Case: Thakur v. Trump

3:25-cv-04737 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 4, 2025

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Case Summary

This case is about the alleged unlawful termination, suspension, or reduction of federal research grants to University of California researchers under a series of executive orders issued by President Trump and directives from the Department of Governmental Ethics (DOGE). On June 4, 2025, a group of University of California researchers, faculty, staff, academic appointees, and employees filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Pre…

The plaintiffs alleged that these grant-related actions (1) exceeded presidential and agency authority in violation of the Separation of Powers, (2) infringed on academic freedom and free expression in violation of the First Amendment, (3) deprived them of due process in violation of the Fifth Amendment, (4) violated statutory limitations on executive spending authority under the Impoundment Control Act, and (5) constituted arbitrary and capricious agency action in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief to halt the enforcement of the challenged executive orders and directives, as well as reinstatement of their research funding and attorneys’ fees and costs.

On June 5, 2025, the plaintiffs moved for a temporary restraining order to stop the defendants from taking any further actions to unlawfully terminate federal research grants. Specifically, the plaintiffs asked the court to restore their previously awarded grants, provide no-cost extensions for the time necessary to complete their interrupted work, and require the defendants to return to their lawful grant procedures from before January 20, 2025. These procedures included providing plaintiffs with reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard before termination, as well as a specific, individualized explanation for any proposed termination. The motion also sought to compel the defendants to file declarations verifying their compliance with the court's order.

Also on June 5, 2025, the plalintiffs moved for class certification, seeking to represent a proposed class of “All University of California researchers, including faculty, staff, academic appointees, and employees across the University of California system whose research grants have been or will be terminated, denied, suspended, or reduced” by the defendants pursuant to Executive Orders 14151, 14154, 14158, 14168, 14173, 14217, 14238, and/or 14222, or any other Trump Administration or DOGE directives issued on or after January 20, 2025.

On June 23, 2025, Judge Lin granted the motion for a preliminary injunction and provisional class certification, extending the injunction to all similarly situated University of California researchers. The court found that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on their claims under the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act, noting that the defendants’ actions showed signs of "quintessential viewpoint discrimination". The order immediately enjoined the Trump Administration, DOGE, and the involved federal agencies from giving effect to the vacated grant terminations and prohibited any future terminations that would meet the criteria of the certified classes. It also required that the defendants restore the grants to the plaintiffs, pending the resolution of the case.

On July 10, 2025, the defendants appealed the preliminary injunction to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The following day, they filed a motion in the Ninth Circuit seeking a partial stay of the district court’s injunction, limited to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). They argued that the injunction was overly broad, that the First Amendment did not require the defendants to subsidize particular projects or to do so on a content-neutral basis, that the district court lacked jurisdiction under the Tucker Act, and that the EPA’s actions were unreviewable because they were committed to agency discretion by law. The defendants asserted that the injunction caused irreparable harm to the public fisc and the Executive Branch. The defendants did not seek a stay as to the National Science Foundation (NSF), which had no plans to re-terminate grants during the appeal.

Back in the district court, on July 18, 2025, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint that added two University of California researchers whose work was affected by the terminated grants as plaintiffs. The amended filing also sought to add the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Transportation as defendants. The filing included concrete examples, identifying specific projects and their details to support the plaintiffs’ allegations of widespread and unlawful grant terminations, such as the termination of an NSF grant supplement commemorating the agency’s 75th anniversary. It also added new information about the Department of Energy, noting that the agency would review 179 awards totaling more than $15 billion to ensure consistency with the Trump Administration’s policies and priorities.

The Ninth Circuit heard oral argument on the preliminary injunction appeal on July 31, 2025.

In the district court, on August 1, 2025, the plaintiffs moved to extend the injunction to the Department of Defense and the Department of Transportation and to certify new classes of plaintiffs, introduced in the amended complaint, whose grants had been terminated by those agencies.

