Case: Kingdom v. Trump

1:25-cv-00691 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 7, 2025

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Case Summary

President Trump issued Executive Order 14168 on January 20, 2025, just hours after taking office. Titled “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” the order mandated a categorical prohibition on federal funding for gender-affirming care and required the BOP to end all such medical treatments and accommodations for incarcerated individuals. Section 4(c) of the executive order explicitly barred any medical procedures, treatments, or…

In subsequent weeks, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) implemented the order through two memoranda: the first, titled “Compliance with Executive Order ‘Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government’” was issued on February 21, 2025, and prohibited the purchase of gender-affirming items such as chest binders and hair removal devices while also requiring prison staff to refer to inmates by pronouns corresponding to their assigned sex at birth. The second, titled “Executive Order 14168 Compliance,” was issued on February 28, 2025, and enforced a total ban on federal funding for gender-affirming medical care, including hormone therapy and surgical interventions. Together, these documents were understood as the “Implementing Memoranda.” This putative class action challenges the executive order and its implementing memoranda,

On March 7, 2025, three incarcerated transgender individuals filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs, who were diagnosed with gender dysphoria, sued President Trump and high-ranking officials from the Department of Justice and the BOP to challenge EO 14168 and its implementing memoranda. They defined the class as, “[a]ll persons who are or will be incarcerated in the custody of BOP who are or will be diagnosed with gender dysphoria or meet the criteria for a gender dysphoria diagnosis and who are receiving, or would receive, gender-affirming health care absent such care being proscribed by EO 14168 and the Implementing Memoranda.” They brought claims under the Fifth and Eighth Amendments, the Rehabilitation Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act by denying them medically necessary treatment. Judge Royce C. Lamberth was assigned to the case.

Represented by the ACLU and the Transgender Law Center, plaintiffs sought preliminary and permanent injunctions blocking enforcement of the policy in BOP facilities, a declaration that applying the executive order to medical care was unconstitutional, and an award of attorneys’ fees and costs.

Plaintiffs alleged that the abrupt termination of their hormone therapy and accommodations caused severe psychological harm, including anxiety, mood swings, and suicidal thoughts. They claimed the ban violated the Eighth Amendment by denying care through a blanket policy without individualized assessments, and the Fifth Amendment’s equal protection guarantee by targeting transgender individuals. They also asserted violations of the Rehabilitation Act’s ban on disability-based discrimination and argued that the BOP’s implementation of the policy violated the Administrative Procedure Act as arbitrary, capricious, and unconstitutional.

The same day of the filing, plaintiffs informed the judge of a related case, Doe v. McHenry, because the cases grew out of the same event with common issues of fact.

On March 17, plaintiffs filed motions for a preliminary injunction and for both provisional and official class certification. The preliminary injunction sought to bar enforcement of Executive Order 14168 and related BOP memoranda as applied to medical care and accommodations, and to require the BOP to restore gender-affirming care consistent with policies in place before January 20, 2025. In the motion for class certification, plaintiffs proposed a class consisting of all current and future BOP inmates diagnosed with or meeting criteria for gender dysphoria who are receiving, or would receive, gender-affirming care but for EO 14168 and its implementation.

On March 28, the defendants filed a motion in opposition to class certification and a preliminary injunction. They argued the plaintiffs failed to exhaust administrative remedies and that they did not meet the requirements of Rule 23 for class certification. On April 1, 2025, an amicus brief in support of the Executive Order was filed in support of the defendants by the states of Indiana, Idaho, and 22 other states, who argued that policymakers have the authority to regulate medicine, particularly controversial practices like cross-sex hormones and sex-change surgeries, and that the Eighth Amendment does not grant prisoners greater rights to these treatments than free citizens.

Judge Lamberth granted the preliminary injunction on June 3, 2025, requiring the BOP to continue providing gender-affirming care, including hormone therapy and related accommodations, to all current and future inmates diagnosed with gender dysphoria. 2025 WL 1568238. The court also certified the case as a class action, extending protections to more than 2,000 transgender individuals in federal custody. However, the order did not require the BOP to provide surgical interventions.

