Case: State of California v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

3:25-cv-05536 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 1, 2025

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Case Summary

This case challenged the Trump administration’s disclosure of confidential Medicaid beneficiary data to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement. On July 1, 2025, twenty-one states and the District of Columbia filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Secretary Kristi Noem. Th…

This case challenged the Trump administration’s disclosure of confidential Medicaid beneficiary data to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement.

On July 1, 2025, twenty-one states and the District of Columbia filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Secretary Kristi Noem. The plaintiffs, represented by their respective state attorneys general, sought declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging violations of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the Privacy Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), and constitutional claims under the Spending Clause and separation-of-powers principles.

The case was assigned to Judge Vince Chhabria.

Plaintiffs alleged that in early June 2025, HHS’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) secretly transferred Medicaid beneficiary data—including names, addresses, Medicaid IDs, immigration status, and potentially protected health information—to DHS. Following internal agency objections, HHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) formalized this arrangement on July 9, 2025, through an Interagency Exchange Agreement (IEA), granting ICE direct access to CMS’s Integrated Data Repository and the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS), containing over 78 million Medicaid beneficiaries’ personal records. Plaintiffs claimed this unprecedented transfer violated federal statutes strictly limiting disclosure of Medicaid data to purposes directly connected to Medicaid administration, and undermined decades of federal assurances regarding patient privacy.

Plaintiffs also alleged procedural and constitutional violations. They asserted that HHS’s decision constituted a final agency action requiring notice-and-comment rulemaking under the APA, that it was arbitrary and capricious for failing to consider reliance interests and severe public health consequences, and that the new data-sharing policy retroactively imposed ambiguous, coercive conditions on federal Medicaid funding contrary to the Spending Clause.

On July 11, plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction (PI), seeking to prohibit HHS from further transferring Medicaid data to DHS, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), or other federal agencies, and to bar DHS from using the data for immigration enforcement or population surveillance. In support, plaintiffs submitted declarations from senior Medicaid officials in California, Washington, Maryland, Delaware, and representatives of healthcare providers. These declarations detailed irreparable harms already suffered, including widespread fear and disenrollment from Medicaid programs among immigrant communities; reduced use of necessary emergency and preventive healthcare services; and substantial financial burdens on healthcare providers and states due to uncompensated care and lost federal funding.

On July 14, the parties stipulated to expedite briefing on the PI, and the court scheduled oral argument for August 7, 2025. On August 12, 2025, the court granted in part and denied in part the motion for a PI. 2025 WL 2356224. At the outset, it noted that there did not appear to be anything categorically unlawful about DHS obtaining data from agencies like HHS for immigration enforcement purposes, and that several federal statutes appeared to permit, and sometimes even require, such disclosures. Nonetheless, in light of existing, longstanding ICE policy against using Medicaid data for immigration enforcement, and reliance on that policy by states, providers, and patients, "it was incumbent upon the agencies to carry out a reasoned decision-making process before changing them." The record in this case suggested that no such process occurred, and that the defendants did not consider important policy tradeoffs before making the challenged changes. Thus, the court concluded that, on the record before it, the states had demonstrated a likelihood of success on their “arbitrary and capricious” claim under the APA, which would require HHS and DHS to go back and engage in a reasoned decision-making process. Moreover, the states were likely to suffer irreparable harm from the way the agencies implemented the change, and the balance of hardships and public interest further warranted preliminary relief. The court therefore preliminarily enjoined DHS from using Medicaid data obtained from the plaintiff states for immigration enforcement purposes, including data already acquired from CMS, and preliminarily enjoined HHS from sharing Medicaid data obtained from the plaintiff states with DHS for immigration enforcement purposes. The PI was to remain in place until the shorter of: (1) the termination of this litigation; or (2) 14 days after both DHS and HHS have completed a reasoned decision-making process or rulemaking, if necessary. The court declined, however, to require the agencies to undertake notice and comment rulemaking, holding that the states had not demonstrated that such rulemaking was required. It noted that this was without prejudice to re-raising the issue later. It further noted its skepticism on the merits of the plaintiffs' Spending Clause claim, but denied it as moot in light of the ruling under the APA which would enable the agencies to consider the Spending Clause issue as part of the reasoned decision-making process. The court further ordered the parties meet for a case management conference.

