Case: Greene v. United States Agency for International Development

1:25-cv-04217 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Dec. 3, 2025

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Case Summary

On December 3, 2025, plaintiffs, dedicated and respected employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (“USAID”), sued USAID in U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia. In their lawsuit, plaintiffs alleged that within days of the Trump Administration coming to power, they were removed from their workplace for allegedly supporting policies that advanced “DEI” or “DEIA” functions - although in practice, they were merely complying with federal civil rights laws. Suing for declaratory and injunctive relief to reverse their firings and receive back pay, plaintiffs alleged their firings violated a number of federal statutes, the First Amendment's free speech guarantee, and Fifth Amendment's due process protections. The statutes included Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Administrative Leave Act (ALA), the Civil Service Act (CSA), and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). This case was assigned to U.S. District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan.

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Nick Martire (2/1/2026)

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Byrnes, Kevin Edward (District of Columbia)

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Byrnes, Kevin Edward (District of Columbia)

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1 1:25-cv-04217	Complaint	Dec. 3, 2025	Dec. 3, 2025 Complaint

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Last updated June 9, 2026, 4:02 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against All Defendants with Jury Demand ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12113585) filed by MONICA CAMBREL, DANA ALZOUMA, BOBBIE GREENE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet, # 5 Attachment to Civil Cover Sheet, # 6 Summons Proposed Summons)(Byrnes, Kevin) (Entered: 12/03/2025) 1 Exhibit 1 View on RECAP 2 Exhibit 2 View on PACER 3 Exhibit 3 View on PACER 4 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 5 Attachment to Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 6 Summons Proposed Summons View on PACER	Dec. 3, 2025	Dec. 3, 2025 Clearinghouse
2	SEALED DOCUMENT filed by DANA ALZOUMA, MONICA CAMBREL, BOBBIE GREENE re 1 Complaint, (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(Byrnes, Kevin) (Entered: 12/03/2025)	Dec. 3, 2025	Dec. 3, 2025
3	SUMMONS (1) Issued Electronically as to the U.S. Attorney (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmtm) (Entered: 12/04/2025)	Dec. 4, 2025	Dec. 4, 2025
4	REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by MONICA CAMBREL, DANA ALZOUMA, BOBBIE GREENE. Related document: Notice of Error- New Case,. (Attachments: # 1 Summons US Department of Government Efficiency, # 2 Summons US Department of State, # 3 Summons Director of US Office of Personnel Management, # 4 Summons Office of Management and Budget, # 5 Summons Director of US Office of Management and Budget and USAID Administrator, # 6 Summons US Office of Personnel Management, # 7 Summons US Attorney General, # 8 Summons Acting Administrator of DOGE Services, # 9 Summons Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Office of the US Agency for International Development, # 10 Summons US Secretary of State)(Byrnes, Kevin) (Entered: 12/04/2025) 1 Summons US Department of Government Efficiency View on PACER 2 Summons US Department of State View on PACER 3 Summons Director of US Office of Personnel Management View on PACER 4 Summons Office of Management and Budget View on PACER 5 Summons Director of US Office of Management and Budget and USAID Administrator View on PACER 6 Summons US Office of Personnel Management View on PACER 7 Summons US Attorney General View on PACER 8 Summons Acting Administrator of DOGE Services View on PACER 9 Summons Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Office of the US Agency for Int View on PACER 10 Summons US Secretary of State View on PACER	Dec. 4, 2025	Dec. 4, 2025
	Notice of Error- New Case	Dec. 4, 2025	Dec. 4, 2025
	Case Assigned/Reassigned	Dec. 4, 2025	Dec. 4, 2025
	Case Assigned to Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan. (zmtm)	Dec. 4, 2025	Dec. 4, 2025
	NOTICE OF NEW CASE ERROR The following error(s) need correction: Missing summonses- U.S. government. When naming a U.S. government agent or agency as a defendant, you must supply a summons for each defendant & additional summons for the U.S. Attorney General. Please submit using the event Request for Summons to Issue. Missing summonses. Please locate the summons applicable to your case at www.dcd.uscourts.gov/new-case-forms and file using the event Request for Summons to issue. (zmtm)	Dec. 4, 2025	Dec. 4, 2025
