonard, Danielle) (Filed on 2/25/2025) (Entered: 02/25/2025)	Feb. 25, 2025	Feb. 25, 2025 RECAP
30	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1216, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Common Defense Civic Engagement, Coalition to Protect Americas National Parks, Western Watersheds Project, Vote Vets Action Fund Inc., AFGE Local 2110 (Leonard, Danielle) (Filed on 2/25/2025) (Entered: 02/25/2025)	Feb. 25, 2025	Feb. 25, 2025 RECAP
31	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Kelsey John Helland on behalf of United States Office of Personnel Management, Charles Ezell (Helland, Kelsey) (Filed on 2/26/2025) (Entered: 02/26/2025)	Feb. 26, 2025	Feb. 26, 2025 PACER
	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney	Feb. 26, 2025	Feb. 26, 2025 PACER
32	NOTICE of Appearance filed by James D. Todd, Jr on behalf of United States Office of Personnel Management, Charles Ezell (Todd, James) (Filed on 2/26/2025) (Entered: 02/26/2025)	Feb. 26, 2025	Feb. 26, 2025 PACER
33	OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 18 Ex Parte MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause ) filed byUnited States Office of Personnel Management, Charles Ezell. (Todd, James) (Filed on 2/26/2025) (Entered: 02/26/2025)	Feb. 26, 2025	Feb. 26, 2025 Clearinghouse
34	EXHIBITS re 33 Opposition/Response to Motion Declaration of Charles Ezell filed byUnited States Office of Personnel Management, Charles Ezell. (Related document(s) 33 ) (Todd, James) (Filed on 2/26/2025) (Entered: 02/26/2025)	Feb. 26, 2025	Feb. 26, 2025 RECAP
35	EXHIBITS re 33 Opposition/Response to Motion Exhibit 2: Stay Request, Special Counsel v. OPM (MSPB) filed byUnited States Office of Personnel Management, Charles Ezell. (Related document(s) 33 ) (Todd, James) (Filed on 2/26/2025) (Entered: 02/26/2025)	Feb. 26, 2025	Feb. 26, 2025 RECAP

Case: American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. United States Office of Personnel Management

3:25-cv-01780 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

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