Kikkert v. Trump, et al.
Plaintiff: ERIC JESSE KIKKERT
Defendant: TOM COLE, in his official capacity as Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, SUSAN COLLINS, in her official capacity as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, MIKE JOHNSON, in his official capacity as Speaker of the House, JOHN THUNE, in his official capacity as Senate Majority Leader and DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States
Case Number: 25-6431
Filed: October 10, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
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January 22, 2026 Filing 10 CLERK ACTION: Answering Brief submitted at DE 8 and Excerpts of Record at DE 9 by Appellees are filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 01/22/2026 09:39 AM]
January 20, 2026 Filing 9 EXCERPTS OF RECORD submitted for filing by Appellee Donald J. Trump, Appellee Tom Cole, Appellee Susan Collins, Appellee John Thune.--[COURT UPDATE: Corrected PDFs attached as of 1/22/2026, REPLACING original attachments] [Entered: 01/20/2026 01:04 PM] [Edited: 01/22/2026 09:37 AM]
January 20, 2026 Filing 8 ANSWERING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellee Donald J. Trump, Appellee Tom Cole, Appellee Susan Collins, Appellee John Thune.--[COURT UPDATE: Corrected PDF attached as of 1/22/2026, REPLACING original attachment] [Entered: 01/20/2026 01:00 PM] [Edited: 01/22/2026 09:34 AM]
December 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER FILED. Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief (DE 6) granted. Amended briefing schedule: Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 1/20/2026. Optional Reply Brief due 21 days after service of Answering Brief. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. [Entered: 12/09/2025 08:26 AM]
December 5, 2025 Filing 6 Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief filed by Appellee Donald Trump, Jr., Appellee Tom Cole, Appellee Susan Collins, Appellee John Thune. [Entered: 12/05/2025 05:26 PM]
November 14, 2025 Filing 5 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 05:01 PM]
November 12, 2025 Filing 4 CLERK ACTION: Opening Brief submitted at DE 3 by Appellant Eric Jesse Kikkert is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 11/12/2025 10:27 AM]
November 10, 2025 Filing 3 OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Eric Jesse Kikkert. [Entered: 11/10/2025 07:55 PM]
October 10, 2025 Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Appeal Opening Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellant) 11/19/2025, Appeal Answering Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellee) 12/19/2025. For appeal no. 25-6431, 2:25-cv-00861-JHC. 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: 10/10/2025 05:00 PM]
October 10, 2025 Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 2:25-cv-00861-JHC 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 25-6431 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: 10/10/2025 04:57 PM]

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Plaintiff: ERIC JESSE KIKKERT
Represented By: Eric Jesse Kikkert
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Defendant: TOM COLE, in his official capacity as Chair of the House Appropriations Committee
Represented By: James C Strong
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Defendant: SUSAN COLLINS, in her official capacity as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee
Represented By: James C Strong
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Defendant: DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States
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