NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION, AFL-CIO et al v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA et al

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against DAVID BERNHARDT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, DANIEL K. ELWELL, FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, MICK MULVANEY, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, DONALD JOHN TRUMP, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MARGARET WEICHERT ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 4616096252) filed by KEVIN BIANCHI, AMANDA FUCHS, JONATHAN BARNETT, NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION, AFL-CIO, JOHN GARNER. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Consents to Sue, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(zrdj)

JS-44 (Rev. 6117 DC)

I. (a) PLAINTIFFS

3 Federal Question

DC / 88888

COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED DEFENDANT
(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)

NOTE; IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATlON OF THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED

(c) ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER)

ATTORNEYS (IF KI\OWN)

Molly A. Elkin, Gregory K. McGillivary,
Sarah M. Block, and John W. Stewart
Woodley & McGillivary LLP, 1101 Vermont Ave, NW, Ste
1000, Washington DC 20005, [phone]
II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION

III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX FOR
PLAINTIFF AND ONE BOX FOR DEFENDANT) FOR DIVERSITY CASES ONLY!
DFT
PTF

(PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX ONLY)

1 U.S. Government
Plaintiff

0

2 U.S. Government
Defendant

Q3

THE UNITED STATES, et al.

(b) COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF
(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)

0

Q3

DEFENDANTS

National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO
("NATCA"); Amanda Fuchs; Kevin Bianchi; Jonathan
Barnett; and John Garner

0

Q1

CIVIL COVER SHEET

Diversity
0 4 (Indicate Citizenship of

(U.S. Government Not a Party)

Citizen ofthis State
Citizen ofAnother State

Parties in item III)

Citizen or Subject ofa
Foreign Country

02

PTF

DFT

04

01

Incorporated or Principal Place
of Business in This State

04

02

Incorporated and Principal Place
ofBusiness in Another State

Os os

Foreign Nation

06

06

IV. CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT
(Place an X in one cate11:orv, A-N, that best represents vour Cause of Action and one in a corresoondin2 Nature of Suit)

0 A. Antitrust

O B. Personal Injury/
Malpractice

0 C. Administrative Agency
Review

0 410 Antitrust

0 310 Airplane
0 315 Airplane Product Liability
0 320 Assault, Libel & Slander
0 330 Federal Employers Liability
0 340Marine
0 345Marine Product Liability
0 350Motor Vehicle
0 355Motor Vehicle Product Liability
0 360 Other Personal Injury
0 362MedicalMalpractice
0 365 Product Liability
0 367 Health Care/Pharmaceutical
Personal Injury Product Liability
0 368 Asbestos Product Liability

0 151Medicare Act

0

E. General Civil (Other)

Real Property
0210 Land Condemnation
0220 Foreclosure
0230 Rent, Lease & Ejectment
0240 Torts to Land
0 245 Tort Product Liability
0290 All Other Real Property

Personal Property
0370 Other Fraud
0371 Truth in Lending
0380 Other Personal Property
Damage
0385 Property Damage
Product Liability

Social Security
0 861 HIA (1395ft)
0 862 Black Lung (923)
0 863 DIWCillIWW (405(g))
0 864 SSID Title XVI
0 865 RSI (405(g))
Other Statotes
LJ 891 Agricultural Acts
0 893 Environmental Matters
0 890 Other Statutory Actions (If
Administrative Agency is
Involved)

OR
Bankruptcy
0 422 Appeal 27 USC 158
0 423 Withdrawal 28 USC 157
Prisoner Petitions
0 535 Death Penalty
0 540Mandamus & Other
0 550 Civil Rights
0 555 Prison Conditions
0 560 Civil Detainee Conditions
of Confinement

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erty Rights
820 Copyrights
0830 Patent
0 835 Patent Abbreviated New
Drug Application
0 840 Trademark

G> D. Temporary Restraining
Order/Preliminary
Injunction
Any nature of suit from any category
may be selected for this category of
case assignment.
•(If Antitrust, then A governs)•

0 F. Pro Se General Civil
Federal Tax Suits
O 870 Taxes (US plaintiff or
defendant)
0 871 IRS-Third Party 26 USC
7609
Forfeiture/Penalty
0 625 Drug Related Seizure of
Property 21 USC 881
0690 Other
Other Statutes
0 375 False Claims Act
0 376 Qui Tam (31 USC
3729(a))
0 400 State Reapportionment
0 430 Banks & Banking
0 450 Commerce/ICC
Rates/etc.
0 460 Deportation

