Case: American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410 v. United States Department of Defense

1:26-cv-02653 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: July 2, 2026

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On July 2, 2026, affiliates of the American Federation of Government Employees and the National Federation of Federal Employees filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against the Department of Defense and the Secretary of Defense. The plaintiffs challenged the Secretary's April 9, 2026 memorandum directing DoD agencies to terminate all collective bargaining agreements within 24 hours, alleging that the Department had reversed a practice of honoring those agreements in response to President Trump's Executive Order 14251. The plaintiffs alleged that DoD did so without a reasonable explanation, without considering reliance interests or less disruptive alternatives, and without identifying the local employing offices of police officers, security guards, and firefighters that the Executive Order left covered by the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.

People

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Judge(s)

Gallagher, Stephanie A. (Maryland)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Baltzer, James (Maryland)

Kelleher, Lauren J (Maryland)

Kronland, Scott A. (Maryland)

Attorney for Defendant

Atkinson, Theodore William (Maryland)

Judge(s)

Gallagher, Stephanie A. (Maryland)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Baltzer, James (Maryland)

Kelleher, Lauren J (Maryland)

Kronland, Scott A. (Maryland)

Rosenthal, Jonathan (Maryland)

Attorney for Defendant

Atkinson, Theodore William (Maryland)

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Documents in this case

1 1:26-cv-02653	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410 et al. v. United States Department of Defense et al.	July 2, 2026	July 2, 2026 Complaint

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Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Termination of Certain Collective Bargaining Agreements in Accordance with Executive Order 14251, "Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs"		April 9, 2026	April 9, 2026 https://media.defense.gov/...
EO 14251 - Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs President Donald Trump	Reclassifying numerous federal departments and agencies as "hav[ing] as a primary function intelligence, counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work," and declaring such departments…	March 27, 2025	March 27, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/...

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Docket

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Last updated Aug. 9, 2026, 3 p.m.

Docket for: American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410 v. United States Department of Defense

