on march 23, 2018, armed with a new presidential memorandum, the defendants filed two new motions: one to dissolve the preliminary injunction, and another for a protective order. the motion to dissolve the preliminary injunction stated "this new policy, like the carter policy before it, turns on the medical condition of gender dysphoria and contains a nuanced set of exceptions allowing some transgender individuals, including almost every plaintiff here, to serve" and asserted "the military's new policy is constitutional", concluding that challenges to the new policy "should not be litigated under the shadow of a preliminary injunction of a presidential memorandum that is no longer in effect". the protective order asked that discovery proceedings be halted while the motion to dissolve the preliminary injunction is being considered.