Case: Gomez v. Trump

1:20-cv-01419 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 28, 2020

Closed Date: Sept. 27, 2024

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Case Summary

This case involves a dispute about visa processing. Following a March 20, 2020 decision by the State Department to cease most visa services, President Trump issued Presidential Proclamation 10014 on April 20, suspending the entry of all immigrants into the U.S. for two months, unless they qualified for an exception. Two months later, the entry suspension was extended to December 31, 2020 and expanded to include temporary nonimmigrant visas in Proclamation 10052. As a result, the State Departmen…

Many groups were affected, including diversity lottery (DV-2020) winners who had not yet been issued a visa and who would not have their eligibility carry over into the next year, and minors who would age out of the preferential treatment for which they were eligible.

On May 28, 2020, U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who had sponsored noncitizen minor children or other relatives for immigrant visas filed this class action lawsuit against President Trump, the State Department, and the Department of Homeland Security in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, with Judge Amit P. Mehta presiding. The plaintiffs sought a preliminary and permanent injunction preventing the government from acting to “deny or refuse consideration” of their visa petitions, a declaration that the Proclamations were unlawful, and attorney’s fees. They sued under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. § 706) and the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. §§ 1182, 1185), and alleged that the Proclamation was unconstitutionally vague such that the defendants’ conduct exceeded their authority in violation of the separation of powers doctrine and violated the plaintiffs’ rights under the Due Process Clause.

On June 2, the plaintiffs moved to certify a class of visa sponsors whose beneficiaries or derivative beneficiaries were subject to the Proclamations and at risk of aging out. The plaintiffs additionally filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order.

On June 23, Judge Mehta denied these two motions because the plaintiffs failed to show that a justiciable case or controversy existed. Specifically, Judge Mehta found that the plaintiffs had not shown that they faced imminent injury because some of the plaintiffs’ minor beneficiaries had successfully applied for visas under the “national interest exception” (a separate administrative procedure), and others had been unable to apply for visas for reasons unrelated to the Proclamations. Because none of the named plaintiffs had established a case or controversy with the defendants, the court concluded that they were not entitled to seek relief on behalf of themselves or any other member of the proposed class. 2020 WL 3429786.

The plaintiffs then amended their complaint on July 17, 2020, adding as plaintiffs corporations that were unable to hire necessary workers because the Proclamations blocked the issuance of certain work visas and the completion of immigrant visa applications based on selection in the 2020 diversity visa lottery before the September 30 deadline to remain eligible for entry. They also proposed the following four subclasses:

1. Those who will be unable to receive their diversity visas before Sept. 30 deadline, and will thus be unable to immigrate.

2. Citizens who have sponsored an immediate relative who now cannot immigrate.

3. Lawful permanent residents who have an “approved immigrant visa petition for a preference relative” who, because of the Proclamations, will be unable to immigrate.

4. U.S. employers whose employees or potential employees cannot now immigrate.

The plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction enjoining the defendants from enforcing the Proclamations on July 31, 2020.

While these proceedings were going on, several states and the District of Columbia also filed an amicus brief arguing that immigrants were good for their economies and that the presidential action would hurt their recovery. Many influential companies later filed an amicus brief as well, arguing that they would suffer serious economic harm from the proclamations. The companies included Adobe, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Paypal, Reddit, Twitter, Uber Technologies, and Zillow.

Additionally, three other suits filed between July 10, 2020 and August 5, 2020 were fully consolidated with this case on August 13: Aker v. Trump, No. 20-cv-1926; Mohammed v. Pompeo, No. 20-cv-1856; and Fonjong v. Trump, No. 20-cv-2128. In all of these cases, the plaintiffs were diversity visa selectees and derivative beneficiaries challenging Presidential Proclamations 10014 and 10052 under the APA; two (Mohammed and Fonjong) were filed by the same law firm.

Judge Mehta also partially consolidated Panda v. Wolf, No. 20-cv-1907, with this case to the extent that Panda raised similar issues. Panda involved an APA challenge to Proclamation 10052, but also included an equal protection argument that the government's conduct disparately impacted Indian nationals. On September 16, Judge Mehta denied the Panda plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction in the part of that case continuing separately. 2020 WL 5545554. The Panda plaintiffs appealed, and on September 29, Panda was stayed pending the outcome of the appeal.

