Case: Poe v. U.S. Department of Justice

Poe v. U.S. Department of Justice et al.

President Donald Trump

COMPLAINT against TODD BLANCHE, TAMMIE M. GREGG, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12404501) filed by PAULINA POE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 to the Complaint, # 2 Summons to the U.S. Department of Justice, # 3 Summons to Todd Blanche, # 4 Summons to Tammie M. Gregg, # 5 Summons to Jeanine Ferris Pirro, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet)(Shalom, Alexander) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

1 Exhibit 1 to the Complaint

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2 Summons to the U.S. Department of Justice

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3 Summons to Todd Blanche

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4 Summons to Tammie M. Gregg

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5 Summons to Jeanine Ferris Pirro

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6 Civil Cover Sheet

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SEALED MOTION to Proceed Under Pseudonym filed by PAULINA POE (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Motion, # 2 Declaration of Paulina Poe (Redacted), # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Shalom, Alexander) (Entered: 05/06/2026)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Amanda K. Cipriano, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12408260. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by PAULINA POE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Amanda K. Cipriano, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Shalom, Alexander) (Entered: 05/07/2026)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Amy E. Whelan, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12408297. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by PAULINA POE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Amy E. Whelan, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Shalom, Alexander) (Entered: 05/07/2026)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Kegan A. Brown, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12408308. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by PAULINA POE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Kegan A. Brown, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Shalom, Alexander) (Entered: 05/07/2026)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Mikayla R. Berliner, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12408331. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by PAULINA POE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Mikayla R. Berliner, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Shalom, Alexander) (Entered: 05/07/2026)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Sarah K. Austin, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12408356. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by PAULINA POE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Sarah K. Austin, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Shalom, Alexander) (Entered: 05/07/2026)

ORDER: The Court ORDERS that: 1) Plaintiff's 2 Motion to Proceed Under Pseudonym, Partially Seal Documents, and for a Protective Order is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, subject to any further consideration by the United States District Judge randomly assigned to this case; 2) No protective order is necessary; 3) All parties shall use the pseudonym listed in the Complaint and redact information that would identify Plaintiff in all documents filed in this action; 4) Defendants shall not disclose Plaintiff's identity to any third party unless such disclosure is necessary to defend against this action; and 5) Within fourteen days of this Order, Plaintiff shall file: a) A pseudonymous and redacted version of her 2 Motion and any attachments as a Notice to the Court on the public docket; and b) A sealed declaration containing her real name and residential address. Signed by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on May 26, 2026. (lcjeb1) (Main Document 8 replaced on 5/26/2026) (znbn). (Entered: 05/26/2026)

SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 05/27/2026)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Case Assigned to Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. (znmw)

STANDARD ORDER for Civil Cases. See text for details. Signed by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on May 28, 2026. (lcdlf1) (Entered: 05/28/2026)

NOTICE of Appearance by Natalie J. Kraner on behalf of PAULINA POE (Kraner, Natalie) (Entered: 06/01/2026)

MINUTE ORDER granting the plaintiff's 3 5 6 Motions for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on June 2, 2026. (lcdlf1)

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice

MINUTE ORDER denying the plaintiff's 4 7 Motions for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The declarations in support of the motions represent that, in the previous two years, the applicant attorneys have made four or more applications for admission pro hac vice to this Court. Appearance pro hac vice is not a substitute for membership to the Bar of this Court. In light of the frequency with which the applicant attorneys have appeared over the past two years, the motions are DENIED. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on June 2, 2026. (lcdlf1)

NOTICE of Appearance by Alyssa Lareau on behalf of PAULINA POE (Lareau, Alyssa) (Entered: 06/03/2026)

NOTICE of Appearance by Kegan A. Brown on behalf of PAULINA POE (Brown, Kegan) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

NOTICE of Appearance by Mikayla Rose Berliner on behalf of PAULINA POE (Berliner, Mikayla) (Entered: 06/04/2026)

NOTICE of Appearance by Amanda Kate Cipriano on behalf of PAULINA POE (Cipriano, Amanda) (Entered: 06/09/2026)

