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Case: Tawfeeq v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:17-cv-00353 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: Jan. 30, 2017

Closed Date: Aug. 11, 2017

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Case Summary

This case was different from many of the other cases in the Travel Ban collection, as it challenged the legality of the executive order as applied to lawful permanent residents, instead of arguing that the executive order was invalid on its face. On January 30, 2017, a lawful permanent resident (LPR) of the U.S., represented by private counsel, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (in Atlanta). The plaintiff claimed that U.S. Customs and Border Patr…

On January 30, 2017, a lawful permanent resident (LPR) of the U.S., represented by private counsel, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (in Atlanta). The plaintiff claimed that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents held him for questioning at the Atlanta International Airport on January 29, 2017, upon his return from a trip to Iraq. The plaintiff further alleged that this questioning was performed pursuant to President Trump’s January 27, 2017, Executive Order (EO-1), prohibiting non-U.S. citizen nationals of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from gaining entry to the country. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), CBP, and several agents and officers of these federal agencies were named as defendants.

The plaintiff was born in Iraq, resettled in the U.S. as a refugee, and became a LPR in 2013. At the time the complaint was filed, the plaintiff worked as the Manager of the International Desk for CNN. He was based at CNN's Atlanta bureau and traveled to the Middle East regularly for his work as a reporter.

The plaintiff argued that, regardless of the validity of EO-1’s immediate suspension of “every entry to the U.S.” by individuals “visiting temporarily,” EO-1 facially violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and the U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of procedural due process as applied to LPRs and green card holders returning after a brief trip abroad. The complaint argued that LPRs were entitled to greater procedural protections under the INA than non-immigrant non-citizens. According to the complaint, the airport questioning on January 29, 2017, began with a CBP officer notifying the plaintiff that he could in fact be denied entry to the country as a result of recently signed EO-1. CBP officers questioned the plaintiff about the purposes of his trip to Iraq, sent him to secondary questioning, and made him wait for over 30 minutes before informing him that he could enter the country.

The complaint described this screening procedure conducted by CBP as an “improper analysis” of whether the plaintiff was entitled to a “case-by-case” exception to EO-1. Despite the fact that the plaintiff was told he could enter the country at the Atlanta airport, he alleged that the INA required the CBP officials to conclude that: 1) EO-1 was inapplicable to the plaintiff as the President did not have authority under §212(f) of the INA to suspend entry to LPRs who do not meet statutorily specified disqualifying conditions (like engaging in illegal activity after departing the U.S.) and 2) as an LPR, the plaintiff was not a non-citizen seeking “admission to the U.S” and was not a proper subject for screening procedures pursuant to EO-1. The plaintiff argued that without an injunction from a federal court, the federal government could begin applying EO-1 to “bar or otherwise encumber” the return of LPRs to the U.S. and that this possibility threatened to harm the plaintiff personally as he regularly traveled internationally for his work as a journalist. In addition to the civil complaint, the plaintiff filed a petition for mandamus directing inspection of returning LPRs under the INA rather than under the Executive Order. The plaintiff also sought attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (5 U.S.C. §504 and 28 U.S.C. §2412(d).

The case was assigned to District Judge Timothy Batten. On February 1, 2017, the plaintiff filed an emergency motion to expedite proceedings. The government filed a motion to dismiss on February 7. Though the motion to dismiss is not accessible on PACER, the plaintiff’s February 27 response to it indicates that the government argued that the claims were moot because of a White House Counsel memorandum that interpreted EO-1 to exclude LPRs, a DHS press release regarding the memorandum, and a federal district court order from Massachusetts declining to extend a temporary restraining order as a result of the memorandum.

District Judge Batten denied the motion to expedite proceedings in an order dated February 10, 2017. In that order, the district court cited the February 3 temporary restraining order issued by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in the Washington & Minnesota v. Trump case. The district court explained that because the federal government was already enjoined from enforcing the “pertinent portions” of EO-1 and the plaintiff had not shown “immediate plans to leave the country,” expedited proceedings were unnecessary.

As discussed above, the plaintiff responded to the government’s motion to dismiss on February 27, 2017 but due to developments in the Washington case, the President rescinded EO-1 and replaced it with a narrower order, Executive Order 13780 (EO-2).