On August 28, 2025, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, adding the state of Wisconsin and the Office of the Governor ex. rel. Andy Beshear, in his official capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky as plaintiffs.

After the parties met for a case management conference, on September 4, 2025, the plaintiffs filed a second motion for a PI seeking to have Kentucky and Wisconsin covered by the already litigated PI, prohibiting the government from using Medicaid data obtained from both states for immigration enforcement purposes. Despite the government’s opposition, the Court granted this motion after finding that the plaintiffs’ delay in adding these states was not “indicative of tactical gamesmanship."

On October 27, 2025, the parties submitted a stipulation asking the court to extend the government's deadline to respond to the plaintiffs’ amended complaint until December 11, 2025. On October 31, 2025, the parties submitted a joint case management statement. In this report, defendants asked the court to continue the scheduled case management conference scheduled for November 7, 2025, in light of the government shutdown. Plaintiffs reported wanting to keep the previous scheduled date intact in order to “discuss with Defendants and the Court the schedule for defendants’ imminent completion of the decision-making process, production and review of the administrative record, and summary adjudication of Plaintiffs’ APA claims.”

On November 21, 2025, defendants filed a notice reporting their completion of the decision-making process needed to trigger the possible termination of the PI as discussed in the Court's order granting the PI. The plaintiff states then filed a third motion seeking a preliminary injunction. After subsequent briefing on the issue, on December 29, 2025, the Court issued an order granting in part and denying in part the PI. After reviewing the defendant's decision-making processes, the Court denied the motion as to the data that was the "primary focus of the new policies" (basic biographical, location, and contact information), finding that agencies are clearly legally authorized to share this type of data with one another and the defendants had "adequately explained their decisions" to share such data. However, the Court granted the motion to prevent sharing of data beyond the authorized categories due to the defendants' lack of clarity about what additional data would need to be shared, why such sharing would be needed for immigration enforcement purposes, and what the risks of sharing additional data with DHS would include. 2025 WL 3751931.

On March 26, 2026, the plaintiffs filed a motion to enforce the preliminary injunction. The plaintiffs alleged that HHS improperly shared a massive dataset with ICE, in violation of the preliminary injunction. According to the filing, the defendants failed to provide clear compliance standards and potentially included "off limits" information belonging to individuals with legal immigration status. To address these concerns, the plaintiffs requested that the court confirm the scope of protected data and authorize targeted discovery into how the government has handled this sensitive information.

This case is ongoing.

Summary Authors

Brian Chen (7/10/2025)

Tessa Bialek (8/18/2025)

Maddy Ligon (1/5/2026)

Sofia Yoder (4/6/2026)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Arizona, State of (California)

Beach, Bryan William (California)

Bies, Katherine J. (California)

Boergers, Kathleen (California)

Attorney for Defendant

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Butler, Alan Jay (California)

Judge(s)

Chhabria, Vince Girdhari (California)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Arizona, State of (California)

Beach, Bryan William (California)

Bies, Katherine J. (California)

Boergers, Kathleen (California)

Cable, Chloe (California)

California, State of (California)

Colorado, State of (California)

Connecticut, State of (California)

Day, David Dana (California)

Delaware, State of (California)

Dirks, Katherine (California)

Drezner, Michael (California)

Fernandes, Kalikoonalani Diara (California)

Gaber, Sherief (California)

Giovanatti, Neil (California)

Hawaii, State of (California)

Illinois, State of (California)

Island, State of (California)

Jersey, State of (California)

Kane, Ryan P. (California)

Kassab, Vanessa L. (California)

