Case: The Authors Guild v. National Endowment for the Humanities

COMPLAINT against Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, Amy Gleason, Michael McDonald, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-31064202)Document filed by Benjamin Holtzman, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Lee Jasperse, William Goldstein, Nicole Jenkins, Valerie Orlando, The Authors Guild, Katalin Balog..(Onayemi, Yinka) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Onayemi, Yinka) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by The Authors Guild..(Onayemi, Yinka) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

STATEMENT OF RELATEDNESS re: that this action be filed as related to 25-cv-3657. Document filed by Katalin Balog, William Goldstein, Benjamin Holtzman, Lee Jasperse, Nicole Jenkins, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Valerie Orlando, The Authors Guild..(Onayemi, Yinka) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to National Endowment for the Humanities, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Katalin Balog, William Goldstein, Benjamin Holtzman, Lee Jasperse, Nicole Jenkins, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Valerie Orlando, The Authors Guild..(Onayemi, Yinka) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Michael McDonald, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Katalin Balog, William Goldstein, Benjamin Holtzman, Lee Jasperse, Nicole Jenkins, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Valerie Orlando, The Authors Guild..(Onayemi, Yinka) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States DOGE Service, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Katalin Balog, William Goldstein, Benjamin Holtzman, Lee Jasperse, Nicole Jenkins, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Valerie Orlando, The Authors Guild..(Onayemi, Yinka) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Amy Gleason, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Katalin Balog, William Goldstein, Benjamin Holtzman, Lee Jasperse, Nicole Jenkins, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Valerie Orlando, The Authors Guild..(Onayemi, Yinka) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Nate Cavanaugh, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Katalin Balog, William Goldstein, Benjamin Holtzman, Lee Jasperse, Nicole Jenkins, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Valerie Orlando, The Authors Guild..(Onayemi, Yinka) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Justin Fox, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Katalin Balog, William Goldstein, Benjamin Holtzman, Lee Jasperse, Nicole Jenkins, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Valerie Orlando, The Authors Guild..(Onayemi, Yinka) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Unassigned. .(jgo)

Case Designated ECF

Case Designated ECF. (jgo)

Case Referred as Possibly Related/Similar

CASE REFERRED TO Judge Colleen McMahon as possibly related to 25-cv-3657. (jgo)

Notice to Attorney Regarding Party Modification

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Yinka Ezekiel Onayemi. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: The Authors Guild; William Goldstein; Elizabeth Kadetsky; Valerie Orlando; Katalin Balog; Benjamin Holtzman; Lee Jasperse; Nicole Jenkins; Michael McDonald; Amy Gleason; Nate Cavanaugh; Justin Fox. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party text was omitted;. (jgo)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Amy Gleason..(jgo) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Justin Fox..(jgo) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Michael McDonald..(jgo) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Nate Cavanaugh..(jgo) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to National Endowment for the Humanities..(jgo) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to United States DOGE Service..(jgo) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

CASE ACCEPTED AS RELATED. Create association to 1:25-cv-03657-UA. Notice of Assignment to follow. (vba)

Notice of Case Assignment/Reassignment

NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Colleen McMahon. Judge Unassigned is no longer assigned to the case. (vba)

Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (vba)

ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES AND SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE re: (24 in 1:25-cv-03657-CM) MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. I have today received word that the plaintiffs in American Council of Learned Societies et al v. McDonald et al (25-cv-03657) have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction. A few hours ago, I also was assigned a related case, The Authors Guild et al v. National Endowment for the Humanities et al (25-cv- 03923), which appears to be substantially identical to the American Council case. I am tentatively consolidating the two cases for all purposes. All filings should be made under the lower docket number, which is 25-cv-03657. If someone can convince me that that consolidation should be undone, I will take care of it next month. If the plaintiffs in Authors Guild intend to join the motion for a preliminary injunction in American Council, or if they wish to make their own separate motion, they have until May 23, 2025 to do so. If the Government wishes to make any cross motions, it must do so by May 30, 2025. Responsive papers in opposition to the preliminary injunction motion(s) are due on June 5, 2025. Reply papers on the preliminary injunction motion(s) AND responses to any cross motions that the Government makes are due on June 13, 2025. Reply papers on any cross motions made by the Government are due on June 20, 2025. In the highly unlikely event that I require oral argument, I will notify the parties. BY ECF TO ALL COUNSEL. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 5/14/2025) (Motions due by 5/30/2025. Replies due by 6/13/2025. Responses due by 6/5/2025) (ar) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

