District of Columbia v. Trump

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

Plaintiff, Case No. 25-cv-3005 (JMC)

v.

DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al.,

Defendants.

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;

1 • 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.

__________________________ JIA M. COBB United States District Judge

Date: November 20, 2025