On March 23, 2017, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint challenging EO-2’s §1(g) which applied greater scrutiny to Iraqi nationals during the visa issuance/U.S. admissions process; §2 which temporarily suspended entry into the U.S. by nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen; and §4 which provided that applications for visa/admissions/any immigration benefit by Iraqi nationals should be "subjected to thorough review". Specifically, the plaintiff alleged that no section of EO-2 removed Iraqi LPRs from the "additional scrutiny" and "thorough review" requirement; thus, like EO-1, this order violated the INA, the APA, and his procedural due process rights. The plaintiff sought declaratory and injunctive relief. He also sought a writ of mandamus directing DHS to instruct its agents to exclude returning Iraqi resident immigrants from the new screening terms of EO-2.

On April 24, 2017, the government filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. On August 11, 2017, the court granted the government’s motion to dismiss. First, the court held that the plaintiff lacked standing to challenge §1(g), which he acknowledged would only apply to him if erroneously implemented. The court stated that it would not presume that the law would be erroneously implemented. Second, the court held that the plaintiff lacked standing to challenge §2 because it did not apply to Iraqi nationals or LPRs. Lastly, the court determined that the plaintiff’s challenge to §4 was too speculative to support standing. Having dismissed the amended complaint, the court turned to the original complaint. It determined that the revocation of EO-1 rendered the plaintiff’s claims challenging its application to LPRs moot. 309 F. Supp. 3d 1350. This order ended the case.

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Judge(s)

Batten, Timothy C. Sr. (Georgia)

Attorneys(s) for Plaintiff

Hampe, Carl W. (District of Columbia)

Moser, Theresia Maria (Georgia)

Pierce, Daniel P. (District of Columbia)

Attorneys(s) for Defendant

Peachey, William Charles (District of Columbia)

Readler, Chad Andrew (District of Columbia)

Reuveni, Erez (District of Columbia)

Wall, Sheetul Sheth (District of Columbia)

Westwater, Gisela Ann (District of Columbia)

Other Attorney(s)

Williams, Victor (Maryland)

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Judge(s)

Batten, Timothy C. Sr. (Georgia)

Attorneys(s) for Plaintiff

Hampe, Carl W. (District of Columbia)

Moser, Theresia Maria (Georgia)

Pierce, Daniel P. (District of Columbia)

Attorneys(s) for Defendant

Peachey, William Charles (District of Columbia)

Readler, Chad Andrew (District of Columbia)

Reuveni, Erez (District of Columbia)

Wall, Sheetul Sheth (District of Columbia)

Westwater, Gisela Ann (District of Columbia)

Other Attorney(s)

Williams, Victor (Maryland)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

	Document
1:17-cv-00353	Docket [PACER]	Aug. 11, 2017	Aug. 11, 2017 Docket
1 1:17-cv-00353	Complaint for Declaratory, Mandamus, and Injunctive Relief	Jan. 30, 2017	Jan. 30, 2017 Complaint
5 1:17-cv-00353	Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Expedite Proceedings	Feb. 1, 2017	Feb. 1, 2017 Pleading / Motion / Brief
15 1:17-cv-00353	Order	Feb. 2, 2017	Feb. 2, 2017 Order/Opinion
22 1:17-cv-00353	Order	Feb. 10, 2017	Feb. 10, 2017 Order/Opinion
24 1:17-cv-00353	Order	Feb. 21, 2017	Feb. 21, 2017 Order/Opinion
25 1:17-cv-00353	Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss	Feb. 27, 2017	Feb. 27, 2017 Pleading / Motion / Brief
27 1:17-cv-00353	Joint Motion to Reset Deadlines	March 9, 2017	March 9, 2017 Pleading / Motion / Brief
28 1:17-cv-00353	Order	March 13, 2017	March 13, 2017 Order/Opinion
32 1:17-cv-00353	Opposition to Motion for Leave to File as Amicus Curaie	March 22, 2017	March 22, 2017 Pleading / Motion / Brief