In his opinion, Judge Lamberth criticized the Trump administration for adopting the policy without adequately considering its impact on transgender inmates, describing it as likely unconstitutional and arbitrary. He stated that denying medically approved treatment could violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment and concluded that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on their Administrative Procedure Act claims due to the arbitrary nature of the policy reversal.

On July 14, 2025, a transgender inmate named Clay "Carla" Keys filed a motion to intervene in the case, alleging that the BOP was not complying with the court's order. The motion sought a civil contempt finding against the BOP. Keys also sought a preliminary injunction to require the BOP to provide daily electronic access to the PACER system and to restore legal research access on housing unit computers. Additionally, the motion sought an order compelling the BOP to publish the preliminary injunction and memorandum opinion on the electronic bulletin board and in hard copies for all federal prisoners.

The case is ongoing.

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Summary Authors

Jillian Snyman (3/19/2025)

Victoria Tan (8/4/2025)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Cooper, Leslie (District of Columbia)

Egyes, Lynly (District of Columbia)

Epstein, Elisa (District of Columbia)

Fathi, David C. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Barta, James Allen (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Lamberth, Royce C. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Cooper, Leslie (District of Columbia)

Egyes, Lynly (District of Columbia)

Epstein, Elisa (District of Columbia)

Fathi, David C. (District of Columbia)

Inglehart, Milo (District of Columbia)

Kendrick, Corene Thaedra (District of Columbia)

Knizhnik, Shana (District of Columbia)

Morris, Maria (District of Columbia)

Nowlin-Sohl, Li (District of Columbia)

Perloff, Michael Krevans (District of Columbia)

Shah, Aditi (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Layendecker, Elizabeth Brooke (District of Columbia)

Lin, Jean (District of Columbia)

Littman, M. Jared (District of Columbia)

Robinson, John (District of Columbia)

Yun, Alexander James (District of Columbia)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Barta, James Allen (District of Columbia)

KEYS, CARLA C. (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 1:25-cv-00691	Class Action Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief	March 7, 2025	March 7, 2025 Complaint
7 1:25-cv-00691	Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, To Stay Agency Action, and For Provisional Class Certification	March 17, 2025	March 17, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
8 1:25-cv-00691	Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification	March 17, 2025	March 17, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
45 1:25-cv-00691	Amicus Brief of Indiana, Idaho, and 22 Other States in Support of Defendants	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
67 1:25-cv-00691	Memorandum Opinion	June 3, 2025	June 3, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 1568238
75 1:25-cv-00691	Motion to Intervene	July 14, 2025	July 14, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Executive Order 14168 Compliance U.S. Department of Justice	Consistent with Executive Order (EO) 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, no Bureau of Prisons funds are to be expended for …	February 28, 2025	Feb. 28, 2025 https://clearinghouse-umich-production.s3.amazonaws.com/...
Compliance with Executive Order “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government” U.S. Department of Justice	Executive Order (EO) 14166, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, was issued on January 20, 2025. On February 4, 2025, a nation-wi…	February 21, 2025	Feb. 21, 2025 https://clearinghouse-umich-production.s3.amazonaws.com/...
EO 14168 - Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government President Donald Trump	Declaring that the United States government recognized two biologically-defined sexes, male and female and implementing this definition of gender in various legal spaces, including but not limited to…	Jan. 20, 2025	Jan. 20, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69717615/kingdom-v-trump/

