Dressen v. Flaherty
| Ernest Ramirez, Brianne Dressen, Shaun Barcavage, Suzanna Newell, Nikki Holland and Kristi Dobbs |
| White House Director of Digital Strategy, Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, in his official capacity, Department of Health & Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in his official capacity, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in his official capacity, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Leland Stanford Junior University, Rob Flaherty, in his individual capacity, Andrew Slavitt, in his individual capacity, Karoline Leavitt, in her official capacity, Denise Hinton, in her official capacity, Xavier Becerra, in his individual capacity, Vivek Murthy, in his individual capacity, Carol Y. Crawford, in her official and individual capacities, Alejandro Mayorkas, in his individual capacity, Nicholas M. Andersen, in his official capacity, Alex Stamos, in his individual capacity, Jen Easterly, in her individual capacity and Renee DiResta, in her individual capacity |
| 26-40207 |
| April 16, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit |
| Other Civil Rights |
Docket Report
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| Filing 57 EXTENSION RECEIVED for Appellants/Cross-Appellees Mr. Shaun Barcavage, Ms. Kristi Dobbs, Ms. Brianne Dressen, Ms. Nikki Holland, Ms. Suzanna Newell and Mr. Ernest Ramirez. Extension Granted to and including 07/07/2026. A/Pet's Brief deadline updated to 07/07/2026, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees Shaun Barcavage, Kristi Dobbs, Brianne Dressen, Nikki Holland, Suzanna Newell and Ernest Ramirez. [26-40207] (DLJ) [Entered: 06/05/2026 12:54 PM] |
| Filing 56 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny for Appellee Nicholas M. Andersen in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny for Appellee Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny for Appellee Markwayne Mullin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny for Appellee DHS in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny for Appellee Carol Y. Crawford in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny for Appellee Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny for Appellee Denise Hinton in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny for Appellee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny for Appellee Department of Health & Human Services in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny for Appellee Karoline Leavitt in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny for Appellee Donald J. Trump, President of the United States in 26-40207, by Attorney(s) Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny for party(s) Appellee Jen Easterly Appellee Alejandro Mayorkas Appellee Xavier Becerra, in case 26-40207 [26-40207] (PAC) [Entered: 06/05/2026 12:02 PM] |
| Filing 55 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Daniel Winik for Appellee Nicholas M. Andersen in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Winik for Appellee Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Winik for Appellee Markwayne Mullin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Winik for Appellee DHS in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Winik for Appellee Carol Y. Crawford in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Winik for Appellee Center for Disease Control and Prevention in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Winik for Appellee Denise Hinton in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Winik for Appellee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Winik for Appellee Department of Health & Human Services in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Winik for Appellee Karoline Leavitt in 26-40207, Attorney Daniel Winik for Appellee Donald J. Trump, President of the United States in 26-40207, by Attorney(s) Daniel Winik for party(s) Appellee Jen Easterly Appellee Alejandro Mayorkas Appellee Xavier Becerra, in case 26-40207 [26-40207] (PAC) [Entered: 06/05/2026 11:57 AM] |
| Filing 54 APPEARANCE FORM received from Mr. Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny, Esq. for Mr. Nicholas M. Andersen, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ms. Carol Y. Crawford, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Health & Human Services, Ms. Denise Hinton, Mr. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Ms. Karoline Leavitt, Mr. Markwayne Mullin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mr. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States and DHS for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-40207] (Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny ) [Entered: 06/05/2026 09:24 AM] |
| Filing 53 ATTORNEY NOT PARTICIPATING. Stephen K. Wirth is designated as inactive in this case. Reason:no longer with the firm. [26-40207] (ABT) [Entered: 06/05/2026 07:53 AM] |
| Filing 52 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [26-40207] (Daniel Winik ) [Entered: 06/04/2026 06:58 PM] |
