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PayServices Bank v. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco — D. Idaho

PayServices Bank v. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco — 18 court filings in the archive, mostly from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, filed between June 27, 2023 and January 24, 2025. Among them: 2 declarations, 2 motions and 2 memoranda or briefs.

Case facts

CourtU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (4 filings); U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho (3 filings)
Filings18 public filings
Filed2023-06-27 – 2026-03-12
Document typesdeclarations (2), motions (2), memoranda or briefs (2), orders (2)
Original PDFs18 of 18

Case summary

PayServices Bank v. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, No. 1:23-cv-00305 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, concerns PayServices Bank's claim to a Federal Reserve master account and the Reserve Bank's denial of its application for one. The Reserve Bank moved to dismiss the complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief on August 14, 2023. On March 30, 2024 the court granted that motion, holding that PayServices had not stated a claim upon which relief can be granted, and also granted the motions to strike a declaration and to file supplemental authority. On appeal, the Ninth Circuit ordered supplemental briefing in December 2024 and on January 24, 2025 placed the appeal in abeyance pending PayServices' administrative appeal before the Idaho Department of Finance.

Case at a glance

PartiesPlaintiff PayServices Bank; defendant Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, No. 1:23-cv-00305-REP; on appeal, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit No. 24-2355
ProgramNot named in the filings on this page. The subject is access to a Federal Reserve master account under the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. § 221 et seq.
ClaimsA complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief over the denial of PayServices' master account application. The complaint itself is among the archived pages but is not linked from the case index
Disposition or statusDismissed and on appeal. The district court granted the motion to dismiss March 30, 2024; the Ninth Circuit placed the appeal in abeyance on January 24, 2025 pending an Idaho Department of Finance administrative appeal set for February 19-20, 2025
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What did the district court decide?

It granted the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's motion to dismiss because PayServices had not stated a claim upon which relief can be granted, and granted the related motion to strike the declaration of Lionel Danenberg and the motion for leave to file a notice of supplemental authority.

What is the case about?

PayServices' claim to a master account and how the Reserve Bank denied its application for one. The decision sets out the Federal Reserve System and master accounts before turning to PayServices' allegations.

What is the status on appeal?

In abeyance. The order of January 24, 2025 directs status reports by February 27, 2025 and every 30 days thereafter until the administrative appeal is resolved, and orders PayServices to file Idaho Department of Finance letters of August 3, 2022, October 16, 2023 and October 16, 2024 concerning its preliminary charter.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.

Filings

18 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.

  1. Complaint — PayServices v. FRBSFPDF
  2. Declaration of Meredith Karp & FRBSF Denial Letter — PayServices v. FRBSF (9th Cir.)Declaration · PDF
  3. Motion to Dismiss — PayServices v. FRBSFMotion · PDF
  4. Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Dismiss — PayServices v. Frbsf (9th Cir.)Memorandum or brief · PDF
  5. Declaration of Lionel Danenberg — PayServices v. FRBSFDeclaration · PDF
  6. Motion to Strike Danenberg Declaration — PayServices v. FRBSFMotion · PDF
  7. Memorandum Decision and Order Granting Dismissal — PayServices v. Frbsf (9th Cir.)Memorandum or brief · PDF
  8. Supplemental Excerpts of Record (Volume 1) — PayServices v. FRBSFPDF
  9. Order Directing Supplemental Briefing on Mootness — PayServices v. Frbsf (9th Cir.)Order · PDF
  10. PayServices Appellant's Supplemental Brief on Mootness — PayServices v. Frbsf (9th Cir.)PDF
  11. FRBSF Supplemental Brief on Mootness — PayServices v. FRBSFPDF
  12. Order Placing Case in Abeyance Pending Idaho Administrative Appeal — PayServices v. Frbsf (9th Cir.)Order · PDF
  13. Joint Status Report (February 27, 2025) — PayServices v. FRBSFPDF
  14. Joint Status Report (July 31, 2025) — ALJ Recommended Order — PayServices v. FRBSFPDF
  15. Joint Status Report (September 2, 2025) — Cross-Motions for Reconsideration — PayServices v. FRBSFPDF
  16. Joint Status Report (October 1, 2025) — ALJ Grants Reconsideration, Remands Case — PayServices v. FRBSFPDF
  17. Joint Status Report (November 3, 2025) — New ALJ Assigned — PayServices v. FRBSFPDF
  18. Joint Status Report (March 12, 2026) — Application Reinstated Claim — PayServices v. FRBSFPDF

More documents from this docket

1 more document from the same CourtListener docket (gov.uscourts.idd.52494) is in the archive but is not among the 18 filings above.

  1. Civil Cover SheetCover sheet

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