SEALED DOCUMENT filed by PAULINA POE(This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(Shalom, Alexander) (Entered: 06/09/2026)

NOTICE OF FILING REDACTED DOCUMENT to 8 Order on Sealed Motion to Proceed Under Pseudonym,,,,, Set/Reset Deadlines,,,, by PAULINA POE (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration of Plaintiff Paulina Poe (redacted), # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Shalom, Alexander) (Entered: 06/09/2026)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by PAULINA POE . (Shalom, Alexander) (Entered: 07/13/2026)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. TODD BLANCHE served on 6/8/2026; TAMMIE M. GREGG served on 6/9/2026; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 6/8/2026, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 6/8/2026., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 6/5/2026. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 8/4/2026.) (See Docket Entry 18 to view document).(znmw) (Entered: 07/14/2026)

Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant AND Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General AND Summons Returned Executed as to US Attorney

NOTICE of Appearance by Alexander James Yun on behalf of All Defendants (Yun, Alexander) (Entered: 07/22/2026)

MOTION for Summary Judgment by PAULINA POE. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts, # 2 Exhibit 1 to Statement of Undisputed Material Facts, # 3 Exhibit 2 to Statement of Undisputed Material Facts, # 4 Memorandum in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment, # 5 Text of Proposed Order)(Shalom, Alexander) (Entered: 07/23/2026)

1 Statement of Facts

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2 Exhibit 1 to Statement of Undisputed Material Facts

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3 Exhibit 2 to Statement of Undisputed Material Facts

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4 Memorandum in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment

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5 Text of Proposed Order

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SEALED DOCUMENT filed by PAULINA POE(This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(Shalom, Alexander) (Entered: 07/24/2026)

Joint MOTION for Briefing Schedule by TODD BLANCHE, TAMMIE M. GREGG, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Yun, Alexander) (Entered: 07/31/2026)

1 Text of Proposed Order

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.Order

MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the parties' 23 Joint Motion for Briefing Schedule, it is ORDERED that the following schedule shall govern further proceedings: the defendants shall file an opposition to the plaintiff's 21 Motion for Summary Judgment and a cross-motion for summary judgment on or before September 10, 2026; the plaintiff shall file a reply and opposition on or before September 24, 2026; and the defendants shall file a reply on or before October 8, 2026. It is further ORDERED that the defendants' deadline to respond to the plaintiff's 1 Complaint is STAYED pending resolution of the parties' motions for summary judgment. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on July 31, 2026. (lcdlf1)

NOTICE of Appearance by Sarah K. Austin on behalf of PAULINA POE (Austin, Sarah) (Entered: 08/05/2026)

SEALED MOTION filed by TODD BLANCHE, TAMMIE M. GREGG, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts, # 2 Opposition to Plaintiff's Statement of Facts, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit)(Yun, Alexander) (Entered: 09/10/2026)

SEALED OPPOSITION filed by TODD BLANCHE, TAMMIE M. GREGG, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. re 21 Motion for Summary Judgment, (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Facts, # 2 Opposition to Plaintiff's Statement of Facts, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit)(Yun, Alexander) (Entered: 09/10/2026)

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MINUTE ORDER. On September 10, 2026, the defendants filed a 25 Sealed Motion and 26 Sealed Opposition without filing a motion for leave to file under seal or otherwise explaining why the filings require sealing. Furthermore, while the Court has authorized limited sealing in this matter, see May 26, 2026 Order, that authorization does not permit the sealing of documents in full. To the extent that the defendants believe that sealing is necessary, it is ORDERED that the defendants shall file, on or before September 23, 2026, (1) a motion to file under seal that explains the need for sealing, with reference to the Court's May 26, 2026 Order and the Hubbard factors, see United States v. Hubbard, 650 F.2d 293, 317-22 (D.C. Cir. 1980); and (2) redacted copies of the filings on the public docket. Should the defendants determine that sealing is not necessary, it is ORDERED that they shall re-file their filings on the public docket on or before September 23, 2026. So Ordered by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich on September 20, 2026. (lcdlf1)

Notice (Other)

Memorandum in opposition to motion

Reply to opposition to motion

Sealed Document

Sealed Document