Keckhaver, Karla Z. (California)

Kennedy, Scott P. (California)

Khera, Harpreet (California)

Korgaonkar, Natasha (California)

Kreckel, Brendan (California)

Ladov, Mark H. (California)

Levine, Zoe (California)

Lorch, Ryan (California)

Maine, State of (California)

Marks, Ethan William (California)

Marshall, Brian Simmonds (California)

Maryland, State of (California)

Massachusetts, State of (California)

Mayo, Steven Travis (California)

McGinty, William David (California)

Medeiros, Janelle (California)

Mexico, State of (California)

Michigan, State of (California)

Milton, Katherine (California)

Minnesota, State of (California)

Muller, Zane (California)

Muqaddam, Rabia (California)

Nevada, State of (California)

Oregon, State of (California)

Palma, Neli Nima (California)

Payne, Taylor (California)

Pugliese-Saville, Estefania (California)

Rich, Anna Margaret (California)

Salas, Alexa Gabriela (California)

Senier, Amy (California)

Staley, Lee B. (California)

Stern, Heidi Parry (California)

Tipton, Laura Crittenden (California)

Vermont, State of (California)

Walsh, Elizabeth R. (California)

Washington, State of (California)

Wolter, Samuel Perry (California)

York, State of (California)

Yu, Stephanie Tao-Hsin (California)

Attorney for Defendant

Dibblee, Christian (California)

Gerardi, Michael Joseph (California)

Other

Butler, Alan Jay (California)

Ingram, Joanna Elise (California)

Perkins, Martha Jane (California)

Schneidman, Nicole Lynn (California)

Schwartz, Adam Daniel (California)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1 3:25-cv-05536	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief	July 1, 2025	July 1, 2025 Complaint
43 3:25-cv-05536	Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion and Motion for Preliminary Injunction	July 11, 2025	July 11, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
98 3:25-cv-05536	Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion for Preliminary Injunction	Aug. 12, 2025	Aug. 12, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 2356224
108 3:25-cv-05536	Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief State of California et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al.	Aug. 28, 2025	Aug. 28, 2025 Complaint
118 3:25-cv-05536	Plaintiffs’ Notice Of Motion And Motion For Amended Preliminary Injunction; Memorandum Of Points And Authorities In Support State of California et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al.	Sept. 4, 2025	Sept. 4, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
122 3:25-cv-05536	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Amended Preliminary Injunction State of California et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al.	Sept. 15, 2025	Sept. 15, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
127 3:25-cv-05536	Order Re Motion To Amend Preliminary Injunction To Add Kentucky And Wisconsin State of California et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al.	Sept. 22, 2025	Sept. 22, 2025 Order/Opinion
128 3:25-cv-05536	Stipulation Regarding Answer	Oct. 27, 2025	Oct. 27, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
129 3:25-cv-05536	Joint Case Management Statement	Oct. 31, 2025	Oct. 31, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
148 3:25-cv-05536	Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion for Preliminary Injunction State of California et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services et al.	Dec. 29, 2025	Dec. 29, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 3751931

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EO 14243 - Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos President Donald Trump	Directing all agency heads to ensure that federal officials have "full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, data, software systems, and information technology systems...for the purpo…	March 20, 2025	March 20, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/...
EO 14218 - Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders President Donald Trump	Directing each executive department or agency to (1) identify all federally funded programs administered by the agency that permit undocumented immigrants to obtain any cash or non-cash public benefi…	Feb. 19, 2025	Feb. 19, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70687026/state-of-california-v-us-department-of-health-and-human-services/

