Thursday, February 27, 2025

[U: TRO Opinion!] Wham! Now Ordered, And TRO Entered By USDC Judge Alsup! Tangerine Must Deliver Documents By... This Monday!


Well -- that's as expected. Here's the full opinion, now on file as of Friday night in SF.

These Tangerine 2.0 clowns can't understand fifth grade civics. Here's CNN's story -- just breaking:

. . .US District Judge William Alsup ordered the Office of Personnel Management to inform certain federal agencies that it had no authority to order the firings of probationary employees, including the Department of Defense.

OPM does not have any authority whatsoever, under any statute in the history of the universe,” to hire or fire any employees but its own, he said. . . .

There are an estimated 200,000 probationary workers -- generally employees who have less than a year on the job -- across federal agencies. About 15,000 are employed in California, providing services ranging from fire prevention to veterans’ care, the complaint says. . . .

Alsup, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, has presided over many high-profile cases and is known for his blunt talk. He oversaw the criminal probation of Pacific Gas & Electric and has called the nation’s largest utility a “continuing menace to California. . . .”

[And the summary text order -- no opinion yet:]

. . .Motion for TRO held on 2/27/2025. Parties stated appearances and proffered argument. Court ruled as stated on the record. Written Memorandum Opinion to issue. [Musk/Tangerine 2.0] Government is to produce expedited discovery on 3/4/2025 by 12:00pm noon (pst). Evidentiary Hearing set for 3/13/2025 08:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 12, 19th Floor before Judge William Alsup. . . .


Way to go, Willinator! And do put that in your pipe, and smoke it, Elon -- And Tangerine 2.0! See you next week -- for the permanent injunction, and perhaps -- damages.

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