Last updated Aug. 22, 2025, 12:01 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11527728) filed by JAS KAPULE, SOLO NICHOLS, ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Implementing Memo 1, # 2 Exhibit Implementing Memo 2, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Related Case Form, # 5 Summons U.S. Att'y Martin, # 6 Summons Def. Bondi, # 7 Summons Def. Trump, # 8 Summons Def. Salem, # 9 Summons Def. Lothrop, # 10 Summons Def. DiGiacomo, # 11 Summons Def. Bina)(Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/07/2025) 1 Exhibit Implementing Memo 1 View on RECAP 2 Exhibit Implementing Memo 2 View on RECAP 3 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 4 Related Case Form View on PACER 5 Summons U.S. Att'y Martin View on PACER 6 Summons Def. Bondi View on PACER 7 Summons Def. Trump View on PACER 8 Summons Def. Salem View on PACER 9 Summons Def. Lothrop View on PACER 10 Summons Def. DiGiacomo View on PACER 11 Summons Def. Bina View on PACER	March 7, 2025	March 7, 2025 Clearinghouse
2	NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS, JAS KAPULE. Case related to Case No. 25cv286. (znmw) (Entered: 03/10/2025)	March 7, 2025	March 7, 2025 Clearinghouse
3	SUMMONS (7) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 03/10/2025)	March 10, 2025	March 10, 2025 PACER
4	ERRATA Refiled Complaint by ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS, JAS KAPULE re 1 Complaint,,. (Attachments: # 1 Errata refiled complaint)(Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/10/2025) 1 Errata refiled complaint View on RECAP	March 10, 2025	March 10, 2025 Clearinghouse
5	NOTICE of Appearance by Maria Morris on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Morris, Maria) (Main Document 5 replaced on 3/10/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 03/10/2025)	March 10, 2025	March 10, 2025 PACER
	Case Assigned to Judge Royce C. Lamberth. (znmw)	March 10, 2025	March 10, 2025 PACER
	Case Assigned/Reassigned	March 10, 2025	March 10, 2025 PACER
6	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/10/2025. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 5/9/2025. (Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/17/2025)	March 17, 2025	March 17, 2025 PACER
7	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction To Stay Agency Action, and To Provisionally Certify the Class by ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS, JAS KAPULE. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration Karasic, # 3 Declaration Thompson, # 4 Declaration Kingdom, # 5 Declaration Nichols, # 6 Declaration Kapule, # 7 Text of Proposed Order)(Perloff, Michael). Added MOTION to Certify Class, MOTION to Stay on 3/18/2025 (znmw). (Entered: 03/17/2025) 1 Memorandum in Support View on RECAP 2 Declaration Karasic View on RECAP 3 Declaration Thompson View on RECAP 4 Declaration Kingdom View on RECAP 5 Declaration Nichols View on RECAP 6 Declaration Kapule View on RECAP 7 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	March 17, 2025	March 17, 2025 Clearinghouse
8	MOTION to Certify Class by ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS, JAS KAPULE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Perloff, # 2 Declaration Faithi, # 3 Declaration Meerkamper, # 4 Text of Proposed Order)(Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/17/2025) 1 Declaration Perloff View on PACER 2 Declaration Faithi View on PACER 3 Declaration Meerkamper View on PACER 4 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	March 17, 2025	March 17, 2025 Clearinghouse
10	Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction To Stay Agency Action, and To Provisionally Certify the Class MOTION to Certify Class MOTION to Stay by DONALD J. TRUMP, PAMELA J. BONDI, WILLIAM W. LOTHROP, CHRISTOPHER A. BINA, DANA R. DIGIACOMO, SHANE SALEM. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Robinson, John) (Entered: 03/19/2025) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	March 19, 2025	March 19, 2025 RECAP
11	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Leslie Cooper, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11553503. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS, JAS KAPULE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Leslie Cooper, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Perloff, Michael) (Attachment 1 replaced on 3/24/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 03/19/2025)	March 19, 2025	March 19, 2025 PACER
12	ORDER granting 10 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response as to 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction To Stay Agency Action, and To Provisionally Certify the Class. Response due by 3/28/2025. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 3/19/2025. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/19/2025)	March 19, 2025	March 19, 2025 PACER
13	ORDER granting 9 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 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 Royce C. Lamberth on 3/19/2025. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/19/2025)	March 19, 2025	March 19, 2025 PACER