In Gomez, the plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint on August 23, 2020, adding a claim under the Mandamus Act (28 U.S.C. § 1361) and requesting that the court issue an order of mandamus requiring defendants to adjudicate visa petitions.

On September 4, 2020, Judge Mehta granted a subset of the plaintiffs (the “DV-2020 plaintiffs”) a preliminary injunction. This court noted that this group of plaintiffs faced unique challenges because their opportunity to receive diversity visas and immigrate to the U.S. would permanently expire on September 30, unless the defendants processed and issued their visas by then. The defendants were ordered to “undertake good-faith efforts . . . to expeditiously process and adjudicate DV-2020 diversity visas.” Defendants were preliminarily enjoined “from interpreting and applying the COVID Guidance to DV-2020 selectees” in such a way as not to process their visas because they were not “mission critical.” The remaining motions and requests were not granted. The court denied the non DV-2020 plaintiffs injunctive relief because vacatur of the policy would not eliminate their family separation problem. In other words, the court did not want to require the State Department to issue visas to people who had no immediate prospect for entering the country because of the Proclamations’ ban on entry because this “could create substantial havoc and confusion.” 2020 WL 5367010.

The court additionally denied the DV-2020 Plaintiffs' requests for class certification because the injunctive relief granted would benefit all putative class members and leave nothing left to achieve by certifying the class. The court deferred ruling on the plaintiffs' motions for class certification of non DV-2020 plaintiffs because the named plaintiffs had not demonstrated entitlement to preliminary injunctive relief.

On September 14, 2020, the court amended the preliminary injunction to prevent the State Department from waiting 14 days to issue visas to DV-2020 applicants who were inside certain COVID-affected regions because the delay served no rational purpose. 486 F.Supp.3d 445. On September 24, 2020, the non DV-2020 plaintiffs appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit over the ruling against their motion for a preliminary injunction.

On September 30, 2020, the court certified a class in Gomez consisting of all “Individuals who have been selected to receive an immigrant visa through the U.S. Department of State’s FY2020 Diversity Visa Lottery and who had not received their immigrant visa on or before April 23, 2020, when the Presidential Proclamation 10014, later extended by Presidential Proclamation 10052, took effect.” The court found that certification was appropriate because the class members all sought an injunction that prevented the State Department from implementing the No-Visa Policy and the COVID-19 Guidance against DV-2020 selectees. But the court declined to certify a class in Aker, consisting of diversity visa applicants and their derivative beneficiaries whose diversity visas were issued prior to the Proclamations taking effect, because it was unclear how many of these applicants had not been able to have their visas renewed, and because there was no legal impediment to renewing a visa. It also ordered the State Department to reserve 9,095 visas (calculated based on the expected reduction due to COVID-19) to correct for the loss of visas due to the illegal processing delays. 490 F.Supp.3d 276.

On October 9, 2020, Kennedy v. Trump, was also consolidated with this case. The case was filed by the same law firm as Mohammed and Fonjong. Like the previously consolidated cases, the plaintiffs in Kennedy consisted of those Diversity Visa lottery winners who would have permanently lost their rights to legally immigrate to the United States.

On October 30, 2020, the defendants appealed the court’s orders granting injunctive relief and class certification. Then, on December 31, 2020, President Trump extended the Proclamations' effective period until March 31, 2021. (These Proclamations ultimately did expire on March 31, after which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia dismissed this appeal as moot.) On January 20, 2021, the defendants filed a partial motion for summary judgment, arguing that the plaintiffs could not prevail in contesting the State Department's implementation of the Proclamations and guidance on how to prioritize diversity visa selectees during COVID-19.

In response, the following month, the plaintiffs filed a cross motion for partial summary judgment. A few days later, the plaintiffs additionally filed a motion for emergency injunctive relief because the DV-2020 plaintiffs’ visas had begun to expire. On February 19, 2021, the court ordered that the defendants had to treat most visas issued or renewed thus far in the case as having been issued in the first instance on the date of final judgment in the case. The court additionally provided that, if the Proclamations were rescinded or expired before March 31, 2021, the DV-2020 plaintiffs’ challenge would become moot. 2021 WL 1037866.

On February 24, 2021, President Biden issued a new proclamation revoking the Proclamations restricting entry issued under the Trump administration. The State Department additionally granted DV-2020 visa holders a national interest exception to the COVID-19 guidance still in effect. Following these actions, the defendants filed a supporting motion with the court arguing that summary judgment should be granted to the government because many of the plaintiffs no longer suffered from any injury in fact.

