Alstom Transportation, Inc. v. FRA, et al
| Alstom Transportation, Inc. |
| Federal Railroad Administration, David Fink, solely in his Official Capacity as Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, United States Department of Transportation and Sean P. Duffy, solely in his Official Capacity as Secretary of Transportation |
| Siemens Mobility, Inc. and DesertXpress Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Brightline West |
| 25-5456 |
| December 18, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit |
| Other Statutory Actions |
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| TRANSCRIPT [2173576] of oral argument (For Internal Use Only: Transcript is only available to court staff) . [25-5456] [Entered: 05/15/2026 11:46 AM] |
| ORAL ARGUMENT HELD before Judges Katsas, Walker and Garcia. [25-5456] [Entered: 04/27/2026 10:32 AM] |
| FORM 72 submitted by arguing attorney, Gabriel I. Schonfeld, on behalf of Appellees DOT, Sean P. Duffy, David Fink and FRA (For Internal Use Only: Form is restricted to protect counsel's personal contact information) . [25-5456] (Schonfeld, Gabriel) [Entered: 04/16/2026 07:24 PM] |
| FORM 72 submitted by arguing attorney, Alice E. Loughran, on behalf of Appellee DesertXpress Enterprises, LLC (For Internal Use Only: Form is restricted to protect counsel's personal contact information) . [25-5456] (Loughran, Alice) [Entered: 04/16/2026 06:58 PM] |
| FORM 72 submitted by arguing attorney, Andrew D. Prins, on behalf of Appellee Siemens Mobility, Inc. (For Internal Use Only: Form is restricted to protect counsel's personal contact information) . [25-5456] (Prins, Andrew) [Entered: 04/16/2026 10:43 AM] |
| FORM 72 submitted by arguing attorney, Vincent Levy, on behalf of Appellant Alstom Transportation, Inc. (For Internal Use Only: Form is restricted to protect counsel's personal contact information) . [25-5456] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 04/15/2026 10:08 AM] |
| PER CURIAM ORDER [2168641] filed allocating oral argument time as follows: Appellant - 12 Minutes, Federal Appellees -6 Minutes, Intervenor-Appellee DesertXpress Enterprises - 3 Minutes, Intervenor-Appellee Siemens Mobility, Inc. - 3 Minutes; directing party to file Form 72 notice of arguing attorney by 04/16/2026 [25-5456] [Entered: 04/14/2026 02:53 PM] |
| APPELLANT REPLY BRIEF [2164824] filed by Alstom Transportation, Inc. [Service Date: 03/20/2026 ] Length of Brief: 6,494 Words. [25-5456] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 03/20/2026 07:40 PM] |
| APPELLEE FINAL BRIEF [2162557] filed by Siemens Mobility, Inc. [Service Date: 03/06/2026 ] Length of Brief: 2,702 words. [25-5456] (Perry, Phillip) [Entered: 03/06/2026 04:27 PM] |
| APPELLEE BRIEF [2162528] filed by DesertXpress Enterprises, LLC [Service Date: 03/06/2026 ] Length of Brief: 3353. [25-5456] (Loughran, Alice) [Entered: 03/06/2026 03:01 PM] |
| APPELLEE BRIEF [2161480] filed by DOT, Sean P. Duffy, David Fink and FRA [Service Date: 02/27/2026 ] Length of Brief: 10,885 Words. [25-5456] (Schonfeld, Gabriel) [Entered: 02/27/2026 05:24 PM] |
| CLERK'S ORDER [2158670] filed scheduling oral argument on Monday, 04/27/2026. [25-5456] [Entered: 02/11/2026 04:17 PM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2155806] filed by Paul Hurst and co-counsel Alice E. Loughran on behalf of Appellee DesertXpress Enterprises, LLC. [25-5456] (Loughran, Alice) [Entered: 01/23/2026 03:23 PM] |
| CORRECTED APPELLANT BRIEF [2155402] filed by Alstom Transportation, Inc. [Service Date: 01/22/2026 ] Length of Brief: 12,993 words. [25-5456] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 01/22/2026 12:53 PM] |
| JOINT APPENDIX [2155293] filed by Alstom Transportation, Inc. [Volumes: 1] [Service Date: 01/21/2026 ] [25-5456] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 01/21/2026 09:45 PM] |
| SEALED JOINT APPENDIX [2155421] filed by Alstom Transportation, Inc. [Volumes: 1] [25-5456] [Entered: 01/22/2026 01:42 PM] |
| APPELLANT BRIEF [2155292] lodged by Alstom Transportation, Inc. [Service Date: 01/21/2026 ] Length of Brief: 12,993 words. [25-5456]--[Edited 01/22/2026 by FAW] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 01/21/2026 09:40 PM] |
