Case: National Treasury Employees Union v. Office of Personnel Management

1:25-cv-03948 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Nov. 14, 2025

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Case Summary

This case was filed to determine which federal employees would have their status changed from career civil service to political appointee, making it easier for the Administration to fire them, after President Trump issued Executive Order 14003. This EO is President Trump's effort to implement his "Schedule F" plan for the civil service that he previously tried to accomplish in his first administration by issuing EO 13857, which was rendered moot when President Biden withdrew it. On November 14,…

On November 14, 2025, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) - a union representing about 160,000 federal employees - filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Filing under FOIA, Plaintiffs sought the release of records responsive to an August 2025 FOIA request filed to evaluate petitions that certain federal agencies have submitted to OPM as required by Executive Order 13957. These petitions contain the federal agency's plans for which employees would be changed from career civil service to political appointees. NTEU filed suit under FOIA because OPM failed to respond to NTEU's FOIA request within the 20 working day deadline.

This case was assigned to U.S. District Judge John D. Bates.

This case is ongoing.

Summary Authors

Nick Martire (11/30/2025)

People

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Giles, Allison Conrey (District of Columbia)

Shah, Paras N. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Giles, Allison Conrey (District of Columbia)

Shah, Paras N. (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1 1:25-cv-03948	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief	Nov. 14, 2025	Nov. 14, 2025 Complaint

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Resources

Resources related to this case
Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
EO 13957 - Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service President Donald Trump	Reclassifying certain civil service positions, defined as "positions of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character that are not normally subject to change as a …	Oct. 21, 2020	Oct. 21, 2020 https://www.federalregister.gov/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71913415/national-treasury-employees-union-v-office-of-personnel-management/

Last updated Aug. 30, 2026, 3:36 a.m.