Last updated July 28, 2026, 5:46 p.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	July 1, 2025	COMPLAINT against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-20849352.). Injunction against the US government/official or APA vacatur requested. Filed by State of Michigan, State of Illinois, State of Arizona, State of Oregon, State of California, State of Rhode Island, State of Nevada, State of New York, State of Hawaii, State of Colorado, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of Washington, State of Maine, State of Connecticut, State of Massachusetts, State of Vermont, State of Delaware. (Rich, Anna) (Filed on 7/1/2025) (Entered: 07/01/2025)	Clearinghouse
2	July 1, 2025	Proposed Summons. (Rich, Anna) (Filed on 7/1/2025) (Entered: 07/01/2025)	RECAP
3	July 2, 2025	Case assigned to Judge Vince Chhabria. 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 7/2/2025) (Entered: 07/02/2025)	RECAP
4	July 2, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20852058.) filed by State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(McGinty, William) (Filed on 7/2/2025) (Entered: 07/02/2025)	RECAP
5	July 2, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20852548.) filed by State of Colorado. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Lorch, Ryan) (Filed on 7/2/2025) (Entered: 07/02/2025)	RECAP
6	July 2, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20852588.) filed by State of Colorado. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Wolter, Samuel) (Filed on 7/2/2025) (Entered: 07/02/2025) 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing View on PACER	RECAP
7	July 2, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 4 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to William McGinty. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/2/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/02/2025)	RECAP
8	July 2, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 5 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Ryan Lorch. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/2/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/02/2025)	RECAP
9	July 2, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 6 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Samuel Wolter. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/2/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/02/2025)	RECAP
10	July 2, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20852879.) filed by State of Connecticut. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Medeiros, Janelle) (Filed on 7/2/2025) (Entered: 07/02/2025)	RECAP
11	July 2, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Kathleen Boergers on behalf of State of California (Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/2/2025) (Entered: 07/02/2025)	RECAP
12	July 2, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 10 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Janelle Medeiros. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/2/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/02/2025)	RECAP
13	July 2, 2025	Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order 65 and cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Case Management Statement due by 9/26/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 10/3/2025 10:00 AM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(far, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/2/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/02/2025)	RECAP
14	July 2, 2025	Summons Issued as to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (far, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/2/2025) (Entered: 07/02/2025)	RECAP
15	July 2, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20854822.) filed by State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Muller, Zane) (Filed on 7/2/2025) (Entered: 07/02/2025)	RECAP
	July 2, 2025	~Util - Case Assigned by Intake
	July 2, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
16	July 3, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20856334.) filed by State of Michigan. (Giovanatti, Neil) (Filed on 7/3/2025) (Entered: 07/03/2025)	RECAP
17	July 3, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20856548.) filed by State of Michigan. (Beach, Bryan) (Filed on 7/3/2025) (Entered: 07/03/2025)	RECAP
18	July 3, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20856611.) filed by State of Rhode Island. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Certificate of Good Standing)(Staley, Lee) (Filed on 7/3/2025) (Entered: 07/03/2025)	RECAP
19	July 3, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20858411.) filed by State of Illinois. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Letter of Good Standing)(Gaber, Sherief) (Filed on 7/3/2025) (Entered: 07/03/2025)	RECAP
20	July 3, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 15 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Zane Muller. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/3/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/03/2025)	RECAP
21	July 3, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 16 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Neil Giovanatti. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/3/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/03/2025)	RECAP
22	July 3, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 17 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Bryan Beach. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/3/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/03/2025)	RECAP