| CLERK'S ORDER [2154404] filed considering motion to expedite case [ # 2154230-2 ], setting briefing schedule: APPELLANT Brief due 01/21/2026. APPENDIX due 01/21/2026. APPELLEE Brief due on 02/27/2026. INTERVENOR-APPELLEE Brief due on 03/06/2026. APPELLANT Reply Brief due 03/20/2026 [25-5456] [Entered: 01/15/2026 02:20 PM] |
| CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2154297] filed by DOT, Sean P. Duffy, David Fink and FRA [Service Date: 01/14/2026 ] [25-5456] (Schonfeld, Gabriel) [Entered: 01/14/2026 05:47 PM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2154296] filed by Gabriel I. Schonfeld and co-counsel August Flentje on behalf of Appellees DOT, Sean P. Duffy, David Fink and FRA. [25-5456] (Schonfeld, Gabriel) [Entered: 01/14/2026 05:45 PM] |
| UNOPPOSED MOTION [2154230] to expedite case filed by Alstom Transportation, Inc. [Service Date: 01/14/2026 ] Length Certification: 588 Words. [25-5456] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 01/14/2026 01:03 PM] |
| STATEMENT [2152147] with Disclosure Listing filed by Siemens Mobility, Inc. [Service Date: 12/29/2025 ] [25-5456] (Perry, Phillip) [Entered: 12/29/2025 04:02 PM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2152146] filed by Philip J. Perry and co-counsel Andrew D. Prins, Nicholas L. Schlossman, and Lia Rose Barrett on behalf of Appellee Siemens Mobility, Inc.. [25-5456] (Perry, Phillip) [Entered: 12/29/2025 03:57 PM] |
| STATEMENT [2151675] with Disclosure Listing filed by Alstom Transportation, Inc. [Service Date: 12/22/2025 ] [25-5456] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 12/22/2025 04:35 PM] |
| TRANSCRIPT STATUS REPORT [2151320] filed by Alstom Transportation, Inc. [Service Date: 12/19/2025 ]. Status of Transcripts: Final - All transcripts needed for the appeal have been completed and received. [25-5456] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 12/19/2025 01:52 PM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2151303] filed by Vincent Levy and co-counsel Daniel Fahrenthold on behalf of Appellant Alstom Transportation, Inc.. [25-5456] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 12/19/2025 01:36 PM] |
| STATEMENT OF INTENT REGARDING APPENDIX DEFERRAL [2151316] filed by Alstom Transportation, Inc. [Service Date: 12/19/2025 ] Intent: AppxDeferred [25-5456] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 12/19/2025 01:48 PM] |
| UNDERLYING DECISION IN CASE [2151314] submitted by Alstom Transportation, Inc. [Service Date: 12/19/2025 ] [25-5456] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 12/19/2025 01:45 PM] |
| STATEMENT OF ISSUES [2151311] filed by Alstom Transportation, Inc. [Service Date: 12/19/2025 ] [25-5456] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 12/19/2025 01:41 PM] |
| CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2151310] filed by Alstom Transportation, Inc. [Service Date: 12/19/2025 ] [25-5456] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 12/19/2025 01:40 PM] |
| DOCKETING STATEMENT [2151307] filed by Alstom Transportation, Inc. [Service Date: 12/19/2025 ] [25-5456] (Levy, Vincent) [Entered: 12/19/2025 01:38 PM] |
| NOTICE OF APPEAL [2151029] seeking review of a decision by the U.S. District Court in 1:24-cv-02098-JMC filed by Alstom Transportation, Inc.. Appeal assigned USCA Case Number: 25-5456. [25-5456] [Entered: 12/18/2025 11:42 AM] |
| CLERK'S ORDER [2151033] filed directing party to file initial submissions: APPELLANT docketing statement due 01/20/2026. APPELLANT certificate as to parties due 01/20/2026. APPELLANT statement of issues due 01/20/2026. APPELLANT underlying decision due 01/20/2026. APPELLANT deferred appendix statement due 01/20/2026. APPELLANT entry of appearance due 01/20/2026. APPELLANT transcript status report due 01/20/2026. APPELLANT procedural motions due 01/20/2026. APPELLANT dispositive motions due 02/02/2026. APPELLEE certificate as to parties due 01/20/2026. APPELLEE entry of appearance due 01/20/2026. APPELLEE procedural motions due 01/20/2026. APPELLEE dispositive motions due 02/02/2026 [25-5456] [Entered: 12/18/2025 11:44 AM] |
| US CIVIL CASE docketed. [25-5456] [Entered: 12/18/2025 11:40 AM] |
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