14	ORDER granting 11 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 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 Royce C. Lamberth on 3/19/2025. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/19/2025)	March 19, 2025	March 19, 2025 PACER
9	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Li Nowlin-Sohl, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11552458. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS, JAS KAPULE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Li Nowlin-Sohl, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/19/2025)	March 19, 2025	March 19, 2025 PACER
15	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Milo Inglehart, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11554572. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS, JAS KAPULE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Milo Inglehart and Certificate of Good Standing, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/20/2025)	March 20, 2025	March 20, 2025 PACER
16	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Lynly Egyes, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11554583. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS, JAS KAPULE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Lynly Egyes (and certificate of good standing), # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Perloff, Michael) (Attachment 1 replaced on 3/24/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 03/20/2025)	March 20, 2025	March 20, 2025 PACER
17	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- David Fathi, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11555431. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS, JAS KAPULE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David Fathi, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Morris, Maria) (Attachment 1 replaced on 3/24/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 03/20/2025)	March 20, 2025	March 20, 2025 PACER
18	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Corene Kendrick, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11555457. by ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS, JAS KAPULE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Corene Kendrick, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Morris, Maria) Modified docket text on 3/20/2025 (zdp). (Entered: 03/20/2025)	March 20, 2025	March 20, 2025 PACER
	Filing Fee Received	March 20, 2025	March 20, 2025 PACER
	Filing fee received re 18 Motion to Appear Pro Hac: $ 100, receipt number: ADCDC-11555457. (zdp)	March 20, 2025	March 20, 2025 PACER
19	ORDER granting 16 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 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 Royce C. Lamberth on 3/20/2025. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/25/2025)	March 25, 2025	March 25, 2025 PACER
20	ORDER granting 15 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 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 Royce C. Lamberth on 3/20/2025. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/25/2025)	March 25, 2025	March 25, 2025 PACER
21	ORDER granting 17 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 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 Royce C. Lamberth on 3/20/2025. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/25/2025)	March 25, 2025	March 25, 2025 PACER
22	ORDER granting 18 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 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 Royce C. Lamberth on 3/20/2025. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/25/2025)	March 25, 2025	March 25, 2025 PACER
23	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Elisa Epstein, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11567852. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS, JAS KAPULE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Elisa Epstein, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Morris, Maria) (Entered: 03/26/2025)	March 26, 2025	March 26, 2025 PACER
24	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 03/17/2025. (Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/26/2025)	March 26, 2025	March 26, 2025 PACER
25	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. WILLIAM W. LOTHROP served on 3/17/2025 (Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/26/2025)	March 26, 2025	March 26, 2025 PACER
26	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DONALD J. TRUMP served on 3/25/2025 (Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/26/2025)	March 26, 2025	March 26, 2025 PACER
27	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. SHANE SALEM served on 3/17/2025 (Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/26/2025)	March 26, 2025	March 26, 2025 PACER
28	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. CHRISTOPHER A. BINA served on 3/17/2025 (Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/26/2025)	March 26, 2025	March 26, 2025 PACER
