DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. TRUMP et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
Plaintiff,
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as
President of the United States, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 25-cv-3005 (JMC)
ORDER
For the reasons stated in the accompanying memorandum opinion, it is hereby ORDERED
that Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction and a section 705 stay, ECF 3, is GRANTED.
Defendants’ motion to dismiss, ECF 35, is DENIED in part and DEFERRED in part.
It is hereby ORDERED that the DOD Defendants are ENJOINED from deploying or
requesting the deployment of any members of the National Guard in the District of Columbia
pursuant to the following:
• Letter from Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll to Brigadier General Leland
Blanchard, Commanding General, District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG)
(Aug. 11, 2025);
• DCNG Permanent Order 25-223;
• Memorandum for Interim Commanding General, DCNG, Re: Extension of 11
August 2025, Mobilization of D.C. National Guard – JTF-DC (Sept. 3, 2025);
• Any guidance, regulations, or orders that effectuate the extension of the DCNG’s
deployment through February 28, 2026;
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• Any Memorandum of Understanding executed between the DCNG and another
state in support of Operation Make DC Safe and Beautiful;
• Any extensions, modifications, or other actions implementing these orders,
regulations, or memoranda; and it is further
ORDERED that these orders, regulations, and memoranda are STAYED pursuant to
5 U.S.C. § 705; and it is further
ORDERED that this Order shall apply to the maximum extent provided for by Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2) and 5 U.S.C. §§ 705 and 706.
Defendants’ motion for relief from Local Civil Rule 7(n)(1)’s requirement to file a certified
list of the contents of the administrative record, ECF 35-1 at 26 n.10, is GRANTED.
Defendants’ request to administratively stay preliminary relief, ECF 35-1 at 53, is
GRANTED. This Order is STAYED for 21 days until December 11, 2025.
SO ORDERED.
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JIA M. COBB
United States District Judge
Date: November 20, 2025
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