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Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 2:44 pm
‘They do not intend to comply’: Trump admin ‘will not produce’ agency head for court-ordered testimony, plaintiffs say
The Trump administration is allegedly refusing to produce a high-ranking agency leader for testimony in connection with a lawsuit in which he’s accused of unlawfully firing thousands of federal government workers still in the probationary period of their employment.
Attorneys at the Justice Department’s Civil Division said they “will not produce” Charles Ezell, the acting director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), despite a federal judge in San Francisco issuing a court order requiring him to testify in person later this month, according to a Wednesday court filing from the plaintiffs in the case.
“Plaintiffs respectfully request the Court hold a status conference as soon as possible, to discuss Defendants’ notice to Plaintiffs that they do not intend to comply with this Court’s order requiring Defendant Acting OPM Director Charles Ezell to appear at the preliminary injunction hearing scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on March 13, 2025,” the filing states. “Plaintiffs have brought this issue immediately to the Court’s attention following confirmation of Defendants’ position, and respectfully seek this Court’s advice regarding compliance and enforcement of the Court’s order. Plaintiffs are prepared to file an expedited motion to show cause why Defendants should not be held in contempt, as needed.”
U.S. District Judge William Alsup responded swiftly, scheduling a mandatory status conference for Thursday afternoon to address the matter.
The controversy stems from a lawsuit filed last month by five labor unions and five nonprofit organizations against OPM and Ezell. The 34-page complaint accuses Ezell of ordering federal agencies across the country to terminate thousands of employees “by sending them standardized notices of termination, drafted by OPM, that falsely state that the terminations are for performance reasons.”
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The Trump administration is allegedly refusing to produce a high-ranking agency leader for testimony in connection with a lawsuit in which he’s accused of unlawfully firing thousands of federal government workers still in the probationary period of their employment.
Attorneys at the Justice Department’s Civil Division said they “will not produce” Charles Ezell, the acting director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), despite a federal judge in San Francisco issuing a court order requiring him to testify in person later this month, according to a Wednesday court filing from the plaintiffs in the case.
“Plaintiffs respectfully request the Court hold a status conference as soon as possible, to discuss Defendants’ notice to Plaintiffs that they do not intend to comply with this Court’s order requiring Defendant Acting OPM Director Charles Ezell to appear at the preliminary injunction hearing scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on March 13, 2025,” the filing states. “Plaintiffs have brought this issue immediately to the Court’s attention following confirmation of Defendants’ position, and respectfully seek this Court’s advice regarding compliance and enforcement of the Court’s order. Plaintiffs are prepared to file an expedited motion to show cause why Defendants should not be held in contempt, as needed.”
U.S. District Judge William Alsup responded swiftly, scheduling a mandatory status conference for Thursday afternoon to address the matter.
The controversy stems from a lawsuit filed last month by five labor unions and five nonprofit organizations against OPM and Ezell. The 34-page complaint accuses Ezell of ordering federal agencies across the country to terminate thousands of employees “by sending them standardized notices of termination, drafted by OPM, that falsely state that the terminations are for performance reasons.”
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turd wants. He signed the USMCA deal with Mexico & Canada. Now it's no good. Idiot.