29	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DANA R. DIGIACOMO served on 3/20/2025 (Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/26/2025)	March 26, 2025	March 26, 2025 PACER
30	ORDER granting 23 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 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 Royce C. Lamberth on 3/26/2025. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 03/27/2025)	March 27, 2025	March 27, 2025 PACER
31	NOTICE of Appearance by Li Nowlin-Sohl on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Nowlin-Sohl, Li) (Main Document 31 replaced on 3/28/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 03/27/2025)	March 27, 2025	March 27, 2025 PACER
32	NOTICE of Appearance by Leslie Cooper on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Cooper, Leslie) (Main Document 32 replaced on 3/28/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 03/27/2025)	March 27, 2025	March 27, 2025 RECAP
33	NOTICE of Appearance by Elisa Epstein on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Epstein, Elisa) (Entered: 03/28/2025)	March 28, 2025	March 28, 2025 PACER
34	NOTICE of Appearance by Corene Thaedra Kendrick on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Kendrick, Corene) (Entered: 03/28/2025)	March 28, 2025	March 28, 2025 PACER
35	NOTICE of Appearance by David C. Fathi on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Fathi, David) (Entered: 03/28/2025)	March 28, 2025	March 28, 2025 PACER
36	Memorandum in opposition to re 8 Motion to Certify Class, 7 Motion for Preliminary Injunction,, Motion to Certify Class,, Motion to Stay, filed by DONALD J. TRUMP, PAMELA J. BONDI, WILLIAM W. LOTHROP, CHRISTOPHER A. BINA, DANA R. DIGIACOMO, SHANE SALEM. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Chris A Bina, # 2 Exhibit 1 - Program Statement 6010.05, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Robinson, John) (Entered: 03/28/2025) 1 Declaration of Chris A Bina View on RECAP 2 Exhibit 1 - Program Statement 6010.05 View on PACER 3 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	March 28, 2025	March 28, 2025 Clearinghouse
37	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Shawn Thomas Meerkamper, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11576688. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS, JAS KAPULE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Shawn Thomas Meerkamper, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/28/2025)	March 28, 2025	March 28, 2025 PACER
38	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Megan Z.F. Noor, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11576691. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS, JAS KAPULE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Megan Z.F. Noor, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 03/28/2025)	March 28, 2025	March 28, 2025 PACER
39	NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Brooke Layendecker on behalf of All Defendants (Layendecker, Elizabeth) (Main Document 39 replaced on 4/1/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 03/31/2025)	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 PACER
40	NOTICE of Appearance by Alexander James Yun on behalf of All Defendants (Yun, Alexander) (Main Document 40 replaced on 4/1/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 04/01/2025)	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 PACER
41	NOTICE of Appearance by Lynly Egyes on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Egyes, Lynly) (Main Document 41 replaced on 4/1/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 04/01/2025)	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 RECAP
42	NOTICE of Appearance by Milo Inglehart on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Inglehart, Milo) (Main Document 42 replaced on 4/1/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 04/01/2025)	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 PACER
43	ENTEREDIN ERROR.....NOTICE of Appearance by James Allen Barta on behalf of STATE OF INDIANA, STATE OF IDAHO, STATE OF ALABAMA, STATE OF ARKANSAS, STATE OF FLORIDA, STATE OF ALASKA, STATE OF GEORGIA, STATE OF IOWA, STATE OF KANSAS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, STATE OF MISSOURI, STATE OF MONTANA, STATE OF NEBRASKA, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF OHIO, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, STATE OF TEXAS, STATE OF UTAH, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, STATE OF WYOMING (Barta, James) Modified on 4/2/2025; refiled at docket entry 44 (zdp). (Entered: 04/01/2025)	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 PACER
