Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Education

Court
D. Mass.
Docket number
1:25-cv-13244
Filed
Terminated
Last filing
Assigned judge
Myong J. Joun
Nature of suit
899 Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause
05:702 Administrative Procedure Act
Jurisdiction
Federal Question
Jury demand
None
Case
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Education
Source
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No.DateDescriptionDocument
51NOTICE of Appearance by Kiel Ireland on behalf of State of Nevada (Ireland, Kiel) (Entered: 11/07/2025)Open(opens another site)
52Judge Myong J. Joun: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 48 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Marisa-Lyn Menna. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (SP) (Entered: 11/10/2025)Open(opens another site)
53NOTICE of Appearance by Ryan Patrick Kane on behalf of State of Vermont (Kane, Ryan) (Entered: 11/10/2025)Open(opens another site)
54NOTICE of Appearance by Samuel Ward-Packard on behalf of State of Wisconsin (Ward-Packard, Samuel) (Entered: 11/10/2025)Open(opens another site)
55NOTICE of Appearance by Kathryn Boughton on behalf of State of Arizona (Boughton, Kathryn) (Entered: 11/10/2025)Open(opens another site)
56NOTICE of Appearance by Marisa-Lyn Menna on behalf of State of Rhode Island (Menna, Marisa-Lyn) (Entered: 11/14/2025)Open(opens another site)
57NOTICE of Appearance by Nicklas A. Akers on behalf of People of the State of California (Akers, Nicklas) (Entered: 11/16/2025)Open(opens another site)
58NOTICE of Appearance by Olivia Den Dulk on behalf of State of New Mexico (Den Dulk, Olivia) (Entered: 11/17/2025)Open(opens another site)
59NOTICE of Appearance by Martha Fulford on behalf of State of Colorado (Fulford, Martha) (Entered: 11/17/2025)Open(opens another site)
60First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Christina M. Moylan Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11362683 by State of Maine. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Christina M. Moylan)(Roytenberg, Victoria) (Entered: 11/17/2025)Open(opens another site)
61Judge Myong J. Joun: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 60 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Christina M. Moylan. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (SP) (Entered: 11/18/2025)Open(opens another site)
62First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Vanessa L. Kassab, Ian R. Liston Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-11364254 by State of Delaware. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Vanessa L. Kassab, # 2 Certification of Ian R. Liston)(Roytenberg, Victoria) (Entered: 11/18/2025)Open(opens another site)
63Judge Myong J. Joun: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 62 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Vanessa L. Kassab and Ian R. Liston. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (SP) (Entered: 11/18/2025)Open(opens another site)
64NOTICE of Appearance by Erica Ruth Franklin on behalf of State of Washington (Franklin, Erica) (Entered: 11/18/2025)Open(opens another site)
65NOTICE of Appearance by Julia Doyle on behalf of State of Washington (Doyle, Julia) (Entered: 11/19/2025)Open(opens another site)
66NOTICE of Appearance by Ian Liston on behalf of State of Delaware (Liston, Ian) (Entered: 11/20/2025)Open(opens another site)
67NOTICE of Appearance by Vanessa L Kassab on behalf of State of Delaware (Kassab, Vanessa) (Entered: 11/20/2025)Open(opens another site)
68First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Elizabeth R. Walsh Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11371467 by State of New Jersey. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Elizabeth R. Walsh)(Roytenberg, Victoria) (Entered: 11/20/2025)Open(opens another site)
69Judge Myong J. Joun: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 68 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Elizabeth R. Walsh. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (SP) (Entered: 11/20/2025)Open(opens another site)
70NOTICE of Appearance by Heidy L Gonzalez on behalf of Linda McMahon, U.S. Department of Education (Gonzalez, Heidy) (Entered: 11/24/2025)Open(opens another site)
71NOTICE of Appearance by Kalikoonalani Diara Fernandes on behalf of State of Hawaii (Fernandes, Kalikoonalani) (Entered: 12/04/2025)Open(opens another site)
72NOTICE of Appearance by David Dana Day on behalf of State of Hawaii (Day, David) (Entered: 12/04/2025)Open(opens another site)
73First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Lindsay Marks Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11397978 by The District of Columbia. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Lindsay Marks)(Roytenberg, Victoria) (Entered: 12/04/2025)Open(opens another site)
74Judge Myong J. Joun: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 73 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Lindsay Marks. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (SP) (Entered: 12/05/2025)Open(opens another site)
75NOTICE of Appearance by Sarah Jeanne Gallo on behalf of State of Illinois (Gallo, Sarah) (Entered: 12/05/2025)Open(opens another site)
76NOTICE of Appearance by Adam Welle on behalf of State of Minnesota (Welle, Adam) (Entered: 12/08/2025)Open(opens another site)
77NOTICE of Appearance by Christina Moylan on behalf of State of Maine (Moylan, Christina) (Entered: 12/09/2025)Open(opens another site)
78NOTICE of Appearance by Katharine Roller on behalf of State of Illinois (Roller, Katharine) (Entered: 12/09/2025)Open(opens another site)
79NOTICE of Appearance by Lindsay Marks on behalf of The District of Columbia (Marks, Lindsay) (Entered: 12/09/2025)Open(opens another site)
80NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth R. Walsh on behalf of State of New Jersey (Walsh, Elizabeth) (Entered: 12/10/2025)Open(opens another site)
