WITHROW v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Court
D.D.C.
Docket number
1:25-cv-04073
Filed
Last filing
Assigned judge
Jia M. Cobb
Nature of suit
442 Civil Rights: Jobs
Cause
42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)
Jurisdiction
U.S. Government Defendant
Jury demand
None
Case
Withrow v. United States of America
Cite
Withrow v. United States, No. 1:25-cv-04073 (D.D.C. filed Nov. 20, 2025)
Source
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Docket entries
No.DateDescriptionDocument
1COMPLAINT against TRAVIS ADKINS, EDDY ARRIOLA, PAUL S. ATKINS, SCOTT BESSENT, FRANK J. BISIGNANO, BEN BLACK, PAM BONDI, RODNEY BOYD, SHANA M. BROUSSARD, CRAIG T. BROWN, DOUG BURGUM, BRENDON CARR, LORI CHAVEZ-DEREMER, ERHARD R. CHORLE, DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, ANNA DAVIS, JANET DHILLON, SEAN DUFFY(in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Transportation), SEAN DUFFY(in his official capacity as Acting Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration), PETER A. FELDMAN, ANDREW FERGUSON, ANDREW FOIS, TULSI GABBARD, ANDREA GACKI, ROCHELLE GARZA, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, MICHAEL F. GERBER, JONATHAN V. GOULD, JAMIESON GREER, TIMOTHY GRIBBEN, JEFFERY HALL, THOMAS R. HARDY, ROGER HARRIS, KYLE S. HAUPTMAN, PETE HEGSETH, HEATHER M. HILL, TRAVIS HILL, JENNIFER HOMENDY, MARY LU JORDAN, JOHN JOVANOVIC, AMY A. KARPEL, ROBERT KENNEDY, HENRY J. KERNER, COLLEEN DUFFY KIKO, SCOTT KUPOR, KARI LAKE, PATRICIA L. LEE, KELLY LOEFFLER, ANDREA R. LUCAS, HOWARD LUTNICK, MICHAEL MCDONALD, LINDA E. MCMAHON, KRISTIE MCNALLY, DON MOUL, KRISTI NOEM, OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, JEROME H. POWELL, DAVID PROUTY, JOHN RATCLIFFE, MICHAEL RIGAS, BROOKE L. ROLLINS, MARCO RUBIO(in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of State), MARCO RUBIO(in his official capacity as Acting Archivist of the United States of the National Archives and Records Administration), MARY G. RYAN, WILLIAM SCHARF, LOREN J. SCIURBA, PAUL SHEA, MICHAEL D. SMITH, JONATHAN L. SNARE, LOUISE SOLA, PATRICIA A. SOLIMENE, DAVID STEINER, BRIAN W. STONE, LOREN E. SWEATT, ROBERT G. TAUB, SCOTT TURNER, ERIC UELAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RAHUL VARMA, RUSSELL VOUGHT(in his official capacity as Acting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development), RUSSELL VOUGHT(in his official capacity as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Board), CHRIS WRIGHT, DAVID A. WRIGHT, LEE ZELDIN ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12091874) filed by LEANNE WITHROW. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons)(Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 11/20/2025)Open(opens another site)
2NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Krevans Perloff on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 11/20/2025)Open(opens another site)
3SEALED DOCUMENT filed by LEANNE WITHROW(This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(Perloff, Michael) (Entered: 11/20/2025)Open(opens another site)
4MOTION to Certify Class by LEANNE WITHROW. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Ex 1 - Gleklen Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Ex A to Gleklen Declaration, # 3 Exhibit Ex B to Gleklen Declaration, # 4 Exhibit Ex C to Gleklen Declaration, # 5 Exhibit Ex D to Gleklen Declaration, # 6 Exhibit Ex E to Gleklen Declaration, # 7 Exhibit Ex F to Gleklen Declaration, # 8 Exhibit Ex G to Gleklen Declaration, # 9 Exhibit Ex H to Gleklen Declaration, # 10 Exhibit Ex I to Gleklen Declaration, # 11 Exhibit Ex J to Gleklen Declaration, # 12 Exhibit Ex K to Gleklen Declaration, # 13 Exhibit Ex L to Gleklen Declaration, # 14 Exhibit Ex M to Gleklen Declaration, # 15 Exhibit Ex N to Gleklen Declaration, # 16 Exhibit Ex O to Gleklen Declaration, # 17 Declaration Ex 2 - Withrow Declaration, # 18 Declaration Ex 3 - Kniznik Declaration, # 19 Declaration Ex 4 - Second Gleklen Declaration, # 20 Declaration Ex 5 - Golden Declaration, # 21 Declaration Ex 6 - Perloff Declaration, # 22 Declaration Ex 7 - Garcia Declaration, # 23 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 11/20/2025)Open(opens another site)
5NOTICE of Appearance by Scott Michelman on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Michelman, Scott) (Entered: 11/20/2025)Open(opens another site)
6ERRATA by LEANNE WITHROW re 1 Complaint,,,,,,,,. (Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 11/21/2025)Open(opens another site)
7ERRATA Corrected Motion by LEANNE WITHROW re 4 Motion to Certify Class,,,,. (Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 11/21/2025)Open(opens another site)
8NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF CASE TO U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE. All parties must consent to or decline the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge no later than twenty-one (21) days following the date on which the last defendant to respond to the Complaint files an Answer or motion under Rule 12. The consent or declination form is attached. (zhcn) (Entered: 11/21/2025)Open(opens another site)
9NOTICE of Appearance by Kaitlyn Golden on behalf of LEANNE WITHROW (Golden, Kaitlyn) (Entered: 11/21/2025)Open(opens another site)
10NOTICE of Appearance by Madeline Gitomer on behalf of LEANNE WITHROW (Gitomer, Madeline) (Entered: 11/21/2025)Open(opens another site)
11NOTICE of Appearance by Paul R.Q. Wolfson on behalf of LEANNE WITHROW (Wolfson, Paul) (Entered: 11/21/2025)Open(opens another site)
12SUMMONS (85) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 11/24/2025)Open(opens another site)
13CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by LEANNE WITHROW re 7 Errata Motion to Certify Class. (Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 11/25/2025)Open(opens another site)
14NOTICE of Appearance by Shana Knizhnik on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Knizhnik, Shana) (Main Document 14 replaced on 12/10/2025) (zjm). (Entered: 12/02/2025)Open(opens another site)
15RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 11/25/2025. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 1/24/2026. (Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 12/05/2025)Open(opens another site)
17MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Barbara Schwabauer, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12136705. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by LEANNE WITHROW. (Knizhnik, Shana) (Main Document 17 replaced on 12/19/2025) (zjm). (Entered: 12/15/2025)Open(opens another site)
18MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Joshua Block, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12136767. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by LEANNE WITHROW. (Knizhnik, Shana) (Main Document 18 replaced on 12/19/2025) (zjm). (Entered: 12/15/2025)Open(opens another site)
19NOTICE of Appearance by Barbara Ann Schwabauer on behalf of LEANNE WITHROW (Schwabauer, Barbara) (Entered: 12/29/2025)Open(opens another site)
20MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Harper Seldin, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12174286. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by LEANNE WITHROW. (Knizhnik, Shana) (Main Document 20 replaced on 1/9/2026) (znmw). (Entered: 01/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
21NOTICE of Appearance by Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel on behalf of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 01/09/2026)Open(opens another site)
23Joint MOTION for Briefing Schedule re 1 Complaint,,,,,,,, 4 MOTION to Certify Class by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) Modified event on 1/16/2026 (znmw). (Entered: 01/15/2026)Open(opens another site)
24MOTION for Extension of Time to File Dispositive Motion by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 02/20/2026)Open(opens another site)
25RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. TRAVIS ADKINS served on 12/9/2025; BEN BLACK served on 12/9/2025; PAMELA J. BONDI served on 12/9/2025; SHANA M. BROUSSARD served on 12/9/2025; DOUG BURGUM served on 12/9/2025; BRENDON CARR served on 12/9/2025; DOUGLAS A. COLLINS served on 12/9/2025; ANDREW FOIS served on 12/9/2025; ANDREA M. GACKI served on 12/9/2025; TIMOTHY GRIBBEN served on 12/9/2025; JEFFERY HALL served on 12/9/2025; KYLE S. HAUPTMAN served on 12/9/2025; PETE HEGSETH served on 12/9/2025; TRAVIS HILL served on 12/9/2025; HENRY J. KERNER served on 12/9/2025; COLLEEN DUFFY KIKO served on 12/9/2025; SCOTT KUPOR served on 12/9/2025; ANDREA R. LUCAS served on 12/9/2025; HOWARD LUTNICK served on 12/9/2025; MICHAEL MCDONALD served on 12/9/2025; LINDA E. MCMAHON served on 12/3/2025; OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT served on 12/10/2025; JEROME H. POWELL served on 12/8/2025; MARCO A. RUBIO(in his official capacity as Acting Archivist of the United States of the National Archives and Records Administration) served on 12/19/2025; MARY G. RYAN served on 12/4/2025; WILLIAM SCHARF served on 12/2/2025; LOREN E. SWEATT served on 12/2/2025; RUSSELL VOUGHT(in his official capacity as Acting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development) served on 12/9/2025; CHRIS WRIGHT served on 12/3/2025; LEE ZELDIN served on 12/3/2025 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 02/25/2026)Open(opens another site)
26RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. PAUL S. ATKINS served on 12/3/2025; FRANK J. BISIGNANO served on 12/5/2025; ERHARD R. CHORLE served on 12/29/2025; JANET DHILLON served on 12/2/2025; ANDREW FERGUSON served on 1/5/2026; ROCHELLE GARZA served on 12/9/2025; JONATHAN V. GOULD served on 12/3/2025; JAMIESON GREER served on 12/2/2025; THOMAS R. HARDY served on 12/4/2025; ROGER HARRIS served on 12/2/2025; HEATHER M. HILL served on 12/3/2025; JENNIFER HOMENDY served on 12/3/2025; KELLY LOEFFLER served on 12/9/2025; KRISTIE MCNALLY served on 12/3/2025; DON MOUL served on 12/5/2025; PAUL SHEA served on 12/3/2025; JONATHAN L. SNARE served on 12/2/2025; DAVID STEINER served on 12/4/2025; BRIAN W. STONE served on 12/4/2025; ROBERT G. TAUB served on 12/3/2025; DAVID A. WRIGHT served on 12/3/2025 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 02/25/2026)Open(opens another site)
27RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 12/4/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 02/25/2026)Open(opens another site)
28MOTION to Dismiss by TRAVIS ADKINS, EDDY ARRIOLA, PAUL S. ATKINS, SCOTT BESSENT, FRANK J. BISIGNANO, BEN BLACK, PAMELA J. BONDI, RODNEY BOYD, SHANA M. BROUSSARD, CRAIG T. BROWN, DOUG BURGUM, BRENDON CARR, LORI CHAVEZ-DEREMER, ERHARD R. CHORLE, DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, ANNA DAVIS, JANET DHILLON, SEAN DUFFY(in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Transportation), SEAN DUFFY(in his official capacity as Acting Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration), PETER A. FELDMAN, ANDREW FERGUSON, ANDREW FOIS, TULSI GABBARD, ANDREA M. GACKI, ROCHELLE GARZA, GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, MICHAEL F. GERBER, JONATHAN V. GOULD, JAMIESON GREER, TIMOTHY GRIBBEN, JEFFERY HALL, THOMAS R. HARDY, ROGER HARRIS, KYLE S. HAUPTMAN, PETE HEGSETH, HEATHER M. HILL, TRAVIS HILL, JENNIFER HOMENDY, MARY LU JORDAN, JOHN JOVANOVIC, AMY A. KARPEL, ROBERT KENNEDY, HENRY J. KERNER, COLLEEN DUFFY KIKO, SCOTT KUPOR, KARI LAKE, PATRICIA L. LEE, KELLY LOEFFLER, ANDREA R. LUCAS, HOWARD LUTNICK, MICHAEL MCDONALD, LINDA E. MCMAHON, KRISTIE MCNALLY, DON MOUL, KRISTI L. NOEM, OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, JEROME H. POWELL, DAVID PROUTY, JOHN RATCLIFFE, MICHAEL RIGAS, BROOKE L. ROLLINS, MARCO A. RUBIO(in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of State), MARCO A. RUBIO(in his official capacity as Acting Archivist of the United States of the National Archives and Records Administration), MARY G. RYAN, WILLIAM SCHARF, LOREN J. SCIURBA, PAUL SHEA, MICHAEL D. SMITH, JONATHAN L. SNARE, LOUISE SOLA, PATRICIA A. SOLIMENE, DAVID STEINER, BRIAN W. STONE, LOREN E. SWEATT, ROBERT G. TAUB, SCOTT TURNER, ERIC UELAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RAHUL VARMA, RUSSELL VOUGHT(in his official capacity as Acting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development), RUSSELL VOUGHT(in his official capacity as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Board), CHRIS WRIGHT, DAVID A. WRIGHT, LEE ZELDIN. (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) (Entered: 03/13/2026)Open(opens another site)
29MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief Amicus Curiae Brief by FEDS FOR FREEDOM. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-Proposed Amicus Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order Granting Amicus Brief)(Bowman, Matthew) (Entered: 03/20/2026)Open(opens another site)
30MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Henry W. Frampton, IV, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12311235. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by FEDS FOR FREEDOM. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Henry Frampton in Support of Pro Hac Vice Admission, # 2 Exhibit 1 - Certificate of Good Standing for Henry Frampton in Support of Pro Hac Vice Admission, # 3 Text of Proposed Order Granting Admission for Henry Frampton to Appear Pro Hac Vice)(Bowman, Matthew) (Entered: 03/20/2026)Open(opens another site)
31MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Jonathan A. Scruggs, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12311286. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by FEDS FOR FREEDOM. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Jonathan Scruggs in Support of Pro Hac Vice Admission, # 2 Exhibit 1 - Certificate of Good Standing for Jonathan Scruggs in Support of Pro Hac Vice Admission, # 3 Text of Proposed Order Granting Admission for Jonathan Scruggs to Appear Pro Hac Vice)(Bowman, Matthew) (Entered: 03/20/2026)Open(opens another site)
32NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan A. Scruggs on behalf of FEDS FOR FREEDOM (Scruggs, Jonathan) (Entered: 03/24/2026)Open(opens another site)
