US DOJ files unopposed motion to extend court deadline in STB's Robert Primus case
( December 28, 2025, 14:09 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US President Donald Trump, the Surface Transportation Board and STB Chairman Patrick Fuchs filed an unopposed motion to extend the deadline to respond to Robert Primus' complaint for unlawful dismissal from the board. The defense said it wants to wait 14 days after a ruling in the government's motion to stay proceedings in Brown v. Trump (No. 1:25-cv-1764), which is before the same court and shares similar facts and legal issues: each challenges the President’s removal of an officer from a multi-member board that Congress has described as independent. See file attachment. ...
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