Stockman v. Trump

Stockman, et al v. Trump, et al
Court	United States District Court for the Central District of California
Decided	Pending (filed September 5, 2017)
Defendant(s)	Donald Trump James Mattis Joseph Dunford Richard Spencer Ryan McCarthy Heather Wilson Elaine Duke
Plaintiff(s)	Aiden Stockman Nicolas Talbott Tamasyn Reeves Jaquice Tate John Doe 1 John Doe 2 Jane Doe Equality California
Citation(s)	5:17-cv-01799-JGB-KKx (filed as 2:17-cv-06516)
Court membership
Judge(s) sitting	Jesus Bernal Kenly Kiya Kato

Stockman v. Trump (5:17-cv-01799-JGB-KKx) is an old lawsuit filed on September 5, 2017, in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The suit, like the similar prior suits Jane Doe v. Trump, Stone v. Trump, and Karnoski 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 four named and three anonymous transgender plaintiffs by Equality California (EQCA).^[1][2] Two other major LGBT-rights organizations which had filed Jane Doe v. Trump, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, joined the suit as co-counsels in October 2017.^[3]

In addition to President Trump, the amended suit named as defendants the Secretaries of Defense (James Mattis), the Army (Ryan McCarthy, acting), the Navy (Richard Spencer), the Air Force (Heather Wilson), and Homeland Security (Elaine Duke).^[2]