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Presidential Executive Order on Resuming the United States Refugee Admissions Program with Enhanced Vetting Capabilities United States	Presidential Executive Order on Resuming the United States Refugee Admissions Program with Enhanced Vetting Capabilities	Oct. 24, 2017	Oct. 24, 2017 https://www.federalregister.gov/...
Presidential Proclamation Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats President Donald Trump		Sept. 24, 2017	Sept. 24, 2017 https://www.federalregister.gov/...
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence Donald Trump	This memorandum provides guidance for the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence in light of two preliminary injunctio…	June 14, 2017	June 14, 2017 https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/...
Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States President Donald Trump	In light of the Ninth Circuit's observation that the political branches are better suited to determine the appropriate scope of any suspensions than are the courts, and in order to avoid spending add…	March 6, 2017	March 6, 2017 https://www.federalregister.gov/...
Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States President Donald Trump	This Executive Order restricted travel, immigration, and visas for people from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen, and put the U.S. refugee program on hold for 120 days.	Jan. 27, 2017	Jan. 27, 2017 https://www.gpo.gov/...
Memorandum to the Acting Secretary of State, the Acting Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security Donald F. McGahn II, Counsel to the President	This memo states that the Executive Order on refugees etc. does not apply to Legal Permanent Residents.	Feb. 1, 2017	Feb. 1, 2017 http://www.politico.com/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4579735/tawfeeq-v-us-department-of-homeland-security/