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	July 2, 2026	COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against Pete Hegseth, United States Department of Defense ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AMDDC-12865016.), filed by AFGE Local 1858, AFGE Local 1836, AFGE Council 172, AFGE Local 2449, AFGE Council 170, AFGE Council 1504, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410, AFGE Local 54, AFGE Council 235, AFGE Local 1592, AFGE Local 987, AFGE Local 916, AFGE Local 3283, AFGE Council 275, AFGE Council 171, National Federation of Federal Employees Local 178, AFGE Council 240, NFFE Local 639, AFGE Local 2065, NFFE Local 476, AFGE Local 779, AFGE Local 1658, AFGE Council 169. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons Kelly O. Hayes, # 3 Summons Pamela J. Bondi, # 4 Summons Pete Hegseth, # 5 Summons U.S. Department of Defense)(Kelleher, Lauren) (Entered: 07/02/2026) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 2 Summons Kelly O. Hayes View on PACER 3 Summons Pamela J. Bondi View on PACER 4 Summons Pete Hegseth View on PACER 5 Summons U.S. Department of Defense View on PACER	Clearinghouse
2	July 6, 2026	Summons Issued 60 days as to Pete Hegseth, United States Department of Defense, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (ols, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/06/2026)	RECAP
	July 6, 2026	Case Assigned/Reassigned
	July 6, 2026	Case Reassigned to Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher. Judge Theodore D. Chuang no longer assigned to the case. (kns, Deputy Clerk)
3	July 7, 2026	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Scott A. Kronland (Filing fee $100, receipt number AMDDC-12869807.) by American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410 (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Kelleher, Lauren) (Entered: 07/07/2026)	RECAP
4	July 7, 2026	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for James Baltzer (Filing fee $100, receipt number AMDDC-12869915.) by American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410 (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Kelleher, Lauren) (Entered: 07/07/2026)	RECAP
5	July 7, 2026	Local Rule 103.3 Disclosure Statement by American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410 identifying Party with Financial Interest National Federation of Federal Employees, Party with Financial Interest American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410 for American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410.(Kelleher, Lauren) (Entered: 07/07/2026)	RECAP
6	July 7, 2026	PAPERLESS ORDER granting 3 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Scott A. Kronland. Directing attorney Scott A. Kronland to register for pro hac vice filing in the District of Maryland through PACER at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/ if attorney has not already done so. The Pro Hac Vice option must be selected when registering. Signed by Clerk on 7/7/2026. (mh4s, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/07/2026)	RECAP
7	July 7, 2026	PAPERLESS ORDER granting 4 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of James Baltzer. Directing attorney James Baltzer to register for pro hac vice filing in the District of Maryland through PACER at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/ if attorney has not already done so. The Pro Hac Vice option must be selected when registering. Signed by Clerk on 7/7/2026. (mh4s, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/07/2026)	RECAP
8	July 16, 2026	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Jonathan Rosenthal (Filing fee $100, receipt number AMDDC-12893757.) by AFGE Council 1504, AFGE Council 169, AFGE Council 170, AFGE Council 171, AFGE Council 172, AFGE Council 235, AFGE Council 240, AFGE Council 275, AFGE Local 1592, AFGE Local 1658, AFGE Local 1836, AFGE Local 1858, AFGE Local 2065, AFGE Local 2449, AFGE Local 3283, AFGE Local 54, AFGE Local 779, AFGE Local 916, AFGE Local 987, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410, NFFE Local 476, NFFE Local 639, National Federation of Federal Employees Local 178 (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Kelleher, Lauren) (Entered: 07/16/2026)	RECAP
9	July 17, 2026	PAPERLESS ORDER granting 8 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Jonathan Rosenthal. Directing attorney Jonathan Rosenthal to register for pro hac vice filing in the District of Maryland through PACER at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/ if attorney has not already done so. The Pro Hac Vice option must be selected when registering. Signed by Clerk on 7/17/2026. (mh4s, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/17/2026)	RECAP
10	July 20, 2026	AMENDED COMPLAINT against Pete Hegseth, United States Department of Defense, filed by AFGE Local 3283, AFGE Local 1836, AFGE Council 170, National Federation of Federal Employees Local 178, AFGE Local 1592, AFGE Local 987, AFGE Local 2065, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410, AFGE Local 2449, AFGE Local 779, AFGE Council 240, AFGE Council 275, AFGE Council 171, AFGE Council 169, NFFE Local 639, AFGE Council 235, NFFE Local 476, AFGE Council 172, AFGE Local 1658, AFGE Local 1858, AFGE Local 916, AFGE Local 54, AFGE Council 243, AFGE Local 1504. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment First Amended Complaint with Strikes and Bold)(Kronland, Scott) (Entered: 07/20/2026)	RECAP
11	July 20, 2026	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by AFGE Council 169, AFGE Council 170, AFGE Council 171, AFGE Council 172, AFGE Council 235, AFGE Council 240, AFGE Council 243, AFGE Council 275, AFGE Local 1504, AFGE Local 1592, AFGE Local 1658, AFGE Local 1836, AFGE Local 1858, AFGE Local 2065, AFGE Local 2449, AFGE Local 3283, AFGE Local 54, AFGE Local 779, AFGE Local 916, AFGE Local 987, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410, NFFE Local 476, NFFE Local 639, National Federation of Federal Employees Local 178 (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Attachment Index of Declarations and Exhibits, # 4 Declaration of Anna Green, # 5 Declaration of Da'Laine Simpson, # 6 Declaration of Edward Abounader, # 7 Declaration of Dora Renee Brown, # 8 Declaration of Katherine Toth, # 9 Declaration of Kelly Keating, # 10 Declaration of Lisa Foust, # 11 Declaration of Matthew Hines, # 12 Declaration of Mitch Burns, # 13 Declaration of Robert Mooney, # 14 Declaration of Steve Halloway, # 15 Declaration of Tonie Edwards, # 16 Declaration of Tonya Manning, # 17 Declaration of Walter Taylor, # 18 Declaration of Zedrick Brown)(Kronland, Scott) (Entered: 07/20/2026)	RECAP