23	July 3, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 18 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Lee Staley. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/3/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/03/2025)	RECAP
24	July 3, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 19 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Sherief Gaber. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/3/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/03/2025)	RECAP
25	July 7, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20860734.) filed by State of Vermont. (Kane, Ryan) (Filed on 7/7/2025) (Entered: 07/07/2025)	RECAP
26	July 7, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 25 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Ryan Kane. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/07/2025)	RECAP
27	July 7, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Ryan P. Kane on behalf of State of Vermont (Kane, Ryan) (Filed on 7/7/2025) (Entered: 07/07/2025)	RECAP
28	July 7, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20862012.) filed by State of New York. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Ladov, Mark) (Filed on 7/7/2025) (Entered: 07/07/2025)	RECAP
29	July 7, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20863144.) filed by State of Hawaii. (Attachments: # 1 HI Certificate of Good Standing)(Fernandes, Kalikoonalani) (Filed on 7/7/2025) (Entered: 07/07/2025)	RECAP
30	July 7, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20863176.) filed by State of Hawaii. (Attachments: # 1 HI Certificate of Good Standing)(Day, David) (Filed on 7/7/2025) (Entered: 07/07/2025)	RECAP
31	July 7, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20863212.) filed by State of Arizona. (Salas, Alexa) (Filed on 7/7/2025) (Entered: 07/07/2025)	RECAP
32	July 7, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 28 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Mark Ladov. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/07/2025)	RECAP
33	July 7, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 29 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Kalikoonalani Fernandes. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/07/2025)	RECAP
34	July 7, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 30 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to David Day. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2025)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) (Entered: 07/07/2025)	RECAP
	July 7, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
35	July 9, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Katherine J. Bies on behalf of State of Minnesota (Bies, Katherine) (Filed on 7/9/2025) (Entered: 07/09/2025)	RECAP
36	July 9, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20873135.) filed by State of Massachusetts. (Marks, Ethan) (Filed on 7/9/2025) (Entered: 07/09/2025)	RECAP
37	July 9, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 36 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Ethan Marks. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/9/2025) (Entered: 07/09/2025)	RECAP
	July 9, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
	July 9, 2025	Electronic Filing Error
	July 9, 2025	Electronic filing error. No Certificate of Good Standing.This filing will not be processed by the clerks office.Please re-file in its entirety. Re: 31 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20863212.) filed by State of Arizona (far, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/9/2025)
38	July 10, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20863212.) Filing fee previously paid on 07/07/2025 filed by State of Arizona. (Attachments: (1) Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Salas, Alexa) (Filed on 7/10/2025) 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing View on RECAP	RECAP
39	July 10, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting [38] Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Alexa Salas. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/10/2025)	RECAP
40	July 10, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice by Rabia Muqaddam ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20880543.) filed by State of New York. (Muqaddam, Rabia) (Filed on 7/10/2025)	RECAP
41	July 11, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting [40] Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Rabia Muqaddam. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/11/2025)	RECAP
42	July 11, 2025	ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Exceed Page Limits filed by State of Massachusetts, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of California, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland. Responses due by 7/15/2025. (Attachments: (1) Declaration Boergers Dec in support of motion, (2) Exhibit Proposed Motion)(Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/11/2025) 1 Declaration Boergers Dec in support of motion View on RECAP 2 Exhibit Proposed Motion View on RECAP	RECAP
