IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
ANDREW FLOYD, etal., )
Plaintiffs, )
V.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al. )
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l:26-cv-1399(LMB/IDD)
Defendants. )
ORDER
Before the Court is plaintiffs’ Expedited Motion for Briefing Schedule (“Expedited
Motion”), which requests an expedited briefing and hearing schedule for its pending Motion for
Temporary Restraining Order, Or in the Alternative, a Preliminary Injunction with Expedited
Briefing and for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705 (“Motion”). See generally. [Dkt. No. 30].
Defendants oppose this Motion, requesting additional time to respond. See id. at 3-4. Because
full briefing of the issue will enhance the ability of the Court to make a sound decision.
plaintiffs’ Expedited Motion, [Dkt. No. 30], is DENIED and defendants’ request for additional
time is GRANTED; however, to ensure that no funds are irreversibly disbursed from the Anti-
Weaponization Fund (hereinafter, “Fund”) while plaintiffs’ Motion is pending, it is hereby
ORDERED that defendants be and are ENJOINED from taking any further action
pursuant to the creation or operation of the Anti-Weaponization Fund, which includes the
transferring of money to the Fund; the consideration of any claims submitted to the Fund; and the
disbursing of any funds from the Fund;^ and it is further
1 It is important that the status quo be maintained until plaintiffs’ pending Motion has been
resolved, especially as plaintiffs allege in their Expedited Motion that defense counsel “was
unable ... to provide assurances of how long [the] status quo would last” and declined plaintiffs’Case 1:26-cv-01399-LMB-IDD Document 31 Filed 05/29/26 Page 2 of 2 PageID# 684
ORDERED that defendants file their Opposition to plaintiffs’ Motion by close of
business on Friday, June 5, 2026; and it is further
ORDERED that plaintiffs file their Reply by close of business on Wednesday, June 10,
2026; and it is further
ORDERED that the hearing on plaintiffs’ Motion currently noticed for Friday, June 5,
2026, at 10:00 am be and is RESET to Friday, June 12, 2026 at 10:00 am.
The Clerk is directed to forward a copy of this Order to counsel of record.
Entered this day of May, 2026.
Alexandria, Virginia
/s/
Lconic M. Brinkcma
United States District Judge
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