Last updated Aug. 5, 2022, 3:18 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY, MANDAMUS, AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF filed by Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq against Defendants. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 113E-6944220.) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Executive Order, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(aaq) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form. (Entered: 01/31/2017) 1 Exhibit A - Executive Order View on PACER 2 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER	Jan. 30, 2017	Jan. 30, 2017 PACER
	Submission to District Judge	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017 PACER
2	Summons Issued as to Carey Davis, John F. Kelly, Kevin A. McAleenan, Andy Pryor, Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State and Shana Wells. (aaq) (Entered: 01/31/2017)	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017 PACER
3	APPLICATION for Admission of Carl W. Hampe Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number 113E-6945025)by Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq. (Moser, Theresia) (Entered: 01/31/2017)	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017 PACER
4	APPLICATION for Admission of Daniel P. Pierce Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number 113E-6945170)by Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq. (Moser, Theresia) (Entered: 01/31/2017)	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2017 PACER
	Approval of Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice	Feb. 1, 2017	Feb. 1, 2017 PACER
5	Emergency MOTION to Expedite Proceedings with Brief In Support by Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq. (Attachments: # 1 Brief in Support of Motion to Expedite, # 2 Exhibit A: Declaration of Deborah Rayner, # 3 Text of Proposed Order in Response to Motion to Expedite, # 4 Text of Proposed Order Setting Expedited Briefing Schedule)(Moser, Theresia) (Entered: 02/01/2017) 1 Brief in Support of Motion to Expedite View on PACER 2 Exhibit A: Declaration of Deborah Rayner View on PACER 3 Text of Proposed Order in Response to Motion to Expedite View on PACER 4 Text of Proposed Order Setting Expedited Briefing Schedule View on PACER	Feb. 1, 2017	Feb. 1, 2017 PACER
	Clerks Certificate of Mailing	Feb. 2, 2017	Feb. 2, 2017 PACER
6	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and Complaint, as to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (Moser, Theresia) (Entered: 02/02/2017)	Feb. 2, 2017	Feb. 2, 2017 PACER
7	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and Complaint, as to U.S. Department of State. (Moser, Theresia) (Entered: 02/02/2017)	Feb. 2, 2017	Feb. 2, 2017 PACER
8	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and Complaint, as to Kevin McAleenan. (Moser, Theresia) (Entered: 02/02/2017)	Feb. 2, 2017	Feb. 2, 2017 PACER
9	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and Complaint, as to Thomas Shannon. (Moser, Theresia) (Entered: 02/02/2017)	Feb. 2, 2017	Feb. 2, 2017 PACER
10	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and Complaint, as to U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Moser, Theresia) (Entered: 02/02/2017)	Feb. 2, 2017	Feb. 2, 2017 PACER
11	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and Complaint, as to John F. Kelly. (Moser, Theresia) (Entered: 02/02/2017)	Feb. 2, 2017	Feb. 2, 2017 PACER
12	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and Complaint, as to Andy Pryor. (Moser, Theresia) (Entered: 02/02/2017)	Feb. 2, 2017	Feb. 2, 2017 PACER
13	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and Complaint, as to Carey Davis. (Moser, Theresia) (Entered: 02/02/2017)	Feb. 2, 2017	Feb. 2, 2017 PACER
14	AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and Complaint, as to Shana Wells. (Moser, Theresia) (Entered: 02/02/2017)	Feb. 2, 2017	Feb. 2, 2017 PACER
15	ORDER DIRECTING defendants to file their response(s), if any, to Plaintiff's Motion to Expedite Proceedings by 2/8/17. Plaintiff is DIRECTED to serve this order on defendants. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr on 2/2/17. (jlm) (Additional attachment(s) added on 2/2/2017: # 1 Order) (jlm). (Entered: 02/02/2017) 1 Duplicate Order (Error) View on PACER	Feb. 2, 2017	Feb. 2, 2017 PACER
16	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE re 15 Order, Set Submission Deadline,, filed by Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq (Moser, Theresia) (Entered: 02/02/2017)	Feb. 2, 2017	Feb. 2, 2017 PACER
	Order on Application for Admission PHV	Feb. 3, 2017	Feb. 3, 2017 PACER
17	NOTICE of Appearance by Sheetul Sheth Wall on behalf of Carey Davis, John F. Kelly, Kevin A. McAleenan, Andy Pryor, Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, Shana Wells (Wall, Sheetul) (Entered: 02/03/2017)	Feb. 3, 2017	Feb. 3, 2017 PACER
18	ORDER directing Clerk's Office to make case filings electronically available for review through PACER. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr on 2/3/17. (rsh) (Entered: 02/03/2017)	Feb. 3, 2017	Feb. 3, 2017 PACER
