UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CATHY A. HARRIS, in her personal capacity : and in her official capacity as Member of the : Merit Systems Protection Board, : : Plaintiff, :
Civil Action No.: 25-412 (RC) : v. : Re Document No.: 22 : SCOTT BESSENT, in his official capacity as : Secretary of the Treasury, et al., : : Defendants. : M
MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Cathy A. Harris was appointed to the Merit Systems Protection Board (“MSPB”) on June 1, 2022, for a term set to expire on March 1, 2028. Federal law states that members of the MSPB may be removed from office “only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.”
On February 10, 2025, President Donald J. Trump informed Harris that her position on the MSPB was “terminated, effective immediately” but provided no reason for Harris’s termination. The following day, Harris filed this lawsuit against President Trump and several other federal officials (“Defendants”), claiming that her termination violated federal law. She moved for a temporary restraining order enjoining Defendants from treating her as removed from office, which this Court granted.
The parties consolidated preliminary injunction briefing with the merits, and Harris moved for summary judgment. The Court grants that motion, along with declaratory judgment and a permanent injunction.
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