The Trump administration filed an error-filled motion in federal court on Friday in a case about the potential permanent firing of federal workers during the ongoing government shutdown .
On Sept. 30, the underlying litigation was filed by two labor unions in response to an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo that categorized the shutdown as an "opportunity" for federal agencies to pare down their workforces through reductions in force (RIFs).
In their 31-page complaint , the plaintiffs asked for injunctive relief under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the federal statute governing agency behavior. Last weekend, the labor union plaintiffs filed a 29-page motion for a temporary restraining order.
"In contravention of binding authority, even before the shutdown began, the Ad