Martin Luther King, Jr. County v. Sean Duffy, et al
| Martin Luther King, Jr. County |
| Sean P. Duffy, in his official capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, United States Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and United States of America |
| City of Albany, New York, Sikh Coalition, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Gurdwara Sahhib of Stockton, Montgomery County, Maryland, The Jakara Movement, City of New York, New York, Sikh Amercan Legal Defense and Education Fund, City and County of San Francisco, California, United Sikhs, Celina Benitez, Mayor, City of Mount Rainier, Maryland, California Sikh Youth Alliance, Jesse Brown, Councilmember, City of Indianapolis, Indiana, Umeed-Hope, Chelsea Byers, Mayor, City of West Hollywood, California, Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, Chris Canales, Councilmember, City of El Paso, Texas, National Employment Law Project, Michael Chameides, Supervisor, County of Columbia, New York, John Clark, Mayor, Town of Ridgway, Colorado, Alison Coombs, Councilmember, City of Aurora, Colorado, Christine Corrado, Councilmember, Township of Brighton, New York, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Supervisor, Alameda County, California, Brenda Gadd, Councilmember, Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, Caroline Torosis, Mayor Pro Tempore, City of Santa Monica, California, Terry Vo, Councilmember, Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, Ginny Welsch, Councilmember, Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, Robin Wilt, Councilmember, Township of Brighton, New York and Federation for American Immigration Reform |
| 25-1224 |
| October 23, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit |
| Other |
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| CLERK'S ORDER [2160121] filed granting motion to unconsolidate case [ # 2159512-2 ] in 26-1032 [26-1032 (Consolidation termed 02/20/2026) with 25-1215]. 26-1032 is returned to the courts active docket. 25-1215e et al. remain in abeyance pending further order of the court. The parties in No. 25-1215, et al., are directed to file motions to govern further proceedings in those consolidated cases within 30 days of the courts disposition of No. 26-1032. [25-1215, 25-1224, 26-1032] [Entered: 02/20/2026 10:15 AM] |
| JOINT MOTION [2159512] to unconsolidate case filed by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers, Jorge Rivera Lujan and Aleksei Semenovskii in 26-1032, 25-1215 (Service Date: 02/17/2026 by CM/ECF NDA) Length Certification: 628 Words. [26-1032, 25-1215] (Liu, Wendy) [Entered: 02/17/2026 08:29 PM] |
| CLERK'S ORDER [2158861] filed consolidating cases 26-1032 (Consolidation started 02/12/2026) with 25-1215. Case 26-1032 held in abeyance pending decision in this case. The deadlines established in Court Order [ # 2151603-4 ] remain in effect. [26-1032, 25-1215, 25-1224] [Entered: 02/12/2026 01:46 PM] |
| CLERK'S ORDER [2151603] filed holding case in abeyance; directing party to file abeyance status reports at 90-day intervals beginning 03/03/2026; directing parties to file motions to govern future proceedings within 30 days of completion of agency proceedings. [25-1215, 25-1224] [Entered: 12/22/2025 01:49 PM] |
| PER CURIAM ORDER [2151579] filed denying motion to intervene and for emergency relief pending review filed December 17, 2025 [ # 2151285-2 ];[ # 2151285-3 ] See order for further detial. Before Judges: Rao, Walker and Childs. [25-1215, 25-1224] [Entered: 12/22/2025 12:41 PM] |
| CLERK'S ORDER [2151306] filed removing case from abeyance [25-1215, 25-1224] [Entered: 12/19/2025 01:38 PM] |
| MOTION [2151285] to intervene and for injunctive relief filed by Amit Kumar in 25-1215 (Service Date: 12/19/2025 by Clerk) Length Certification: 13 pages. [25-1215, 25-1224] [Entered: 12/19/2025 12:46 PM] |
| CLERK'S ORDER [2148502] filed granting motion to hold case in abeyance [ # 2146234-2 ]. Cases 25-1215, 25-1224 held in abeyance pending further order of the court; directing party to file abeyance status reports at 90-day intervals beginning 03/03/2026; directing parties to file motions to govern future proceedings within 30 days of completion of agency proceedings. [25-1215, 25-1224] [Entered: 12/03/2025 05:25 PM] |
| RESPONSE [2147300] to motion to hold case in abeyance [ # 2146234-2 ] filed by Martin Luther King, Jr. County in 25-1224 [Service Date: 11/25/2025 by CM/ECF NDA] Length Certification: 119 words. [25-1224, 25-1215]--[Edited 11/26/2025 by SHA] (Kennedy, Kevin) [Entered: 11/25/2025 04:22 PM] |