81Joint MOTION to Set Briefing Schedule by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, People of the State of California, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin, The District of Columbia. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Turi, Michael) (Entered: 12/10/2025)Open(opens another site)
82Judge Myong J. Joun: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 81 Joint Motion to Set Briefing Schedule. Please see attached. BRIEFING SCHEDULE: Defendants produce Administrative Record by January 12, 2026. Plaintiffs file Motion for Summary Judgment by February 13, 2026. Amicus briefs in support of Plaintiffs, if any by February 24, 2026. Defendants file Consolidated Opposition to Summary Judgment, Motion to Dismiss, and Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment by March 16, 2026. Amicus briefs in support of Defendants, if any by March 23, 2026. Plaintiffs file Consolidated Opposition and Reply by April 6, 2026. Defendants file Reply by April 27, 2026. (SKY) (Entered: 12/11/2025)Open(opens another site)
83First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Chandana Pandurangi Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11422893 by State of Rhode Island. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Chandana Pandurangi)(Roytenberg, Victoria) (Entered: 12/16/2025)Open(opens another site)
84Judge Myong J. Joun: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 83 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Chandana Pandurangi. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (SP) (Entered: 12/17/2025)Open(opens another site)
85NOTICE of Appearance by Chandana Pandurangi on behalf of State of Rhode Island (Pandurangi, Chandana) (Entered: 12/24/2025)Open(opens another site)
86NOTICE by Linda McMahon, U.S. Department of Education of Production of Administrative Record (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Gonzalez, Heidy) (Entered: 01/12/2026)Open(opens another site)
87Judge Myong J. Joun: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. Parties are directed to electronically file the Administrative Record at doc. 86 . (SP) (Entered: 01/13/2026)Open(opens another site)
88NOTICE by Linda McMahon, U.S. Department of Education of filing Administrative Record (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Administrative Record Part 1, # 2 Exhibit Administrative Record Part 2, # 3 Exhibit Administrative Record Part 3, # 4 Exhibit Administrative Record Part 4)(Gonzalez, Heidy) (Entered: 01/14/2026)Open(opens another site)
89Joint MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, People of the State of California, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin, The District of Columbia. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Text of Proposed Order)(Roytenberg, Victoria) (Entered: 01/26/2026)Open(opens another site)
90NOTICE of Appearance by Kate Elizabeth Morrow on behalf of State of Oregon (Morrow, Kate) (Entered: 01/26/2026)Open(opens another site)
91Judge Myong J. Joun: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 89 Joint MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, People of the State of California, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin, The District of Columbia. Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages ; Counsel using the Electronic Case Filing System should now file the document for which leave to file has been granted in accordance with the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. Counsel must include - Leave to file granted on (date of order)- in the caption of the document. (SP) (Entered: 01/27/2026)Open(opens another site)
92AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, People of the State of California, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin, The District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Virginia.(Roytenberg, Victoria) (Entered: 02/10/2026)Open(opens another site)
93MOTION for Summary Judgment by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Virginia, People of the State of California, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin, The District of Columbia. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Text of Proposed Order)(Roytenberg, Victoria) (Entered: 02/13/2026)Open(opens another site)
94MEMORANDUM in Support re 93 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Virginia, People of the State of California, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin, The District of Columbia. (Roytenberg, Victoria) (Entered: 02/13/2026)Open(opens another site)
95MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Tillman J. Breckenridge and Mikaela A. Phillips by Commonwealth of Virginia. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Mikaela A. Phillips, # 2 Certification of Tillman J. Breckenridge)(Roytenberg, Victoria) (Entered: 03/04/2026)Open(opens another site)
96Filing fee/payment: $ 250.00, receipt number 100014694 for 95 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Tillman J. Breckenridge and Mikaela A. Phillips (SP) (Entered: 03/06/2026)Open(opens another site)
97Judge Myong J. Joun: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 95 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Mikaela A. Phillips and Tillman J. Breckenridge. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (SP) (Entered: 03/06/2026)Open(opens another site)
98NOTICE of Appearance by Mikaela Austin Phillips on behalf of Commonwealth of Virginia (Phillips, Mikaela) (Entered: 03/12/2026)Open(opens another site)
99Opposition re 93 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Linda McMahon, U.S. Department of Education. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gonzalez, Heidy) (Entered: 03/16/2026)Open(opens another site)
100MOTION to Dismiss or in the Alternative for Summary Judgment (see also ECF No. 99, filed per ECF procedures) by Linda McMahon, U.S. Department of Education. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gonzalez, Heidy) (Entered: 03/16/2026)Open(opens another site)