44	NOTICE of Appearance by James Allen Barta on behalf of COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, STATE OF INDIANA, STATE OF IDAHO, STATE OF ALABAMA, STATE OF ARKANSAS, STATE OF FLORIDA, STATE OF ALASKA, STATE OF GEORGIA, STATE OF IOWA, STATE OF KANSAS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, STATE OF MISSOURI, STATE OF MONTANA, STATE OF NEBRASKA, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF OHIO, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, STATE OF TEXAS, STATE OF UTAH, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, STATE OF WYOMING (Barta, James) (Entered: 04/01/2025)	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 PACER
45	AMICUS BRIEF in Support of Defendants by STATE OF INDIANA, STATE OF IDAHO, STATE OF ALABAMA, STATE OF ARKANSAS, STATE OF FLORIDA, STATE OF ALASKA, STATE OF GEORGIA, STATE OF IOWA, STATE OF KANSAS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, STATE OF MISSOURI, STATE OF MONTANA, STATE OF NEBRASKA, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF OHIO, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, STATE OF TEXAS, STATE OF UTAH, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, STATE OF WYOMING, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. (Barta, James) (Entered: 04/01/2025)	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 Clearinghouse
46	NOTICE of Appearance by Shana Knizhnik on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Knizhnik, Shana) (Main Document 46 replaced on 4/4/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 04/03/2025)	April 3, 2025	April 3, 2025 PACER
47	MOTION for Leave to File SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATIONS IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, TO STAY AGENCY ACTION, AND FOR PROVISIONAL CLASS CERTIFICATION by JAS KAPULE, ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Supplemental Kingdom Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Supplemental Nichols Declaration, # 3 Exhibit Supplemental Kapule Declaration, # 4 Exhibit Supplemental Karasic Declaration, # 5 Exhibit Satyagrahi Declaration, # 6 Exhibit DiCiesare Declaration, # 7 Text of Proposed Order)(Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 04/04/2025) 1 Exhibit Supplemental Kingdom Declaration View on RECAP 2 Exhibit Supplemental Nichols Declaration View on RECAP 3 Exhibit Supplemental Kapule Declaration View on RECAP 4 Exhibit Supplemental Karasic Declaration View on RECAP 5 Exhibit Satyagrahi Declaration View on RECAP 6 Exhibit DiCiesare Declaration View on RECAP 7 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	April 4, 2025	April 4, 2025 RECAP
48	REPLY to opposition to motion re 7 Motion for Preliminary Injunction,, Motion to Certify Class,, Motion to Stay, filed by JAS KAPULE, ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS. (Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 04/04/2025)	April 4, 2025	April 4, 2025 Clearinghouse
49	REPLY to opposition to motion re 8 Motion to Certify Class filed by JAS KAPULE, ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS. (Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 04/04/2025)	April 4, 2025	April 4, 2025 Clearinghouse
50	STIPULATION re 8 MOTION to Certify Class, 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction To Stay Agency Action, and To Provisionally Certify the Class MOTION to Certify Class MOTION to Stay Regarding Hearing on the Motions by JAS KAPULE, ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS. (Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 04/04/2025)	April 4, 2025	April 4, 2025 Clearinghouse
51	NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to CHRISTOPHER A. BINA, PAMELA J. BONDI, DANA R. DIGIACOMO, WILLIAM W. LOTHROP, SHANE SALEM, DONALD J. TRUMP. Attorney John Robinson terminated. (Robinson, John) (Entered: 04/04/2025)	April 4, 2025	April 4, 2025 PACER
52	Consent MOTION for Leave to File Sur-Reply in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, to Stay Agency Action, and for Provisional Class Certification by CHRISTOPHER A. BINA, PAMELA J. BONDI, DANA R. DIGIACOMO, WILLIAM W. LOTHROP, SHANE SALEM, DONALD J. TRUMP. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Yun, Alexander) (Entered: 04/09/2025) 1 Exhibit A View on RECAP 2 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	April 9, 2025	April 9, 2025 RECAP
53	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- James Esseks, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11620366. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by JAS KAPULE, ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of James Esseks, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	April 16, 2025	April 16, 2025 PACER
54	ORDER: Upon consideration of the plaintiffs' Motion 47 for Leave to File Supplemental Declarations, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that the supplemental declarations filed with the plaintiffs' Motion shall be docketed and considered part of the record. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 04/28/2025. (lcrcl2) (Entered: 04/28/2025)	April 28, 2025	April 28, 2025 RECAP
55	ORDER: Upon consideration of the defendants' Consent Motion 52 for Leave to File a Sur-reply, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 04/28/2025. (lcrcl2) (Entered: 04/28/2025)	April 28, 2025	April 28, 2025 RECAP
