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FILED: April 1, 2025
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
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No. 25-1291
(1:25-cv-00596-ELH)
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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO; ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS;
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
Plaintiffs - Appellees
v.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION; LELAND DUDEK, in his official
capacity as purported Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration;
MIKE RUSSO, in his official capacity as Chief Information Officer, Social
Security Administration; ELON MUSK, in his official capacity as Senior Advisor
to the President and de facto head of DOGE; U.S. DOGE SERVICE; U.S. DOGE
SERVICE TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION; AMY GLEASON, in her official
capacity as DOGE Acting Administrator
Defendants - Appellants
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ORDER
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Having assessed the contention of the parties, this appeal is dismissed for lack
of jurisdiction.
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Entered at the direction of Judge King with the concurrence of Judge Agee
and Judge Richardson.
For the Court
/s/ Nwamaka Anowi, Clerk
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AGEE, Circuit Judge, concurring:
In resolution of the pending motion for a preliminary injunction, the parties
should explain in specific detail the basis for their respective arguments. Generalized
explanations are unlikely to meet the burdens of proof required. Furthermore, I
recommend the district court move expeditiously and without delay to render its
opinion on the motion for preliminary injunction while also allowing the
introduction of relevant evidence.