Case: Rise Economy v. Vought

Rise Economy v. Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment

COMPLAINT against CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, RUSSELL VOUGHT ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11837746) filed by RESHONDA YOUNG, RISE ECONOMY, MAIN STREET ALLIANCE, NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Vought Summons Request, # 3 CFPB Summons Request, # 4 U.S. Attorney General Summons Request, # 5 U.S. Attorney's Office Summons Request)(Fried, Rachel) (Entered: 07/23/2025)

1 Civil Cover Sheet

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2 Vought Summons Request

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3 CFPB Summons Request

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4 U.S. Attorney General Summons Request

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5 U.S. Attorney's Office Summons Request

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NOTICE of Appearance by Rachel L. Fried on behalf of MAIN STREET ALLIANCE, NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION, RISE ECONOMY, RESHONDA YOUNG (Fried, Rachel) (Entered: 07/23/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Robin F. Thurston on behalf of MAIN STREET ALLIANCE, NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION, RISE ECONOMY, RESHONDA YOUNG (Thurston, Robin) (Entered: 07/23/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Skye Perryman on behalf of MAIN STREET ALLIANCE, NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION, RISE ECONOMY, RESHONDA YOUNG (Perryman, Skye) (Entered: 07/23/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Pooja Boisture, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11837857. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by MAIN STREET ALLIANCE, NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION, RISE ECONOMY, RESHONDA YOUNG. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing)(Fried, Rachel) (Entered: 07/23/2025)

SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmbs) (Attachment 1 replaced on 7/28/2025) (znmw). (Entered: 07/24/2025)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Case Assigned to Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. (zmbs)

STANDARD ORDER for Civil Cases. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on July 26, 2025. (lcdlf2) (Entered: 07/26/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Pooja Boisture on behalf of MAIN STREET ALLIANCE, NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION, RISE ECONOMY, RESHONDA YOUNG (Boisture, Pooja) (Entered: 07/31/2025)

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice

MINUTE ORDER granting the 5 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. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on July 31, 2025. (lcdlf2)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 7/28/2025. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 9/26/2025. (Boisture, Pooja) (Entered: 08/05/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 07/28/2025. (Boisture, Pooja) (Entered: 08/05/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU served on 7/28/2025 (Boisture, Pooja) (Entered: 08/05/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. RUSSELL VOUGHT served on 7/28/2025 (Boisture, Pooja) (Entered: 08/05/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Justin Michael Sandberg on behalf of CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, RUSSELL VOUGHT (Sandberg, Justin) (Entered: 08/08/2025)

MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment by MAIN STREET ALLIANCE, NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION, RISE ECONOMY, RESHONDA YOUNG. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration of Pooja A. Boisture, # 3 Declaration of Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, # 4 Declaration of Shawn Phettephace, # 5 Declaration of Jesse Van Tol, # 6 Declaration of ReShonda Young, # 7 Text of Proposed Order)(Boisture, Pooja) (Entered: 09/03/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Stephen Hayes, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11937699. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by The Responsible Business Lending Coalition, et al.. (Choi, Soohyun) (Entered: 09/05/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Timothy Lambert, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11937894. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by The Responsible Business Lending Coalition, et al.. (Choi, Soohyun) (Entered: 09/05/2025)

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice

MINUTE ORDER granting the 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. (lcdlf2)

MINUTE ORDER granting the 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. (lcdlf2)

NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen Hayes on behalf of The Responsible Business Lending Coalition, et al. (Hayes, Stephen) (Entered: 09/08/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Timothy Lambert on behalf of The Responsible Business Lending Coalition, et al. (Lambert, Timothy) (Entered: 09/08/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Soohyun Choi on behalf of RESPONSIBILE BUSINESS LENDING COALITION (Choi, Soohyun) (Entered: 09/09/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Nathan Leys on behalf of HEAL Food Alliance (Leys, Nathan) (Entered: 09/10/2025)

MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by HEAL Food Alliance. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Proposed Amicus Brief)(Leys, Nathan) (Entered: 09/10/2025)

MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS LENDING COALITION, CAMEO NETWORK, ALLIES FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESS, SCALE LINK. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Proposed Amicus Brief)(Hayes, Stephen) Modified to add filers on 9/11/2025 (znmw). (Entered: 09/10/2025)

Joint MOTION for Briefing Schedule by CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, RUSSELL VOUGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sandberg, Justin) (Entered: 09/11/2025)

ERRATA Correcting Motion by HEAL FOOD ALLIANCE re 21 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief. (Attachments: # 1 Errata Clean (non-redlined) Amended Motion for Leave to File an Amicus Curiae Brief, # 2 Errata Redlined Amended Motion for Leave to File an Amicus Curiae Brief)(Leys, Nathan) (Entered: 09/11/2025)

AMICUS BRIEF by HEAL FOOD ALLIANCE. (znmw) (Entered: 09/16/2025)

AMICUS BRIEF by ALLIES FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESS, CAMEO NETWORK, RESPONSIBILE BUSINESS LENDING COALITION, SCALE LINK. (znmw) (Entered: 09/16/2025)

MINUTE ORDER granting the 21 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief. The Clerk of Court is directed to file the [21-2] Amicus Brief on the docket. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on September 10, 2025. (lcdlf3)