56	SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION by JAS KAPULE, ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS re 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction To Stay Agency Action, and To Provisionally Certify the Class MOTION to Certify Class MOTION to Stay. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Declaration, # 4 Declaration, # 5 Declaration)(zdp) (Entered: 04/29/2025) 1 Declaration View on PACER 2 Declaration View on PACER 3 Declaration View on PACER 4 Declaration View on PACER 5 Declaration View on PACER	April 28, 2025	April 28, 2025 RECAP
57	Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by CHRISTOPHER A. BINA, PAMELA J. BONDI, DANA R. DIGIACOMO, WILLIAM W. LOTHROP, SHANE SALEM, DONALD J. TRUMP. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Yun, Alexander) (Entered: 04/29/2025) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	April 29, 2025	April 29, 2025 RECAP
58	ORDER: Upon consideration of the Consent Motion 57 for an Extension of Time to Respond to the Complaint, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that the defendants shall respond to the plaintiffs' complaint within three weeks of this Court's ruling on the plaintiffs' Motion 7 for a Preliminary Injunction, to Stay Agency Action, and for Provisional Class Certification. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 05/06/2025. (lcrcl2) (Main Document 58 replaced on 5/6/2025) (zsmc). (Entered: 05/06/2025)	May 6, 2025	May 6, 2025 RECAP
59	MOTION for Leave to File Additional Supplemental Declarations in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, To Stay Agency Action, and for Provisional Class Certification by JAS KAPULE, ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Rebecca-James Meskill, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Declaration of Grace Pinson, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 05/08/2025) 1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Rebecca-James Meskill View on RECAP 2 Exhibit 2 - Declaration of Grace Pinson View on RECAP 3 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	May 8, 2025	May 8, 2025 RECAP
60	Consent MOTION for Leave to File Supplemental Declaration in Response to Plaintiffs' Supplemental Declarations and to File the Declaration Under Seal by CHRISTOPHER A. BINA, PAMELA J. BONDI, DANA R. DIGIACOMO, WILLIAM W. LOTHROP, SHANE SALEM, DONALD J. TRUMP. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Yun, Alexander) (Entered: 05/13/2025) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	May 13, 2025	May 13, 2025 RECAP
61	SEALED DOCUMENT filed by CHRISTOPHER A. BINA, PAMELA J. BONDI, DANA R. DIGIACOMO, WILLIAM W. LOTHROP, SHANE SALEM, DONALD J. TRUMP re 60 Consent MOTION for Leave to File Supplemental Declaration in Response to Plaintiffs' Supplemental Declarations and to File the Declaration Under Seal (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(Yun, Alexander) (Entered: 05/13/2025)	May 13, 2025	May 13, 2025 PACER
62	ORDER: Upon consideration of the plaintiffs' Motion 59 for Leave to File Additional Supplemental Declarations and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that the clerk shall docket the declarations filed with the plaintiffs' Motion. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 05/14/2025. (lcrcl2) Modified to correct date signed on 5/16/2025 (smc). (Entered: 05/15/2025)	May 15, 2025	May 15, 2025 RECAP
63	ORDER: Upon consideration of the defendants' Consent Motion 60 for Leave to File Supplemental Declarations, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 05/14/2025. (lcrcl2) (Entered: 05/15/2025)	May 15, 2025	May 15, 2025 RECAP
64	SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION by JAS KAPULE, ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS re 59 MOTION for Leave to File Additional Supplemental Declarations in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, To Stay Agency Action, and for Provisional Class Certification. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(zdp) (Entered: 05/16/2025) 1 Declaration View on RECAP	May 15, 2025	May 15, 2025 PACER
65	NOTICE of Appearance by Jean Lin on behalf of All Defendants (Lin, Jean) (Main Document 65 replaced on 5/19/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 05/16/2025)	May 16, 2025	May 16, 2025 PACER
66	NOTICE of Appearance by Aditi Shah on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Shah, Aditi) (Main Document 66 replaced on 5/19/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 05/16/2025)	May 16, 2025	May 16, 2025 RECAP
	NOTICE of Hearing: Motion Hearing, re: 7 Motion for Preliminary Injunction and 8 Motion to Certify Class, is set for 5/22/2025 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 15 (In Person) before Judge Royce C. Lamberth. (lcrcl2)	May 18, 2025	May 18, 2025 PACER
	Set Hearings	May 18, 2025	May 18, 2025 PACER