On August 4, 2025, in a letter brief to the court, the plaintiffs alleged that NSF had violated the June 23 preliminary injunction by indefinitely suspending hundreds of grants to UCLA researchers is a "de facto termination" and a "brazen end-around" the court's order. The letter stated that the NSF's July 30, 2025, letter to UCLA's Chancellor had suspended the grants because they were "not aligned with current NSF priorities and/or programmatic goals," which the plaintiffs argued was "indistinguishable" from the form termination letters that the court had already deemed insufficient under the Administrative Procedure Act. An August 1, 2025, letter from the NSF further accused UCLA of noncompliance with federal statutes and regulations, citing its "affirmative action" policies, its failure to combat "antisemitism and bias," and its allowance of transgender athletes in women's sports. The plaintiffs argued that these actions violated the First Amendment and constituted an attempt to "penalize disfavored viewpoints." The letter also highlighted that the NSF had not sought a stay of the preliminary injunction and, in fact, that its attorney had told the Ninth Circuit that the NSF did not want to terminate grants, reinstate them, and then terminate them again—an assertion the plaintiffs believed misrepresented their intent.

The defendants argued that the June 23 preliminary injunction should not be extended to cover the suspension of grants to UCLA. They contended that the factual and legal basis for the suspensions was fundamentally different from the terminations at issue in the original injunction. They stated that the suspensions were based on an investigation into UCLA's alleged discriminatory practices, not on a keyword-based termination of "equity-related" grants. The defendants also argued that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the suspensions because none of the named plaintiffs had their grants suspended for the reasons cited in the NSF's letters. Furthermore, they asserted that the court lacked jurisdiction to modify the injunction, as it would "materially alter the core questions of the case on appeal" by requiring a new analysis of different claims and facts. The brief also highlighted that the suspensions were a temporary action, not a permanent termination, and that the NSF was willing to work with UCLA to bring them into compliance to prevent termination.

The following day, the court issued an order to show cause and set a hearing in the district court for August 12, 2025. After the hearing, the court ordered the NSF to vacate the grant suspensions and restore the affected class members to the status quo by reinstating their grants. The court found that the NSF’s use of “suspension” was indistinguishable from a termination, which the preliminary injunction prohibited. The court clarified that “termination” encompassed long-term or indefinite funding cuts, such as the NSF’s suspensions. The court also held that the NSF’s letters lacked grant-specific reasons for the cuts and failed to explain how researchers’ reliance interests were considered. Although the letters included boilerplate language on reliance interests, they contained no individualized analysis of harm to researchers.

	Document
1 3:25-cv-04737	Class Action Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief	June 4, 2025	June 4, 2025 Complaint
7 3:25-cv-04737	Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
18 3:25-cv-04737	Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification and Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
54 3:25-cv-04737	Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Provisional Class Certification	June 23, 2025	June 23, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 1734471
7 25-04249	Motion for Partial Stay Pending Appeal Relief Requested by August 4, 2025 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	July 11, 2025	July 11, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
68 3:25-cv-04737	Amended Class Action Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief	July 18, 2025	July 18, 2025 Complaint
76 3:25-cv-04737	Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Provisional Class Certification as to Additional Agency Defendants	Aug. 1, 2025	Aug. 1, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
78 3:25-cv-04737	NSF's Violation of the Preliminary Injunction No Court	Aug. 4, 2025	Aug. 4, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
96 3:25-cv-04737	Order Re National Science Foundation's Suspension of Grants	Aug. 12, 2025	Aug. 12, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 2325390

