Case: American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

American Federation of State v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-21577337.). Injunction against the US government/official or APA vacatur requested. Filed by AFSCME Council 57, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930, AFSCME Council 31. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18)(Bradley, Lorrie) (Filed on 1/23/2026) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

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Proposed Summons. (Bradley, Lorrie) (Filed on 1/23/2026) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

Certificate of Interested Entities by AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO (Bradley, Lorrie) (Filed on 1/23/2026) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

FILED IN ERROR, SEE 5 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21579095.) filed by AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Friedl, Kevin) (Filed on 1/23/2026) Modified on 1/26/2026 (kam2, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/23/2026)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice CORRECTION OF DOCKET # 4 ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21579095.) Filing fee previously paid on 1/23/2026 filed by AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Friedl, Kevin) (Filed on 1/23/2026) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21579118.) filed by AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(McElvain, Joel) (Filed on 1/23/2026) (Entered: 01/23/2026)

Case assigned to Judge Trina L Thompson. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. (mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/26/2026) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 4/23/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 4/30/2026 02:00 PM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. (kam2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/26/2026) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

Summons Issued as to Alex J. Adams, Administration for Children and Families, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (kam2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/26/2026) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21581322.) filed by AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Henderson, Cortney) (Filed on 1/26/2026) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21581919.) filed by AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service Certificate of Good Standing)(Kooragayala, Shiva) (Filed on 1/26/2026) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

Order GRANTING 10 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Cortney R. Henderson. Signed by Judge Trina L Thompson on 1/26/2026. (rfm, COURT USER) (Filed on 1/26/2026) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

Order GRANTING 6 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Joel McElvain. Signed by Judge Trina L Thompson on 1/26/2026. (rfm, COURT USER) (Filed on 1/26/2026) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

Order GRANTING 5 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Kevin E. Friedl. Signed by Judge Trina L Thompson on 1/26/2026. (rfm, COURT USER) (Filed on 1/26/2026) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

Order GRANTING 11 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Shiva Kooragayala. Signed by Judge Trina L Thompson on 1/26/2026. (rfm, COURT USER) (Filed on 1/26/2026) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Yenisey Rodriguez ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21582004.) filed by AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service Certificate of Good Standing)(Rodriguez, Yenisey) (Filed on 1/26/2026) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

Order GRANTING 16 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Yenisey Rodriguez. Signed by Judge Trina L Thompson on 1/26/2026. (rfm, COURT USER) (Filed on 1/26/2026) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

First MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21582571.) filed by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO. (Yeomans, Georgina) (Filed on 1/26/2026) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21582651.) filed by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement, # 2 Supplement)(Blumin, Matthew) (Filed on 1/26/2026) (Entered: 01/26/2026)

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MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21585717.) filed by AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Cert of good standing)(Thurston, Robin) (Filed on 1/27/2026) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

Order GRANTING 20 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Robin F. Thurston. Signed by Judge Trina L Thompson on 1/27/2026. (rfm, COURT USER) (Filed on 1/27/2026) (Entered: 01/27/2026)

NOTICE of Appearance filed by Peter Mainland McEntee on behalf of AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930 (McEntee, Peter) (Filed on 1/28/2026) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages Plaintiffs' Unopposed Administrative Motion to Exceed Page Limits for Plaintiffs' Motion to Stay Under 5 U.S.C. 706 and Preliminary Injunction and for Reply Brief filed by AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Declaration of Joel McElvain, # 2 Proposed Order)(McElvain, Joel) (Filed on 1/28/2026) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Preliminary Injunction and 705 Stay filed by AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO. Responses due by 2/11/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Rodriguez, Yenisey) (Filed on 1/28/2026) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

Declaration of Nyaruach Chuol in Support of 24 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Preliminary Injunction and 705 Stay filed byAFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit, # 11 Exhibit, # 12 Exhibit, # 13 Exhibit, # 14 Exhibit, # 15 Exhibit, # 16 Exhibit, # 17 Exhibit, # 18 Exhibit, # 19 Exhibit, # 20 Exhibit, # 21 Exhibit, # 22 Exhibit, # 23 Exhibit, # 24 Exhibit, # 25 Exhibit, # 26 Exhibit, # 27 Exhibit, # 28 Exhibit, # 29 Exhibit, # 30 Exhibit, # 31 Exhibit, # 32 Exhibit, # 33 Exhibit, # 34 Exhibit, # 35 Exhibit)(Related document(s) 24 ) (Rodriguez, Yenisey) (Filed on 1/28/2026) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

Brief re 24 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Preliminary Injunction and 705 Stay filed byAFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO. (Related document(s) 24 ) (Rodriguez, Yenisey) (Filed on 1/28/2026) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

Appendix re 24 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Preliminary Injunction and 705 Stay filed byAFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration A, # 2 Declaration B, # 3 Declaration C, # 4 Declaration D, # 5 Declaration E, # 6 Declaration F, # 7 Declaration G, # 8 Declaration H, # 9 Declaration I, # 10 Declaration J, # 11 Declaration K, # 12 Declaration L, # 13 Declaration M, # 14 Declaration N, # 15 Declaration O, # 16 Declaration P, # 17 Declaration Q)(Related document(s) 24 ) (Rodriguez, Yenisey) (Filed on 1/28/2026) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION for Expedited Hearing re 24 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Preliminary Injunction and 705 Stay filed by AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930. Responses due by 2/11/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Joel McElvain, # 2 Proposed Order)(Henderson, Cortney) (Filed on 1/28/2026) (Entered: 01/28/2026)

Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney

ORDER GRANTING ECF 28 PLAINTIFFS' ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND EXPEDITED HEARING. Signed by Judge Trina L. Thompson on 1/30/2026. (tltlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/30/2026) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

Order GRANTING 19 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Matthew Stark Blumin. Signed by Judge Trina L Thompson on 1/30/2026. (rfm, COURT USER) (Filed on 1/30/2026) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21582571.) Filing fee previously paid on 01/26/2026 filed by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement, # 2 Supplement)(Yeomans, Georgina) (Filed on 1/30/2026) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

Order GRANTING 31 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Georgina Catherine Yeomans. Signed by Judge Trina L Thompson on 1/30/2026. (rfm, COURT USER) (Filed on 1/30/2026) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

Set Motion and Deadlines/Hearings No NEF

Set/Reset Deadlines re ECF 29 as to 24 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Preliminary Injunction and 705 Stay . Responses due by 2/11/2026. Replies due by 2/18/2026. Motion Hearing set for 3/31/2026 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 09, 19th Floor before Judge Trina L Thompson. (rfm, COURT USER) (Filed on 1/30/2026)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930 (Bradley, Lorrie) (Filed on 2/3/2026) (Entered: 02/03/2026)

Electronic Filing Error

Electronic filing error. Incorrect event used.Please re-file in its entirety. Please refile as "Summons Returned Executed" Re: 33 Certificate of Service, filed by Main Street Alliance, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930, AFSCME Council 57, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, AFSCME Council 31 (msr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/4/2026)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by AFSCME Council 57, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930, AFSCME Council 31. All Defendants., SUMMONS Returned Executed by AFSCME Council 57, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930, AFSCME Council 31. All Defendants. (Bradley, Lorrie) (Filed on 2/5/2026) (Entered: 02/05/2026)

STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER regarding Preliminary Injunction Motion Briefing Schedule filed by Alex J. Adams, Administration for Children and Families, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Bernardoni, Jevechius) (Filed on 2/6/2026) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

ORDER GRANTING 35 STIPULATION REGARDING 24 PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION BRIEFING SCHEDULE. Signed by Judge Trina L. Thompson on 2/6/2026. Responses now due by 2/25/2026. Replies now due by 3/6/2026.Motion hearing set for 3/31/2026 at 2:00 PM is maintained. (rfm, COURT USER) (Filed on 2/6/2026) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 24 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Preliminary Injunction and 705 Stay ) filed byAlex J. Adams, Administration for Children and Families, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Reese Cody Inman, # 2 Declaration of Melissa Bruce)(Bernardoni, Jevechius) (Filed on 2/25/2026) (Entered: 02/25/2026)

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ORDER by Judge Trina L. Thompson granting 23 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Good cause having been shown, the Court hereby GRANTS Plaintiffs' administrative motionto exceed the page limitation applicable to their motion for stay under 5 U.S.C. § 705 and preliminary injunction and reply brief. Plaintiffs may file a motion of up to 35 pages, and a reply brief of up to 20 pages. IT IS SO ORDERED. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (Thompson, Trina) (Filed on 3/2/2026) (Entered: 03/02/2026)

Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages

REPLY (re 24 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Preliminary Injunction and 705 Stay ) filed byAFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930. (Rodriguez, Yenisey) (Filed on 3/6/2026) (Entered: 03/06/2026)

STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISION pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-3.d filed byAFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Recent Order)(Related document(s) 24 ) (Rodriguez, Yenisey) (Filed on 3/13/2026) (Entered: 03/13/2026)

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QUESTIONS FOR MARCH 31, 2026 HEARING Re: Dkt. Nos. 24, 26 . Signed by Judge Trina L. Thompson on 3/25/2026. (rfm, COURT USER) (Filed on 3/25/2026) (Entered: 03/25/2026)

RESPONSE re 41 Order - Questions for March 31, 2026 Hearing by AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Council 57, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, Main Street Alliance, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, United Domestic Workers of America, AFSCME Local 3930. (Friedl, Kevin) (Filed on 3/27/2026) (Entered: 03/27/2026)

RESPONSE re 41 Order by Alex J. Adams, Administration for Children and Families, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Bernardoni, Jevechius) (Filed on 3/27/2026) (Entered: 03/27/2026)

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Trina L Thompson: Motion Hearing held on 3/31/2026. re 24 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Preliminary Injunction and 705 Stay filed by Main Street Alliance, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, AFSCME Council 57, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, AFSCME Council 31 The motion having been argued, the Court grants the motion as modified on the record. Counsel to submit a proposed order for the Courts review and signature within 15 days of today. Total Time in Court: 1 hour, 14 minutes. Court Reporter: Ruth Levine Ekhaus. Plaintiff Attorney: Yenisey Rodriguez, Lorrie Bradley, Joel McElvain. Defendant Attorney: Jevechius Bernardoni. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (rfm, COURT USER) (Date Filed: 3/31/2026) (Entered: 03/31/2026)