5	SUMMONS (11) Issued Electronically as to DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, AMY GLEASON, SCOTT KUPOR, JEREMY LEWIN, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, MARCO RUBIO, UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, UNITED STATES OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zjm) (Entered: 12/15/2025)	Dec. 15, 2025	Dec. 15, 2025
6	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 1/29/2026. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 3/30/2026. (Byrnes, Kevin) (Entered: 02/03/2026)	Feb. 3, 2026	Feb. 3, 2026
7	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 12/29/2025. (Byrnes, Kevin) (Entered: 02/03/2026)	Feb. 3, 2026	Feb. 3, 2026
8	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY served on 1/5/2026; AMY GLEASON served on 12/30/2025; SCOTT KUPOR served on 12/29/2025; JEREMY LEWIN served on 12/30/2025; OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET served on 1/5/2026; MARCO A. RUBIO served on 12/30/2025; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT served on 12/30/2025; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 12/29/2025; UNITED STATES OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT served on 12/30/2025; RUSSELL T. VOUGHT served on 1/5/2026 (Attachments: # 1 Summons Marco Rubio, # 2 Summons Department of State, # 3 Summons Jeremy Lewin, # 4 Summons OMB, # 5 Summons OPM, # 6 Summons Russel Vought, # 7 Summons Scott Kupor, # 8 Summons DOGE, # 9 Summons Amy Gleason)(Byrnes, Kevin) (Entered: 02/03/2026)	Feb. 3, 2026	Feb. 3, 2026
9	Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, by DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, AMY GLEASON, SCOTT KUPOR, JEREMY LEWIN, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, MARCO A. RUBIO, UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, UNITED STATES OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT. (Zieman, Benjamin) (Entered: 03/30/2026)	March 30, 2026	March 30, 2026
	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer AND Set/Reset Deadlines	March 30, 2026	March 30, 2026
	MINUTE ORDER granting the Defendants' 9 Consent Motion for Extension of Time. The Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to the 1 Complaint by April 30, 2026. The Court notes that despite its prior warnings, the U.S. Attorney's Office continues to wait until the day that answers are due to seek extensions. Any future requests for extensions should be submitted at least three days before the deadline absent extraordinary circumstances. Signed by Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan on 3/30/2026. (lcal)	March 30, 2026	March 30, 2026
10	NOTICE of Appearance by Richard Cody Giles on behalf of All Defendants (Giles, Richard) (Entered: 04/30/2026)	April 30, 2026	April 30, 2026
11	MOTION to Dismiss by DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, AMY GLEASON, SCOTT KUPOR, JEREMY LEWIN, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, MARCO A. RUBIO, UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, UNITED STATES OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, RUSSELL T. VOUGHT. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Giles, Richard) (Entered: 04/30/2026) 1 Memorandum in Support View on PACER 2 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	April 30, 2026	April 30, 2026
12	Extension of Time to File Response/Reply	May 7, 2026	May 7, 2026
	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply AND Set/Reset Deadlines	May 8, 2026	May 8, 2026

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Case Details

State / Territory:

District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Speech and Religious Freedom

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 3, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Plaintiffs are former employees of the U.S. Administration for International Development (USAID)

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Administrative Leave Act, 5 U.S.C. § 6329a

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Constitutional Clause(s):

Due Process: Procedural Due Process

Freedom of speech/association

Other Dockets:

District of District of Columbia 1:25-cv-04217

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: None Yet / None

Relief Sought:

Relief Granted:

Source of Relief:

None yet

Issues

Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority:

Civil Service

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of Greene v. United States Agency for International Development, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/47431/ (last updated 2/1/2026).