Docket for: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Nov. 14, 2025	COMPLAINT against OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12079788) filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons)(Giles, Allison) (Entered: 11/14/2025) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 2 Summons View on PACER 3 Summons View on PACER 4 Summons View on PACER	Clearinghouse
2	Nov. 14, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Allison Conrey Giles on behalf of NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (Giles, Allison) (Entered: 11/14/2025)	RECAP
3	Nov. 14, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Paras N. Shah on behalf of NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (Shah, Paras) (Entered: 11/14/2025)	RECAP
4	Nov. 14, 2025	LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (Giles, Allison) (Entered: 11/14/2025)	RECAP
5	Nov. 17, 2025	SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 11/17/2025) 1 Notice and Consent View on RECAP	RECAP
	Nov. 17, 2025	Case Assigned to Judge John D. Bates. (znmw)
	Nov. 17, 2025	Case Assigned/Reassigned
6	Nov. 19, 2025	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 11/17/2025. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 12/17/2025. (Giles, Allison) (Entered: 11/19/2025)	RECAP
7	Dec. 1, 2025	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 11/26/2025. (Giles, Allison) (Entered: 12/01/2025)	RECAP
8	Dec. 1, 2025	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT served on 11/25/2025 (Giles, Allison) (Entered: 12/01/2025)	RECAP
9	Dec. 15, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by James D. Todd, Jr on behalf of All Defendants (Todd, James) (Entered: 12/15/2025)	RECAP
10	Dec. 15, 2025	ANSWER to Complaint by OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.(Todd, James) (Entered: 12/15/2025)	RECAP
11	Dec. 17, 2025	SCHEDULING ORDER. See Order for details. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 12/17/2025. (lcjdb2) (Entered: 12/17/2025)	RECAP
12	Dec. 22, 2025	Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File a Proposed Schedule for Production and/or Briefing by OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Todd, James) (Entered: 12/22/2025) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
	Dec. 22, 2025	MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 12 the unopposed motion for extension, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall submit a proposed schedule for the processing and release of responsive records and/or a briefing schedule for the filing of dispositive motions to resolve this matter by not later than January 16, 2026. SO ORDERED.
13	Jan. 15, 2026	Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Proposed Schedule for Production and/or Briefing by OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Todd, James) (Entered: 01/15/2026) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	RECAP
	Jan. 16, 2026	MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 13 the unopposed motion for extension of time, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall submit a proposed schedule for the processing and release of responsive records and/or a briefing schedule for the filing of dispositive motions to resolve this matter by not later than January 23, 2026. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 1/16/2026. (lcjdb2)
	Jan. 16, 2026	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to AND Set/Reset Deadlines
14	Jan. 23, 2026	PROPOSED BRIEFING SCHEDULE re Order on Motion for Extension of Time to,, Set/Reset Deadlines, Order on Motion for Extension of Time to,, Set/Reset Deadlines, 11 Order Setting Schedule for Processing of Plaintiff's FOIA request by OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Todd, James) (Entered: 01/23/2026) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
15	Jan. 23, 2026	SCHEDULING ORDER: Upon consideration of 14 the joint proposed schedule, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant complete processing of relevant records no later than February 27, 2026. See text of Order for details. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 1/23/2026. (lcjdb2) (Entered: 01/23/2026)	RECAP
16	March 27, 2026	Joint MOTION for Briefing Schedule by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION. (Giles, Allison) (Entered: 03/27/2026)	RECAP
17	March 27, 2026	ORDER granting 16 Motion for Briefing Schedule. See text for details. Plaintiff shall file its Amended Complaint by 4/1/2026; Defendant shall file its Motion for Summary Judgment by 4/29/2026; Plaintiff shall file its Response to Motion for Summary Judgment and Cross-motion for Summary Judgment by 5/27/2026; Defendant shall file its Reply in support of its Motion for Summary Judgment and Response to Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion by 7/2/2026; Plaintiff shall file its Reply in support of its Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment by 7/22/2026. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 3/27/2026. (lcjdb2). (Entered: 03/27/2026)	RECAP
18	April 1, 2026	AMENDED COMPLAINT against OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION.(Giles, Allison) (Entered: 04/01/2026)	RECAP
19	April 13, 2026	ANSWER to 18 Amended Complaint by OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.(Todd, James) (Entered: 04/13/2026)	RECAP
20	April 27, 2026	MOTION for Extension of Time to Order Setting Briefing Schedule by OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Todd, James) (Entered: 04/27/2026) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	RECAP
	April 27, 2026	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to AND Set/Reset Deadlines
	April 27, 2026	MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 20 the motion for an extension of time, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Defendant will complete its search and file its motion for summary judgment by May 13, 2026; Plaintiff will file its response to Defendants motion for summary judgment and cross-motion for summary judgment by June 10, 2026; Defendant will file its response to Plaintiffs motion and reply in support of its motion by July 16, 2026; and Plaintiff will file its reply in support of its motion by August 5, 2026. SO ORDERED.
21	May 13, 2026	MOTION for Summary Judgment by OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts, # 2 Exhibit 1: Declaration of Tonya Carrington, # 3 Exhibit A: OPM Vaughn Index, # 4 Exhibit 2: Email from Pl.'s Counsel to Def.'s Counsel re: Exemption 6, # 5 Text of Proposed Order)(Todd, James) (Entered: 05/13/2026) 1 Statement of Facts View on PACER 2 Exhibit 1: Declaration of Tonya Carrington View on RECAP 3 Exhibit A: OPM Vaughn Index View on PACER 4 Exhibit 2: Email from Pl.'s Counsel to Def.'s Counsel re: Exemption 6 View on PACER 5 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	RECAP
	May 18, 2026	NOTICE OF ERROR regarding 21 MOTION for Summary Judgment . The following error(s) need correction: Invalid attorney signature- signature on document must match PACER login. Please file an Errata. (zjm)
	May 18, 2026	Notice of Error
22	May 19, 2026	ERRATA correcting attorney signature by OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT re 21 Motion for Summary Judgment,. (Todd, James) (Entered: 05/19/2026)	RECAP
23	June 3, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Thaxton Blaise Springfield on behalf of NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (Springfield, Thaxton) (Entered: 06/03/2026)	RECAP
24	June 10, 2026	Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment and Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Statement of Facts, # 3 Plaintiff's Statement of Facts, # 4 Text of Proposed Order)(Springfield, Thaxton) (Entered: 06/10/2026) 1 Memorandum in Support View on RECAP 2 Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Statement of Facts View on PACER 3 Plaintiff's Statement of Facts View on PACER 4 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	RECAP
25	June 10, 2026	Memorandum in opposition to re 21 MOTION for Summary Judgment and Cross Motion for Summary Judgment filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Statement of Facts, # 3 Plaintiff's Statement of Facts, # 4 Text of Proposed Order)(Springfield, Thaxton) (Entered: 06/10/2026) 1 Memorandum in Support View on RECAP 2 Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Statement of Facts View on PACER 3 Plaintiff's Statement of Facts View on PACER 4 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	RECAP
28	Aug. 5, 2026	REPLY to opposition to motion re 24 Motion for Summary Judgment, filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION. (Springfield, Thaxton) (Entered: 08/05/2026)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

FOIA

Key Dates

Filing Date: Nov. 14, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Plaintiffs are the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents about 160,000 federal employees.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Federal

Office of Personnel Management

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details

Causes of Action:

FOIA (Freedom of Information Act), 5 U.S.C. § 552

Other Dockets:

District of District of Columbia 1:25-cv-03948

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: None Yet / None

Relief Sought:

Relief Granted:

Source of Relief:

None yet

Issues

General/Misc.:

Records Disclosure

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of National Treasury Employees Union v. Office of Personnel Management, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/47352/ (last updated 11/30/2025).