33NOTICE of Appearance by Henry Frampton on behalf of FEDS FOR FREEDOM (Frampton, Henry) (Entered: 03/25/2026)Open(opens another site)
34AMICUS BRIEF by FEDS FOR FREEDOM. (znmw) (Entered: 03/26/2026)Open(opens another site)
35Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 28 MOTION to Dismiss by LEANNE WITHROW. (Knizhnik, Shana) (Entered: 03/26/2026)Open(opens another site)
36NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua A. Block on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Block, Joshua) (Entered: 03/30/2026)Open(opens another site)
37MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Michelle Garcia, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12349532. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by LEANNE WITHROW. (Knizhnik, Shana) (Entered: 04/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
38MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Priyanka Menon, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12349741. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by LEANNE WITHROW. (Knizhnik, Shana) (Entered: 04/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
39NOTICE of Appearance by Michelle Teresa Garcia on behalf of LEANNE WITHROW (Garcia, Michelle) (Entered: 04/15/2026)Open(opens another site)
40NOTICE of Appearance by Priyanka Menon on behalf of LEANNE WITHROW (Menon, Priyanka) (Entered: 04/15/2026)Open(opens another site)
41MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Darrel John Pae, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12380377. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by LEANNE WITHROW. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Cert of Good Standing DC Bar, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/24/2026)Open(opens another site)
42MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Christopher M. Odell, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12386511. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by LEANNE WITHROW. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Christopher M. Odell, # 2 Certificate of Service of Christopher M. Odell, Supreme Court of Texas, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
43MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Sangeeta Shastry, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12386570. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by LEANNE WITHROW. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Sangeeta Shastry, # 2 Certificate of Service of Sangeeta Shastry, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
44MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Rachel Lyons Forman, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12386652. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by LEANNE WITHROW. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service of Rachel Lyons Forman, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, # 2 Declaration of Rachel Lyons Forman, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
45Memorandum in opposition to re 28 MOTION to Dismiss filed by LEANNE WITHROW. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
46MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Allissa Pollard, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-12388088. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by LEANNE WITHROW. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service of Allissa Pollard, Supreme Court of Texas, # 2 Declaration of Allissa Pollard, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Gleklen, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
47NOTICE of Appearance by Darrel Pae on behalf of LEANNE WITHROW (Pae, Darrel) (Entered: 04/29/2026)Open(opens another site)
48NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher M. Odell on behalf of LEANNE WITHROW (Odell, Christopher) (Entered: 04/30/2026)Open(opens another site)
49MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by EEO LEADERS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Amicus Brief, # 2 Exhibit Granting Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief)(Wheeler, Carolyn) (Entered: 05/05/2026)Open(opens another site)
50MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief Amicus Curiae Brief by PRIDE IN FEDERAL SERVICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Amicus Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order Granting Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief)(Green, Rachel) (Entered: 05/05/2026)Open(opens another site)
51AMICUS BRIEF by EEO LEADERS. (znmw) (Entered: 05/12/2026)Open(opens another site)
52AMICUS BRIEF by PRIDE IN FEDERAL SERVICE. (Green, Rachel) (Entered: 05/12/2026)Open(opens another site)