Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Administrative Stay of Transfer

STATEMENT OF RELIEF SOUGHT

Petitioners file this emergency petition for a writ of mandamus and request an immediate administrative stay of an order issued today by the district court transferring this case—for a second time—to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. See District Court Docket (“Dist. Ct. Dkt.”) 96 (attached as Exhibit 1). Less than two months ago, this Court entered an administrative stay of the district court’s prior transfer order, and this Court ultimately vacated the transfer order on mandamus review. See No. 24-10248, ECF 55; No. 24-10248, ECF 62; In re Fort Worth Chamber of Com., No. 24-10266, 2024 WL 1976963. Today, the district court once again ordered transfer. 

Petitioners thus seek an emergency writ of mandamus ordering the district court to reopen the case and to immediately request that this case be transferred back to Forth Worth from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, to allow the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and its co-plaintiffs to continue to challenge the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) new rule regarding credit card late fees. To ensure that this Court has an opportunity for appellate review, Plaintiffs also request that this Court issue an emergency administrative stay of the district court’s transfer order while it considers this petition for a writ of mandamus. Plaintiffs filed this petition within hours of the district court’s order and respectfully ask for a ruling before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dockets the case, which could be as early as the opening of business tomorrow morning; Plaintiffs thus respectfully request a ruling by 8 a.m. 

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