19	WITHDRAWN MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory, Mandamus, and Injunctive Relief with Brief In Support by Carey Davis, John F. Kelly, Kevin A. McAleenan, Andy Pryor, Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Attachments: # 1 Brief, # 2 Exhibit A - 2-1-17 White House Counsel Memorandum, # 3 Exhibit B - Louhghalam v. Trump, Mem. & Order at 6-7, Civ. No. 17-10154-NMG (D. Mass. Feb. 3, 2017, # 4 Exhibit C - 2-3-17 Department of Homeland Security Memorandum)(Wall, Sheetul) Modified on 4/4/2017 (jlm). (Entered: 02/07/2017)	Feb. 7, 2017	Feb. 7, 2017 PACER
20	RESPONSE in Opposition re 5 Emergency MOTION to Expedite Proceedings filed by Carey Davis, John F. Kelly, Kevin A. McAleenan, Andy Pryor, Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, Shana Wells. (Wall, Sheetul) (Entered: 02/08/2017)	Feb. 8, 2017	Feb. 8, 2017 PACER
21	REPLY to Response to Motion re 5 Emergency MOTION to Expedite Proceedings filed by Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A- CBP Q & A, # 2 Exhibit B- Gov't Washington Litigation Reply Brief)(Pierce, Daniel) (Entered: 02/09/2017) 1 Exhibit A- CBP Q & A View on PACER 2 Exhibit B- Gov't Washington Litigation Reply Brief View on PACER	Feb. 9, 2017	Feb. 9, 2017 PACER
	Submission to District Judge	Feb. 10, 2017	Feb. 10, 2017 PACER
22	ORDER denying 5 Motion to Expedite. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on 2/10/17. (se) (Entered: 02/10/2017)	Feb. 10, 2017	Feb. 10, 2017 RECAP
23	First MOTION for Extension of Time Respond to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss re: 19 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory, Mandamus, and Injunctive Relief with Brief In Support by Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq. (Attachments: # 1 Brief in Support of Joint Motion to Delay Response to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, # 2 Exhibit A - Washington v. Trump, # 3 Text of Proposed Order Granting Joint Motion to Delay Response)(Pierce, Daniel) (Entered: 02/17/2017) 1 Brief in Support of Joint Motion to Delay Response to Defendants' Motion to View on PACER 2 Exhibit A - Washington v. Trump View on PACER 3 Text of Proposed Order Granting Joint Motion to Delay Response View on PACER	Feb. 17, 2017	Feb. 17, 2017 PACER
24	ORDER granting 23 Motion for Extension of Time through 2/28/17 for Plaintiff to respond to Dfts' Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr on 2/21/17. (rsh) (Entered: 02/21/2017)	Feb. 21, 2017	Feb. 21, 2017 PACER
25	RESPONSE in Opposition re 19 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory, Mandamus, and Injunctive Relief filed by Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Washington v. Trump (9th Cir. 2017), # 2 Exhibit B - Statement by Sec. John Kelly, # 3 Exhibit C - Govt 9th Cir. Reply Brief, # 4 Exhibit D - Fox News Report, # 5 Exhibit E - Gov Opp to TRO in W.D. Wash, # 6 Exhibit F - W.D. Wash. TRO, # 7 Exhibit G - ED Va. Memo re Grant of PI, # 8 Exhibit H - ED Va. PI)(Pierce, Daniel) (Entered: 02/27/2017) 1 Exhibit A - Washington v. Trump (9th Cir. 2017) View on PACER 2 Exhibit B - Statement by Sec. John Kelly View on PACER 3 Exhibit C - Govt 9th Cir. Reply Brief View on PACER 4 Exhibit D - Fox News Report View on PACER 5 Exhibit E - Gov Opp to TRO in W.D. Wash View on PACER 6 Exhibit F - W.D. Wash. TRO View on PACER 7 Exhibit G - ED Va. Memo re Grant of PI View on PACER 8 Exhibit H - ED Va. PI View on PACER	Feb. 27, 2017	Feb. 27, 2017 PACER
26	MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Curaie Brief by Victor Williams. (Attachments: # 1 Amicus Curaie Brief, # 2 Envelope)(adg) Modified on 4/3/2017 to correct filer information (adg). (Entered: 03/08/2017) 1 Amicus Curaie Brief View on PACER 2 Envelope View on PACER	March 3, 2017	March 3, 2017 PACER
27	Joint MOTION for Extension of Time File Reply and Pretrial Discovery re: 20 Response in Opposition to Motion, 19 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory, Mandamus, and Injunctive Relief with Brief In Support by Carey Davis, John F. Kelly, Kevin A. McAleenan, Andy Pryor, Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, Shana Wells. (Attachments: # 1 Brief, # 2 Exhibit A - Revised Executive Order, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Wall, Sheetul) (Entered: 03/09/2017) 1 Brief View on PACER 2 Exhibit A - Revised Executive Order View on PACER 3 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	March 9, 2017	March 9, 2017 PACER
29	LETTER from the U.S. Department of State returning 15 Order. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope) (dfb) (Entered: 03/13/2017) 1 Envelope View on PACER	March 9, 2017	March 9, 2017 PACER
28	ORDER GRANTING 27 Motion for Extension of Time to and including 3/23/17 for defendant's to file a reply re 19 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory, Mandamus, and Injunctive Relief and for parties to exchange initial disclosures and file joint preliminary report and discovery plan. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr on 3/10/17. (jlm) (Entered: 03/13/2017)	March 13, 2017	March 13, 2017 PACER