Order on Motion for Briefing Schedule AND Set/Reset Deadlines

Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief

MINUTE ORDER granting the 22 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief. The Clerk of Court is directed to file the [22-2] Amicus Brief on the docket. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on September 11, 2025. (lcdlf3)

MINUTE ORDER granting the parties' 23 Joint Motion for Entry of Briefing Schedule. The following schedule shall govern further proceedings: the defendants shall file a motion to dismiss and opposition to the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment on or before October 10, 2025; the plaintiffs shall file a reply in support of their motion for summary judgment and an opposition to the defendants' motion to dismiss on or before November 7, 2025; and the defendants shall file a reply in support of their motion to dismiss on or before November 21, 2025. In addition, the law clerk initially assigned to this case recently discovered that an individual he knows is representing the defendants. Accordingly, the Court has reassigned this case to another law clerk. The Court has also taken steps to wall off the original law clerk from any Chambers discussions about this case. If either party has any concerns about this issue or would like to discuss it with the Court, they shall file an appropriate motion or contact the Courtroom Deputy to schedule a telephonic conference with the Judge. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on September 12, 2025. (lcdlf3)

Joint MOTION to Stay Deadlines by CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sandberg, Justin) (Entered: 10/07/2025)

1 Text of Proposed Order

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Order on Motion for Partial Summary Judgment AND Order on Motion to Stay AND Terminate Deadlines

MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 27 Joint Motion for Stay of Deadlines, the Court will GRANT the motion. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the briefing schedule ordered by the Court in its September 12, 2025 Minute Order is VACATED. In addition, the plaintiffs' 14 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on October 8, 2025. (lcdlf3)

MOTION for Leave to File Supplemental Complaint by MAIN STREET ALLIANCE, NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION, RISE ECONOMY, RESHONDA YOUNG. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Supplemental Complaint)(Boisture, Pooja) (Entered: 10/27/2025)

RESPONSE re 28 MOTION for Leave to File Supplemental Complaint filed by CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT. (Sandberg, Justin) (Entered: 10/29/2025)

AMENDED COMPLAINT against CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT filed by MAIN STREET ALLIANCE, NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION, RISE ECONOMY, RESHONDA YOUNG.(Boisture, Pooja) (Entered: 10/29/2025)

Amended MOTION for Summary Judgment by MAIN STREET ALLIANCE, NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION, RISE ECONOMY, RESHONDA YOUNG. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration of Pooja Boisture, # 3 Declaration of Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, # 4 Declaration of Shawn Phetteplace, # 5 Declaration of Jesse Van Tol, # 6 Declaration of Reshonda Young, # 7 Text of Proposed Order)(Boisture, Pooja) (Entered: 10/29/2025)

Order on Motion for Leave to File

MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the plaintiffs' 28 Motion to Supplement Complaint Under Rule 15(D) and the defendants' 29 Response thereto stating no objection, the motion is GRANTED. The plaintiffs shall file their [28-1] supplemental complaint on the public docket. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on October 29, 2025. (lcdlf3)

Second MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by HEAL FOOD ALLIANCE. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Second Amicus Curiae Brief)(Leys, Nathan) (Entered: 10/31/2025)

MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by ALLIES FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESS, CAMEO NETWORK, RESPONSIBILE BUSINESS LENDING COALITION, SCALE LINK. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Proposed Amicus Brief)(Choi, Soohyun) (Entered: 10/31/2025)

AMICUS BRIEF by HEAL FOOD ALLIANCE. (znmw) (Entered: 11/03/2025)

Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief

MINUTE ORDER granting the unopposed 32 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief. The Clerk of Court is directed to file the [32-1] Amicus Brief on the docket. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on October 31, 2025. (lcdlf3)

Joint MOTION for Briefing Schedule by CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sandberg, Justin) (Entered: 11/03/2025)

AMICUS BRIEF by ALLIES FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESS, CAMEO NETWORK, RESPONSIBILE BUSINESS LENDING COALITION, SCALE LINK. (znmw) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief

MINUTE ORDER granting the unopposed 33 Motion for Leave to File Brief of Amici Curiae. The Clerk of Court is directed to file the [33-2] Amicus Brief on the docket. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on November 3, 2025. (lcdlf3)

MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 35 Joint Motion for Entry of a Briefing Schedule, the motion is GRANTED. Accordingly, the following schedule shall govern further proceedings: the defendants shall file their motion to dismiss and opposition to the plaintiffs' revised motion for summary judgment on or before November 21, 2025; the plaintiffs shall file their opposition to the defendants' motion to dismiss and any reply in support of their revised motion for summary judgment on or before December 18, 2025; and the defendants shall file any reply in support of their motion to dismiss on or before January 16, 2026. Consistent with Local Rule 7(n)(1), the defendants shall file "a certified list of the contents of the administrative record" at the same time they file their motion to dismiss. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on November 4, 2025. (lcdlf3)

Order on Motion for Briefing Schedule AND Set/Reset Deadlines

MOTION to Dismiss, MOTION for Summary Judgment by CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT. (Sandberg, Justin) (Entered: 11/21/2025)

RESPONSE re 31 Amended MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT. (Sandberg, Justin) (Entered: 11/21/2025)

ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD by CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certification of Admin. Record, # 2 Exhibit List of Contents of Admin. Record)(Sandberg, Justin) (Entered: 11/21/2025)

Reply to opposition to motion

Response to motion