43	July 11, 2025	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by State of Massachusetts, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of California, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland. Motion Hearing set for 8/28/2025 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 04, 17th Floor before Judge Vince Chhabria. Responses due by 7/25/2025. Replies due by 8/1/2025. (Attachments: (1) Declaration Adelman Decl, (2) Declaration Armijo Decl, (3) Declaration Bassiri Decl, (4) Declaration Berliner Decl, (5) Declaration Boergers Decl, (6) Exhibit Boergers Ex. A - AP Article, (7) Exhibit Boergers Ex, B - NPR Article, (8) Declaration Cash Decl, (9) Declaration Connolly Decl, (10) Declaration Dellit Decl, (11) Declaration Flores-Brennan Decl, (12) Declaration Fotinos Decl, (13) Exhibit Fotinos Ex. A - WA State Medicaid Form, (14) Exhibit Fotinos Ex. B - CMS Email to WA, (15) Exhibit Fotinos Ex. C - WA Email to CMS, (16) Declaration Groen Decl, (17) Declaration Hadler Decl, (18) Declaration Leong Decl, (19) Declaration Levine Decl, (20) Declaration Mangia Decl, (21) Declaration Mendoza Decl, (22) Declaration Moran Decl, (23) Declaration Peterson Decl, (24) Exhibit Peterson Ex. A - HI Member Handbook, (25) Declaration Phelan Decl, (26) Declaration Pono Sousa Decl, (27) Declaration Popat Decl, (28) Declaration Probert Decl, (29) Declaration Sandwith Decl, (30) Declaration Sandoe Decl, (31) Declaration Silva Decl, (32) Declaration Wilmot Decl, (33) Declaration Wilson Decl)(Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/11/2025) 1 Declaration Adelman Decl View on RECAP 2 Declaration Armijo Decl View on RECAP 3 Declaration Bassiri Decl View on RECAP 4 Declaration Berliner Decl View on RECAP 5 Declaration Boergers Decl View on RECAP 6 Exhibit Boergers Ex. A - AP Article View on RECAP 7 Exhibit Boergers Ex, B - NPR Article View on RECAP 8 Declaration Cash Decl View on RECAP 9 Declaration Connolly Decl View on RECAP 10 Declaration Dellit Decl View on RECAP 11 Declaration Flores-Brennan Decl View on RECAP 12 Declaration Fotinos Decl View on RECAP 13 Exhibit Fotinos Ex. A - WA State Medicaid Form View on RECAP 14 Exhibit Fotinos Ex. B - CMS Email to WA View on RECAP 15 Exhibit Fotinos Ex. C - WA Email to CMS View on RECAP 16 Declaration Groen Decl View on RECAP 17 Declaration Hadler Decl View on RECAP 18 Declaration Leong Decl View on RECAP 19 Declaration Levine Decl View on RECAP 20 Declaration Mangia Decl View on RECAP 21 Declaration Mendoza Decl View on RECAP 22 Declaration Moran Decl View on RECAP 23 Declaration Peterson Decl View on RECAP 24 Exhibit Peterson Ex. A - HI Member Handbook View on RECAP 25 Declaration Phelan Decl View on RECAP 26 Declaration Pono Sousa Decl View on RECAP 27 Declaration Popat Decl View on RECAP 28 Declaration Probert Decl View on RECAP 29 Declaration Sandwith Decl View on RECAP 30 Declaration Sandoe Decl View on RECAP 31 Declaration Silva Decl View on RECAP 32 Declaration Wilmot Decl View on RECAP 33 Declaration Wilson Decl View on RECAP	Clearinghouse
44	July 11, 2025	MOTION to Shorten Time To Hear Plaintiff States' Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by State of Massachusetts, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of California, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland. (Attachments: (1) Declaration Ladov Dec ISO Motion to Shorten Time)(Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/11/2025) 1 Declaration Ladov Dec ISO Motion to Shorten Time View on RECAP	RECAP
45	July 14, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Brendan D. Kreckel ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20875962.) Filing fee previously paid on 07/10/2025 filed by State of Maine. (Attachments: (1) Supplement Certificate of Good Standing)(Kreckel, Brendan) (Filed on 7/14/2025) 1 Supplement Certificate of Good Standing View on RECAP	RECAP
46	July 14, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20889024.) filed by State of New York. (Attachments: (1) Exhibit, (2) Exhibit)(Korgaonkar, Natasha) (Filed on 7/14/2025) 1 Exhibit View on RECAP 2 Exhibit View on RECAP	RECAP
47	July 14, 2025	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by State of California re [14] Summons Issued as to USA Department of Health and Human Services (Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/14/2025)	RECAP
48	July 14, 2025	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by State of California re [14] Summons Issued as to USA Department of Homeland Security (Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/14/2025)	RECAP
49	July 14, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Neli Nima Palma on behalf of State of California (Palma, Neli) (Filed on 7/14/2025)	RECAP
50	July 14, 2025	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by State of California re [14] Summons Issued as to USA Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in his official capacity as Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services (Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/14/2025)	RECAP
51	July 14, 2025	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by State of California re [14] Summons Issued as to USA Kristi Noem, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/14/2025)	RECAP
52	July 14, 2025	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by State of California re [14] Summons Issued as to USA United States Attorneys Office - San Francisco, California (Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/14/2025)	RECAP
53	July 14, 2025	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by State of California re [14] Summons Issued as to USA United States Attorneys Office - District of Columbia (Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/14/2025)	RECAP
