BREAKING: The D.C. Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, bars the CFPB from terminations pending appellate review
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Chris Geidner
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BREAKING: The D.C. Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, bars the CFPB from terminations pending appellate review of a district court injunction. Judge Pillard (Obama) and Katsas (Trump) take the action over the disset of Judge Rao (Trump).
Here's the key part of the complex order, which, in short, puts paragraph three of the district court injunction back in full effect:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cadc.41898/gov.uscourts.cadc.41898.01208734554.0.pdf
And, second, paragraph 3 from this injunction from Judge Amy Berman Jackson:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277287/gov.uscourts.dcd.277287.88.0_3.pdf
This Katsas move is very significant b/c of his shift. This DC Circuit panel partially stayed paragraph 3 to allow RIFs after "particularized assessment." However, when CFPB did a mass-RIF days later, Jackson blocked it pending a hearing. Now, Katsas & Pillard blocked it until they can deal with it.