Case: National Treasury Employees Union v. Internal Revenue Service

1:26-cv-02938 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 20, 2026

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

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On August 20, 2026, a federal employees’ union sued the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The union challenged a July 2026 IRS directive that immediately denied all pending requests for advanced sick and annual leave and barred future requests, forcing employees in medical treatment onto unpaid leave. It alleged that the directive was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and that it was void because it was issued under the authority of an IRS “Chief Executive Officer" who was running the agency without Senate confirmation, in violation of the Appointments Clause.

People

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Judge(s)

Chutkan, Tanya Sue (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Bailey, Kathryn W. (District of Columbia)

Brozinsky, Noah Hy (District of Columbia)

Giles, Allison Conrey (District of Columbia)

Shah, Paras N. (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Chutkan, Tanya Sue (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Bailey, Kathryn W. (District of Columbia)

Brozinsky, Noah Hy (District of Columbia)

Giles, Allison Conrey (District of Columbia)

Shah, Paras N. (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1 1:26-cv-02938	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief National Treasury Employees Union v. Internal Revenue Service U.S. Department of Treasury	Aug. 20, 2026	Aug. 20, 2026 Complaint

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Docket

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Last updated Oct. 21, 2026, 3:05 a.m.

Docket for: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Aug. 20, 2026	COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12623807) filed by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Summons Summons, # 5 Summons Summons, # 6 Summons Summons, # 7 Summons Summons)(Bailey, Kathryn) (Entered: 08/20/2026) 1 Exhibit Exhibit A View on RECAP 2 Exhibit Exhibit B View on RECAP 3 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 4 Summons Summons View on PACER 5 Summons Summons View on PACER 6 Summons Summons View on PACER 7 Summons Summons View on PACER	Clearinghouse
2	Aug. 20, 2026	LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (Bailey, Kathryn) (Entered: 08/20/2026)	RECAP
3	Aug. 21, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Noah Hy Brozinsky on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Brozinsky, Noah) (Entered: 08/21/2026)	RECAP
4	Aug. 21, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Allison Conrey Giles on behalf of NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (Giles, Allison) (Entered: 08/21/2026)	RECAP
5	Aug. 21, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Paras N. Shah on behalf of NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (Shah, Paras) (Entered: 08/21/2026)	RECAP
6	Aug. 21, 2026	SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to FRANK BISIGNANO, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 08/21/2026)	RECAP
	Aug. 21, 2026	Case Assigned/Reassigned
	Aug. 21, 2026	Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (znmw)
7	Aug. 26, 2026	Summons Returned Executed as to US Attorney	RECAP
8	Sept. 2, 2026	Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant	RECAP
9	Sept. 2, 2026	Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant	RECAP
10	Sept. 2, 2026	Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Labor Rights

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Appointments/Civil Service

Key Dates

Filing Date: Aug. 20, 2026

Case Ongoing: Yes

Case Details

Other Dockets:

District of District of Columbia 1:26-cv-02938

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of National Treasury Employees Union v. Internal Revenue Service, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/48536/.