30	Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Amend Complaint and Further Deadlines Regarding Motion to Dismiss re: 1 Complaint, 19 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory, Mandamus, and Injunctive Relief with Brief In Support by Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq. (Attachments: # 1 Brief In Support of Joint Motion Regarding Amendment to Complaint and Further Deadlines, # 2 Text of Proposed Order In Support of Joint Motion Regarding Amendment to Complaint and Further Deadlines)(Pierce, Daniel) (Entered: 03/21/2017) 1 Brief In Support of Joint Motion Regarding Amendment to Complaint and Further De View on PACER 2 Text of Proposed Order In Support of Joint Motion Regarding Amendment to Complai View on PACER	March 21, 2017	March 21, 2017 PACER
31	ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff through 3/23/17 to file an Amended Complaint; ALLOWING defendant to withdraw their 19 Motion to Dismiss; GRANTING Defendant 30 days from the filing of Plaintiff's Amended Complaint to file a response. (See order for deadlines re discovery and FRCP 26 obligations). Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr on 3/22/17. (jlm) (Entered: 03/22/2017)	March 22, 2017	March 22, 2017 PACER
32	RESPONSE in Opposition re 26 MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Curaie Brief filed by Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq. (Pierce, Daniel) (Entered: 03/22/2017)	March 22, 2017	March 22, 2017 PACER
33	First AMENDED COMPLAINT against Carey Davis, John F. Kelly, Kevin A. McAleenan, Andy Pryor, Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, Shana Wells, filed by Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States, # 2 Exhibit B - Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States 3-6-2017, # 3 Exhibit C - State of Hawaii v Trump TRO, # 4 Exhibit D - International Assistance Project v Trump TRO, # 5 Exhibit E - Statement by John Kelly on Entrance of Lawful Permanent Residents, # 6 Exhibit F - White House Counsel Memo, # 7 Exhibit G- Statement on Countries Suspended from Travel to US, # 8 Exhibit H - Declaration of Deborah Rayner, # 9 Exhibit I - Trump Rally (3-15-2017))(Pierce, Daniel) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form. (Entered: 03/23/2017) 1 Exhibit A - Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry View on PACER 2 Exhibit B - Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry View on PACER 3 Exhibit C - State of Hawaii v Trump TRO View on PACER 4 Exhibit D - International Assistance Project v Trump TRO View on PACER 5 Exhibit E - Statement by John Kelly on Entrance of Lawful Permanent Residents View on PACER 6 Exhibit F - White House Counsel Memo View on PACER 7 Exhibit G- Statement on Countries Suspended from Travel to US View on PACER 8 Exhibit H - Declaration of Deborah Rayner View on PACER 9 Exhibit I - Trump Rally (3-15-2017) View on PACER	March 23, 2017	March 23, 2017 PACER
35	REPLY to Response to Motion re 26 MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Curaie Brief filed by Victor Williams. (adg) Modified on 4/3/2017 to correct filer (adg). (Entered: 04/03/2017)	March 29, 2017	March 29, 2017 PACER
34	INSTRUCTIONS to Parties and Counsel. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr on 3/31/17. (jlm) (Entered: 03/31/2017)	March 31, 2017	March 31, 2017 PACER
	Notification of Docket Correction	April 3, 2017	April 3, 2017 PACER
	Notification of Docket Correction re 26 MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Curaie Brief by Victor Williams, 35 Reply to Response to Motion by Victor Williams. Modified on 4/3/2017 to correct filer (adg)	April 3, 2017	April 3, 2017 PACER
	Submission to District Judge	April 3, 2017	April 3, 2017 PACER
	Submission of 26 MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Curaie Brief to District Judge Timothy C. Batten. (adg)	April 3, 2017	April 3, 2017 PACER
	Submission to District Judge	April 4, 2017	April 4, 2017 PACER
	Submission of 19 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory, Mandamus, and Injunctive Relief, 31 Order, submitted to District Judge Timothy C. Batten. (jlm)	April 4, 2017	April 4, 2017 PACER
	Order	April 4, 2017	April 4, 2017 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER APPROVING WITHDRAWAL of Plaintiff's 19 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Declaratory, Mandamus, and Injunctive Relief as agreed upon by parties (See 3/22/17 Order). (Entered at the direction of Chambers) Ordered by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr on 4/4/17. (jlm)	April 4, 2017	April 4, 2017 PACER
36	MOTION to Dismiss Complaint with Brief In Support by Carey Davis, John F. Kelly, Kevin A. McAleenan, Andy Pryor, Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, Shana Wells. (Attachments: # 1 Brief Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss, # 2 Exhibit A - Joint Ltr. to President, # 3 Exhibit B - DHS Press Release)(Wall, Sheetul) (Entered: 04/24/2017) 1 Brief Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss View on PACER 2 Exhibit A - Joint Ltr. to President View on PACER 3 Exhibit B - DHS Press Release View on PACER	April 24, 2017	April 24, 2017 PACER
37	RESPONSE re 36 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint filed by Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq. (Pierce, Daniel) (Entered: 05/08/2017)	May 8, 2017	May 8, 2017 PACER
