BREAKING: Trump administration says acting OPM chief Charles Ezell won't show up at hearing in San Francisco Thursday.

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Source: Josh Gerstein

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BREAKING: Trump administration says acting OPM chief Charles Ezell won't show up at hearing in San Francisco Thursday where judge ordered him to testify. DOJ is also withdrawing his declaration in the suit over mass firing of probationary employees. Doc: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25558153-ezellnoshowltr031125/

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March 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM

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[dweller]

1. Denying court orders

Now what ?
🤔



✌🏻

[chicoescuela]

3. Maybe arrest his ass?

[Karasu]

6. The court marshals whose job it is to do that answer to the DoJ. Which is why this would immediately cause a

constitutional crisis if (really, when) it happens.

In this case, though, it sounds like he's already made a statement, and that's why he isn't showing up--based on some of the other comments here, anyway.

[NJCher]

2. I read on another thread

that the judge said it was ok for him not to show up because he had already made his statement in discovery.

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on edit, from other thread:

Alsup said in his ruling that he sided against the request to have Ezell skate testimony because he had already submitted a sworn declaration supporting the defendants’ position. The government argued in its motion that “the March 13 evidentiary hearing and any depositions are unnecessary in light of OPM’s compliance with the TRO and [their] willingness to convert the Court’s TRO into a preliminary injunction.” But Alsup, a Bill Clinton appointee, pointed out how things have changed since he first granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) last month halting any additional firings.

Looks like I misread it.

I need sleep!

But maybe I'll have ice cream instead.

[Phoenix61]

4. Ice cream is always a good answer. I don't care what the question is.😀

[moniss]

5. People like this never know the answers to anything

and any statement from them is something drafted by the lawyers and they just sign it. Stooges in suits and ties collecting a check for being party hacks.

[Old Crank]

7. Time ror a bench warrant.

Then he won't be able to enter CA and perhaps any place in that courts juridicton.

[travelingthrulife]

8. I have seen bench warrants from judges during jury duty that has the jury member

or potential jury member arrested for not showing up.

WHY do they not arrest these people?

[bluestarone]

9. So, not being a lawyer i have a question or two.

Could this judge rule a contempt charge, THEN if DOJ refuse that then rule DOJ in contempt? Then ask Supreme Court to intervene?