- Docket No.
- 4:25-cv-00016
- District Court
- Texas Eastern
Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action
- Declaration that agency action is unlawful
- Vacate an agency action
Issues
Litigation Content
Why this Matters:
The plaintiffs argue that a regulation barring medical debt from consumer credit reports and restricting lenders from using medical information in their lending decisions violates the Administrative Procedure Act. More than 100 million people are affected by medical debt, which can result in significant financial burdens for families and cause consumers to delay or forego needed medical care.
Potential Impact:
The inability of federal regulators to protect consumers with medical debt can create additional financial challenges for families and negatively impact access to needed health care services.
24 Major Filings
- JUDGMENT (Jul 11, 2025)
- ORDER ON JOINT MOTION FOR CONSENT JUDGMENT (Jul 11, 2025)
- JOINT SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE RE: CONSENT JUDGMENT OR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Jun 20, 2025)
- INTERVENORS’ SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF RE: MOTION FOR CONSENT JUDGMENT (Jun 16, 2025)
- MINUTE ENTRY FOR PROCEEDINGS (Jun 11, 2025)
- PLAINTIFF'S REPLY RE: CONSENT JUDGMENT AND PRELIMINARY OR PERMANENT INJUNCTION (May 30, 2025)
- DEFENDANT'S REPLY RE: JOINT MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT JUDGMENT (May 30, 2025)
- AMICUS BRIEF [DISABILITY RIGHTS TEXAS ET AL.] (May 22, 2025)
- INTERVENORS’ RESPONSE TO JOINT MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT JUDGMENT AND PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (May 22, 2025)
- ORDER ON JOINT MOTION TO GRANT INTERVENTION, DELAY THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE MEDICAL DEBT RULE, AND SET BRIEFING SCHEDULE (May 9, 2025)
- MINUTE ENTRY FOR PROCEEDINGS (May 8, 2025)
- JOINT MOTION TO GRANT INTERVENTION, DELAY THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE MEDICAL DEBT RULE, AND SET BRIEFING SCHEDULE (May 6, 2025)
- ORDER (Apr 30, 2025)
- JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF CONSENT JUDGEMENT (Apr 30, 2025)
- PROPOSED INTERVENORS' REPLY RE: MOTION TO INTERVENE (Mar 17, 2025)
- PLAINTIFFS’ RESPONSE TO MOTION TO INTERVENE (Mar 10, 2025)
- MOTION TO INTERVENE (Feb 24, 2025)
- ORDER ON NOTICE OF RELEVANT DEVELOPMENTS AND UNOPPOSED MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS (Feb 6, 2025)
- DEFENDANTS' NOTICE OF RELEVANT DEVELOPMENTS AND UNOPPOSED MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS (Feb 5, 2025)
- PLAINTIFFS' REPLY RE: MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Jan 27, 2025)
- ORDER (Jan 23, 2025)
- DEFENDANTS’ RESPONSE TO MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Jan 23, 2025)
- PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Jan 10, 2025)
- COMPLAINT (Jan 7, 2025)