FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 29 2025 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

STATE OF OREGON; CITY OF Nos. 25-6268, 25-7194 PORTLAND; STATE OF CALIFORNIA, D.C. No. 3:25-cv-01756-IM Plaintiffs - Appellees, District of Oregon, Portland v. ORDER DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States; PETER HEGSETH, in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; KRISTI NOEM, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,

Defendants - Appellants.

MURGUIA, Chief Judge:

In light of the United States Supreme Court’s denial of the federal

government’s application for a stay in Trump v. Illinois, No. 25A443 (U.S. Dec.

23, 2025), the parties are directed to confer about the procedural next steps for this

appeal. By Wednesday, January 7, 2026, the parties shall file either: (a) a joint

proposal if agreement is reached or (b) separate proposals if no agreement is

reached.