TRO in Doctors for America v. OPM orders same-day restoration of removed health pages
OtherCOURT
- Date
- Actor
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge John D. Bates); OPM, HHS, CDC, FDA as defendants
- Agency
- Federal court (COURT)
- Type
- Other (court-ordered restoration)
Summary
In a suit filed February 4, 2025 by Public Citizen for Doctors for America, Judge Bates granted a TRO requiring OPM, HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore the identified medical webpages and datasets "by the end of the day," to work with plaintiffs to identify other removed resources, and barring further removals or substantial modifications made in response to the OPM memo. An amended complaint (Feb. 18, 2025) added the City and County of San Francisco as plaintiff and seven more federal health agencies, including NIH and CMS, as defendants. (Full litigation history in section 10.)
Status
Superseded by the July 3, 2025 summary-judgment ruling and permanent relief; restoration compliance completed December 12, 2025.
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Sources
- clearinghouse.net/case/46029(opens another site)
- cbsnews.com/news/judge-orders-hhs-cdc-fda-restore-deleted-webpages-health-infor…(opens another site)
- citizen.org/litigation/doctors-for-america-v-office-of-personnel-management-et-…(opens another site)
- npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/11/nx-s1-5293387/judge-orders-cdc-fd…(opens another site)
Cite this action
Doctors for Am. v. Office of Pers. Mgmt., No. 1:25-cv-00322, ECF No. 11 (D.D.C. Feb. 11, 2025).
Short form: Doctors for Am. v. Office of Pers. Mgmt., No. 1:25-cv-00322, ECF No. 11 (D.D.C. Feb. 11, 2025).