In July, the court held a consolidated hearing on the motions in this matter and in Goh v. U.S. Department of State, Filazapovich v. Department of State, and Goodluck v. Biden. The court issued its opinion on August 17, 2021, ordering defendants to in good faith process DV-2020 applications in a random order until the 9,905 reserved diversity visas for 2020 were filled. While the court found that the No-Visa policy was arbitrary and capricious and that the government had unreasonably delayed in adjudicating diversity visas, it denied as moot the non-DV 2020 plaintiffs’ claims, the claim that the national interest exception violated the APA, and the plaintiffs’ remaining claims that the Proclamations were unlawful. 2021 WL 3663535. The court issued an amended order on October 13 after the parties were unable to agree on a timeline for processing the reserved DV-2020 visas. Balancing the interests of the class with the resource constraints of the State Department, the court ordered the State Department to carry out the court's order by the end of September 2022. The court additionally required the government to file periodic reports indicating how many reserved DV-2020 visas it had adjudicated.

The government appealed this order, and in February 2022, filed a motion to stay the processing requirement while the appeal was pending before the D.C. Circuit. Though the court criticized the defendants’ delay in asking for a stay, it granted the stay on the condition that the government seek expedited review before the D.C. Circuit. The government did so, and the D.C. Circuit granted expedited review and consolidated the appeal in these cases with two others. (See Goodluck v. Biden for more information on this appeal.)

Upon the defendants’ subsequent request to extend the stay, the court maintained the stay with respect to adjudicating and issuing reserved DV-2020 visas, but not with respect to the State Department’s efforts to modify its information technology systems to enable the issuance of DV-2020 visas after the end of the year. The government informed the court in July 2022 that it had completed the necessary modifications to process DV-2020 cases if the plaintiffs prevailed on appeal.

Nearly two years later in March 2024, a subset of plaintiffs filed a motion to vacate the stay that the district court had granted in February 2022. Citing material changes of fact that have occurred in the two years, the plaintiffs stated that the injunction factors of irreparable harm and public interest weighed in favor of vacating the stay. Though sympathizing with the plaintiffs, the court denied this motion on April 2, 2024.

As for the consolidated appeal under Goodluck v. Biden, oral argument occurred on September 16, 2022. The Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the government on June 25, 2024. The appellate court found that the remedy issued in this case—instructing the Executive Branch to reserve, process, and issue visas on terms devised by the courts—was irreconcilable with the settled principles of equitable relief. The court stated that the district court erred by invoking a supposed equitable power to override an explicit cutoff date established by Congress in the INA for diversity visa applicants’ eligibility. The district courts essentially had no authority to order the State Department to keep processing applications for diversity visas and issuing the visas beyond the end of the relevant fiscal years for visa eligibility. 104 F.4th 920.

Pursuant to the appellate order, the district court vacated its opinion from August 17, 2021 and the amended order from October 13, 2021. The court entered judgment against the plaintiffs in September 2024. The appeal window on the appellate order passed, and this case is presumed closed.

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 1:20-cv-01419	Complaint	May 28, 2020	May 28, 2020 Complaint
41 1:20-cv-01419	Memorandum Opinion and Order	June 23, 2020	June 23, 2020 Order/Opinion 2020 WL 3429786
1 1:20-cv-01856	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and for Writ of Mandamus Mohammed v. Trump	July 10, 2020	July 10, 2020 Complaint
1 1:20-cv-01907	Complaint Panda v. Wolf	July 14, 2020	July 14, 2020 Complaint
1 1:20-cv-01926	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and for Writ of Mandamus Aker v. Trump	July 16, 2020	July 16, 2020 Complaint
26 1:20-cv-01856	Order Mohammed v. Pompeo	Aug. 3, 2020	Aug. 3, 2020 Order/Opinion
19 1:20-cv-01926	Order Aker v. Trump	Aug. 4, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020 Order/Opinion
1 1:20-cv-02128	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and for Writ of Mandamus Fonjong v. Trump	Aug. 5, 2020	Aug. 5, 2020 Complaint
58 1:20-cv-01419	[Brief of Several States as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs]	Aug. 7, 2020	Aug. 7, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief
82 1:20-cv-01419	Amicus Brief of Leading Companies and Business Organizations in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction	Aug. 12, 2020	Aug. 12, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief

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2020 DV Lottery Information Page Curtis Morrison Law	Gomez Docket (that includes Mohammed, Aker, Fonjong and Kennedy filings after August 7, 2020)	Oct. 29, 2020	Oct. 29, 2020 https://morrisonurena.com/...
Frequently Asked Questions About Gomez v. Trump American Immigration Lawyers Association	AILA, the Justice Action Center, and the Innovation Law Lab provide a resource for those with questions regarding the Gomez v. Trump litigation against President Trump’s proclamations banning immigra…	Oct. 21, 2020	Oct. 21, 2020 https://www.aila.org/...

