Summary
This per curiam order from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit addresses an emergency motion for an administrative stay and partial stay pending appeal. The court directs the appellees to file responses by April 29, 2025, and allows replies until May 1, 2025. The order consolidates two related appeals challenging actions by senior advisors at the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Writing for the Court
Pillard; Katsas; Rao
Jurisdiction
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decision date
April 28, 2025
Docket number
25-5144
Procedural posture
Emergency motion for an administrative stay pending appeal.
Precedential value
published
Parties
Kari Lake, in her official capacity as Senior Advisor to the Acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, et al. v. Patsy Widakuswara, et al.; Michael Abramowitz, in his official capacity as Director of Voice of America, et al.
Disposition
other
Topics
appellate procedureinterlocutory appeal
Practice areas
appellate procedure
Questions Presented
- Whether the appellate court should grant a partial administrative stay pending appeal.
Holdings
- The court granted a partial administrative stay pending appeal and set briefing deadlines.
Key quotations
“it is ORDERED that appellees file responses to the emergency motion by Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Any reply is due by Thursday, May 1, 2025.” (1)
Procedural history
The parties appealed from orders of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The appellate court considered an emergency motion for a partial stay pending appeal.
Remand instructions
Appellees must file responses to the emergency motion by Tuesday, April 29, 2025; any reply is due by Thursday, May 1, 2025.
Court Document
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