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1	COMPLAINT against AmeriCorps (a.k.a the Corporation for National and Community Service), Jennifer Bastress Tahmasebi, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Doug Burgum, Matthew Buzzelli, Department Of Government Efficiency ("DOGE"), Department of Transportation, Sean Duffy, Amy Gleason, Pete Hegseth, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Martin A. Makary, Michael McDonald, Linda McMahon, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Science Foundation, Brooke Rollins, Marco Rubio, Keith Sonderling, Brian Stone, Donald J. Trump, United States Centers for Disease Control, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Defense, United States Department of Education, United States Department of Energy, United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of State, United States Department of the Interior, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Food and Drug Administration, United States National Institutes of Health, Chris Wright, Lee Zeldin ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-20754681.). Injunction against the US government/official or APA vacatur requested. Filed by Ken Alex, Neeta Thakur, Jedda Foreman, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou. (Cabraser, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/4/2025) (Entered: 06/04/2025)	June 4, 2025	June 4, 2025 Clearinghouse
2	Certificate of Interested Entities by Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman (Cabraser, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/4/2025) (Entered: 06/04/2025)	June 4, 2025	June 4, 2025 RECAP
3	Proposed Summons. (Cabraser, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/4/2025) (Entered: 06/04/2025)	June 4, 2025	June 4, 2025 PACER
10	Declaration of Neeta Thakur in Support of 7 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause filed byNeeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H)(Related document(s) 7 ) (Schoenberg, Anthony) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 PACER
11	Declaration of Nell Green Nylen in Support of 7 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause filed byNeeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J, # 11 Exhibit K, # 12 Exhibit L, # 13 Exhibit M, # 14 Exhibit N)(Related document(s) 7 ) (Schoenberg, Anthony) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 PACER
12	Declaration of Jedda Foreman in Support of 7 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause filed byNeeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J)(Related document(s) 7 ) (Schoenberg, Anthony) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 PACER
13	Declaration of Robert H. Hirst in Support of 7 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause filed byNeeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G)(Related document(s) 7 ) (Schoenberg, Anthony) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 PACER
14	Declaration of Rena Dorph in Support of 7 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause filed byNeeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Related document(s) 7 ) (Schoenberg, Anthony) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 PACER
15	Declaration of Samuel Pimentel in Support of 7 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause filed byNeeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J)(Related document(s) 7 ) (Schoenberg, Anthony) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 PACER
16	ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Exceed The Page Limitation Applicable to Memorandum in support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. Responses due by 6/9/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Schoenberg, Anthony) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 PACER
17	Declaration of Anthony P. Schoenberg in Support of 16 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Exceed The Page Limitation Applicable to Memorandum in support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, 7 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause filed byNeeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H)(Related document(s) 16, 7 ) (Schoenberg, Anthony) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 PACER
18	MOTION to Certify Class filed by Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. Responses due by 6/20/2025. Replies due by 6/27/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of E. Cabraser ISO Class Certification Motion, # 2 Proposed Order Granting Class Certification and Appointing Class Counsel)(Cabraser, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 Clearinghouse
4	Case assigned to Judge Rita F. Lin. 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. (mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 PACER
5	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number BCANDC-20756476.) filed by Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing (Illinois), # 2 Certificate of Good Standing (District of Columbia))(Chemerinsky, Erwin) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 RECAP
6	Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 8/27/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/3/2025 10:00 AM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 PACER
7	MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause filed by Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. (Attachments: # 1 Plaintiff's Memorandum in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, # 2 [Proposed] Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause)(Schoenberg, Anthony) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025) 1 Plaintiff's Memorandum in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Orde View on RECAP 2 [Proposed] Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause View on RECAP	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 Clearinghouse
8	Declaration of Christine Philliou in Support of 7 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause filed byNeeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F)(Related document(s) 7 ) (Schoenberg, Anthony) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 PACER
9	Declaration of Ken Alex in Support of 7 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause filed byNeeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H)(Related document(s) 7 ) (Schoenberg, Anthony) (Filed on 6/5/2025) (Entered: 06/05/2025)	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 PACER