38	Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to file Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss re: 36 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint, 37 Response to Motion with Brief In Support by Carey Davis, John F. Kelly, Kevin A. McAleenan, Andy Pryor, Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, Shana Wells. (Attachments: # 1 Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Wall, Sheetul) (Entered: 05/19/2017) 1 Brief View on PACER 2 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	May 19, 2017	May 19, 2017 PACER
39	ORDER GRANTING 38 Motion for Extension of Time to and including 6/6/17 for defendant's to file a reply to plaintiff's 37 Response to 36 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr on 5/22/17. (jlm) (Entered: 05/22/2017)	May 22, 2017	May 22, 2017 PACER
40	REPLY to Response to Motion re 36 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint filed by Carey Davis, John F. Kelly, Kevin A. McAleenan, Andy Pryor, Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, Shana Wells. (Wall, Sheetul) (Entered: 06/06/2017)	June 6, 2017	June 6, 2017 PACER
	Submission to District Judge	June 6, 2017	June 6, 2017 PACER
	Submission of 36 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint, submitted to District Judge Timothy C. Batten. (jlm)	June 6, 2017	June 6, 2017 PACER
41	Joint MOTION for Extension of Time Joint Motion to Reset Deadline to File Joint Preliminary Report and Scheduling Order and Serve Initial Disclosures with Brief In Support by Carey Davis, John F. Kelly, Kevin A. McAleenan, Andy Pryor, Thomas A. Shannon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State, Shana Wells. (Attachments: # 1 Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Wall, Sheetul) (Entered: 06/28/2017) 1 Brief View on PACER 2 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	June 28, 2017	June 28, 2017 PACER
42	ORDER granting 41 Joint Motion for Extension of Time to and including 7/7/17 for parties to exchange initial disclosures and file a joint preliminary report and discovery plan. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr on 6/29/17. (jlm) (Entered: 06/29/2017)	June 29, 2017	June 29, 2017 PACER
43	JOINT PRELIMINARY REPORT AND DISCOVERY PLAN filed by Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq. (Pierce, Daniel) (Entered: 07/07/2017)	July 7, 2017	July 7, 2017 PACER
44	Notice for Leave of Absence for the following date(s): 7/24/17, 7/25/17, 7/26/17, 7/27/17, 7/28/17, by Sheetul Sheth Wall. (Wall, Sheetul) (Entered: 07/18/2017)	July 18, 2017	July 18, 2017 PACER
45	SCHEDULING ORDER: re: 43 Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan. The Court's 3/22/17 Order setting out discovery deadlines was in response to the parties' joint request for same. The parties now disagree on that issue. Discovery in this case is STAYED pending the Courts ruling on the motion to dismiss. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr on 7/31/17. (rsh) (Entered: 07/31/2017)	July 31, 2017	July 31, 2017 PACER
	Clerks Certificate of Mailing	July 31, 2017	July 31, 2017 PACER
	Clerks Certificate of Mailing as to Victor Williams re 45 Scheduling Order. Notice of street name change for the Atlanta courthouse included. (rsh)	July 31, 2017	July 31, 2017 PACER
46	ORDER granting 36 Dfts' Motion to Dismiss; denying as moot 26 non-party Victor Williams's Motion for Leave to File an amicus curiae brief. Clerk directed to close case. Signed by Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr on 8/11/17. (rsh) (Entered: 08/11/2017)	Aug. 11, 2017	Aug. 11, 2017 PACER
	Terminated Case	Aug. 11, 2017	Aug. 11, 2017 PACER
47	CLERK'S JUDGMENT dismissing action, pursuant to Court's order on motion to dismiss. (rsh)--Please refer to http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov to obtain an appeals jurisdiction checklist-- (Entered: 08/11/2017)	Aug. 11, 2017	Aug. 11, 2017 PACER
	Clerks Certificate of Mailing	Aug. 11, 2017	Aug. 11, 2017 PACER
	Civil Case Terminated. (rsh)	Aug. 11, 2017	Aug. 11, 2017 PACER
	Clerks Certificate of Mailing as to Victor Williams re 47 Clerk's Judgment, 46 Order. Notice of street name change for the Atlanta courthouse included. (rsh)	Aug. 11, 2017	Aug. 11, 2017 PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory: Georgia

Case Type(s):

Immigration and/or the Border

Special Collection(s):

Trump Travel Ban Challenges

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Jan. 30, 2017

Closing Date: Aug. 11, 2017

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Plaintiff was born in Iraq, resettled in the U.S. as a refugee, and became a legal permanent resident in 2013. At the time the complaint was filed, he worked as the Manager of the International Desk for CNN. The plaintiff was based at CNN's Atlanta bureau and traveled to the Middle East regularly for his work as a reporter.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Washington D.C.), Federal

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (Washington D.C. ), Federal

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.