National Treasury Employees Union v. Russell T. Vought
CourtCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Date FiledJune 19, 2026
Docket25-5091
StatusPublished
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Full Opinion
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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No. 25-5091 September Term, 2025
1:25-cv-00381-ABJ
Filed On: June 19, 2026
National Treasury Employees Union, et al.,
Appellees
v.
Russell T. Vought, in his official capacity as
Acting Director of the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau and Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau,
Appellants
BEFORE: Srinivasan, Chief Judge; Henderson, Millett*, Pillard*, Wilkins,
Katsas, Rao, Walker, Childs*, Pan*, and Garcia, Circuit Judges
ORDER
Upon consideration of the motion to modify the stay pending appeal, for a limited
remand, and to place the appeal in abeyance, the response thereto, and the reply, it is
ORDERED that the motion to modify the stay pending appeal be denied and the
motion for a limited remand be granted. The court will remand the record for the district
court to decide in the first instance whether to modify, suspend, or dissolve the preliminary
injunction in light of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s issuance of a revised
reduction-in-force plan and the other intervening developments identified in the appellants’
motion. See Mot. 2, 12–17. The appellees do not oppose a remand for that purpose, see
Resp. 6–8, and the remand is limited to enabling the district court to consider only those
intervening developments identified in the appellants’ motion. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that the appellants’ request to impose a 45-day limit on the
remand, which the appellees oppose, be denied. See Mot. 12; Resp. 7–8. The district
court has moved expeditiously throughout this litigation, see Reply 11, and it is assumed
that the court would continue to do so on remand. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that the appellants’ unopposed motion to hold this appeal
in abeyance be granted. See Mot. 18; Resp. 7. The en banc court will retain jurisdiction
over this appeal. See D.C. Cir. R. 41(b); D.C. Cir. Handbook of Practice & Internal
Procedures 35-36 (2025). The Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this order to the
district court. The district court is requested to notify this court promptly upon deciding the
issues presented by the limited remand. Absent further direction from this court, the
parties are directed to file motions to govern future proceedings in this court no later than
21 days following the district court’s decision.
Per Curiam
FOR THE COURT:
Clifton B. Cislak, Clerk
BY: /s/
Scott H. Atchue
Deputy Clerk
* Because this court is retaining jurisdiction over the case, Judges Millett, Pillard, Childs,
and Pan would wait until the legal questions pending before the en banc court are
resolved before remanding to the district court.
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