RFE/RL, Inc. v. Kari Lake

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · July 1, 2025 · No. 25-5158

Summary

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a per curiam order granting the appellee's motion for voluntary dismissal. The court simultaneously denied the appellants' request to vacate the district court's prior stay pending appeal, ruling that the appellee did not meet the established standard for this extraordinary remedy. The order concludes by directing each party to bear its own litigation costs.

Court
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Writing for the Court
Katsas; Rao; Walker
Jurisdiction
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decision date
July 1, 2025
Docket number
25-5158
Procedural posture
Motion for voluntary dismissal filed by Appellants; opposition and request for vacatur of a prior stay decision also filed.
Precedential value
published
Parties
Kari Lake, in her official capacity as Senior Advisor to the Acting CEO of the United States Agency for Global Media, et al. v. RFE/RL, Inc.
Disposition
dismissed

Topics

appellate procedurecivil procedure

Practice areas

civil procedure

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the appellate court should grant the motion for voluntary dismissal and deny the request for vacatur.

Holdings

  1. The motion for voluntary dismissal is granted and the case is dismissed, with each party bearing its own costs.
  2. The request for vacatur is denied.

Key quotations

It is ORDERED that the motion for voluntary dismissal be granted and the above- captioned case be dismissed, with each party to bear its own costs.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that the request for vacatur be denied. Appellee has not shown entitlement to the “extraordinary remedy of vacatur.”

Factual background

The opinion does not discuss underlying factual disputes; it addresses only the procedural motions concerning dismissal and vacatur.

Procedural history

The case arose from an appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (case No. 1:25-cv-00799-RCL). The appellate court considered the motion for voluntary dismissal and a request for vacatur of its earlier stay order.

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