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1	COMPLAINT against WILLIAM BARR, MICHAEL POMPEO, DONALD J. TRUMP, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CHAD WOLF ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ADCDC-7171161) filed by VICENTA S., MIRNA S., DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons Trump, # 3 Summons Barr, # 4 Summons Dept. of State, # 5 Summons Pompeo, # 6 Summons Dept. of Homeland Security, # 7 Summons Wolf, # 8 Summons U.S. Attorney)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 05/28/2020) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 2 Summons Trump View on PACER 3 Summons Barr View on PACER 4 Summons Dept. of State View on PACER 5 Summons Pompeo View on PACER 6 Summons Dept. of Homeland Security View on PACER 7 Summons Wolf View on PACER 8 Summons U.S. Attorney View on PACER	May 28, 2020	May 28, 2020 Clearinghouse
2	NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S.. Case related to Case No. 20-cv-718. (Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 05/28/2020)	May 28, 2020	May 28, 2020 PACER
3	NOTICE of Appearance by Jesse Matthew Bless on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Bless, Jesse) (Entered: 05/28/2020)	May 28, 2020	May 28, 2020 PACER
	Case Assigned to Judge Amit P. Mehta. (adh, )	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
4	SUMMONS (7) Issued Electronically as to WILLIAM BARR, MICHAEL POMPEO, DONALD J. TRUMP, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CHAD WOLF, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: # 1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) (Entered: 05/29/2020)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
5	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Nadia H. Dahab, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7175389. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Bless, Jesse) (Entered: 05/29/2020)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
6	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Stephen W. Manning, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7175415. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Bless, Jesse) (Entered: 05/29/2020)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 RECAP
7	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Tess Hellgren, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7175424. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Bless, Jesse) (Entered: 05/29/2020)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting 5 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Nadia Halima Dahab is hereby admitted pro hac vice to appear in this matter. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 5/29/2020. (lcapm1)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting 6 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Stephen W. Manning is hereby admitted pro hac vice to appear in this matter. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 5/29/2020. (lcapm1)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting 7 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Tess Hellgren is hereby admitted pro hac vice to appear in this matter. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 5/29/2020. (lcapm1)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
8	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Matthew D. Ingber, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7176101. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Matthew D. Ingber, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 05/29/2020)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
9	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Cleland B. Welton II, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7176117. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Cleland B. Welton II, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 05/29/2020)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting 8 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Matthew D. Ingber is hereby admitted pro hac vice to appear in this matter. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 5/29/2020. (lcapm1)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting 9 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Cleland B. Welton II is hereby admitted pro hac vice to appear in this matter. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 5/29/2020. (lcapm1)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
10	MOTION to Proceed Under Pseudonym by MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 05/29/2020)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
11	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Esther H. Sung, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7176410. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Bless, Jesse) (Entered: 05/29/2020)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
