Karnoski v. Trump

Karnoski, et al v. Trump, et al
Court	United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Decided	Pending (filed August 29, 2017)
Defendants	Donald Trump In capacity as President of the United States James Mattis (now removed) In capacity as Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (replacing Mattis) In capacity as Secretary of Defense Kirstjen Nielsen (now removed) In capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan (replacing Nielsen, now removed) in capacity as acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf (replacing McAleenan) in capacity as acting Secretary of Homeland Security United States Department of Defense United States Department of Homeland Security
Plaintiffs	Ryan Karnoski Cathrine Schmid Laura Garza (on behalf of D.L., a minor) Lindsey Muller Terece Lewis Phillip Stephens Megan Winters Jane Doe Conner Callahan Human Rights Campaign Gender Justice League American Military Partner Association
Citation	2:17-cv-01297-MJP
Court membership
Judge sitting	Marsha J. Pechman

Karnoski v. Trump (2:17-cv-01297-MJP) was a lawsuit filed on August 29, 2017, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. The suit, like the similar suits Jane Doe v. Trump, Stone v. Trump, and Stockman v. Trump, sought to block Trump and top Pentagon officials from implementing the proposed ban on military service for transgender people under the auspices of the equal protection and due process clauses of the Fifth Amendment. The suit was filed on the behalf of three transgender plaintiffs, the Human Rights Campaign, and the Gender Justice League by Lambda Legal and OutServe-SLDN.^[1][2]

In addition to President Trump, the amended suit named as defendants the Secretary of Defense (originally James Mattis, later Mark Esper), Secretary of Homeland Security (originally Kirstjen Nielsen, then Kevin McAleenan, then Chad Wolf), the United States Department of Defense, and the United States Secretary of Homeland Security.^[2]