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Defendants’ response to the emergency-hearing motion

Published by U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on September 17, 2026.

the defendants’ account of the temporary closure

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… Section 60025 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Doc. 48 at 1. Defendants are in compliance with this order and, after two recent Board votes, intend to move for dissolution of the preliminary injunction to allow for the closure necessary to complete the restoration and renovations. See Doc. 82 at 1 (providing that Defendants may move to vacate the preliminary injunction “by September 18, 2026”). Yesterday morning—separate from any Board decision related to closure for ongoing renovations—Matt Floca, the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, decided to temporarily close the Center due to “acute risks to public safety resulting from continued structural deterioration at the Center.” Declaration of Charles Matthew (“Matt”) Floca (Floca Decl.) ¶ 3. 1 During this temporary closure, “which will last for seven days, unless extended, [Floca] intend[s] to assess existing safety risks in those portions of the main building exhibiting severe structural …

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