Summary judgment: OPM and HHS takedown directives vacated; full restoration ordered
OtherCOURT
- Date
- Actor
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge John D. Bates)
- Agency
- Federal court (COURT)
- Type
- Other (court order)
Summary
In Doctors for America v. OPM, the court granted plaintiffs summary judgment on their APA claims (Counts I and III), holding OPM's January 29 memorandum exceeded statutory authority and the implementing HHS guidance was arbitrary and capricious; both were vacated and remanded. The court ordered websites and datasets restored to their January 29, 2025 status with weekly compliance reporting from July 18, 2025. Defendants filed 15 status reports; plaintiffs flagged 222 websites for review; the December 12, 2025 final compliance report confirmed restoration of the covered sites (Doctors for America reported all 195 websites covered by the order restored), and $55,000 in attorney fees was awarded October 1, 2025. The appeal deadline passed without a notice of appeal.
Status
Final. Vacatur in effect; restoration compliance completed December 12, 2025; no appeal. (See section 10.)
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Sources
- caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-dis-crt-dis-col/116923673.html(opens another site)
- clearinghouse.net/case/46029(opens another site)
- doctorsforamerica.org/pr-dfa-v-opm-wins-lawsuit(opens another site)
- courtlistener.com/docket/69608613/doctors-for-america-v-office-of-personnel-man…(opens another site)
Cite this action
Doctors for Am. v. Office of Pers. Mgmt., 793 F. Supp. 3d 112 (D.D.C. 2025).
Short form: Doctors for Am. v. Office of Pers. Mgmt., 793 F. Supp. 3d 112 (D.D.C. 2025).