12	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Karen C. Tumlin, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7176416. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Bless, Jesse) (Entered: 05/29/2020)	May 29, 2020	May 29, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting 11, 12 Motions for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorneys Esther H. Sung and Karen C. Tumlin are hereby admitted pro hac vice to appear in this matter. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 6/1/2020. (lcapm1)	June 1, 2020	June 1, 2020 PACER
13	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Laboni A. Hoq, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7181157. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Bless, Jesse) (Entered: 06/01/2020)	June 1, 2020	June 1, 2020 PACER
14	ERRATA re 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Laboni A. Hoq, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7181157. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Bless, Jesse) Modified docket event/text on 6/2/2020 (eg). (Entered: 06/01/2020)	June 1, 2020	June 1, 2020 PACER
15	NOTICE of Appearance by Esther H. Sung on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Sung, Esther) (Main Document 15 replaced on 6/5/2020) (zeg). (Entered: 06/02/2020)	June 2, 2020	June 2, 2020 PACER
16	NOTICE Regarding Exhibits to Complaint by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. re 1 Complaint,, (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 06/02/2020)	June 2, 2020	June 2, 2020 PACER
17	NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew David Ingber on behalf of DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Ingber, Matthew) (Entered: 06/02/2020)	June 2, 2020	June 2, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting 13 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Laboni A. Hoq is hereby admitted pro hac vice to appear in this matter. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 6/2/2020. (lcapm1)	June 2, 2020	June 2, 2020 PACER
18	NOTICE of Appearance by Cleland B. Welton, II on behalf of DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Welton, Cleland) (Entered: 06/02/2020)	June 2, 2020	June 2, 2020 PACER
19	NOTICE of Appearance by Karen C. Tumlin on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Tumlin, Karen) (Main Document 19 replaced on 6/5/2020) (zeg). (Entered: 06/02/2020)	June 2, 2020	June 2, 2020 PACER
20	MOTION to Certify Class by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Bless, Jesse) (Entered: 06/02/2020)	June 2, 2020	June 2, 2020 PACER
21	Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Attachments: # 1 Local Civil Rule 65.1(a) Statement, # 2 Exhibit A - Declaration of Charles Wheeler, # 3 Exhibit B - Declaration of Stephen W. Manning, # 4 Exhibit A to the Manning Declaration, # 5 Exhibit B to the Manning Declaration, # 6 Exhibit C to the Manning Declaration, # 7 Exhibit D to the Manning Declaration, # 8 Exhibit E to the Manning Declaration, # 9 Exhibit C - Declaration of Mirna S., # 10 Exhibit D - Declaration of Michael J. Eatroff, # 11 Exhibit E - Declaration of M.T.S., # 12 Exhibit A to the M.T.S. Declaration, # 13 Exhibit B to the M.T.S. Declaration, # 14 Exhibit F - Declaration of Domingo Arreguin Gomez, # 15 Exhibit G - Declaration of Monica Tay Belej, # 16 Exhibit H - Declaration of Vicenta S., # 17 Exhibit I - Affidavit of Brian J. Blackford, # 18 Text of Proposed Order)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 06/02/2020)	June 2, 2020	June 2, 2020 PACER
22	Emergency MOTION to Expedite Defendants' Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and For Expedited Decision by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 06/02/2020)	June 2, 2020	June 2, 2020 PACER
23	NOTICE of Appearance by William Chang on behalf of All Defendants (Chang, William) (Entered: 06/03/2020)	June 3, 2020	June 3, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall appear for a telephonic status conference at 4:45 p.m. today, June 3, 2020. The courtroom deputy will circulate dial-in information to counsel. Members of the public or media may access the hearing by dialing the court's toll-free public access line: (877) 848-7030, access code 321-8747. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 6/3/2020. (lcapm1)	June 3, 2020	June 3, 2020 PACER
24	NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen Manning on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Manning, Stephen) (Entered: 06/03/2020)	June 3, 2020	June 3, 2020 PACER
25	NOTICE of Appearance by Tess Hellgren on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Hellgren, Tess) (Entered: 06/03/2020)	June 3, 2020	June 3, 2020 PACER
	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Amit P. Mehta: Telephonic Status Conference held on 6/3/2020. Telephonic Status Conference set for 6/4/2020 at 5:30 PM before Judge Amit P. Mehta. (Court Reporter: William Zaremba) (zjd)	June 3, 2020	June 3, 2020 PACER
	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Amit P. Mehta: Telephone Conference held on 6/4/2020. Opposition with respect to specified plaintiffs due by 6/8/2020. Oppositions to Motions for TRO and Class Certification due by 6/12/2020. Replies due by 6/15/2020. (Court Reporter: William Zaremba) (zjd)	June 4, 2020	June 4, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting Plaintiffs' 10 Motion for Leave to Proceed Under Pseudonym. Plaintiffs Mirna S. and Vicenta S. are permitted to proceed under pseudonyms and without providing their personal residential addresses. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 6/5/2020. (lcapm1).	June 5, 2020	June 5, 2020 PACER
