Case: American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Kupor

1:25-cv-13305 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Nov. 6, 2025

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Case Summary

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On November 6, 2025, plaintiffs brought action against the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”), the Director of OPM, and the United States in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Plaintiffs claim that the "Loyalty Question" added to the Trump administration's "Merit Hiring Plan" violates the First Amendment by establishing a system of unconstitutional political patronage.

This case is ongoing.

People

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Blumin, Matthew Stark (Massachusetts)

Goldstein, Elena (Massachusetts)

Hoshijima, Tsuki (Massachusetts)

Kamai, Charlotte (Massachusetts)

Sanghvi, Rushab (Massachusetts)

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1:25-cv-13305

Complaint

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

Docket

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Last updated Nov. 8, 2025, 10:44 a.m.

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COMPLAINT against The United States of America, Scott Kupor, Office of Personnel Management Filing fee: $ 405, receipt number AMADC-11345230 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, National Association of Government Employees, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet, # 7 Category Form)(Hoshijima, Tsuki) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

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7 Category Form

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Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Webb Lyons Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11345863 by American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, National Association of Government Employees, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Hoshijima, Tsuki) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Ori Lev Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11345864 by American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, National Association of Government Employees, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Hoshijima, Tsuki) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Charlotte J. Kamai Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11345865 by American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, National Association of Government Employees, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Hoshijima, Tsuki) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Elena Goldstein Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11345867 by American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, National Association of Government Employees, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Hoshijima, Tsuki) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Sara R. Fitzpatrick Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11345869 by American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, National Association of Government Employees, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Hoshijima, Tsuki) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Warren A. Braunig Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11345873 by American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, National Association of Government Employees, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Hoshijima, Tsuki) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Matthew Stark Blumin Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11345271 by American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, National Association of Government Employees, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Hoshijima, Tsuki) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge George A. OToole, Jr assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Jessica D. Hedges. (LBO) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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Summons Issued as to Scott Kupor, Office of Personnel Management, The United States of America. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (FGD) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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Judge George A. OToole, Jr: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 2 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Matthew Stark Blumin. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (FGD) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Sarah Suszczyk Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11345847 by American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, National Association of Government Employees, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Hoshijima, Tsuki) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Rushab Sanghvi Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11345854 by American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, National Association of Government Employees, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Hoshijima, Tsuki) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jacek Pruski Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11345856 by American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, National Association of Government Employees, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Hoshijima, Tsuki) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Cara R. Meyer Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11345861 by American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, National Association of Government Employees, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Hoshijima, Tsuki) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

Notice of Case Assignment

Nov. 6, 2025

Nov. 6, 2025

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Judge George A. OToole, Jr: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 6 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Sarah Suszczyk. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (FGD) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 7, 2025

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Judge George A. OToole, Jr: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 7 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Rushab Sanghvi. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (FGD) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 7, 2025

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Judge George A. OToole, Jr: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 8 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Jacek Pruski. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (FGD) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 7, 2025

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Judge George A. OToole, Jr: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 9 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Cara R. Meyer. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (FGD) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 7, 2025

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Judge George A. OToole, Jr: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 10 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Webb Lyons. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (FGD) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 7, 2025

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Judge George A. OToole, Jr: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 11 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Ori Lev. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (FGD) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 7, 2025

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Judge George A. OToole, Jr: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 12 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Charlotte J. Kamai. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (FGD) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 7, 2025

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Judge George A. OToole, Jr: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 13 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Elena Goldstein. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (FGD) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 7, 2025

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Judge George A. OToole, Jr: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 14 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Sara R. Fitzpatrick. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (FGD) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 7, 2025

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Judge George A. OToole, Jr: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 15 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Warren A. Braunig. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (FGD) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 7, 2025

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 7, 2025

Case Details

State / Territory:

Massachusetts

Case Type(s):

Speech and Religious Freedom

Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: Nov. 6, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Case Details

Other Dockets:

District of Massachusetts 1:25-cv-13305

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Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket