State of Washington, et al. v. Trump, et al.

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State of Washington, et al. v. Trump, et al.

Plaintiff:	STATE OF WASHINGTON and STATE OF OREGON
Defendant:	DONALD J. TRUMP, President, United States of America, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, DOJ - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, PAMELA BONDI, ATTORNEY GENERAL, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, KRISTI NOEM, Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, PETER HEGSETH, Secretary, United States Department of Defense, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, AMY GLEASON, Acting Administrator, Department of Governmental Efficiency, UNITED STATES ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, DONALD L. PALMER, Chairman, United States Election Assistance Commission, THOMAS HICKS, Vice Chair, United States Election Assistance Commission, CHRISTY MCCORMICK, Commissioner, United States Election Assistance Commission, BENJAMIN W. HOVLAND, Commissioner, United States Election Assistance Commission, BRIANNA SCHLETZ, Executive Director, United States Election Assistance Commission, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY and CAMERON HAMILTON, Senior Official Performing the Duties of Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Case Number:	26-1429
Filed:	March 10, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Civil Rights Voting

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Date Filed	Document Text
May 6, 2026	Filing 11 ORDER FILED. The joint motion (Docket Entry No. 8) to stay appellate proceedings is granted. The briefing schedule is vacated. Appellate proceedings are stayed until resolution of district court proceedings, or until further order of the court. The parties must file a status report on June 12, 2026, and every 90 days thereafter while district court proceedings remain pending. Status reports should include any change in status of district court proceedings and the estimated date of resolution, if known. The parties must file a status report and motion for further relief within 7 days after resolution of district court proceedings. Failure to file a status report will terminate the stay of appellate proceedings. [Entered: 05/06/2026 03:16 PM]
April 17, 2026	Filing 10 ORDER FILED. Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief (DE 9) granted. Amended briefing schedule: Opening Brief Due (Appellant) 5/20/2026, Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 6/22/2026. 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: 04/17/2026 11:59 AM]
April 17, 2026	Filing 9 Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief filed by Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Executive Office of the President, Appellant DOJ - United States Department of Justice, Appellant Pamela Bondi, Appellant United States Department of Homeland Security, Appellant Kristi Noem, Appellant United States Department of Defense, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant United States Department of Government Efficiency, Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant United States Election Assistance Commission, Appellant Donald L. Palmer, Appellant Thomas Hicks, Appellant Christy McCormick, Appellant Benjamin W. Hovland, Appellant Brianna Schletz, Appellant Federal Emergency Management Agency, Appellant Cameron Hamilton. [Entered: 04/17/2026 08:17 AM]
April 9, 2026	Filing 8 MOTION to Stay Proceedings in this Court filed by Appellee State of Washington. [Entered: 04/09/2026 04:26 PM]
March 18, 2026	Filing 7 MEDIATION ORDER (text only). This case is released from the court's mediation program. Counsel may contact the Circuit Mediation Office at [email protected] to discuss services available through the Mediation Program or to request a settlement assessment conference. Information regarding the mediation program may be found at www.ca9.uscourts.gov/mediation. The briefing schedule previously established by the court remains in effect. [Entered: 03/18/2026 12:40 PM]
March 12, 2026	Filing 6 Attorney Laura Myron as Counsel for Appellant substituted for Attorney Marianne F. Kies. [Entered: 03/12/2026 12:12 PM]
March 12, 2026	Filing 5 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Laura Myron for Appellant Amy Gleason, Appellant Benjamin W. Hovland, Appellant Brianna Schletz, Appellant Cameron Hamilton, Appellant Christy McCormick, Appellant DOJ - United States Department of Justice, Appellant Donald J. Trump, Appellant Donald L. Palmer, Appellant Executive Office of the President, Appellant Federal Emergency Management Agency, Appellant Kristi Noem, Appellant Pamela Bondi, Appellant Peter Hegseth, Appellant Thomas Hicks, Appellant United States Department of Defense, Appellant United States Department of Government Efficiency, Appellant United States Department of Homeland Security, Appellant United States Election Assistance Commission replacing . [Entered: 03/12/2026 11:58 AM]
March 11, 2026	Filing 4 Attorney Robert A. Koch as Counsel for Appellee substituted for Attorney Brian Simmonds Marshall, Carla Scott, Kate Elizabeth Morrow. [Entered: 03/11/2026 03:11 PM]
March 11, 2026	Filing 3 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Robert A. Koch for Appellee State of Oregon replacing Carla Scott, Kate Elizabeth Morrow, Brian Simmonds Marshall. [Entered: 03/11/2026 02:26 PM]
March 10, 2026	Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Appeal Opening Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellant) 4/20/2026, Mediation Questionnaire due (Appellant) 3/16/2026, Appeal Answering Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellee) 5/20/2026. For appeal no. 26-1429, 2:25-cv-00602-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: 03/10/2026 03:57 PM]
March 10, 2026	Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 2:25-cv-00602-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 26-1429 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: 03/10/2026 03:55 PM]

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Plaintiff: STATE OF WASHINGTON
Represented By:	Mr. Karl D. Smith
Represented By:	William David McGinty
Represented By:	Mr. Noah G. Purcell
Represented By:	Kelly A. Paradis
Represented By:	Freeman Halle
Represented By:	Ms. Alicia Orlena Young
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Plaintiff: STATE OF OREGON
Represented By:	Kate Elizabeth Morrow
Represented By:	Carla Scott
Represented By:	Brian Simmonds Marshall
Represented By:	Robert A. Koch
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Defendant: DONALD J. TRUMP, President, United States of America
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
Represented By:	Laura Myron
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Defendant: EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
Represented By:	Laura Myron
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Defendant: DOJ - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
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Defendant: PAMELA BONDI, ATTORNEY GENERAL
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
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Defendant: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
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Defendant: KRISTI NOEM, Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
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Defendant: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
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Defendant: PETER HEGSETH, Secretary, United States Department of Defense
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
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Defendant: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
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Defendant: AMY GLEASON, Acting Administrator, Department of Governmental Efficiency
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
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Defendant: UNITED STATES ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
Represented By:	Laura Myron
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Defendant: DONALD L. PALMER, Chairman, United States Election Assistance Commission
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
Represented By:	Laura Myron
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Defendant: THOMAS HICKS, Vice Chair, United States Election Assistance Commission
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
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Defendant: CHRISTY MCCORMICK, Commissioner, United States Election Assistance Commission
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
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Defendant: BENJAMIN W. HOVLAND, Commissioner, United States Election Assistance Commission
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
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Defendant: BRIANNA SCHLETZ, Executive Director, United States Election Assistance Commission
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
Represented By:	Laura Myron
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Defendant: FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
Represented By:	Laura Myron
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Defendant: CAMERON HAMILTON, Senior Official Performing the Duties of Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Represented By:	Marianne F. Kies
Represented By:	Laura Myron
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