| RESPONSE [2147040] to motion [ # 2146234-2 ] filed by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers, Aleksei Semenovskii and Jorge Rivera Lujan in 25-1215 [Service Date: 11/24/2025 by CM/ECF NDA] Length Certification: 116 Words. [25-1215, 25-1224] (Liu, Wendy) [Entered: 11/24/2025 07:21 PM] |
| MOTION [2148419] to intervene filed by Roman Basenko in 25-1215 (Service Date: 11/19/2025 by US Mail) Length Certification: 2 pages. [25-1215, 25-1224] [Entered: 12/03/2025 02:36 PM] |
| MOTION [2146234] to hold case in abeyance filed by DOT, FMCSA and United States in 25-1215, DOT, Sean P. Duffy, FMCSA and USA in 25-1224 (Service Date: 11/19/2025 by CM/ECF NDA) Length Certification: 396 words. [25-1215, 25-1224] (Jerome, Simon) [Entered: 11/19/2025 05:05 PM] |
| UNDERLYING DECISION IN CASE [2145842] submitted by Martin Luther King, Jr. County in 25-1224 [25-1224, 25-1215] (Kennedy, Kevin) [Entered: 11/17/2025 06:40 PM] |
| CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2145841] filed by Martin Luther King, Jr. County in 25-1224 [Service Date: 11/17/2025 ] [25-1224, 25-1215] (Kennedy, Kevin) [Entered: 11/17/2025 06:39 PM] |
| STATEMENT OF INTENT REGARDING APPENDIX DEFERRAL [2145839] filed by Martin Luther King, Jr. County in 25-1224 [Service Date: 11/17/2025 ] Intent: AppxNotDeferred [25-1224, 25-1215] (Kennedy, Kevin) [Entered: 11/17/2025 06:38 PM] |
| DOCKETING STATEMENT [2145836] filed by Martin Luther King, Jr. County in 25-1224 [Service Date: 11/17/2025 ] [25-1224, 25-1215] (Kennedy, Kevin) [Entered: 11/17/2025 06:37 PM] |
| STATEMENT OF ISSUES [2145834] filed by Martin Luther King, Jr. County in 25-1224 [Service Date: 11/17/2025 ] [25-1224, 25-1215] (Kennedy, Kevin) [Entered: 11/17/2025 06:36 PM] |
| PER ABOVE ORDER lodged amicus brief [ # 2143351-2 ] is filed. [25-1215, 25-1224] [Entered: 11/13/2025 05:26 PM] |
| PER CURIAM ORDER [2145204] filed ORDERED that the motions for leave to participate as amici [ # 2142900-2 ], [ # 2142921-2 ], & [ # 2143217-2 ] be granted. The Clerk is directed to file the lodged amicus brief [ # 2143351-2 ]. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the administrative stay be dissolved. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the emergency motions for stay [ # 2142017-2 ] & [ # 2142094-2 ] be granted (SEE ORDER FOR MORE DETAILS). Before Judges: Henderson*, Wilkins and Pan. (* A dissenting statement from Circuit Judge Henderson is attached.) [25-1215, 25-1224] [Entered: 11/13/2025 05:24 PM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2144760] filed by Eugene Lee on behalf of Petitioner Martin Luther King, Jr. County in 25-1224. [25-1224, 25-1215] (Lee, Eugene) [Entered: 11/11/2025 02:05 PM] |
| UNDERLYING DECISION IN CASE [2144646] submitted by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers, Aleksei Semenovskii and Jorge Rivera Lujan in 25-1215 [Service Date: 11/10/2025 ] [25-1215, 25-1224] (Liu, Wendy) [Entered: 11/10/2025 03:11 PM] |
| STATEMENT OF ISSUES [2144642] filed by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers, Jorge Rivera Lujan and Aleksei Semenovskii in 25-1215 [Service Date: 11/10/2025 ] [25-1215, 25-1224] (Liu, Wendy) [Entered: 11/10/2025 03:07 PM] |
| STATEMENT OF INTENT REGARDING APPENDIX DEFERRAL [2144641] filed by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers, Jorge Rivera Lujan and Aleksei Semenovskii in 25-1215 [Service Date: 11/10/2025 ] Intent: AppxNotDeferred [25-1215, 25-1224] (Liu, Wendy) [Entered: 11/10/2025 03:05 PM] |
| CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2144639] filed by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers, Jorge Rivera Lujan and Aleksei Semenovskii in 25-1215 [Service Date: 11/10/2025 ] [25-1215, 25-1224] (Liu, Wendy) [Entered: 11/10/2025 03:03 PM] |
| DOCKETING STATEMENT [2144635] filed by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers, Jorge Rivera Lujan and Aleksei Semenovskii in 25-1215 [Service Date: 11/10/2025 ] [25-1215, 25-1224] (Liu, Wendy) [Entered: 11/10/2025 02:59 PM] |
| PER CURIAM ORDER [2144602] filed ORDERED that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations interim final rule, 90 Fed. Reg. 46,509 (Sept. 29, 2025), be administratively stayed pending further order of the court. Before Judges: Henderson*, Wilkins and Pan (* Circuit Judge Henderson would not grant an administrative stay.) [25-1215, 25-1224] [Entered: 11/10/2025 01:18 PM] |
