9TH CIR.Court order
Ninth Circuit pauses reinstatement of fired Seattle U.S. attorney Roger Rogoff
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on October 4, 2026, granted the Justice Department an administrative stay of a district court's October 1 order reinstating Roger Rogoff as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington, in Rogoff v. Trump, No. 26-6445. The unsigned order keeps Rogoff out of the post while the court considers the government's emergency motion for a stay pending appeal and does not decide the merits.
Order (Bloomberg Law) → · Reuters, Lynnwood Times
Key points
- The Ninth Circuit granted the Justice Department an administrative stay on October 4, 2026.Bloomberg LawReutersLynnwood Times
- The stay pauses an October 1 district court order reinstating Rogoff as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington.Bloomberg LawReutersLynnwood Times
- The unsigned order says it only preserves the status quo and is not a ruling on the merits.ReutersLynnwood Times
- The court will next consider the government's motion for a stay pending appeal.Bloomberg LawLynnwood Times
- The district court had found that Rogoff's firing violated the Constitution and federal statutes.Bloomberg LawLynnwood Times
- Trump fired Rogoff in July 2026, less than an hour after he took office as the court-appointed U.S. attorney.ReutersLynnwood Times