Case: Rise Economy v. Vought

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 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)

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)

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)

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)

Amicus Brief

Amicus Brief