True the Vote, Inc. v. IRS, et al
Plaintiff: True the Vote, Inc.
Defendant: Internal Revenue Service, United States of America, Steven T. Miller, In his official and Indivicual capacity as former Deputy Commissioner, Services & Enforcement, and Acting Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, Douglas H. Shulman, In his individual capacity, Lois Lerner, In her official and individual capacity as Director, Exempt Organizations Division, IRS, Susan Maloney, In her official and individual capacity as an Exempt Organizations Specialist, IRS, Ronald Bell, In his official and individual capacity as an Exempt Organizations Specialist, IRS, Janine L. Estes, In her official and individual capacity as an Exempt Organizations Specialist, IRS, Faye Ng, In her official and individual capacity as an Exempt Organizations Sepcialist, IRS, Unknown Named Emlployees of Internal Revenue Service, In their official and individual capacities, Daniel I. Werfel, In his official capacity as Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, William Wilkins, In his official and indivdual capacity as Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Holly Paz, In her official and individual capacity as Acting Manager, Exempt Organizations Technical Unit, Acting Director, Office of Rulings & Agreements, And Director, Office of Rulings & Agreements, IRS, Cindy M. Thomas, In her official and individual capacity as Program Manager, Exempt Organizations Determinations Unit of the IRS, Steven Grodnitzky, In his official and individual capacity as Manager, Exempt Organizations Technical Unit, IRS, David Fish, In his official and individual capacity as Acting Director, Office of Rulings & Agreements, IRS, Michael Seto, In his official and individual capacity as Acting Manager, Technical Unit, IRS and William Long, In his official capacity as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
Interested Party: Foley and Lardner, LLP and Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc.
Movant: Bopp Law Firm, PC
Case Number: 25-5219
Filed: June 12, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights

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Date Filed Description
April 10, 2026 Summary True the Vote, Inc. v. IRS

Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 26, 2025 APPELLANT REPLY BRIEF [2147580] filed by Bopp Law Firm, PC [Service Date: 11/26/2025 ] Length of Brief: 6426. [25-5219] (Gallant, Jeffrey) [Entered: 11/26/2025 07:09 PM]
November 26, 2025 JOINT APPENDIX [2147464] filed by Bopp Law Firm, PC [Volumes: 1] [Service Date: 11/26/2025 ] [25-5219] (Gallant, Jeffrey) [Entered: 11/26/2025 11:45 AM]
November 5, 2025 APPELLEE BRIEF [2143995] filed by Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc., Foley & Lardner LLP [Service Date: 11/05/2025 ] Length of Brief: 5,230 words. [25-5219]--[Edited 11/06/2025 by EKC] (Phillips, Kaylan) [Entered: 11/05/2025 05:58 PM]
October 6, 2025 APPELLANT BRIEF [2139034] filed by Bopp Law Firm, PC [Service Date: 10/06/2025 ] Length of Brief: 11,379 Words. [25-5219] (Gallant, Jeffrey) [Entered: 10/06/2025 06:59 PM]
August 27, 2025 CLERK'S ORDER [2132341] filed granting appellant's motion to extend the breifing schedule [ # 2132138-2 ], The following revised briefing schedule will now apply: APPELLANT Brief due 10/06/2025. APPELLEE Brief due on 11/05/2025. APPELLANT Reply Brief due 11/26/2025. DEFERRED APPENDIX due 12/03/2025. Final Briefs due 12/17/2025. [25-5219] [Entered: 08/27/2025 04:25 PM]
August 27, 2025 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH TYPE-VOLUME LIMITS [2132212] for motion to extend time [ # 2132138-2 ] filed by Bopp Law Firm, PC. [25-5219] (Gallant, Jeffrey) [Entered: 08/27/2025 10:26 AM]
August 26, 2025 CONSENT UNOPPOSED MOTION [2132138] to extend time to file brief to 10/06/2025 filed by Bopp Law Firm, PC [Service Date: 08/26/2025 ] Length Certification: 153 Words. [25-5219] (Gallant, Jeffrey) [Entered: 08/26/2025 04:21 PM]
August 5, 2025 CLERK'S ORDER [2128817] filed setting briefing schedule: APPELLANT Brief due 09/15/2025. APPELLEE Brief due on 10/15/2025. APPELLANT Reply Brief due 11/05/2025. DEFERRED APPENDIX due 11/12/2025. Final Briefs due 11/26/2025. [25-5219] [Entered: 08/05/2025 12:36 PM]
July 15, 2025 STATEMENT [2125555] with Disclosure Listing filed by Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. [Service Date: 07/15/2025 ] [25-5219] (Phillips, Kaylan) [Entered: 07/15/2025 01:44 PM]
July 15, 2025 STATEMENT [2125510] with Disclosure Listing filed by Bopp Law Firm, PC [Service Date: 07/15/2025 ] [25-5219] (Gallant, Jeffrey) [Entered: 07/15/2025 12:01 PM]
July 14, 2025 STATEMENT OF INTENT REGARDING APPENDIX DEFERRAL [2125349] filed by Bopp Law Firm, PC [Service Date: 07/14/2025 ] Intent: AppxDeferred [25-5219] (Gallant, Jeffrey) [Entered: 07/14/2025 07:03 PM]
July 14, 2025 UNDERLYING DECISION IN CASE [2125352] submitted by Bopp Law Firm, PC [Service Date: 07/14/2025 ] [25-5219] (Gallant, Jeffrey) [Entered: 07/14/2025 07:11 PM]
July 14, 2025 TRANSCRIPT STATUS REPORT [2125351] filed by Bopp Law Firm, PC [Service Date: 07/14/2025 ]. Status of Transcripts: Final - No transcripts are needed for the appeal. [25-5219] (Gallant, Jeffrey) [Entered: 07/14/2025 07:08 PM]
July 14, 2025 STATEMENT OF ISSUES [2125350] filed by Bopp Law Firm, PC [Service Date: 07/14/2025 ] [25-5219] (Gallant, Jeffrey) [Entered: 07/14/2025 07:04 PM]
July 14, 2025 DOCKETING STATEMENT [2125348] filed by Bopp Law Firm, PC [Service Date: 07/14/2025 ] [25-5219] (Gallant, Jeffrey) [Entered: 07/14/2025 07:01 PM]
July 14, 2025 CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2125347] filed by Bopp Law Firm, PC [Service Date: 07/14/2025 ] [25-5219] (Gallant, Jeffrey) [Entered: 07/14/2025 06:59 PM]
July 14, 2025 CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2125344] filed by Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc. [Service Date: 07/14/2025 ] [25-5219] (Phillips, Kaylan) [Entered: 07/14/2025 06:20 PM]
July 10, 2025 LETTER [2124730] filed by True the Vote, Inc. [Service Date: 07/10/2025 ] [25-5219] (Reza, Syed) [Entered: 07/10/2025 02:26 PM]
July 10, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2124728] filed by S. Mohsin Reza on behalf of Appellee True the Vote, Inc.. [25-5219] (Reza, Syed) [Entered: 07/10/2025 02:24 PM]
July 9, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2124587] filed by James Bopp, Jr. and co-counsel Jeffrey P. Gallant on behalf of Appellant Bopp Law Firm, PC. [25-5219] (Gallant, Jeffrey) [Entered: 07/09/2025 04:05 PM]
July 7, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2124073] filed by Michael J. Lockerby on behalf of Appellee Foley and Lardner, LLP. [25-5219] (Lockerby, Michael) [Entered: 07/07/2025 02:15 PM]
July 7, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2124000] filed by Kaylan Phillips on behalf of Appellee Public Interest Legal Foundation, Inc.. [25-5219] (Phillips, Kaylan) [Entered: 07/07/2025 10:01 AM]
June 30, 2025 NOTICE [2122947] filed Notice of Intention/Certification that no transcript will be ordered. filed by Bopp Law Firm, PC [Service Date: 06/30/2025 ] [25-5219] (Bopp, James) [Entered: 06/30/2025 01:48 PM]
June 25, 2025 LETTER [2122214] Letter Advising That A Brief Will Not Be Filed filed by IRS, USA, Lois Lerner, Steven T. Miller, Susan Maloney, Ronald Bell, Janine L. Estes, Faye Ng, Unknown Named Emlployees of Internal Revenue Service, William Wilkins, Holly Paz, Cindy M. Thomas, Steven Grodnitzky, David Fish and Michael Seto [Service Date: 06/25/2025 ] [25-5219] (Klimas, Geoffrey) [Entered: 06/25/2025 09:32 AM]
June 25, 2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2122212] filed by Geoffrey J. Klimas on behalf of Appellees IRS, USA, Steven T. Miller, Lois Lerner, Ronald Bell, Susan Maloney, Janine L. Estes, Faye Ng, Unknown Named Emlployees of Internal Revenue Service, William Wilkins, Cindy M. Thomas, Holly Paz, Steven Grodnitzky, David Fish and Michael Seto. [25-5219] (Klimas, Geoffrey) [Entered: 06/25/2025 09:24 AM]
June 13, 2025 LETTER [2120747] advising that a brief will not be filed filed by Ronald Bell, Janine L. Estes, Faye Ng and Susan Maloney [Service Date: 06/13/2025 ] [25-5219] (Nitz, Eric) [Entered: 06/13/2025 02:56 PM]
June 12, 2025 NOTICE OF APPEAL [2120492] seeking review of a decision by the U.S. District Court in 1:13-cv-00734-RBW filed by Bopp Law Firm, PC. Appeal assigned USCA Case Number: 25-5219. [25-5219] [Entered: 06/12/2025 03:41 PM]
June 12, 2025 CLERK'S ORDER [2120494] filed directing party to file initial submissions: APPELLANT docketing statement due 07/14/2025. APPELLANT certificate as to parties due 07/14/2025. APPELLANT statement of issues due 07/14/2025. APPELLANT underlying decision due 07/14/2025. APPELLANT deferred appendix statement due 07/14/2025. APPELLANT entry of appearance due 07/14/2025. APPELLANT transcript status report due 07/14/2025. APPELLANT procedural motions due 07/14/2025. APPELLANT dispositive motions due 07/28/2025; directing party to file initial submissions: APPELLEE certificate as to parties due 07/14/2025. APPELLEE entry of appearance due 07/14/2025. APPELLEE procedural motions due 07/14/2025. APPELLEE dispositive motions due 07/28/2025 [25-5219] [Entered: 06/12/2025 03:44 PM]
June 12, 2025 US CIVIL CASE docketed. [25-5219] [Entered: 06/12/2025 03:40 PM]

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Plaintiff: True the Vote, Inc.
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