Federal Defendants Appeal CDLIS Preliminary Injunction to Fourth Circuit

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On October 8, 2026 (filing date) the Federal Defendants noticed an appeal to the Fourth Circuit from the 2026-09-17–judge-trenga-enjoins-aamva-from-transferring-state-cdlis-records-to-any-federal-agency preliminary injunction “and related orders, ECF Nos. 113, 124, 125.” The notice is signed for the Justice Department by an Assistant U.S. Attorney with Civil Division Federal Programs Branch trial attorneys.

Other docket facts from the district-court record (read separately, not from the notice): a motion to stay the injunction pending appeal (ECF 135) is reported in an earlier worker log, not read for this entry; the district court’s transmittal sheet (ECF 143, Oct. 14) shows no Fourth Circuit number yet; AFT’s separate stay motion (ECF 131) is set for hearing November 4, 2026. The government’s stay memorandum (ECF 136) does not mention DHS, HSI or the AAMVA subpoena. Fourth Circuit docket number and any ruling on the stay: not yet found; recheck after Nov. 4 under the monitoring task.

Sources & Citations

[1] Federal Defendants' Notice of Appeal, ECF 134, E.D. Va. 1:26-cv-2547 — U.S. District Court E.D. Va., via CourtListener RECAP · Oct 8, 2026 Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “Federal Defendants Appeal CDLIS Preliminary Injunction to Fourth Circuit.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, October 8, 2026. https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-10-08--doj-appeals-cdlis-preliminary-injunction-to-fourth-circuit/