CONSOLIDATED MEMBER CASE: Create association to 1:25-cv-03657-CM. (ar)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Rachael Lightfoot Doud on behalf of Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, Amy Gleason, Michael McDonald, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 1:25-cv-03923-CM.(Doud, Rachael) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Mary Ellen Brennan on behalf of Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, Amy Gleason, Michael McDonald, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service, Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, Amy Gleason, Michael McDonald, United States DOGE Service. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 1:25-cv-03923-CM.(Brennan, Mary) (Entered: 05/21/2025)

CONSENT LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time for defendants to file any cross motions addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Mary Ellen Brennan dated May 21, 2025. Document filed by Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, Amy Gleason, Michael McDonald, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service.Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 1:25-cv-03923-CM.(Brennan, Mary) (Entered: 05/21/2025)

ORDER denying (62) Letter Motion for Extension of Time in case 1:25-cv-03657-CM; denying (20) Letter Motion for Extension of Time in case 1:25-cv-03923-CM. The May 14 order does alter Defendants' time to answer or otherwise respond to the complaints. This is why I set the schedule that I did with adequate time set out for opposition papers and replies. To the extent there is overlap, Defendants may reference their motion papers in their subsequent opposition papers. The schedule remains the same. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 5/22/25) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 1:25-cv-03923-CM (yv) (Entered: 05/22/2025)

AMENDED COMPLAINT amending 1 Complaint, against Benjamin Holtzman, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Lee Jasperse, William Goldstein, Nicole Jenkins, Valerie Orlando, The Authors Guild, Katalin Balog.Document filed by Benjamin Holtzman, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Lee Jasperse, William Goldstein, Nicole Jenkins, Valerie Orlando, The Authors Guild, Katalin Balog. Related document: 1 Complaint,..(Crooks, Jamie) (Entered: 05/23/2025)

MOTION to Dismiss . Document filed by Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, Amy Gleason, Michael McDonald, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service..(Brennan, Mary) (Entered: 05/30/2025)

MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: (23 in 1:25-cv-03923-CM) MOTION to Dismiss . . Document filed by Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, Amy Gleason, Michael McDonald, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 1:25-cv-03923-CM.(Brennan, Mary) (Entered: 05/30/2025)

LETTER addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Rachael Doud dated June 4, 2025 re: Joint Letter re Case Management Plan. Document filed by Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, Amy Gleason, Michael McDonald, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Plaintiffs' Proposed Case Management Plan)Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 1:25-cv-03923-CM.(Doud, Rachael) (Entered: 06/04/2025)

1 Exhibit Plaintiffs' Proposed Case Management Plan

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MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 25 Letter, filed by Michael McDonald, Justin Fox, Nate Cavanaugh, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service, Amy Gleason. ENDORSEMENT: This order was sent out in my absence as a standard case management tool. I agree that it should not have been sent until the motions contemplated by my previous scheduling order are decided we will not be entering a case management plan. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 6/5/2025) (vfr) (Entered: 06/05/2025)

DECLARATION of Michael McDonald . Document filed by Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, Amy Gleason, Michael McDonald, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 1:25-cv-03923-CM.(Brennan, Mary) (Entered: 06/05/2025)

MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Opposition re: (24 in 1:25-cv-03657-CM) MOTION for Preliminary Injunction ., (65 in 1:25-cv-03657-CM) MOTION for Preliminary Injunction . . Document filed by Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, Amy Gleason, Michael McDonald, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service. Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 1:25-cv-03923-CM.(Brennan, Mary) (Entered: 06/05/2025)

ORDER granting (82) Letter Motion for Leave to File Document; granting (83) Letter Motion for Leave to File Document in case 1:25-cv-03657-CM. Plaintiffs' requests, (Dkt. Nos. 82 & 83), made with Defendants' consent, are granted. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 6/6/25) Filed In Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-03657-CM, 1:25-cv-03923-CM (yv) (Entered: 06/06/2025)