	~Util - Case Assigned by Intake	June 5, 2025	June 5, 2025 PACER
19	ORDER by Judge Rita F. Lin granting 5 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Erwin Chemerinsky. (mkl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/6/2025) (Entered: 06/06/2025)	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 PACER
20	ORDER SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge Rita F. Lin on 6/6/2025. Status Conference set for 6/9/2025 11:00 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only before Judge Rita F. Lin. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/lin-rita-f-rfl/General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited.Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/.(mkl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/6/2025) (Entered: 06/06/2025)	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 PACER
21	Summons Issued as to AmeriCorps (a.k.a the Corporation for National and Community Service), Jennifer Bastress Tahmasebi, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Doug Burgum, Matthew Buzzelli, Department Of Government Efficiency ("DOGE"), Department of Transportation, Sean Duffy, Amy Gleason, Pete Hegseth, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Martin A. Makary, Michael McDonald, Linda McMahon, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Science Foundation, Brooke Rollins, Marco Rubio, Keith Sonderling, Brian Stone, Donald J. Trump, United States Centers for Disease Control, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Defense, United States Department of Education, United States Department of Energy, United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of State, United States Department of the Interior, United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States Food and Drug Administration, United States National Institutes of Health, Chris Wright, Lee Zeldin. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/6/2025) (Entered: 06/06/2025)	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 PACER
22	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Jason Altabet on behalf of National Science Foundation, Brian Stone, National Endowment for the Humanities, Michael McDonald, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, United States Department of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, AmeriCorps (a.k.a the Corporation for National and Community Service), Jennifer Bastress Tahmasebi, United States Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, United States Department of Education, Linda McMahon, United States Department of Energy, Chris Wright, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., United States Centers for Disease Control, Matthew Buzzelli, United States Food and Drug Administration, Martin A. Makary, United States National Institutes of Health, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Keith Sonderling, United States Department of the Interior, Doug Burgum, United States Department of State, Marco Rubio, Department of Transportation, Sean Duffy, Donald J. Trump, Department Of Government Efficiency ("DOGE"), Amy Gleason (Altabet, Jason) (Filed on 6/6/2025) (Entered: 06/06/2025)	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 PACER
23	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman re 10 Declaration in Support, 9 Declaration in Support, 14 Declaration in Support, 17 Declaration in Support,, 8 Declaration in Support, 18 MOTION to Certify Class, 13 Declaration in Support, 11 Declaration in Support,, 15 Declaration in Support, 16 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Exceed The Page Limitation Applicable to Memorandum in support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, 12 Declaration in Support, 7 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause (Schoenberg, Anthony) (Filed on 6/6/2025) (Entered: 06/06/2025)	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 PACER
	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 PACER
24	SUMMONS RETURNED EXCUTED by Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman (Cabraser, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/8/2025) Modified on 6/9/2025 (kmg, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 06/08/2025)	June 8, 2025	June 8, 2025 PACER
25	STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Setting Briefing Schedule and Hearing Date filed by National Science Foundation, Brian Stone, National Endowment for the Humanities, Michael McDonald, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, United States Department of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, AmeriCorps (a.k.a the Corporation for National and Community Service), Jennifer Bastress Tahmasebi, United States Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, United States Department of Education, Linda McMahon, United States Department of Energy, Chris Wright, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., United States Centers for Disease Control, Matthew Buzzelli, United States Food and Drug Administration, Martin A. Makary, United States National Institutes of Health, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Keith Sonderling, United States Department of the Interior, Doug Burgum, United States Department of State, Marco Rubio, Department of Transportation, Sean Duffy, Donald J. Trump, Department Of Government Efficiency ("DOGE"), Amy Gleason. (Altabet, Jason) (Filed on 6/9/2025) (Entered: 06/09/2025)	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 RECAP
26	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Kevin R. Budner on behalf of Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman (Budner, Kevin) (Filed on 6/9/2025) (Entered: 06/09/2025)	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 PACER
27	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Annie Michael Wanless on behalf of Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman (Wanless, Annie Michael) (Filed on 6/9/2025) (Entered: 06/09/2025)	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 PACER
