Obama-Appointed Judge Tanya Chutkan Orders Elon Musk, DOGE to Disclose Plans, Personnel

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Obama-Appointed Judge Tanya Chutkan Orders Elon Musk, DOGE to Disclose Plans, Personnel

Sean Moran 13 Mar 2025

Obama-appointed Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered that Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) must reveal their plans to downsize government and disclose employees’ identities.

U.S. District Judge Chutkan gave the order after 14 Democrat state attorneys general sued President Donald Trump, Musk, and DOGE, claiming that Musk is unconstitutionally wielding power. Chutkan gave Musk and DOGE three weeks to produce information, which would help her decide if she should block DOGE’s operations.

The Obama-appointed judge ordered DOGE to produce all documents concerning downsizing the federal government or firing federal employees and cancelling federal contracts or federal funding.

The judge also demanded that DOGE personnel be identified.

Chutkan said in her decision:

    The burden to Defendants is minimized by the narrow time period for responsive materials, the exclusion of electronic communications, explicitly exempting President Trump from the requests, extending Defendants’ time to respond, and denying Plaintiffs’ request to notice depositions.

    Plantiffs’ Discovery Requests shall be limited to information and materials regarding agencies, employees, contracts, grants, federal funding, legal agreements, databases, or data management systems that involve or engage with Plaintiff States; including entities and institutions operated or funded by Plaintiff States.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/13/obama-appointed-judge-tanya-chutkan-orders-elon-musk-doge-disclose-plans/

[Free Vulcan]

She's trying to dox them so that leftist terrorists can burn down their homes.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Which laws did she cite for her ruling?

A judge can only interpret or enforce laws.  If it is based on law, what authority does the court really have?

I could see Congress making such a request if DOGE participants were receiving compensation from the Federal Government.

What law(s) gives her standing to make such a ruling and have it upheld by higher courts?

Again, by which laws are the plaintiffs claiming standing to request such information?

By what laws is the Judge authorized to allow such pervasive discovery requests that inlcude Personally Identifiable Information (PII) for persons whom are not political appointees nor public officials?

Do we have Federal Courts of Law or do we have Tribunals and Inquisitors?

If DOGE complies, which I hope they don't, I hope they redact the PII of its 'independent consultants'.  This is a DOX hunt for a campaign of terror against DOGE 'independent consultants'.

[GtHawk]

Employees are John Doe 1, John Doe 2, John Doe 3, Jane Doe 1………..