54	July 14, 2025	STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re [44] MOTION to Shorten Time To Hear Plaintiff States' Motion for Preliminary Injunction, [43] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by State of Massachusetts, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of California, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland. (Attachments: (1) Proposed Order Proposed Order Granting Stipulation to Shorten Time)(Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/14/2025) 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order Granting Stipulation to Shorten Time View on RECAP	RECAP
	July 14, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
55	July 15, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting [45] Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Brendan Kreckel. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/15/2025)	RECAP
56	July 15, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting [46] Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Natasha Korgaonkar. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/15/2025)	RECAP
57	July 15, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice -Amy Senier obo State of New Mexico ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20893959.) filed by State of New Mexico. (Attachments: (1) Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Senier, Amy) (Filed on 7/15/2025) 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing View on RECAP	RECAP
58	July 15, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting [57] Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Amy Senier. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/15/2025)	RECAP
59	July 15, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting AS MODIFIED [54] Stipulation to Shorten Time To Hear Plaintiff States' Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/15/2025)	RECAP
	July 15, 2025	Set/Reset Deadlines as to 43 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction.
	July 15, 2025	Set/Reset Deadlines as to 43 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. Responses due by 7/25/2025. Replies due by 7/30/2025. Motion Hearing set for 8/7/2025 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 04, 17th Floor before Judge Vince Chhabria. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/15/2025)
60	July 16, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Vanessa Kassab ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20899762.) filed by State of Delaware. (Attachments: (1) Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Kassab, Vanessa) (Filed on 7/16/2025) 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing View on RECAP	RECAP
61	July 16, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for Heidi Parry Stern ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20900401.) filed by State of Nevada. (Attachments: (1) Certificate of Good Standing)(Stern, Heidi) (Filed on 7/16/2025) 1 Certificate of Good Standing View on RECAP	RECAP
62	July 16, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting [60] Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Vanessa Kassab. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/16/2025)	RECAP
63	July 16, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting [61] Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Heidi Stern. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/16/2025)	RECAP
64	July 17, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Heidi Parry Stern on behalf of State of Nevada (Stern, Heidi) (Filed on 7/17/2025)	RECAP
	July 17, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
65	July 18, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20909932.) filed by State of Massachusetts. (Cable, Chloe) (Filed on 7/18/2025) (Entered: 07/18/2025)	RECAP
66	July 18, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting 65 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Chloe Cable. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/18/2025) (Entered: 07/18/2025)	RECAP
67	July 18, 2025	MOTION to File Amicus Curiae Brief filed by Electronic Frontier Foundation, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Protect Democracy Project. Responses due by 8/1/2025. Replies due by 8/8/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit [Proposed] Brief of Amici Curiae, # 2 Proposed Order)(Schneidman, Nicole) (Filed on 7/18/2025) (Entered: 07/18/2025) 1 Exhibit [Proposed] Brief of Amici Curiae View on RECAP 2 Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
68	July 18, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Nicole Lynn Schneidman on behalf of Protect Democracy Project (Schneidman, Nicole) (Filed on 7/18/2025) (Entered: 07/18/2025)	RECAP
	July 18, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
69	July 21, 2025	First MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20912973.) filed by State of New Jersey. (Attachments: (1) Appendix Certificate of Good Standing)(Walsh, Elizabeth) (Filed on 7/21/2025) 1 Appendix Certificate of Good Standing View on RECAP	RECAP
70	July 21, 2025	First MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Estefania Pugliese-Saville ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20912993.) filed by State of New Jersey. (Attachments: (1) Appendix Certificate of Good Standing)(Pugliese-Saville, Estefania) (Filed on 7/21/2025) 1 Appendix Certificate of Good Standing View on RECAP	RECAP
71	July 21, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting [69] Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Elizabeth Walsh. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/21/2025)	RECAP
