Newsom, et al. v. Trump, et al.
| GAVIN NEWSOM, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of California and STATE OF CALIFORNIA |
| DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States, PETER HEGSETH, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Defense and UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE |
| MARTIN AKERMAN, CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CITY OF ALAMEDA, CITY OF ALBANY, CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, CITY OF BALTIMORE, CITY OF BEAVERTON, CITY OF BELL GARDENS, CITY OF BOSTON, CITY OF BURLINGTON, CITY OF CHICAGO, IOWA CITY, CITY OF HARTFORD, CITY OF HUNTINGTON PARK, CITY OF LONG BEACH, CITY OF MADISON, CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS, CITY OF MONTEREY PARK, CITY OF NEW YORK, CITY OF OAKLAND, CITY OF PITTSBURGH, CITY OF PORTLAND, CITY OF PROVIDENCE, CITY OF ROCHESTER, CITY OF SAINT PAUL, CITY OF SALINAS, CITY OF SAN DIEGO, CITY OF SAN JOSE, CITY OF SANTA ANA, CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CITY OF SEATTLE, CITY OF TACOMA, CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF BOULDER, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, COUNTY OF SONOMA and UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS |
| 25-5553 |
| September 3, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |
| Other Statutory Actions |
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| Filing 41 TERMINATED participation of Counsel for Appellee Christopher David Hu, representing Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee State of California. [Entered: 02/20/2026 08:46 AM] |
| Filing 40 NOTICE of Withdrawal as Counsel filed by Christopher David Hu. Counsel withdrawing on behalf of other attorney(s): Yes [Appellees Gavin Newsom et al.]. Party proceeding without counsel: No. [-]. [Entered: 02/19/2026 09:57 PM] |
Filing 39
ORDER FILED. Mark J. BENNETT, Eric D. MILLER, Jennifer SUNG Plaintiffs unopposed motion to hold this appeal in abeyance pending the resolution of the related appeals in Newsom v. Trump, Nos. 25-3727 and 25-7781, and Oregon v. Trump, Nos. 25-6268 and 25-7194, Dkt. No. 38, is GRANTED. Either party may file a motion to lift the abeyance before that time. While the abeyance is in effect, the parties shall file status reports at 60-day intervals. The Clerk shall administratively close the docket pending further order. [Entered: 01/12/2026 02:15 PM]
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| Filing 38 MOTION to Stay Proceedings in this Court filed by Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee State of California. [Entered: 01/09/2026 01:29 PM] |
| Filing 37 TERMINATED participation of Counsel for Appellee Kendal Leigh Micklethwaite, representing Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee State of California. Attorney not admitted to practice in this court. Parties have other counsel. [Entered: 12/23/2025 02:51 PM] |
| Filing 36 TEXT CLERK ORDER. Appellees' Motion to Extend Time to File Brief (Dkt. # 35) is granted. The answering brief is due February 11, 2026. The optional reply brief is due within 21 days after service of the answering brief. [Entered: 12/17/2025 01:02 PM] |
| Filing 35 MOTION to Extend Time to File Brief filed by Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee State of California. [Entered: 12/17/2025 09:59 AM] |
| Filing 34 ADDED Counsel for Appellee Meghan Strong [Entered: 12/17/2025 09:22 AM] |
| Filing 33 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Meghan Strong for Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee State of California. [Entered: 12/17/2025 09:19 AM] |
| Filing 32 CLERK ACTION: Opening Brief submitted at DE 31 and Excerpts of Record in 1 Volume submitted at DE 30 by Appellants are filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 12/16/2025 02:57 PM] |
| Filing 31 OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant United States Department of Defense. [Entered: 12/12/2025 04:32 PM] |
| Filing 30 EXCERPTS OF RECORD submitted for filing by Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant United States Department of Defense.--[COURT UPDATE: Corrected PDF attached as of 12/16/2025, REPLACING original attachment] [Entered: 12/12/2025 04:28 PM] [Edited: 12/16/2025 02:54 PM] |
| Filing 29 TEXT CLERK ORDER. The unopposed motion to extend the time for filing an opening brief (DE 28), is granted. The opening brief is due December 12, 2025. The answering brief is due January 12, 2026. The optional reply brief is due within 21 days after service of the answering brief. [COURT UPDATE: Docket text corrected. NDA re-sent] [COURT UPDATE 2: Updated docket text to clarify brief deadlines. NDA re-sent] [Entered: 11/20/2025 01:48 PM] [Edited: 11/20/2025 04:56 PM] |
| Filing 28 MOTION to Extend Time to File Brief filed by Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant United States Department of Defense. [Entered: 11/20/2025 09:47 AM] |
| Filing 27 ADDED Counsel for Appellant Andrew Marshall Bernie [Entered: 11/20/2025 08:44 AM] |
| Filing 26 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Andrew Marshall Bernie for Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant United States Department of Defense. [Entered: 11/20/2025 06:43 AM] |
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Filing 25
ORDER FILED. Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief (DE 24) denied. Extension is not allowed because the case has been assigned to a merits panel. The filer must file a motion. [Entered: 11/19/2025 02:20 PM]
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| Filing 24 Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief filed by Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant United States Department of Defense. [Entered: 11/18/2025 01:41 PM] |
| Filing 23 On November 13, 2025, the court issued a global order resetting the non-jurisdictional filing deadlines for federally funded attorneys (including FPDs and CJA counsel), that had been stayed by the courts October 1, 2025 Supplemental Administrative Order. If your deadlines were suspended by the October 1 Administrative Order, please review the #Order Resetting Deadlines, available on the courts website, to find your new deadlines. [Entered: 11/14/2025 03:49 PM] |
| Filing 22 TEXT CLERK ORDER. The motion of Anna Mohan to withdraw as counsel for the government, is granted. [Entered: 10/31/2025 12:10 PM] |
| Filing 21 MOTION to Withdraw as Counsel filed by Anna O. Mohan for Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant United States Department of Defense. [Entered: 10/31/2025 06:27 AM] |
| Filing 20 CITATION of Supplemental Authorities (28j Letter) filed by Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee State of California. [Entered: 10/07/2025 10:07 PM] |
| Filing 19 ADDED Counsel for Amicus Curiae - Pending Michael Dundas [Entered: 10/07/2025 02:59 PM] |
| Filing 18 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Michael Dundas for Amicus Curiae - Pending City of Los Angeles. [Entered: 10/07/2025 02:54 PM] |
| Filing 17 ADDED Counsel for Appellant Eric Dean McArthur [Entered: 10/06/2025 10:22 AM] |
| Filing 16 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Eric Dean McArthur for Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant United States Department of Defense. [Entered: 10/06/2025 10:13 AM] |
| Filing 15 ADDED Amici Curiae - Pending City of Los Angeles, et al.; Counsel for Amici Curiae - Pending Shubhra Shivpuri. [Entered: 09/24/2025 05:35 PM] |
| Filing 14 AMICUS BRIEF and MOTION for leave to file amicus brief filed by The City of Los Angeles, 35 Local Governments Nationwide, and U.S. Conf. of Mayors. [Entered: 09/22/2025 03:21 PM] |
| Filing 13 MEDIATION QUESTIONNAIRE filed by Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant United States Department of Defense. To submit pertinent confidential information directly to the Circuit Mediators, please email #[email protected] and include the case name and number in the subject line. Confidential submissions may include any information relevant to mediation of the case and settlement potential, including, but not limited to, settlement history, ongoing or potential settlement discussions, non-litigated party related issues, other pending actions, and timing considerations that may impact mediation efforts. [Entered: 09/22/2025 10:41 AM] |
| Filing 12 REPLY to Response to Motion to Stay Lower Court or Agency Proceedings, Order, or Judgment (DE 10) filed by Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant United States Department of Defense. [Entered: 09/22/2025 10:37 AM] |
| Filing 11 DEFECTIVE --- AMICUS BRIEF by government or with consent submitted for filing by The City of Los Angeles, 35 Local Governments Nationwide, and U.S. Conf. of Mayors.--[incorrect entry, correct entry at DE 14] [Entered: 09/18/2025 02:59 PM] [Edited: 09/24/2025 05:36 PM] |
| Filing 10 RESPONSE to Motion to Stay Lower Court or Agency Proceedings, Order, or Judgment (DE 5) filed by Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee State of California. [Entered: 09/15/2025 03:09 PM] |
| Filing 8 ADDED Amicus Curiae - Pending Martin Akerman. [Entered: 09/10/2025 04:04 PM] |
| Filing 9 AMICUS BRIEF and MOTION for leave to file amicus brief filed by Martin Akerman. [Entered: 09/10/2025 04:08 PM] |
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Filing 7
ORDER FILED. Mark J. BENNETT, Eric D. MILLER, Jennifer SUNG The court has received the governments emergency motion for stay pending appeal. Dkt. No. 5. The request for an administrative stay is GRANTED. The district courts September 2, 2025, order is temporarily stayed pending further order. The courts administrative stay is only intended to preserve the status quo until the substantive motion for a stay pending appeal can be considered on the merits, and does not constitute in any way a decision as to the merits of the appeal. See Doe #1 v. Trump, 944 F.3d 1222, 1223 (9th Cir. 2019). [Entered: 09/04/2025 01:22 PM]
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| Filing 6 Emergency MOTION Circuit Rule 27-3 Certificate filed by Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant United States Department of Defense. [Entered: 09/03/2025 04:54 PM] |
| Filing 5 MOTION to Stay Lower Court or Agency Proceedings/Order/Judgment filed by Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant United States Department of Defense. [Entered: 09/03/2025 04:52 PM] |
| Filing 4 ADDED Counsel for Appellant J. Kain Day [Entered: 09/03/2025 09:16 AM] |
| Filing 3 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by J. Kain Day for Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant United States Department of Defense. [Entered: 09/03/2025 08:48 AM] |
| Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Mediation Questionnaire due (Appellant) 9/8/2025, Appeal Transcript Order Due (Appellant) 9/17/2025, Appeal Transcript Due (Appellant) 10/17/2025, Appeal Opening Brief Due (Appellant) 11/26/2025, Appeal Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 12/26/2025. For appeal no. 25-5553, 3:25-cv-04870-CRB. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 09/03/2025 08:10 AM] |
| Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 3:25-cv-04870-CRB has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 25-5553 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 09/03/2025 08:08 AM] |
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