	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Royce C. Lamberth: Motion Hearing held on 5/22/2025 re: 7 Motion for Preliminary Injunction and 8 Motion to Certify Class. The Court Heard Oral Arguments From The Parties. (Court Reporter BRYAN WAYNE.) (mac)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
	Motion Hearing	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
67	MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 6/3/2025. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 06/03/2025)	June 3, 2025	June 3, 2025 Clearinghouse
68	ORDER granting 7 Motion for Preliminary Injunction; granting 8 Motion to Certify Class. See Order and accompanying Memorandum Opinion for details. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 6/3/2025. (lcrcl3) (Entered: 06/03/2025)	June 3, 2025	June 3, 2025 RECAP
69	TRANSCRIPT OF PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION HEARING before Judge Royce C. Lamberth held on May 22, 2025; Page Numbers: 1-83. Date of Issuance: 6/6/2025. Court Reporter: Bryan A. Wayne. 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 6/27/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 7/7/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 9/4/2025.(Wayne, Bryan) (Entered: 06/06/2025)	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 PACER
70	REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO FILE REVIEW. The attached document requires leave to file: Letter; Elijah Stone. Reason(s): Filer is not a party to the case. (zdp) (Entered: 06/18/2025)	June 16, 2025	June 16, 2025 PACER
71	ANSWER to Complaint by CHRISTOPHER A. BINA, PAMELA J. BONDI, DANA R. DIGIACOMO, WILLIAM W. LOTHROP, SHANE SALEM, DONALD J. TRUMP.(Yun, Alexander) (Entered: 06/24/2025)	June 24, 2025	June 24, 2025 RECAP
72	NOTICE of Appearance by M. Jared Littman on behalf of All Defendants (Littman, M.) (Main Document 72 replaced on 6/27/2025) (zdp). (Entered: 06/27/2025)	June 27, 2025	June 27, 2025 PACER
73	Joint MOTION for Protective Order by JAS KAPULE, ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Qualified Protective Order)(Kendrick, Corene) (Entered: 07/01/2025) 1 Proposed Qualified Protective Order View on PACER	July 1, 2025	July 1, 2025 RECAP
74	ORDER: The Court, having reviewed 73 Motion for Qualified Protective Order and the entire record, and finding good cause to grant the request, hereby ORDERS that the motion is GRANTED as set forth herein. Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 07/03/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Sample Agreement) (lcrcl2) (Entered: 07/03/2025)	July 3, 2025	July 3, 2025 PACER
75	MOTION to Intervene, MOTION for Injunction, MOTION for Order to Show Cause, MOTION to Compel by CARLA C. KEYS. (zdp) (Entered: 07/16/2025)	July 14, 2025	July 14, 2025 Clearinghouse
76	REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO FILE REVIEW. The attached document requires leave to file: Letter; Willie A. Milton. Reason(s): Filer is not a party to the case. (zdp) (Entered: 07/22/2025)	July 21, 2025	July 21, 2025 PACER
77	REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO FILE REVIEW. The attached document requires leave to file: Notice of Letter; Carla Keys. Reason(s): Filer is not a party to the case. (zdp) (Entered: 08/07/2025)	Aug. 4, 2025	Aug. 4, 2025 PACER
78	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Renewed) by JAS KAPULE, ALISHEA SOPHIA KINGDOM, SOLO NICHOLS. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration of Corene T. Kendrick, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Kendrick, Corene) (Entered: 08/08/2025) 1 Memorandum in Support View on RECAP 2 Declaration of Corene T. Kendrick View on RECAP 3 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	Aug. 8, 2025	Aug. 8, 2025 RECAP
79	ORDER: Upon consideration of the plaintiffs' Motion 78 for a Renewed Preliminary Injunction and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that the defendants are ENJOINED from implementing Section 4(c) of Executive Order 14168 against any class member from September 1, 2025 to November 30, 2025. See Order for details.Signed by Judge Royce C. Lamberth on 08/20/2025. (lcrcl1) (Entered: 08/20/2025)	Aug. 20, 2025	Aug. 20, 2025 RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory: District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Prison Conditions

Disability Rights

Healthcare Access and Reproductive Issues

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government (Transgender Rights)

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 7, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

The class is defined as: “All persons who are or will be incarcerated in the custody of BOP who are or will be diagnosed with gender dysphoria or meet the criteria for a gender dysphoria diagnosis and who are receiving, or would receive, gender-affirming health care absent such care being proscribed by EO 14168 and the Implementing Memoranda.”

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

ACLU National (all projects)

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Granted

Defendants

Donald J. Trump, Federal

Pamela Bondi, Federal

William Lothrop, Federal