Case: City of Seattle v. Trump

City of Seattle v. Trump et al.

President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump

COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against All Defendants (Receipt # AWAWDC-9099237) filed by City of Seattle. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons Donald J. Trump, # 3 Summons United States of America, # 4 Summons Pamela Bondi, # 5 Summons United States Department of Justice, # 6 Summons Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs, # 7 Summons Catherine Eschbach, # 8 Summons Office of Management and Budget, # 9 Summons Russell Vought, # 10 Summons U.S. Department of Transportation, # 11 Summons Sean Duffy, # 12 Summons Federal Transit Administration, # 13 Summons Tariq Bokhari, # 14 Summons U.S. Department of Homeland Security, # 15 Summons Kristi Noem, # 16 Summons U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, # 17 Summons Scott Turner)(Coopersmith, Jeffrey) (Entered: 07/31/2025)

1 Civil Cover Sheet

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2 Summons Donald J. Trump

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3 Summons United States of America

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4 Summons Pamela Bondi

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5 Summons United States Department of Justice

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6 Summons Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs

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7 Summons Catherine Eschbach

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8 Summons Office of Management and Budget

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9 Summons Russell Vought

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10 Summons U.S. Department of Transportation

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11 Summons Sean Duffy

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12 Summons Federal Transit Administration

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13 Summons Tariq Bokhari

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14 Summons U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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15 Summons Kristi Noem

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16 Summons U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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17 Summons Scott Turner

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NOTICE of Related Case(s) 2:25-cv-00814-BJR, by Plaintiff City of Seattle. (Coopersmith, Jeffrey) (Entered: 07/31/2025)

Summons(es) Electronically Issued as to defendant(s) Tariq Bokhari, Pamela Bondi, Sean Duffy, Catherine Eschbach, Federal Transit Administration, Kristi Noem, Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs, Office of Management and Budget, Donald J Trump, Scott Turner, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States Department of Justice, United States Department of Transportation, United States of America, Russell Vought (Attachments: # 1 Summons USA, # 2 Summons Pam Bondi, # 3 Summons US Department of Justice, # 4 Summons Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Program, # 5 Summons Catherine Eschbach, # 6 Summons Office of Management and Budget, # 7 Summons Russell Vought, # 8 Summons US Department of Transportation, # 9 Summons Sean Duffy, # 10 Summons Federal Transit Administration, # 11 Summons Tariq Bokhari, # 12 Summons USCIS, # 13 Summons Kristi Noem, # 14 Summons US Department of Housing and Ur, # 15 Summons Scott Turner) (HH) (Entered: 07/31/2025)

MINUTE ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. This case is hereby transferred to the Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein, United States Senior District Judge. All future documents filed in this case must bear the case number ending in "BJR" and must bear Judge Rothstein's name in the upper right-hand corner of the document. Judge John H. Chun no longer assigned to case. Authorized by Judge John H. Chun. (APH) (Entered: 07/31/2025)

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Judge John H. Chun added. (HH)

STANDING ORDER FOR ALL CIVIL CASES by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein. The procedures in this Order supplement, and in some cases, supersede the local rules. The parties are responsible for being familiar with the procedures in this Order. Failure to comply with the procedures may result in sanctions. (NAW) (Entered: 08/01/2025)

ENTERED IN ERROR, please disregard ORDER REGARDING INITIAL DISCLOSURES AND JOINT STATUS REPORT FRCP 26(f) Conference Deadline is 9/8/2025, Initial Disclosure Deadline is 9/15/2025, Joint Status Report due by 9/22/2025. Signed by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein. (NAW) Modified on 8/11/2025 (NAW) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, filed by Plaintiff City of Seattle. Oral Argument Requested. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Coopersmith, Jeffrey) (Entered: 08/26/2025)

DECLARATION of Jeffrey B. Coopersmith filed by Plaintiff City of Seattle re 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Coopersmith, Jeffrey) (Entered: 08/26/2025)

DECLARATION of Daniel Eder filed by Plaintiff City of Seattle re 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Coopersmith, Jeffrey) (Entered: 08/26/2025)

DECLARATION of Tanya Kim filed by Plaintiff City of Seattle re 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Coopersmith, Jeffrey) (Entered: 08/26/2025)

DECLARATION of Brian Maxey filed by Plaintiff City of Seattle re 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Coopersmith, Jeffrey) (Entered: 08/26/2025)

