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Case: Zadeh v. Trump

1:17-cv-00243 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 3, 2017

Closed Date: March 8, 2017

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Case Summary

This action, filed February 3, 2017, challenged President Trump’s Jan. 27, 2017 Executive Order ban on admission to the U.S. of nationals of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Represented by private counsel and several advocacy organizations--the University of Minnesota Center for New Americans and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota -- plaintiffs argued that in preventing valid US visa holders from entering the US, the EO violated the First Amendment Establishment Clause, Fifth Amendment equal protection and due process rights, and the Administrative Procedure Act. The complaint sought emergency declaratory and injunctive relief. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

The plaintiffs were two married couples. In each couple, one individual was a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the US petitioning for visas for his/her respective spouses. The visas were granted, and the spouses, who were nationals of one of the seven nations subject to the Executive Order, were prevented from entering the U.S. In both cases, the couples were separated as a result of the Executive Order.

With their complaint, the plaintiffs filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order seeking to enjoin the defendants from both revoking the issued visas and prohibiting the visa holders from entering the US.

The case was assigned to District Judge Tanya Chutkan. On February 5, 2017, plaintiffs' counsel wrote to Judge Chutkan that one of the plaintiffs was allowed to enter the US and had become a Lawful Permanent Resident. A second plaintiff was allowed to board a plane to the US on February 6, 2017. On February 7, 2017, the plaintiffs submitted a notice that they were withdrawing the emergency motion for a temporary restraining order.

On Mar. 6, prompted by adverse developments in another lawsuit challenging the Executive Order, in Washington v. Trump, the President rescinded the Jan. 27 Executive Order and replaced it with a narrower one, Executive Order 13780 (EO-2).

On March 8, the parties reached an agreement in this case and stipulated to a dismissal, with each party to bear its own costs and fees. The court granted the dismissal on the same day.

The case is now closed.

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Summary Authors

Virginia Weeks (2/6/2017)

Ava Morgenstern (2/7/2017)

Julie Aust (3/11/2017)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4580512/parties/zadeh-v-trump/

Judge(s)

Chutkan, Tanya Sue (District of Columbia)

Attorneys(s) for Plaintiff

Abdulahi, Abdinasir M. (Minnesota)

Brenes, Sarah (Minnesota)

Bunch, S. Douglas (District of Columbia)

Chan, Linus (Minnesota)

Handmaker, Sally (District of Columbia)

Hansen, Adam L. (Minnesota)

Horowitz, Julia (District of Columbia)

Jeffries, Regina (Minnesota)

Keller, John (Minnesota)

Judge(s)

Chutkan, Tanya Sue (District of Columbia)

Attorneys(s) for Plaintiff

Abdulahi, Abdinasir M. (Minnesota)

Brenes, Sarah (Minnesota)

Bunch, S. Douglas (District of Columbia)

Chan, Linus (Minnesota)

Handmaker, Sally (District of Columbia)

Hansen, Adam L. (Minnesota)

Horowitz, Julia (District of Columbia)

Jeffries, Regina (Minnesota)

Keller, John (Minnesota)

Michelman, Scott (New Jersey)

Nelson, Teresa (New York)

Pierson, Kit A. (District of Columbia)

Riach, Kevin C. (Minnesota)

Sanchez, Benjamin Casper (Minnesota)

Spitzer, Arthur (District of Columbia)

Tozer, Benjamin R. (Minnesota)

Attorneys(s) for Defendant

Adebonojo, Kenneth (District of Columbia)

Kisor, Colin A. (District of Columbia)

Peachey, William Charles (District of Columbia)

Perez, Elianis N. (District of Columbia)

Phillips, Channing D (District of Columbia)

Press, Joshua S. (District of Columbia)

Readler, Chad Andrew (District of Columbia)

Van Horn, Daniel F (District of Columbia)

Weintraub, J. Max (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

	Document
	Docket [PACER]	March 8, 2017	Docket
1	Complaint	Feb. 3, 2017	Complaint
2	Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Statement of Points and Authorities	Feb. 3, 2017	Pleading / Motion / Brief
5	Supplemental Memorandum Addressing the Applicability of the Orders Issued in 17-CV-00786 (C.D. CAL. JAN. 31, 2017) AND 2:17-CV-0141 (W.D. WASH. FEB. 3, 2017)	Feb. 4, 2017	Pleading / Motion / Brief
14	Status Report	Feb. 5, 2017	Pleading / Motion / Brief
19	Joint Statement and Stipulation to Withdraw Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for TRO	Feb. 7, 2017	Pleading / Motion / Brief
32	Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal Under FRCP 41(a)	March 8, 2017	Pleading / Motion / Brief