72	July 21, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting [70] Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Estefania Pugliese-Saville. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/21/2025)	RECAP
73	July 21, 2025	EXHIBITS re [43] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Levine Decl Ex. A - MassHealth Notice of Privacy Practices filed byState of Massachusetts, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of California, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland. (Related document(s)[43]) (Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/21/2025)	RECAP
74	July 21, 2025	EXHIBITS re [43] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Sadwith Dec, Exs. 1 & 2 - correspondence bet. DHCS and CMS filed byState of Massachusetts, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of California, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland. (Attachments: (1) Exhibit Sadwith Decl Ex 2 CMS Requests to CA 4.7.25)(Related document(s)[43]) (Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/21/2025) 1 Exhibit Sadwith Decl Ex 2 CMS Requests to CA 4.7.25 View on RECAP	RECAP
75	July 21, 2025	Declaration of Cash in Support of [43] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction CORRECTED Cash Declaration filed byState of Massachusetts, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of California, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland. (Related document(s)[43]) (Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/21/2025)	RECAP
76	July 21, 2025	Declaration of Sadwith in Support of [43] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction CORRECTED Sadwith Dec filed byState of Massachusetts, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of California, State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland. (Related document(s)[43]) (Boergers, Kathleen) (Filed on 7/21/2025)	RECAP
77	July 22, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Alan Jay Butler on behalf of Electronic Privacy Information Center (Butler, Alan) (Filed on 7/22/2025) (Entered: 07/22/2025)	RECAP
78	July 22, 2025	First MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20919354.) filed by State of Maryland. (Drezner, Michael) (Filed on 7/22/2025) (Entered: 07/22/2025)	RECAP
79	July 22, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Stephanie Tao-Hsin Yu on behalf of State of California (Yu, Stephanie) (Filed on 7/22/2025) (Entered: 07/22/2025)	RECAP
80	July 22, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Adam Daniel Schwartz on behalf of Electronic Frontier Foundation (Schwartz, Adam) (Filed on 7/22/2025) (Entered: 07/22/2025)	RECAP
	July 22, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
81	July 24, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Katherine Milton on behalf of State of California (Milton, Katherine) (Filed on 7/24/2025) (Entered: 07/24/2025)	RECAP
	July 24, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
82	July 25, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance filed by Michael Joseph Gerardi on behalf of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem (Gerardi, Michael) (Filed on 7/25/2025) (Entered: 07/25/2025)	RECAP
83	July 25, 2025	OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re [43] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction ) filed byU.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem. (Attachments: (1) Declaration Brandt, (2) Declaration Charles, (3) Exhibit A (T-MSIS Cooperative Agreement))(Gerardi, Michael) (Filed on 7/25/2025) 1 Declaration Brandt View on RECAP 2 Declaration Charles View on RECAP 3 Exhibit A (T-MSIS Cooperative Agreement) View on RECAP	RECAP
	July 25, 2025	Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
84	July 28, 2025	MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20938493.) filed by State of New York. (Levine, Zoe) (Filed on 7/28/2025)	RECAP
85	July 28, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting [78] Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Michael Drezner. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/28/2025)	RECAP
86	July 28, 2025	Order by Judge Vince Chhabria granting [84] Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Zoe Levine. (bxs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/28/2025)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

California

Case Type(s):

Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Data Access and/or Takedowns

Key Dates

Filing Date: July 1, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

22 states.

Plaintiff Type(s):

State Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Federal

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Medicaid, 42 U.S.C §1396 (Title XIX of the Social Security Act)

Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a

Constitutional Clause(s):

Spending/Appropriations Clauses

Other Dockets:

Northern District of California 3:25-cv-05536

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: None Yet / None

Relief Sought:

Declaratory judgment

Injunction

Relief Granted:

Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Content of Injunction:

Preliminary relief granted

Issues

Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority:

DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency)

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of State of California v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/46754/ (last updated 4/6/2026).