26	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 6/1/2020. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/31/2020. (Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 06/05/2020)	June 5, 2020	June 5, 2020 PACER
27	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 6/5/2020. (Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 06/05/2020)	June 5, 2020	June 5, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall appear for a telephonic status conference at 5:00 p.m. today, June 5, 2020. The dial-in credentials are the same. Members of the public or media may access the hearing by dialing the court's toll-free public access line: (877) 848-7030, access code 321-8747. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 6/5/2020. (lcapm1)	June 5, 2020	June 5, 2020 PACER
	Set/Reset Hearings: Telephone Conference set for 6/5/2020 at 5:00 PM before Judge Amit P. Mehta. (zjd)	June 5, 2020	June 5, 2020 PACER
	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Amit P. Mehta: Telephone Conference held on 6/5/2020. (Court Reporter: William Zaremba) (zjd)	June 5, 2020	June 5, 2020 PACER
28	NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas Benton York on behalf of All Defendants (York, Thomas) (Entered: 06/08/2020)	June 8, 2020	June 8, 2020 PACER
29	NOTICE of Appearance by James Wen on behalf of All Defendants (Wen, James) (Entered: 06/09/2020)	June 9, 2020	June 9, 2020 PACER
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Surreply due by 6/22/2020. (zgdf)	June 11, 2020	June 11, 2020 PACER
30	Memorandum in opposition to re 21 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order DEFENDANTS' OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS EMERGENCY MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER filed by WILLIAM BARR, MICHAEL POMPEO, DONALD J. TRUMP, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CHAD WOLF. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex 1 Proclamation 10014 (Federal Register), # 2 Exhibit Ex 2 Marwaha Declaration, # 3 Exhibit Ex 3 Dus Declaration, # 4 Exhibit Ex 4 Second Dus Declaration, # 5 Exhibit Ex 5 Bent Declaration)(Wen, James) (Entered: 06/12/2020)	June 12, 2020	June 12, 2020 PACER
31	NOTICE of Appearance by Nadia H. Dahab on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Dahab, Nadia) (Entered: 06/12/2020)	June 12, 2020	June 12, 2020 PACER
32	Memorandum in opposition re 20 MOTION to Certify Class filed by WILLIAM BARR, MICHAEL POMPEO, DONALD J. TRUMP, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CHAD WOLF. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Proclamation, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Marwaha Declaration, # 3 Exhibit 3 - Dus Declaration, # 4 Exhibit 4 - Second Dus Declaration, # 5 Exhibit 5 - Bent Declaration)(York, Thomas) Modified docket event/text on 6/15/2020 (eg). (Entered: 06/12/2020)	June 12, 2020	June 12, 2020 PACER
33	Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendants as Amicus Curiae by IMMIGRATION REFORM LAW INSTITUTE (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Amicus Memo of Law, # 2 Text of Proposed Order proposed order)(Joseph, Lawrence) (Entered: 06/12/2020)	June 12, 2020	June 12, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting 33 Motion for Leave to File Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendants as Amicus Curiae. The Clerk is directed to file Immigration Reform Law Institute's brief submitted with the Motion for Leave to File. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 6/15/2020. (lcapm1)	June 15, 2020	June 15, 2020 PACER
34	Emergency MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 20 MOTION to Certify Class, 21 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order (Unopposed) by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 06/15/2020)	June 15, 2020	June 15, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting Plaintiffs' 34 motion to extend the deadline to submit their reply briefs in further support of the pending motions. Plaintiffs' reply briefs shall be filed by June 16, 2020. The hearing on the pending motions is hereby rescheduled for June 18, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 6/15/2020. (lcapm1) Modified on 6/15/2020 (lczh).	June 15, 2020	June 15, 2020 PACER
	Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Plaintiffs' Reply Briefs due by 6/16/2020. Motion Hearing set for 6/18/2020 at 2:00 PM via video conference before Judge Amit P. Mehta. The courtroom deputy shall circulate dial-in information to counsel. Members of the public or media may access the hearing by dialing the court's toll-free public access line: (877) 848-7030, access code 321-8747. (zjd)	June 15, 2020	June 15, 2020 PACER
35	AMICUS BRIEF by IMMIGRATION REFORM LAW INSTITUTE. (eg) (Entered: 06/16/2020)	June 15, 2020	June 15, 2020 PACER
36	REPLY to opposition to motion re 20 MOTION to Certify Class filed by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S.. (Dahab, Nadia) (Entered: 06/16/2020)	June 16, 2020	June 16, 2020 PACER