28	Minute Entry for proceedings held by Zoom before Judge Rita F. Lin: Status Conference held on 6/9/2025. The Court grants the 25 Stipulation for Briefing Schedule and Hearing on Plaintiffs' Motions (Dkt. Nos. 7 and 18 ) and 16 Administrative Motion to Exceed Page Limits. Plaintiffs' request for 50 pages for the Motion for TRO is granted. Opposition (50 page limit) due by 6/12/2025. Reply (30 page limit) due by 6/17/2025. Motion Hearing set for 6/20/2025 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 15, 18th Floor before Judge Rita F. Lin. Parties to meet and confer on the scope of early discovery and file a stipulation/proposed order or a joint statement with their respective proposals by 6/11/2025. Total Time in Court: 22 minutes. Court Reporter: Ruth Levine Ekhaus. Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Elizabeth Cabraser, Richard Heimann, Kevin Budner, Tony Schoenberg, and Claudia Polsky. Attorney for Defendants: Jason Altabet. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mkl, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 6/9/2025) (Entered: 06/09/2025)	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 PACER
29	TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 06/09/2025 before Judge Rita F. Lin by Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman, for Court Reporter Ruth Ekhaus. (Cabraser, Elizabeth) (Filed on 6/9/2025) (Entered: 06/09/2025)	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 PACER
30	Transcript of Proceedings held on 06/09/2025, before Judge Rita F. Lin. Court Reporter Ruth Levine Ekhaus, RMR, RDR, FCRR, CCG CSR No. 12219, email/telephone number ruth_ekhaus@cand.uscourts.gov/(415)336-5223. Per General Order No. 59 and Judicial Conference policy, this transcript may be viewed only at the Clerk's Office public terminal or may be purchased through the Court Reporter until the deadline for the Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date, it may be obtained through PACER. Any Notice of Intent to Request Redaction, if required, is due no later than 5 business days from date of this filing. (Re 29 Transcript Order ) Release of Transcript Restriction set for 9/8/2025. (Related documents(s) 29 ) (rre, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2025) (Entered: 06/09/2025)	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 PACER
	Electronic filing error. The correct event is SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. Corrected by Clerk's Office. No further action is necessary. Re:24 Certificate of Service filed by Neeta Thakur, Nell Green Nylen, Jedda Foreman, Christine Philliou, Robert Hirst, Ken Alex (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2025)	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 PACER
	Electronic filing error. The correct event is SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. Corrected by Clerk's Office. No further action is necessary. Re: 24 Certificate of Service filed by Neeta Thakur, Nell Green Nylen, Jedda Foreman, Christine Philliou, Robert Hirst, Ken Alex (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2025)	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 PACER
31	JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT Re: Expedited Initial Discovery filed by Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman. (Budner, Kevin) (Filed on 6/11/2025) (Entered: 06/11/2025)	June 11, 2025	June 11, 2025 RECAP
32	DISCOVERY ORDER. Signed by Judge Rita F. Lin on 6/12/2025. (mkl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/12/2025) (Entered: 06/12/2025)	June 12, 2025	June 12, 2025 RECAP
33	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Linda S. Gilleran on behalf of Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman (Gilleran, Linda) (Filed on 6/12/2025) (Entered: 06/12/2025)	June 12, 2025	June 12, 2025 PACER
34	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Kyle Andrew McLorg on behalf of Neeta Thakur, Ken Alex, Nell Green Nylen, Robert Hirst, Christine Philliou, Jedda Foreman (McLorg, Kyle) (Filed on 6/12/2025) (Entered: 06/12/2025)	June 12, 2025	June 12, 2025 PACER
35	OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 7 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause ) filed byNational Science Foundation, Brian Stone, National Endowment for the Humanities, Michael McDonald, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, United States Department of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, AmeriCorps (a.k.a the Corporation for National and Community Service), Jennifer Bastress Tahmasebi, United States Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, United States Department of Education, Linda McMahon, United States Department of Energy, Chris Wright, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., United States Centers for Disease Control, Matthew Buzzelli, United States Food and Drug Administration, Martin A. Makary, United States National Institutes of Health, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Keith Sonderling, United States Department of the Interior, Doug Burgum, United States Department of State, Marco Rubio, Department of Transportation, Sean Duffy, Donald J. Trump, Department Of Government Efficiency ("DOGE"), Amy Gleason. (Altabet, Jason) (Filed on 6/12/2025) (Entered: 06/12/2025)	June 12, 2025	June 12, 2025 RECAP
36	OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 18 MOTION to Certify Class ) filed byNational Science Foundation, Brian Stone, National Endowment for the Humanities, Michael McDonald, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, United States Department of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, AmeriCorps (a.k.a the Corporation for National and Community Service), Jennifer Bastress Tahmasebi, United States Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, United States Department of Education, Linda McMahon, United States Department of Energy, Chris Wright, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., United States Centers for Disease Control, Matthew Buzzelli, United States Food and Drug Administration, Martin A. Makary, United States National Institutes of Health, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Keith Sonderling, United States Department of the Interior, Doug Burgum, United States Department of State, Marco Rubio, Department of Transportation, Sean Duffy, Donald J. Trump, Department Of Government Efficiency ("DOGE"), Amy Gleason. (Altabet, Jason) (Filed on 6/12/2025) (Entered: 06/12/2025)	June 12, 2025	June 12, 2025 RECAP

Case: Thakur v. Trump

3:25-cv-04737 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

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