United States of America v. Thomas
Plaintiff: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Defendant: STEPHANIE THOMAS, SEIU DISTRICT 1199NE, CONNECTICUT ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, CONNECTICUT CITIZEN ACTION GROUP and BETTE MARAFINO
Petitioner: LIBERTY LEGAL FOUNDATION
Intervenor: CLAIRE EWING and COMMON CAUSE
Case Number: 26-2064
Filed: July 28, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit: CIVIL RIGHTS-Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 25, 2026 Filing 64 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 09/25/2026 03:31 PM]
September 24, 2026 Filing 63 JOINT APPENDIX, volume 1 of 1, (pp. 1 - 300), on behalf of Appellant United States of America, FILED. Service date 09/24/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/24/2026 05:01 PM]
September 24, 2026 Filing 62 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant United States of America, FILED. Service date 09/24/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/24/2026 04:52 PM]
September 23, 2026 Filing 61 MOTION ORDER, denying motion for removal from the XAC, granting a two week extension until 11/12/206, to file Appellee's brief at docket entry 56, on behalf of Appellee Stephanie Thomas, by AJN, FILED. [Entered: 09/23/2026 11:53 AM]
September 22, 2026 Filing 60 ATTORNEY, Jaclyn Marie Blickley for Appellee Claire Ewing, TERMINATED. [Entered: 09/22/2026 12:04 PM]
September 21, 2026 Filing 59 LETTER, dated 09/21/2026, requesting to terminate counsel, on behalf of Appellee Claire Ewing, RECEIVED. Service date 09/21/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/21/2026 01:49 PM]
September 18, 2026 Filing 58 OPPOSITION, to Motion for removal from XAC, or alternatively, for extension of time, at docket entry 56, on behalf of Appellant United States of America, FILED. Service date 09/18/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/18/2026 05:31 PM] [Edited: 09/21/2026 09:29 AM]
September 10, 2026 Filing 57 NEW PARTY, Movant Liberty Legal Foundation, ADDED. [Entered: 09/10/2026 05:08 PM] [Edited: 09/10/2026 05:13 PM]
September 8, 2026 Filing 56 MOTION, for removal from XAC, or alternatively, for extension of time, on behalf of Appellee Stephanie Thomas, FILED. Service date 09/08/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/08/2026 03:13 PM] [Edited: 09/08/2026 05:01 PM]
September 8, 2026 Filing 55 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. Service date 09/08/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/08/2026 08:00 AM]
August 31, 2026 Filing 54 CAPTION, per Court Order filed 08/31/2026, AMENDED. [Entered: 08/31/2026 01:26 PM]
August 31, 2026 Filing 53 MOTION ORDER, granting motion to amend caption at docket entry 51, on behalf of Appellee SEIU District 1199NE, Appellee Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Appellee Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Appellee Bette Marafino, FILED. [Entered: 08/31/2026 01:15 PM]
August 24, 2026 Filing 52 FRAP 26.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, on behalf of Appellee SEIU District 1199NE, Appellee Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Appellee Connecticut Citizen Action Group, FILED. Service date 08/24/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/24/2026 05:21 PM]
August 24, 2026 Filing 51 MOTION, to amend caption, on behalf of Appellee SEIU District 1199NE, Appellee Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Appellee Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Appellee Bette Marafino, FILED. Service date 08/24/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/24/2026 05:15 PM]
August 20, 2026 Filing 50 LOCAL RULE 31.2 NOTICE, placing this appeal on the Court's Expedited Calendar, setting appellant's brief due date as 09/24/2026, appellee's brief due date as 10/29/2026, TRANSMITTED. [Entered: 08/20/2026 12:49 PM]
August 19, 2026 Filing 49 ATTORNEY, Jaclyn Marie Blickley, for Appellee Claire Ewing, ADDED. [Entered: 08/19/2026 12:42 PM]
August 19, 2026 Filing 48 NEW CASE MANAGER, Connie Mazariego, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 08/19/2026 12:23 PM]
August 18, 2026 Filing 47 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Common Cause, Claire Ewing, FILED. [Entered: 08/18/2026 11:40 AM]
August 17, 2026 Filing 46 ATTORNEY, Joseph Purpura Gaylin, for Appellee Claire Ewing, Appellee Common Cause, ADDED. [Entered: 08/17/2026 04:49 PM]
August 17, 2026 Filing 45 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Common Cause, Claire Ewing, FILED. [Entered: 08/17/2026 04:40 PM]
August 7, 2026 Filing 44 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at entry 39, on behalf of Appellee Stephanie Thomas, FILED. [Entered: 08/07/2026 03:50 PM]
August 7, 2026 Filing 43 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at docket entry 38, on behalf of Appellee Stephanie Thomas, FILED. [Entered: 08/07/2026 03:49 PM]
August 7, 2026 Filing 42 ATTORNEY, Blake Sullivan, for Appellee Stephanie Thomas, ADDED. [Entered: 08/07/2026 03:44 PM]
August 7, 2026 Filing 41 ATTORNEY, Elizabeth Pearl Lewis, for Appellee Stephanie Thomas, ADDED. [Entered: 08/07/2026 03:12 PM]
August 7, 2026 Filing 40 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Stephanie Thomas, FILED. Service date 08/07/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/07/2026 11:23 AM]
August 7, 2026 Filing 39 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Stephanie Thomas, FILED. [Entered: 08/07/2026 10:43 AM]
August 7, 2026 Filing 38 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Stephanie Thomas, FILED. [Entered: 08/07/2026 10:09 AM]
August 7, 2026 Filing 37 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Stephanie Thomas, FILED. [Entered: 08/07/2026 10:01 AM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 36 ATTORNEY, Tori Shaw, for Appellee Bette Marafino, Appellee Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Appellee Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Appellee SEIU District 1199NE, ADDED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 04:35 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 35 ATTORNEY, Julianna D. Astarita, for Appellee Bette Marafino, Appellee Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Appellee Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Appellee SEIU District 1199NE, ADDED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 04:32 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 34 ATTORNEY, Joshua Charles Abbuhl, for Appellee Bette Marafino, Appellee Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Appellee Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Appellee SEIU District 1199NE, ADDED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 04:29 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 33 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Bette Marafino, Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Connecticut Citizen Action Group, SEIU District 1199NE, FILED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 04:21 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 32 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Bette