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Case 1:25-cv-04480-CRC Document 82 Filed 09/16/26 Page 1 of 3
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JOYCE BEATTY,
Plaintiff,
v. Case No. 25-cv-4480 (CRC)
DONALD TRUMP, et al.,
Defendants.
SCHEDULING ORDER
Upon consideration of the Parties’ [63] Joint Meet and Confer Statement and the arguments
raised at the hearing on September 15, 2026, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. Expedited discovery and briefing on Plaintiff’s closure claim in this case shall proceed
according to the following schedule:
Discovery Commences September 16, 2026
Defendants’ Motion to Vacate the Preliminary
by September 18, 2026
Injunction and Motion for Summary Judgment
Requests for Written and Document Discovery by September 23, 2026
Deposition Notices by September 23, 2026
Responses to Requests for Written and
by September 30, 2026
Document Discovery
Depositions Completed by October 7, 2026
All Discovery Closed October 9, 2026
Plaintiff’s Combined Opposition to Motion to
Vacate and Cross-Motion for Summary October 16, 2026
Judgment
Defendants’ Reply in Support of Motion to
Vacate and Opposition to Plaintiff’s Cross- October 23, 2026
Motion for Summary Judgment
Plaintiff’s Reply in Support of Cross-Motion
October 27, 2026
for Summary Judgment
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2. Discovery will be limited to the substance, justification, mechanics, and process of
the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, at its August 13,
2026 meeting, resolving to close the main building of the Center to the public to conduct repairs, as
well as the surrounding equities of the decision.
3. The parties shall be limited to 25 interrogatories and 5 depositions per side.
4. While the Court has acceded to the parties’ requests to file both a motion to vacate
and motions for summary judgment given the overlapping nature of merits issues presented by both
types of motions, the Court may well defer judgment on summary judgment for the reasons
discussed at the September 15 scheduling conference. In that event, the parties may request
additional merits and expert discovery.
5. The parties are strongly encouraged to work together to complete discovery without
need of intervention by the Court. No discovery motions may be filed without leave of the Court.
In the event that a discovery dispute arises, the parties shall make a good faith effort to resolve or
narrow the areas of disagreement. If the parties are unable to resolve the discovery dispute, the
parties shall jointly call chambers at (202) 354-3480 to arrange for a conference with the Court.
The Court will either rule on the issue at the conclusion of the conference or determine the manner
in which it will be handled. At least twenty-four (24) hours before the telephone conference, the
parties may be required to file with the Court a brief Joint Notice of Discovery Dispute
summarizing the parties’ respective positions.
6. Parties may not extend deadlines by stipulation. Parties must seek reasonable
extensions by motion.
7. The parties are directed to Local Civil Rule 7(h) regarding the requirements for
motions for summary judgment and oppositions. Parties shall provide bound, tabbed courtesy
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copies of any document constituting, supporting, or opposing a dispositive motion if said document,
together with its exhibits, attachments, declarations, and affidavits, is over one hundred (100) pages.
SO ORDERED.
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER
United States District Judge
Date: September 16, 2026
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