| REPLY [2143589] filed by Martin Luther King, Jr. County in 25-1224 to response [ # 2143339-2 ] [Service Date: 11/03/2025 by CM/ECF NDA] Length Certification: 2600 words. [25-1224, 25-1215] (Kennedy, Kevin) [Entered: 11/03/2025 04:55 PM] |
| REPLY [2143578] filed by American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers, Jorge Rivera Lujan and Aleksei Semenovskii in 25-1215 to response [ # 2143339-2 ] [Service Date: 11/03/2025 by CM/ECF NDA] Length Certification: 2,521 Words. [25-1215, 25-1224] (Liu, Wendy) [Entered: 11/03/2025 04:23 PM] |
| CONSENT MOTION [2143217] to participate as amicus curiae [Disclosure Listing: Attached] filed by Federation for American Immigration Reform [Service Date: 10/31/2025 ] [25-1215, 25-1224] (Crapo, Matt) [Entered: 10/31/2025 10:42 AM] |
| JOINT RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION [2143339] to motion for stay pending appeal [ # 2142094-2 ], motion for stay pending appeal [ # 2142017-2 ] filed by DOT, FMCSA and United States in 25-1215, DOT, Sean P. Duffy, FMCSA and USA in 25-1224 [Service Date: 10/31/2025 by CM/ECF NDA] Length Certification: 5193. [25-1215, 25-1224] (Jerome, Simon) [Entered: 10/31/2025 04:03 PM] |
| AMICUS FOR RESPONDENT BRIEF [2143351] LODGED by Federation for American Immigration Reform in 25-1215, 25-1224 [Service Date: 10/31/2025 ] Length of Brief: 1,628 words. [25-1215, 25-1224] [Entered: 10/31/2025 04:37 PM] |
| AMICUS FOR PETITIONER FINAL BRIEF [2143133] filed by Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project and National Employment Law Project--[Edited 10/31/2025 by LMF] (Sellers, Joseph) [Entered: 10/30/2025 04:19 PM] |
| AMICUS FOR PETITIONER BRIEF [2142921] filed by THE SIKH COALITION, THE GURDWARA SAHIB OF STOCKTON, THE JAKARA MOVEMENT, SIKH AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND, UNITED SIKHS, CALIFORNIA SIKH YOUTH ALLIANCE, AND UMEED-HOPE [Service Date: 10/30/2025 ] Length of Brief: 2,595 Words. [25-1215, 25-1224]--[Edited 10/31/2025 by LMF] (Sra, Sahel) [Entered: 10/30/2025 12:50 AM] |
| AMICUS FOR PETITIONER BRIEF [2142900] filed by Local Governments and Local Government Leaders as Amici Curiae [Service Date: 10/29/2025 ] Length of Brief: 2785 words. [25-1215, 25-1224]--[Edited 10/31/2025 by LMF] (McCusker, Caitlin) [Entered: 10/29/2025 05:29 PM] |
| PER CURIAM ORDER [2142296] filed ORDERED, on the court's own motion, that respondents file a joint response to the two emergency motions [ # 2142017-2 ] & [ # 2142094-2 ] by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025, and that petitioners file any replies by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 3, 2025. Before Judges: Katsas, Walker and Childs. [25-1215, 25-1224] [Entered: 10/27/2025 02:58 PM] |
| CLERK'S ORDER [2142004] filed directing party to file initial submissions: PETITIONER docketing statement due 11/24/2025. PETITIONER certificate as to parties due 11/24/2025. PETITIONER statement of issues due 11/24/2025. PETITIONER underlying decision due 11/24/2025. PETITIONER deferred appendix statement due 11/24/2025. PETITIONER procedural motions due 11/24/2025. PETITIONER dispositive motions due 12/08/2025; directing party to file initial submissions: RESPONDENT entry of appearance due 11/24/2025. RESPONDENT procedural motions due 11/24/2025. RESPONDENT certified index to record due 12/08/2025. RESPONDENT dispositive motions due 12/08/2025 [25-1224] [Entered: 10/24/2025 02:18 PM] |
| EMERGENCY MOTION [2142094] to stay underlying order pending appeal filed by Martin Luther King, Jr. County in 25-1224 (Service Date: 10/24/2025 by CM/ECF NDA) Length Certification: 5106 words. [25-1224, 25-1215] (Kennedy, Kevin) [Entered: 10/24/2025 09:36 PM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2142042] filed by Kevin J. Kennedy on behalf of Petitioner Martin Luther King, Jr. County in 25-1224. [25-1224, 25-1215] (Kennedy, Kevin) [Entered: 10/24/2025 03:57 PM] |
| CLERK'S ORDER [2142029] filed consolidating cases 25-1224 (Consolidation started 10/24/2025) with 25-1215 [25-1215, 25-1224] [Entered: 10/24/2025 03:23 PM] |
| CERTIFIED COPY [2142006] of Petition for Review sent to respondent [ # 2142002-2 ], [ # 2142004-4 ] [25-1224] [Entered: 10/24/2025 02:22 PM] |
| PETITION FOR REVIEW [2142002] of a decision by federal agency filed by Martin Luther King, Jr. County [Service Date: 10/24/2025 ] Disclosure Statement: Not Applicable to this Party. [25-1224] [Entered: 10/24/2025 02:16 PM] |
| PETITION FOR REVIEW CASE docketed. [25-1224] [Entered: 10/24/2025 02:13 PM] |
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