Case: Trainor v. United States of America

1:26-cv-03029 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 31, 2026

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This case challenges a Defense Department policy that allegedly forced a transgender Marine officer into early retirement despite no evidence of impaired performance, reducing her rank and benefits and potentially imposing stigmatizing separation codes.

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Dorner, Drew T. (District of Columbia)

Simpson, John M. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Settle, Samuel Gregg (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Dorner, Drew T. (District of Columbia)

Simpson, John M. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Settle, Samuel Gregg (District of Columbia)

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1 1:26-cv-03029	Complaint	Aug. 31, 2026	Aug. 31, 2026

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Last updated Sept. 7, 2026, 3:04 a.m.

Docket for: TRAINOR v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Aug. 31, 2026	COMPLAINT Avery A. Trainor against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12642970) filed by AVERY A TRAINOR. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons)(Simpson, John) (Attachment 1 replaced on 8/31/2026) (znmw). (Entered: 08/31/2026) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 2 Summons View on PACER 3 Summons View on PACER 4 Summons View on PACER 5 Summons View on PACER 6 Summons View on PACER	Clearinghouse
2	Aug. 31, 2026	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by AVERY A TRAINOR. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Declaration, # 4 Exhibit 1, # 5 Exhibit 2, # 6 Exhibit 3, # 7 Exhibit 4, # 8 Exhibit 5, # 9 Exhibit 6, # 10 Exhibit 7, # 11 Exhibit 8, # 12 Exhibit 9, # 13 Exhibit 10, # 14 Exhibit 11, # 15 Exhibit 12, # 16 Exhibit 13, # 17 Exhibit 14, # 18 Exhibit 15, # 19 Exhibit 16, # 20 Exhibit 17, # 21 Exhibit 18, # 22 Exhibit 19, # 23 Exhibit 20, # 24 Exhibit 21, # 25 Exhibit 22, # 26 Exhibit 23, # 27 Exhibit 24)(Dorner, Drew) (Entered: 08/31/2026) 1 Memorandum in Support View on PACER 2 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER 3 Declaration View on PACER 4 Exhibit 1 View on RECAP 5 Exhibit 2 View on PACER 6 Exhibit 3 View on PACER 7 Exhibit 4 View on PACER 8 Exhibit 5 View on PACER 9 Exhibit 6 View on PACER 10 Exhibit 7 View on PACER 11 Exhibit 8 View on PACER 12 Exhibit 9 View on PACER 13 Exhibit 10 View on PACER 14 Exhibit 11 View on PACER 15 Exhibit 12 View on PACER 16 Exhibit 13 View on PACER 17 Exhibit 14 View on PACER 18 Exhibit 15 View on PACER 19 Exhibit 16 View on PACER 20 Exhibit 17 View on PACER 21 Exhibit 18 View on PACER 22 Exhibit 19 View on PACER 23 Exhibit 20 View on PACER 24 Exhibit 21 View on PACER 25 Exhibit 22 View on PACER 26 Exhibit 23 View on PACER 27 Exhibit 24 View on PACER	RECAP
3	Aug. 31, 2026	SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AVERY A TRAINOR (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit without redactions, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit with proposed redactions)(Dorner, Drew) (Entered: 08/31/2026)	RECAP
4	Aug. 31, 2026	REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by AVERY A TRAINOR.(Dorner, Drew) (Entered: 08/31/2026)	RECAP
5	Aug. 31, 2026	NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by AVERY A TRAINOR. Case related to Case No. 1:25-cv-00240-ACR. (Dorner, Drew) (Entered: 08/31/2026)	RECAP
6	Aug. 31, 2026	SUMMONS (5) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 08/31/2026)	RECAP
	Aug. 31, 2026	Notice of Error
	Aug. 31, 2026	Case Assigned/Reassigned
	Aug. 31, 2026	Case Assigned to Judge Ana C. Reyes. (znmw)
	Aug. 31, 2026	NOTICE OF ERROR regarding 2 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction . Please note the following error(s) for future filings: Invalid attorney signature- signature on document must match PACER login. Do not refile. (znmw)
7	Sept. 1, 2026	NOTICE of Errata by AVERY A. TRAINOR re 2 Motion for Preliminary Injunction,, (Simpson, John) (Entered: 09/01/2026)	RECAP
8	Sept. 1, 2026	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by AVERY A. TRAINOR re 2 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction . (Simpson, John) (Entered: 09/01/2026)	RECAP
9	Sept. 1, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Samuel Gregg Settle on behalf of All Defendants (Settle, Samuel) (Entered: 09/01/2026)	RECAP
10	Sept. 4, 2026	Extension of Time to	RECAP