| Filing 51 LETTER filed advising attorney Stephen K. Wirth, is no longer with the firm and will not be participating in this case. [26-40207] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: LETTER filed by Appellees Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Leland Stanford Junior University, Mr. Alex Stamos and Mr. Renee DiResta removal of Stephen K. Wirth from docket. Date of Service: 06/04/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellees: Bellinger, Dunn, Hung, Palmore, Tenny, Theodore, Winik, Wirth; Attorney for Appellee/Cross-Appellant: Melkonian; Attorney for Appellant/Cross-Appellee: Norman [26-40207] (Elisabeth S. Theodore ) [Entered: 06/04/2026 12:38 PM] |
| Filing 50 LETTER OF ADVISEMENT. Reason: Notifying parties of updated case caption. [26-40207] (SH) [Entered: 06/04/2026 09:46 AM] |
| Filing 48 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Chad Wilson Dunn for party(s) Appellee Rob Flaherty, in case 26-40207 [26-40207] (SH) [Entered: 06/04/2026 09:45 AM] |
| Filing 47 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Alison H. Hung for party(s) Appellee Vivek Murthy, in case 26-40207 [26-40207] (SH) [Entered: 06/04/2026 09:41 AM] |
| Filing 46 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Joseph R. Palmore for party(s) Appellee Vivek Murthy, in case 26-40207 [26-40207] (SH) [Entered: 06/04/2026 09:39 AM] |
| Filing 45 CASE CAPTION updated. Party information modified for Karoline Leavitt, Denise Hinton, Carol Y. Crawford, Nicholas M. Andersen, Alex Stamos, Renee DiResta and Andrew Slavitt in 26-40207. Appellees Rob Flaherty, Xavier Becerra, Vivek Murthy, Alejandro Mayorkas and Jen Easterly added to case. Involvement terminated for Appellee White House Director of Digital Strategy in 26-40207. Reason: See motion to amend the caption filed on 05/29/2026. [26-40207] (SH) [Entered: 06/04/2026 08:48 AM] |
| Filing 44 COURT ORDER granting Motion to amend caption filed by Appellants/Cross-Appellees Mr. Ernest Ramirez, Ms. Brianne Dressen, Mr. Shaun Barcavage, Ms. Suzanna Newell, Ms. Nikki Holland and Ms. Kristi Dobbs [ # 36 ] [26-40207] (SH) [Entered: 06/03/2026 01:46 PM] |
| Filing 36 UNOPPOSED MOTION to amend caption [36]. Date of service: 05/29/2026 [26-40207] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: UNOPPOSED MOTION filed by Appellants/Cross-Appellees Mr. Shaun Barcavage, Ms. Kristi Dobbs, Ms. Brianne Dressen, Ms. Nikki Holland, Ms. Suzanna Newell and Mr. Ernest Ramirez to amend caption [36]. Date of service: 05/29/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellees: Bellinger, Tenny, Theodore, Winik, Wirth; Attorney for Appellee/Cross-Appellant: Melkonian; Attorney for Appellant/Cross-Appellee: Norman [26-40207] (Katherine Norman ) [Entered: 05/29/2026 03:35 PM] |
| Filing 35 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [26-40207] (Chad Wilson Dunn ) [Entered: 05/26/2026 03:16 PM] |
| Filing 34 LETTER filed requesting correction of case caption and short title. [26-40207] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: LETTER filed by Appellants/Cross-Appellees Mr. Shaun Barcavage, Ms. Kristi Dobbs, Ms. Nikki Holland, Ms. Brianne Dressen, Mr. Ernest Ramirez and Ms. Suzanna Newell requesting correction of case caption and title caption sheet. Date of Service: 05/19/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellees: Bellinger, Tenny, Theodore, Winik, Wirth; Attorney for Appellee/Cross-Appellant: Melkonian; Attorney for Appellant/Cross-Appellee: Norman [26-40207] (Katherine Norman ) [Entered: 05/19/2026 04:50 PM] |
| Filing 33 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Raffi Melkonian for Appellee/Cross-Appellant Andrew Slavitt in 26-40207 [26-40207] (SH) [Entered: 05/18/2026 11:47 AM] |
| Filing 32 APPEARANCE FORM received from Mr. Raffi Melkonian for Mr. Andrew Slavitt for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [26-40207] (Raffi Melkonian ) [Entered: 05/15/2026 03:49 PM] |
| Filing 30 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-40207] (Alison H. Hung ) [Entered: 05/14/2026 10:14 AM] |
| Filing 29 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [26-40207] (Joseph R. Palmore ) [Entered: 05/14/2026 10:11 AM] |
| Filing 28 BRIEFING NOTICE ISSUED A/Pet's Brief Due on 06/22/2026 for Appellants/Cross-Appellees Shaun Barcavage, Kristi Dobbs, Brianne Dressen, Nikki Holland, Suzanna Newell and Ernest Ramirez. [26-40207] (DDL) [Entered: 05/12/2026 10:43 AM] |
| Filing 27 ELECTRONIC RECORD ON APPEAL FILED. Admitted Exhibits on File in District Court? No. Video/Audio Exhibits on File in District Court? No Electronic ROA deadline satisfied. [26-40207] (DDL) [Entered: 05/12/2026 10:43 AM] |
| Filing 25 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny for party(s) Appellee Carol Y. Crawford Appellee Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency Appellee Nicholas M. Andersen Appellee Karoline Leavitt Appellee DHS Appellee Denise Hinton Appellee Markwayne Mullin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Appellee Center for Disease Control and Prevention Appellee Department of Health & Human Services Appellee Donald J. Trump, President of the United States Appellee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Appellee White House Director of Digital Strategy, in case 26-40207 [26-40207] (ABT) [Entered: 05/04/2026 09:17 AM] |