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4580512/zadeh-v-trump/

Last updated May 12, 2022, 8 p.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link
	Summons Not Issued	Feb. 3, 2017	PACER
1	COMPLAINT against DANA J. BOENTE, JOHN KELLY, KEVIN K. MCALEENAN, LORI SCIALABBA, DONALD J. TRUMP, U. S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL, UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA filed by SAMANEH RAGHIMI, SAIDO A. ABDILLE, FARSHID M. ZADEH, MOHAMED IYE. ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 4616082856) (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(zrdj) (Entered: 02/03/2017) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER	Feb. 3, 2017	RECAP
2	MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Notice, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(zrdj) (Entered: 02/03/2017) 1 Certification of Notice View on PACER 2 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	Feb. 3, 2017	RECAP
	Order	Feb. 4, 2017	PACER
	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to	Feb. 4, 2017	PACER
3	NOTICE of Appearance by Kenneth A. Adebonojo on behalf of All Defendants (Adebonojo, Kenneth) (Entered: 02/04/2017)	Feb. 4, 2017	PACER
4	NOTICE of Appearance by S. Douglas Bunch on behalf of SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Bunch, S.) (Entered: 02/04/2017)	Feb. 4, 2017	PACER
5	SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM to re 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Bunch, S.) (Entered: 02/04/2017) 1 Exhibit A View on PACER	Feb. 4, 2017	RECAP
6	Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Temporary Restraining Order by DANA J. BOENTE, JOHN KELLY, KEVIN K. MCALEENAN, LORI SCIALABBA, DONALD J. TRUMP, U. S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL, UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Adebonojo, Kenneth) (Entered: 02/04/2017)	Feb. 4, 2017	PACER
7	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Adam W. Hansen, :Firm- Apollo Law LLC, :Address- 400 S. Fourth St., Suite 401M 250, Minneapolis, MN 55415. Phone No. - (612) 927-2969. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-4831204. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Certificate of Service)(Bunch, S.) (Entered: 02/04/2017)	Feb. 4, 2017	PACER
8	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Kevin C. Riach, :Firm- Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., :Address- 200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Phone No. - (612) 492-7000. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-4831206. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Certificate of Service)(Bunch, S.) (Entered: 02/04/2017)	Feb. 4, 2017	PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice	Feb. 5, 2017	PACER
9	NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Samuel Press on behalf of All Defendants (Press, Joshua) (Entered: 02/05/2017)	Feb. 5, 2017	PACER
10	RESPONSE re 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, 6 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Temporary Restraining Order filed by DANA J. BOENTE, JOHN KELLY, KEVIN K. MCALEENAN, LORI SCIALABBA, DONALD J. TRUMP, U. S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL, UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4)(Press, Joshua) (Entered: 02/05/2017)	Feb. 5, 2017	PACER
11	Amended MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Adam W. Hansen, :Firm- Apollo Law LLC, :Address- 400 S. Fourth St., Suite 401M 250, Minneapolis, MN 55415. Phone No. - (612) 927-2969. Fee Status: No Fee Paid. by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Certificate of Service)(Bunch, S.) (Entered: 02/05/2017)	Feb. 5, 2017	PACER
12	NOTICE of Appearance by Arthur B. Spitzer on behalf of SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Spitzer, Arthur) (Entered: 02/05/2017)	Feb. 5, 2017	PACER
13	NOTICE of Appearance by Scott Michelman on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Michelman, Scott) (Entered: 02/05/2017)	Feb. 5, 2017	PACER
14	STATUS REPORT by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH. (Bunch, S.) (Entered: 02/05/2017)	Feb. 5, 2017	PACER
15	ENTERED IN ERROR. . . .MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Regina M. Jeffries, :Firm- University of Minnesota Law School, Center for New Americans, :Address- 229 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Phone No. - (612) 625-5515. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-4831243. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Certificate of Service)(Bunch, S.) Modified on 2/6/2017 (td). (Entered: 02/05/2017)	Feb. 5, 2017	PACER
16	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Regina M. Jeffries, :Firm- University of Minnesota Law School, Center for New Americans, :Address- 229 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Phone No. - (612) 625-5515. CORRECTED Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Fee Status: No Fee Paid. by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Certificate of Service)(Bunch, S.) (Entered: 02/05/2017)	Feb. 5, 2017	PACER
	Notice of Corrected Docket Entry	Feb. 6, 2017	PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice	Feb. 6, 2017	PACER
	Set/Reset Hearings	Feb. 6, 2017	PACER
	Order	Feb. 6, 2017	PACER
	Telephone Conference	Feb. 6, 2017	PACER
	Set/Reset Deadlines	Feb. 6, 2017	PACER
17	RESPONSE TO ORDER OF THE COURT re Order that Defendants' response is due by 12:00 p.m. on 02/06/2017 filed by DANA J. BOENTE, JOHN KELLY, KEVIN K. MCALEENAN, LORI SCIALABBA, DONALD J. TRUMP, U. S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL, UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Press, Joshua) (Entered: 02/06/2017)	Feb. 6, 2017	PACER
18	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Teresa Nelson, :Firm- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Minnesota, :Address- 2300 Myrtle Avenue, Suite 180, St. Paul, MN 55113. Phone No. - 651-529-1692. Fax No. - 651-647-5948 Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-4832168. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Teresa Nelson, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Spitzer, Arthur) (Entered: 02/06/2017)	Feb. 6, 2017	PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice	Feb. 7, 2017	PACER
