Thursday, December 04, 2025

THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY et al v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Docket sheet for NY Times Co. v. Department of Defense, filed December 4, 2025:

U.S. District Court
District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:25-cv-04218


THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY et al v. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE et al
Assigned to:  Paul L Friedman
Cause: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

Date Filed: 12/04/2025
Jury Demand: None
Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other
Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant
Plaintiff 
THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANYrepresented byKatieLynn Boyd Townsend 
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 
333 South Grand Avenue 
Los Angeles, CA 90071 
213-229-7839 
Email: ktownsend@gibsondunn.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Lee Ross Crain 
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER, LLP 
200 Park Avenue 
47th Floor 
New York City, NY 10166-0193 
212-351-2454 
Email: lcrain@gibsondunn.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Theodore J. Boutrous , Jr. 
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP 
333 South Grand Avenue 
Los Angeles, CA 90071 
(213) 229-7804 
Fax: (213) 229-6804 
Email: tboutrous@gibsondunn.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff 
JULIAN E. BARNESrepresented byKatieLynn Boyd Townsend 
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Lee Ross Crain 
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Theodore J. Boutrous , Jr. 
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

V.
Defendant 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
A/K/A DEPARTMENT OF WAR
Defendant 
PETE HEGSETH
in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense
Defendant 
SEAN PARNELL
in his official capacity as Chief Pentagon Spokesman


Date Filed#Docket Text
12/04/20251 COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, PETE HEGSETH, SEAN PARNELL ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12113704) filed by THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, JULIAN E. BARNES. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Oct. 6, 2025 Policy, # 2 Exhibit B - RCFP Letter to Parnell, # 3 Exhibit C - Parnell Letter to RCFP, # 4 Exhibit D - Redlined Acknowledgment, # 5 Exhibit E - Sept. 18, 2025 Policy, # 6 Exhibit F - Updated Physical Control Measures, # 7 Civil Cover Sheet, # 8 Summons - Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi, # 9 Summons - Department of Defense a/k/a Department of War, # 10 Summons - Pete Hegseth, in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense, # 11 Summons - Sean Parnell, in his official capacity as Chief Pentagon Spokesman, # 12 Summons - Jeanine F. Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia)(Boutrous, Theodore) (Entered: 12/04/2025)
12/04/20252 LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY (Boutrous, Theodore) (Entered: 12/04/2025)
12/04/20253 NOTICE of Appearance by Lee Ross Crain on behalf of JULIAN E. BARNES, THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY (Crain, Lee) (Entered: 12/04/2025)
12/04/20254 NOTICE of Appearance by KatieLynn Boyd Townsend on behalf of JULIAN E. BARNES, THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY (Townsend, KatieLynn) (Entered: 12/04/2025)

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