| Filing 24 ATTORNEY NOT PARTICIPATING. Alexander Sverdlov is designated as inactive in this case. Reason:no longer with the government. [26-40207] (ABT) [Entered: 05/04/2026 08:47 AM] |
| Filing 23 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-40207] (Daniel Bentele Hahs Tenny ) [Entered: 05/01/2026 12:57 PM] |
| Filing 22 LETTER filed advising counsel, Alexander Sverdlov, will not participate in this case - no longer with the Government. [26-40207] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: LETTER filed by Appellees Mr. Nicholas M. Andersen, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ms. Carol Y. Crawford, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Health & Human Services, DHS, Ms. Denise Hinton, Mr. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Ms. Karoline Leavitt, Mr. Markwayne Mullin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Mr. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States and White House Director of Digital Strategy removal of Alexander Sverdlov from docket. Date of Service: 05/01/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellees: Bellinger, Theodore, Winik, Wirth; Attorney for Appellee/Cross-Appellant: Melkonian; Attorney for Appellant/Cross-Appellee: Norman [26-40207] (Daniel Winik ) [Entered: 05/01/2026 12:55 PM] |
| Filing 21 INITIAL CASE CHECK by Attorney Advisor complete. Action: Case OK to Process. [21] [26-40207] (JAK) [Entered: 05/01/2026 11:16 AM] |
| Filing 20 ELECTRONIC RECORD ON APPEAL REQUESTED from District Court for 3:23-CV-155. Electronic ROA due on 05/18/2026. [26-40207] (JAK) [Entered: 05/01/2026 11:11 AM] |
| Filing 19 INITIAL CASE CHECK by Attorney Advisor complete. Action: Case OK to Process. [19] Initial AA Check Due satisfied. [26-40207] (JAK) [Entered: 05/01/2026 11:03 AM] |
| Filing 14 CASE CAPTION updated. Cross appeal filed. [14] Parties updated: Appellants/Cross-Appellees Ernest Ramirez, Brianne Dressen, Shaun Barcavage, Suzanna Newell, Nikki Holland and Kristi Dobbs, Appellee/Cross-Appellant Andrew Slavitt in 26-40207. NOA filed by Appellee Mr. Andrew Slavitt. [14] [26-40207] (RA) [Entered: 04/27/2026 11:39 AM] |
| Filing 12 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Elisabeth S. Theodore for party(s) Appellee Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Appellee Alex Stamos Appellee Leland Stanford Junior University Appellee Renee DiResta, in case 26-40207 [26-40207] (SH) [Entered: 04/24/2026 11:30 AM] |
| Filing 11 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) John B. Bellinger III for party(s) Appellee Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Appellee Alex Stamos Appellee Leland Stanford Junior University Appellee Renee DiResta, in case 26-40207 [26-40207] (SH) [Entered: 04/24/2026 11:27 AM] |
| Filing 10 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Katherine Norman for Appellant Kristi Dobbs in 26-40207, Attorney Katherine Norman for Appellant Nikki Holland in 26-40207, Attorney Katherine Norman for Appellant Suzanna Newell in 26-40207, Attorney Katherine Norman for Appellant Shaun Barcavage in 26-40207, Attorney Katherine Norman for Appellant Brianne Dressen in 26-40207, Attorney Katherine Norman for Appellant Ernest Ramirez in 26-40207 [26-40207] (SH) [Entered: 04/24/2026 11:23 AM] |
| Filing 9 APPEARANCE FORM received from Ms. Katherine Norman for Mr. Shaun Barcavage, Ms. Kristi Dobbs, Ms. Brianne Dressen, Ms. Nikki Holland, Ms. Suzanna Newell and Mr. Ernest Ramirez for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [26-40207] (Katherine Norman ) [Entered: 04/23/2026 01:05 PM] |
| Filing 8 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-40207] (Elisabeth S. Theodore ) [Entered: 04/23/2026 11:58 AM] |
| Filing 7 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [26-40207] (John B. Bellinger III) [Entered: 04/23/2026 11:54 AM] |
| Filing 5 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Daniel Winik for party(s) Appellee Carol Y. Crawford Appellee Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency Appellee Nicholas M. Andersen Appellee Karoline Leavitt Appellee DHS Appellee Denise Hinton Appellee Markwayne Mullin, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Appellee Center for Disease Control and Prevention Appellee Department of Health & Human Services Appellee Donald J. Trump, President of the United States Appellee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Appellee White House Director of Digital Strategy, in case 26-40207 [26-40207] (KJ) [Entered: 04/21/2026 03:07 PM] |
| Filing 4 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [26-40207] (Daniel Winik ) [Entered: 04/20/2026 02:52 PM] |
| Filing 1 CIVIL RIGHTS CASE docketed. NOA filed by Appellants Mr. Shaun Barcavage, Ms. Kristi Dobbs, Ms. Brianne Dressen, Ms. Nikki Holland, Ms. Suzanna Newell and Mr. Ernest Ramirez [26-40207] (SR) [Entered: 04/16/2026 12:28 PM] |
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