DECLARATION of Harold D. Scoggins filed by Plaintiff City of Seattle re 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Coopersmith, Jeffrey) (Entered: 08/26/2025)

DECLARATION of Gregory Wong filed by Plaintiff City of Seattle re 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Coopersmith, Jeffrey) (Entered: 08/26/2025)

DECLARATION of Sharman Wood filed by Plaintiff City of Seattle re 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Coopersmith, Jeffrey) (Entered: 08/26/2025)

PRAECIPE re 8 Declaration, 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff City of Seattle (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Jeffrey B. Coopersmith)(Coopersmith, Jeffrey) (Entered: 08/26/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Annalisa L Cravens on behalf of Defendants Tariq Bokhari, Pamela Bondi, Sean Duffy, Catherine Eschbach, Federal Transit Administration, Kristi Noem, Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs, Office of Management and Budget, Donald J Trump, Scott Turner, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States Department of Justice, United States Department of Transportation, United States of America, Russell Vought. (Cravens, Annalisa) (Entered: 09/16/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Sarah Louise Bishop on behalf of Defendants Tariq Bokhari, Pamela Bondi, Sean Duffy, Catherine Eschbach, Federal Transit Administration, Kristi Noem, Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs, Office of Management and Budget, Donald J Trump, Scott Turner, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States Department of Justice, United States Department of Transportation, United States of America, Russell Vought. (Bishop, Sarah) (Entered: 09/16/2025)

RESPONSE, by Defendants Tariq Bokhari, Pamela Bondi, Sean Duffy, Catherine Eschbach, Federal Transit Administration, Kristi Noem, Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs, Office of Management and Budget, Donald J Trump, Scott Turner, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States Department of Justice, United States Department of Transportation, United States of America, Russell Vought, to 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction . (Cravens, Annalisa) (Entered: 09/16/2025)

REPLY, filed by Plaintiff City of Seattle, TO RESPONSE to 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Coopersmith, Jeffrey) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

Supplemental DECLARATION of Tanya Kim filed by Plaintiff City of Seattle re 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Coopersmith, Jeffrey) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Annalisa L Cravens for Defendants Tariq Bokhari, Pamela Bondi, Sean Duffy, Catherine Eschbach, Federal Transit Administration, Kristi Noem, Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs, Office of Management and Budget, Donald J Trump, Scott Turner, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States Department of Justice, United States Department of Transportation, United States of America, Russell Vought. (Cravens, Annalisa) (Entered: 10/17/2025)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION1. Plaintiff's 7 Motion for Preliminary Injunction is GRANTED;2. Defendants, their officials, agents, employees, assigns, and all persons acting in concert or participati ng with them and all other federal Departments and Agencies are enjoined from enforcing Section 3(b)(iv) of the Anti-Diversity Order and Section 3(g) of the Gender Order against Seattle;3. Defendants, their officials, agents, employees, assigns, and all persons acting in concert or participating with them and all other federal Departments and Agencies shall immediately treat any actions taken to implement or enforce Section 3(b)(iv) of the Anti-DiversityOrder and Section 3(g) of the Gender O rder against Seattle as null, void, and rescinded, and may not retroactively apply such conditions to grant agreements executed during the effective period of this preliminary injunction. Defendants shall immediately take every step necessary to effe ctuate this order, including clearing any administrative, operational, or technical hurdles to implementation;4. Defendants' counsel shall provide written notice of this Order to all Defendants, agencies, and their employees on the third day following issuance of this Order;5. By the end of the third day after issuance of this Order, Defendants shall file on this Court's electronic docket and serve upon Plaintiff a Status Report documenting the actions they have taken to comply with this Order, including a copy of the notice and an explanation as to whom the notice was sent; and6. This Order remains in effect pending further orders from this Court.Signed by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein.(CJS)

DECLARATION of Sarah L. Bishop re 22 Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction,,,,,,, Set Deadlines,,,,,, by Defendants Tariq Bokhari, Pamela Bondi, Sean Duffy, Catherine Eschbach, Federal Transit Administration, Kristi Noem, Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs, Office of Management and Budget, Donald J Trump, Scott Turner, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, United States Department of Justice, United States Department of Transportation, United States of America, Russell Vought (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F)(Bishop, Sarah) (Entered: 11/03/2025)