0 462 Naturalization
Application
0 465 Other Immigration
Actions
0 470 Racketeer Influenced
& Corrupt Organization
0 480 Consumer Credit
0 490 Cable/Satellite TV
0 850 Securities/Commodities/
Exchange
0 896 Arbitration
0 899 Administrative Procedure
Act/Review or Appeal of
Agency Decision
0 950 Constitutionality of State
Statutes
0 890 Other Statutory Actions
(if not administrative agency
review or Privacy Act)

0 G.

Habeas Corpus/
2255

D 530Habeas Corpus- General
D 510MotionNacate Sentence
0 463 Habeas Corpus- Alien
Detainee

0 H.

0

D442 Civil Rights - Employment
(criteria: race, gender/sex,
national origin,
discrimination, disability, age,
religion, retaliation)

D 895 Freedom of Information Act
D890Other Statutory Actions
(if Privacy Act)

Employment
Discrimination

*(If pro se, select this deck)*

0 K.

Labor/ER/SA
(non-employment)

0 710Fair Labor Standards Act
0 720Labor/Mgmt. Relations
D 740Labor Railway Act
D 751 Family and Medical
Leave Act
0 790Other Labor Litigation
0 791 Empl. Ret. Inc. Security Act

V.ORIGIN

0

1 Original
Proceeding

0 2 Removed 0
from State
Court

0

I. FOJA/Privacy Act

0 M.

D152 Recovery of Defaulted
Student Loan
(excluding veterans)

*(If pro se, select this deck)*

0 L.

J. Student Loan

Other Civil Rights
(non-employment)

0441 Voting (if not Voting Rights
Act)
D443 Housing/Accommodations
(8] 440Other Civil Rights
0445 Americans w/Disabilities
Employment
D446 Americans w/DisabilitiesOther
0448 Education

3 Remanded
from Appellate
Court

D no Insurance
D120Marine
0 130Miller Act
0 140 Negotiable Instrument
0150Recovery of Overpayment
& Enforcement of
Judgment
D153 Recovery of Overpayment
of Veteran's Benefits
D160Stockholder's Suits
0190Other Contracts
D195 Contract Product Liability
D196 Franchise

0 4 Reinstated 0 5 Transferred
or Reopened

0

Contract

from another
district (specify)

0

6 Multi-district
Litigation

N. Three-Judge

Court

D 441 Civil Rights- Voting
(if Voting Rights Act)

0 7 Appeal to

District Judge
from Mag.
Judge

0 8 Multi-district
Litigation Direct File

VI. CAUSE OF ACTION (CITE THE U.S. CIVIL STATUTE UNDER WHICH YOU ARE FILING AND WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE.)

28 U.S.C. 2201, violations of U.S. Const. Amend. V, Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 201, et seq.

VII. REQUESTED IN
COMPLAINT

CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS
ACTION UNDER F.R.C.P. 23

DEMAND$ Unknown
JURY DEMAND:

VIII. RELATED CASE(S)
IF ANY

(See instruction)

YES

1/11/2019

DATE:

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I SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD

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Check YES only if demanded in complaint

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING CIVIL COVER SHEET J�44
Authority for Civil Cover Sheet

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If yes, please complete related case form

The JS-44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replaces nor supplements the filings and services of pleadings or other papers as required
by law, except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the
Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. Consequently, a civil cover sheet is submitted to the Clerk of Court for each civil complaint filed.
L isted below are tips for completing the civil cover sheet. These tips coincide with the Roman Numerals on the cover sheet.
I.

COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF/DEFENDANT (b) County of residence: Use 11001 to indicate plaintiff if resident
of Washington, DC, 88888 if plaintiff is resident of United States but not Washington, DC, and 99999 if plaintiff is outside the United States.

III.

CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES: This section is completed QJJ]y if diversity of citizenship was selected as the Basis of Jurisdiction
under Section IL

IV.

CASE ASSIGNMENT AND NATURE OF SUIT: The assignment of a judge to your case will depend on the category you select that best
represents the primal)' cause of action found in your complaint. You may select only one category. You must also select one corresponding
nature of suit found under the category of the case.

VI.

CAUSE OF ACTION: Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing and write a brief statement of the primary cause.

VIII.

RELATED CASE(S), IF ANY: If you indicated that there is a related case, you must complete a related case form, which may be obtained from
the Clerk's Office.

Because of the need for accurate and complete information, you should ensure the accuracy of the information provided prior to signing the form.