Case: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump

COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against KARI LAKE, DONALD J. TRUMP, U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11970564) filed by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1812, VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons to Donald J. Trump, # 3 Summons to U.S. Agency for Global Media, # 4 Summons to Kari Lake, # 5 Summons to U.S. Attorney's Office for DC, # 6 Summons to U.S. Attorney General)(Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 09/19/2025)

1 Civil Cover Sheet

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2 Summons to Donald J. Trump

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3 Summons to U.S. Agency for Global Media

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4 Summons to Kari Lake

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5 Summons to U.S. Attorney's Office for DC

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6 Summons to U.S. Attorney General

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NOTICE of Appearance by Georgina C. Yeomans on behalf of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (Yeomans, Georgina) (Main Document 10 replaced on 9/22/2025) (zjm). (Entered: 09/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Georgina C. Yeomans on behalf of VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (Yeomans, Georgina) (Main Document 11 replaced on 9/22/2025) (zjm). (Entered: 09/19/2025)

NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1812, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO. Case related to Case No. 1:25-cv-01015-RCL, 1:25-cv-00935-PLF, 1:25-cv-01030-PLF, 1:25-cv-01362-PLF, 1:25-cv-02445-PLF, 1:25-cv-02657-PLF, 1:25-CV-02947-PLF, 1:25-cv-2990-PLF, and 3:25-cv-03070-JD (N.D. Cal.). (Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 09/19/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- John M. Pellettieri, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11971255. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1812, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of John M. Pellettieri for Pro Hac Vice Admission, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 09/19/2025)

MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1812, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration of John Dryden, # 3 Declaration of Paula Hickey, # 4 Declaration of Thomas A. Huddleston, # 5 Declaration of Everett Kelley, # 6 Declaration of Tiffany Ricci, # 7 Text of Proposed Order)(Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 09/19/2025)

SUMMONS (5) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 09/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Stark Blumin on behalf of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (Blumin, Matthew) (Main Document 6 replaced on 9/22/2025) (zjm). (Entered: 09/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew Stark Blumin on behalf of VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (Blumin, Matthew) (Main Document 7 replaced on 9/22/2025) (zjm). (Entered: 09/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Teague Paterson on behalf of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (Paterson, Teague) (Main Document 8 replaced on 9/22/2025) (zjm). (Entered: 09/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Teague Paterson on behalf of VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (Paterson, Teague) (Main Document 9 replaced on 9/22/2025) (zjm). (Entered: 09/19/2025)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Case Assigned to Judge Paul L. Friedman. (znmw)

NOTICE of Appearance by Rushab Sanghvi on behalf of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1812 (Sanghvi, Rushab) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Lane Martin Shadgett on behalf of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1812, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (Shadgett, Lane) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by James Alexander Rowell on behalf of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1812, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (Rowell, James) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1812 (Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

.Order

MINUTE ORDER: In light of plaintiffs' 4 Motion for Preliminary Injunction, the parties are directed to meet and confer and file a joint status report on or before September 30, 2025. The joint status report shall include the following: (1) proposed dates for an oral argument on plaintiffs' motion; (2) proposed deadlines for defendants' response to plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction and plaintiffs' reply in view of the oral argument dates proposed; (3) the parties' positions on whether it would be more efficient to proceed directly to the merits of the case on an expedited summary judgment briefing schedule; and (4) if the parties agree to move directly to summary judgment, a proposed schedule for expedited summary judgment briefing. Signed by Judge Paul L. Friedman on 09/22/2025. (lczl)

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice

MINUTE ORDER granting 3 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. Signed by Judge Paul L. Friedman on September 23, 2025. (ATM)

NOTICE of Appearance by John M. Pellettieri on behalf of AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1812, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO (Pellettieri, John) (Entered: 09/24/2025)

RESPONSE re 2 Notice of Related Case,, (Defendants' Objection to Notice of Relatedness) filed by KARI LAKE, DONALD J. TRUMP, U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA. (Simon, Jeremy) (Entered: 09/24/2025)

RESPONSE re 20 Response to Document filed by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1812, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO. (Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 09/26/2025)

Joint STATUS REPORT by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1812, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO. (Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 9/19/2025. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 11/18/2025. (Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 09/25/2025. (Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DONALD J. TRUMP served on 9/30/2025 (Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA served on 9/24/2025 (Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. KARI LAKE served on 9/24/2025 (Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1812, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO, VOICE OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 1418, DISTRICT COUNCIL 20, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO re 4 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction . (Carter, Abigail) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

OPINION AND ORDER overruling defendants' 20 Objection to Notice of Relatedness. See Opinion and Order for details. Signed by Judge Paul L. Friedman on 10/07/2025. (lczl) (Entered: 10/07/2025)

.Order

MINUTE ORDER: In light of the parties' 22 Joint Status Report, defendants shall file their opposition to plaintiffs' 4 motion for preliminary injunction on or before October 31, 2025. Plaintiffs shall file their reply on or before November 7, 2025. The parties are directed to meet and confer and file a joint status report on or before October 24, 2025 proposing dates for an oral argument on plaintiffs' motion in light of the updated briefing schedule. Signed by Judge Paul L. Friedman on 10/16/2025. (lczl)