12	July 20, 2026	-FILED IN ERROR- SUMMONS Returned Executed by AFGE Local 1858, AFGE Local 779, AFGE Local 987, AFGE Council 170, AFGE Local 1504, AFGE Local 1658, AFGE Local 2449, AFGE Council 240, AFGE Local 1592, AFGE Council 172, AFGE Local 54, NFFE Local 476, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410, AFGE Council 235, AFGE Local 3283, NFFE Local 639, AFGE Council 169, AFGE Council 171, National Federation of Federal Employees Local 178, AFGE Local 2065, AFGE Council 243, AFGE Local 1836, AFGE Local 916, AFGE Council 275. United States Department of Defense served on 7/10/2026.(Kelleher, Lauren) Modified on 7/21/2026 (ols). (Entered: 07/20/2026)	RECAP
13	July 21, 2026	QC NOTICE: 12 Summons Returned Executed,, filed by AFGE Council 172, AFGE Local 2065, AFGE Council 243, AFGE Local 1592, AFGE Local 54, AFGE Local 2449, AFGE Local 1658, NFFE Local 639, AFGE Local 1504, AFGE Local 779, NFFE Local 476, AFGE Council 240, AFGE Council 275, AFGE Council 235, AFGE Local 916, AFGE Council 170, AFGE Local 987, National Federation of Federal Employees Local 178, AFGE Local 1836, AFGE Council 169, AFGE Local 3283, AFGE Local 1858, AFGE Council 171, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410 was filed incorrectly. **Incorrect event used. Please refile using Service of Process > Summons Returned Executed as to USA. It has been noted as FILED IN ERROR, and the document link has been disabled. (ols, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/21/2026)	RECAP
14	July 21, 2026	SUMMONS Returned Executed by AFGE Local 1504, AFGE Council 240, AFGE Local 916, AFGE Council 171, AFGE Council 243, AFGE Council 169, NFFE Local 476, AFGE Local 3283, AFGE Council 275, AFGE Local 1658, National Federation of Federal Employees Local 178, AFGE Council 170, AFGE Local 2065, AFGE Local 1592, AFGE Local 54, NFFE Local 639, AFGE Local 1858, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410, AFGE Local 779, AFGE Local 1836, AFGE Council 235, AFGE Council 172, AFGE Local 2449, AFGE Local 987. (Kelleher, Lauren) (Entered: 07/21/2026)	RECAP
15	July 27, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Theodore William Atkinson on behalf of All Defendants (Atkinson, Theodore) (Entered: 07/27/2026)	RECAP
16	July 27, 2026	MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 11 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Pete Hegseth, United States Department of Defense (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Atkinson, Theodore) (Entered: 07/27/2026)	RECAP
17	July 27, 2026	PAPERLESS ORDER that any response in opposition to 16 MOTION for Extension of Time be filed on or before July 29, 2026. Signed by Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher on 7/27/2026. (Gallagher, Stephanie) (Entered: 07/27/2026)	RECAP
18	July 27, 2026	RESPONSE in Opposition re 16 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 11 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by AFGE Council 169, AFGE Council 170, AFGE Council 171, AFGE Council 172, AFGE Council 235, AFGE Council 240, AFGE Council 243, AFGE Council 275, AFGE Local 1504, AFGE Local 1592, AFGE Local 1658, AFGE Local 1836, AFGE Local 1858, AFGE Local 2065, AFGE Local 2449, AFGE Local 3283, AFGE Local 54, AFGE Local 779, AFGE Local 916, AFGE Local 987, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410, NFFE Local 476, NFFE Local 639, National Federation of Federal Employees Local 178.(Kronland, Scott) (Entered: 07/27/2026)	RECAP
19	July 27, 2026	QC NOTICE: 18 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by AFGE Council 169, AFGE Local 1658, AFGE Council 275, AFGE Local 987, AFGE Local 1858, AFGE Local 916, AFGE Council 243, AFGE Local 1592, AFGE Council 172, AFGE Council 170, AFGE Council 235, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410, AFGE Local 779, AFGE Council 171, AFGE Local 2449, AFGE Local 1836, National Federation of Federal Employees Local 178, AFGE Local 54, AFGE Council 240, NFFE Local 639, AFGE Local 3283, NFFE Local 476, AFGE Local 1504, AFGE Local 2065 was filed incorrectly. **The following attachments or exhibits are missing - Proposed Order. To correct this problem, file Proposed Order using the event Notice (Other) and link Proposed Order to 18 . (ols, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/27/2026)	RECAP
20	July 27, 2026	NOTICE by AFGE Council 169, AFGE Council 170, AFGE Council 171, AFGE Council 172, AFGE Council 235, AFGE Council 240, AFGE Council 243, AFGE Council 275, AFGE Local 1504, AFGE Local 1592, AFGE Local 1658, AFGE Local 1836, AFGE Local 1858, AFGE Local 2065, AFGE Local 2449, AFGE Local 3283, AFGE Local 54, AFGE Local 779, AFGE Local 916, AFGE Local 987, American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410, NFFE Local 476, NFFE Local 639, National Federation of Federal Employees Local 178 re 18 Response in Opposition to Motion,, Proposed Order re Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time (Kronland, Scott) (Entered: 07/27/2026)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Maryland

Case Type(s):

Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority

Labor Rights

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: July 2, 2026

Case Ongoing: Yes

Case Details

Other Dockets:

District of Maryland 1:26-cv-02653

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of American Federation of Government Employees Local 1410 v. United States Department of Defense, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/48345/.