Key facts
- A US appeals court paused a judge's order to reinstate Seattle-area federal prosecutor Roger Rogoff.
- The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump administration's request for a stay.
- Rogoff was fired by President Donald Trump in July.
- Rogoff sued over his firing, challenging his ouster as the first court-appointed US attorney to do so.
- Chief Judge Stanley Bastian had ordered Rogoff reinstated.
A US appeals court on Sunday placed a hold on a lower court's decision to reinstate Roger Rogoff as the top federal prosecutor for Seattle. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump administration's request for an administrative stay, which will prevent Rogoff from resuming his role as US attorney for the Western District of Washington while the court considers the dispute.
The order, which was not signed by any judges, is intended to maintain the status quo as the Justice Department appeals the reinstatement. Rogoff had been fired by President Donald Trump in July, shortly after federal judges in the district appointed him to the position. Rogoff subsequently sued, marking the first time a court-appointed US attorney challenged an ouster by the Trump administration.