Marafino, Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Connecticut Citizen Action Group, SEIU District 1199NE, FILED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 04:19 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 31 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Bette Marafino, Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Connecticut Citizen Action Group, SEIU District 1199NE, FILED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 04:13 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 30 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form C, at entry 22, on behalf of Appellant United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 04:08 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 29 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee SEIU District 1199NE, Appellee Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Appellee Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Appellee Bette Marafino, FILED. Service date 08/06/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/06/2026 04:04 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 28 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form C, at docket entry 23, on behalf of Appellant United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 03:57 PM] [Edited: 08/06/2026 04:00 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 27 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at entry 15, on behalf of Appellant United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 03:52 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 26 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, Notice of Appearance, at docket entry 17, 18, on behalf of Appellant United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 03:48 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 25 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant United States of America, FILED. Service date 08/06/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/06/2026 03:35 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 24 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant United States of America, FILED. Service date 08/06/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/06/2026 03:35 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 23 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant United States of America, FILED. Service date 08/06/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/06/2026 03:34 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 22 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant United States of America, FILED. Service date 08/06/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/06/2026 03:34 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 21 ATTORNEY, Aria Branch, in place of attorney David Robert Fox, SUBSTITUTED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 03:29 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 20 ATTORNEY, James Thomas Tucker, for Appellant United States of America, ADDED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 03:20 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 19 ATTORNEY, David N Goldman, in place of attorney Conor M. Reardon, SUBSTITUTED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 03:18 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 18 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 02:19 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 17 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 02:09 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 16 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Bette Marafino, Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Connecticut Citizen Action Group, SEIU District 1199NE, FILED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 12:42 PM]
August 6, 2026 Filing 15 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 08/06/2026 11:22 AM]
August 5, 2026 Filing 14 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 08/05/2026 08:40 AM]
August 4, 2026 Filing 13 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at docket entry 10, on behalf of Appellee SEIU District 1199NE, Appellee Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Appellee Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Appellee Bette Marafino, FILED. [Entered: 08/04/2026 03:42 PM] [Edited: 08/04/2026 04:00 PM]
August 4, 2026 Filing 12 ATTORNEY, Sophia Lin Lakin, for Appellee Claire Ewing, Appellee Common Cause, ADDED. [Entered: 08/04/2026 03:35 PM]
August 4, 2026 Filing 11 ATTORNEY, Theresa J. Lee, for Appellee Claire Ewing, Appellee Common Cause, ADDED. [Entered: 08/04/2026 03:32 PM]
August 3, 2026 Filing 10 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Bette Marafino, Connecticut Alliance for Retired Americans, Connecticut Citizen Action Group, SEIU District 1199NE, FILED. [Entered: 08/03/2026 11:13 AM]
July 31, 2026 Filing 9 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Common Cause, Claire Ewing, FILED. [Entered: 07/31/2026 03:01 PM]
July 31, 2026 Filing 8 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Common Cause, Claire Ewing, FILED. [Entered: 07/31/2026 02:58 PM]
July 31, 2026 Filing 7 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Claire Ewing, Appellee Common Cause, FILED. Service date 07/31/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/31/2026 02:46 PM]
July 28, 2026 Filing 6 NON-ADMITTED ATTORNEY, William Miles Hughes and David Robert Fox, orally informed to apply for admission forthwith and submit Addendum A to Notice of Appearance, NOTIFIED. [Entered: 07/28/2026 04:52 PM]
July 28, 2026 Filing 5 CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant United States of America, OPENED. [Entered: 07/28/2026 04:48 PM]
July 24, 2026 Filing 4 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 07/28/2026 04:42 PM]
July 24, 2026 Filing 3 DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT, dated 07/23/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 07/28/2026 04:36 PM]
July 24, 2026 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT ORDER, dated 07/17/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 07/28/2026 04:35 PM]
July 24, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant United States of America, FILED. [Entered: 07/28/2026 04:34 PM]

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Plaintiff: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Represented By: Conor M. Reardon
Represented By: James Thomas Tucker
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Defendant: STEPHANIE THOMAS
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Defendant: SEIU DISTRICT 1199NE
Represented By: David Robert Fox
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Defendant: CONNECTICUT ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS
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Defendant: BETTE MARAFINO
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Intervenor: CLAIRE EWING
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Petitioner: LIBERTY LEGAL FOUNDATION
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