19	NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH re 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order Joint Statement and Stipulation to Withdraw Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Bunch, S.) (Entered: 02/07/2017)	Feb. 7, 2017	RECAP
20	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- John B. Gordon, :Firm- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Minnesota, :Address- 2300 Myrtle Avenue, Suite 180, St. Paul, MN 55113. Phone No. - 651-645-4097. Fax No. - 651-647-5948 Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-4841323. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of John B. Gordon, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Spitzer, Arthur) (Entered: 02/13/2017)	Feb. 13, 2017	PACER
21	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- R. Linus Chan, :Firm- University of Minnesota Law School, Center for New Americans, :Address- 229 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Phone No. - (612) 301-1156. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-4841767. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Certificate of Service)(Bunch, S.) (Entered: 02/14/2017)	Feb. 14, 2017	PACER
22	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Benjamin Casper Sanchez, :Firm- University of Minnesota Law School, Center for New Americans, :Address- 229 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Phone No. - (612) 625-5515. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-4841791. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Certificate of Service)(Bunch, S.) (Entered: 02/14/2017)	Feb. 14, 2017	PACER
23	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Amir Malik, :Firm- Council on American-Islamic Relations Minnesota, :Address- 2511 East Franklin Ave, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55406. Phone No. - (612) 206-3360. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-4842722. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Certificate of Service)(Bunch, S.) (Entered: 02/14/2017)	Feb. 14, 2017	PACER
24	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Sarah Brenes, :Firm- The Advocates for Human Rights, :Address- 330 Second Avenue South, Suite 800, Minneapolis, MN 55401. Phone No. - (612) 746-4684. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-4842963. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Certificate of Service)(Bunch, S.) (Entered: 02/14/2017)	Feb. 14, 2017	PACER
25	NOTICE of Appearance by Julia Horwitz on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Horwitz, Julia) (Entered: 02/15/2017)	Feb. 15, 2017	PACER
26	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Abdinasir M. Abdulahi, :Firm- AMA Law Group PLLC, :Address- 1113 E. Franklin Ave, Suite 104, Minneapolis, MN 55404. Phone No. - (612) 871-1110. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-4843824. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by SAIDO A. ABDILLE, MOHAMED IYE, SAMANEH RAGHIMI, FARSHID M. ZADEH (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Certificate of Service)(Bunch, S.) (Entered: 02/15/2017)	Feb. 15, 2017	PACER
27	NOTICE of Appearance by Sally M. Handmaker on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Handmaker, Sally) (Entered: 02/15/2017)	Feb. 15, 2017	PACER
28	REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by SAMANEH RAGHIMI, SAIDO A. ABDILLE, FARSHID M. ZADEH, MOHAMED IYE. (Attachments: # 1 Summons US Attorney General, # 2 Summons Customs and Border Protection, # 3 Summons Department of Homeland Security, # 4 Summons Secretary of Homeland Security, # 5 Summons State Department, # 6 Summons United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, # 7 Summons United States Citizenship and Immigration Services)(Horwitz, Julia) (Entered: 02/15/2017)	Feb. 15, 2017	PACER
29	SUMMONS (8) Issued Electronically as to DANA J. BOENTE, JOHN KELLY, DONALD J. TRUMP, U. S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL, UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (td) (Entered: 02/15/2017)	Feb. 15, 2017	PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice	Feb. 16, 2017	PACER
30	MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief by HIAS (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Order Regarding HIAS' Motion, # 2 Exhibit Amicus Brief)(Bobseine, James) (Entered: 03/01/2017)	March 1, 2017	PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to File	March 2, 2017	PACER
31	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 2/21/2017., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. DANA J. BOENTE served on 2/21/2017; JOHN KELLY served on 2/21/2017; DONALD J. TRUMP served on 2/21/2017; U. S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL served on 2/21/2017; UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES served on 2/27/2017; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY served on 2/21/2017; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 2/21/2017 (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit - Channing Phillips, # 2 Affidavit - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, # 3 Affidavit - Dana Boente, # 4 Affidavit - U.S. Department of Homeland Security, # 5 Affidavit - John F. Kelly, # 6 Affidavit - U.S. Department of State, # 7 Affidavit - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)(Horwitz, Julia) (Entered: 03/06/2017)	March 6, 2017	PACER
32	STIPULATION of Dismissal by DANA J. BOENTE, JOHN KELLY, KEVIN K. MCALEENAN, LORI SCIALABBA, DONALD J. TRUMP, U. S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL, UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Press, Joshua) (Entered: 03/08/2017)	March 8, 2017	RECAP
33	ORDER OF DISMISSAL. Dismissing action pursuant to the parties' Joint Stipulation of Dismissal 32 . Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 3/8/17. (DJS) (Entered: 03/08/2017)	March 8, 2017	PACER