Case: Ireland v. United States

1:25-cv-01921 | U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Filed Date: Nov. 10, 2025

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Case Summary

This case challenges the withholding of retirement benefits to transgender members of the United States Air Force and Space Force.

On November 10, 2025, Plaintiffs -- 17 transgender members of the Untied States Air Force or the United States Space Force -- filed this lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims against the United States. Plaintiffs challenged as unlawful the withholding of retirement benefits. Their retirement orders had been granted in June 2025. However, in August, the Air Force rescinded all 17 of these retirement orders, in direct contradiction of their own retirement instructions under DAFI 36-3203. Plaintiffs sought to reinstate the rescinded retirement orders, restore retirement benefits, and recover damages, including lost retirement pay under 10 U.S.C. § 9329.

This case was assigned to Judge Elaine D. Kaplan.

This case is ongoing.

Summary Authors

Zainab Mustafa (11/18/2025)

People

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Judge(s)

Kaplan, Elaine D (- United States (national) -)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Segal, Eli Mordecai (- United States (national) -)

Attorney for Defendant

Rayel, William Porter (- United States (national) -)

Judge(s)

Kaplan, Elaine D (- United States (national) -)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Segal, Eli Mordecai (- United States (national) -)

Attorney for Defendant

Rayel, William Porter (- United States (national) -)

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1 1:25-cv-01921	Complaint Ireland v. United States of America	Nov. 10, 2025	Nov. 10, 2025 Complaint

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Docket

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1	COMPLAINT against USA (AF) (Filing fee $405, Receipt number AUSFCC-10867883) (Copy Served Electronically on Department of Justice), filed by All Plaintiffs. Answer due by 1/9/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4, # 6 Exhibit 5, # 7 Exhibit 6, # 8 Exhibit 7, # 9 Exhibit 8, # 10 Exhibit 9, # 11 Exhibit 10, # 12 Exhibit 11, # 13 Exhibit 12, # 14 Exhibit 13, # 15 Exhibit 14, # 16 Exhibit 15, # 17 Exhibit 16, # 18 Exhibit 17, # 19 Exhibit 18, # 20 Exhibit 19, # 21 Exhibit 20, # 22 Exhibit 21, # 23 Exhibit 22, # 24 Exhibit 23, # 25 Exhibit 24, # 26 Exhibit 25, # 27 Exhibit 26, # 28 Exhibit 27, # 29 Exhibit 28, # 30 Exhibit 29, # 31 Exhibit 30, # 32 Exhibit 31, # 33 Exhibit 32, # 34 Exhibit 33, # 35 Exhibit 34, # 36 Exhibit 35, # 37 Exhibit 36, # 38 Exhibit 37, # 39 Exhibit 38)(vds) (Entered: 11/12/2025) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 2 Exhibit 1 View on PACER 3 Exhibit 2 View on PACER 4 Exhibit 3 View on PACER 5 Exhibit 4 View on PACER 6 Exhibit 5 View on PACER 7 Exhibit 6 View on PACER 8 Exhibit 7 View on PACER 9 Exhibit 8 View on PACER 10 Exhibit 9 View on PACER 11 Exhibit 10 View on PACER 12 Exhibit 11 View on PACER 13 Exhibit 12 View on PACER 14 Exhibit 13 View on PACER 15 Exhibit 14 View on PACER 16 Exhibit 15 View on PACER 17 Exhibit 16 View on PACER 18 Exhibit 17 View on PACER 19 Exhibit 18 View on PACER 20 Exhibit 19 View on PACER 21 Exhibit 20 View on PACER 22 Exhibit 21 View on PACER 23 Exhibit 22 View on PACER 24 Exhibit 23 View on PACER 25 Exhibit 24 View on PACER 26 Exhibit 25 View on PACER 27 Exhibit 26 View on PACER 28 Exhibit 27 View on PACER 29 Exhibit 28 View on PACER 30 Exhibit 29 View on PACER 31 Exhibit 30 View on PACER 32 Exhibit 31 View on PACER 33 Exhibit 32 View on PACER 34 Exhibit 33 View on PACER 35 Exhibit 34 View on PACER 36 Exhibit 35 View on PACER 37 Exhibit 36 View on PACER 38 Exhibit 37 View on PACER 39 Exhibit 38 View on PACER	Nov. 10, 2025	Nov. 10, 2025 Clearinghouse
2	Notice of Random Assignment Pursuant to Rule 40.1(a) to Judge Elaine D. Kaplan. (vds) (Entered: 11/12/2025)	Nov. 12, 2025	Nov. 12, 2025 RECAP
3	NOTICE of Designation of Electronic Case. (vds) (Entered: 11/12/2025)	Nov. 12, 2025	Nov. 12, 2025
4	Pro Hac Vice Participation in Case	Nov. 20, 2025	Nov. 20, 2025
5	Pro Hac Vice Participation in Case	Nov. 20, 2025	Nov. 20, 2025
6	Pro Hac Vice Participation in Case	Nov. 20, 2025	Nov. 20, 2025
7	Pro Hac Vice Participation in Case	Nov. 20, 2025	Nov. 20, 2025
8	Pro Hac Vice Participation in Case	Nov. 20, 2025	Nov. 20, 2025
9	NOTICE of Appearance by William Porter Rayel for USA . (Rayel, William) (Entered: 11/24/2025)	Nov. 24, 2025	Nov. 24, 2025
	Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice Participation in Case AND Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice Participation in Case AND Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice Participation in Case AND Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice Participation in Case AND Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice Participation in Case	Dec. 1, 2025	Dec. 1, 2025
10	Notice of Appearance (Pro Hac Vice - Fee Pay)	Dec. 5, 2025	Dec. 5, 2025
11	Notice of Appearance (Pro Hac Vice - Fee Pay)	Dec. 8, 2025	Dec. 8, 2025
12	Extension of Time to File Response	Jan. 5, 2026	Jan. 5, 2026
13	Notice of Appearance (NON DOJ ATTORNEYS)	Jan. 5, 2026	Jan. 5, 2026
	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response	Jan. 5, 2026	Jan. 5, 2026