Harper v. Bessent

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · August 21, 2025 · No. 25-5268

Summary

This per curiam order from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit resolves an emergency motion for a stay pending appeal involving officials from the National Credit Union Administration and the Department of the Treasury. The court dissolved an existing administrative stay, granted the emergency motion, and expedited the appeal. It establishes a tight briefing schedule, directs the clerk to calendar oral argument after briefing concludes, and notes that dispositive motions will not be considered due to the expedited timeline.

Court
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Writing for the Court
Henderson; Childs; Pan
Jurisdiction
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decision date
August 21, 2025
Docket number
25-5268
Procedural posture
Order granting stay pending appeal, dissolving prior administrative stay, and expediting briefing schedule.
Precedential value
published
Parties
Scott Bessent v. Todd M. Harper and Tanya F. Otsuka
Disposition
other

Topics

appellate procedureinterlocutory appealappellate jurisdiction

Practice areas

appellate procedure

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the appellants satisfied the requirements for a stay pending appeal

Holdings

  1. The emergency motion for stay pending appeal is granted and the prior administrative stay is dissolved.

Key quotations

Appellants have satisfied the stringent requirements for a stay pending appeal. See Nken v. Holder, 556 U.S. 418, 434 (2009); D.C. Circuit Handbook of Practice and Internal Procedures 33 (2025).

Factual background

The court considered an emergency motion for a stay pending appeal concerning the parties' dispute arising from actions in the district court.

Procedural history

The appeal arises from United States District Court for the District of Columbia, case No. 1:25-cv-01294-AHA. The parties filed an emergency motion for a stay pending appeal.

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