37	REPLY to opposition to motion re 21 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Brian J. Blackford, # 2 Exhibit 1 to Declaration of Brian J. Blackford, # 3 Declaration of Alondra Ramos Flores)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 06/16/2020) 1 Declaration of Brian J. Blackford View on PACER 2 Exhibit 1 to Declaration of Brian J. Blackford View on PACER 3 Declaration of Alondra Ramos Flores View on PACER	June 16, 2020	June 16, 2020 RECAP
	MINUTE ORDER. Defendants may, if they wish, file a surreply brief of no more than ten double-spaced pages (excluding exhibits) by 12:00 pm on June 18, 2020, which addresses Plaintiffs' contentions that (1) Vincenta S. has standing to sue, and (2) Plaintiffs' Class Claims are not moot. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 6/17/2020. (lcapm1)	June 17, 2020	June 17, 2020 PACER
38	SURREPLY to re 20 MOTION to Certify Class, 21 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by WILLIAM BARR, MICHAEL POMPEO, DONALD J. TRUMP, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CHAD WOLF. (York, Thomas) (Entered: 06/18/2020)	June 18, 2020	June 18, 2020 PACER
	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Amit P. Mehta: Motion Hearing held on 6/18/2020 re 20 Motion to Certify Class and 21 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Arguments heard and taken under advisement. (Court Reporter: William Zaremba) (zjd)	June 18, 2020	June 18, 2020 PACER
39	NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Thomas Lyerla on behalf of All Defendants (Lyerla, Christopher) (Main Document 39 replaced on 6/26/2020) (zeg). (Entered: 06/22/2020)	June 22, 2020	June 22, 2020 PACER
40	NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR STATUS CONFERENCE by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 06/22/2020)	June 22, 2020	June 22, 2020 PACER
41	MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying Plaintiffs' 21 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, and denying Plaintiffs' 20 Motion for Class Certification. The parties shall provide the court with a joint status report by June 25, 2020, updating the court on the status of W.Z.A.'s visa application. See the attached Memorandum Opinion and Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 6/23/2020. (lcapm1) (Entered: 06/23/2020)	June 23, 2020	June 23, 2020 Clearinghouse
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 6/25/2020 (zjd)	June 23, 2020	June 23, 2020 PACER
	NOTICE of Hearing: Telephone Conference set for 6/24/2020 at 4:00 PM before Judge Amit P. Mehta. Members of the public or media may access the hearing by dialing the court's toll-free public access line: (877) 848-7030, access code 321-8747. (zjd)	June 24, 2020	June 24, 2020 PACER
	Set/Reset Hearings: Telephone Conference reset to 6/24/2020 at 3:30 PM before Judge Amit P. Mehta. (zjd)	June 24, 2020	June 24, 2020 PACER
	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Amit P. Mehta: Telephone Conference held on 6/24/2020. (Court Reporter: William Zaremba) (zjd)	June 24, 2020	June 24, 2020 PACER
42	NOTICE of Appearance by Laboni Hoq on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Hoq, Laboni) (Entered: 06/24/2020)	June 24, 2020	June 24, 2020 PACER
43	Joint STATUS REPORT by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S.. (Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 06/25/2020)	June 25, 2020	June 25, 2020 PACER
44	TRANSCRIPT OF MOTION HEARING VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS before Judge Amit P. Mehta held on June 18, 2020; Page Numbers: 1-72. Date of Issuance: June 26, 2020. Court Reporter/Transcriber: William Zaremba; Telephone number: (202) 354-3249. Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the Transcript Order FormFor the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purcha sed from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, PDF or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter.NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 7/17/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 7/27/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 9/24/2020.(wz) (Entered: 06/26/2020)	June 26, 2020	June 26, 2020 PACER
	Set/Reset Hearings: Motion Hearing set for 7/14/2020 at 10:30 AM in Telephonic/VTC before Judge Ellen S. Huvelle. (zgdf)	June 27, 2020	June 27, 2020 PACER
45	PROPOSED BRIEFING SCHEDULE by DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, MIRNA S., VICENTA S.. (Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 07/01/2020)	July 1, 2020	July 1, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER. Plaintiffs shall file their Amended Complaint by July 17, 2020, and Defendants shall file their answer or motion by September 17, 2020. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 7/2/2020. (lcapm1).	July 2, 2020	July 2, 2020 PACER
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Amended Complaint due by 7/17/2020. Responsive Pleading due by 9/17/2020. (zjd)	July 2, 2020	July 2, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER Setting Hearing on Motions: It is hereby ORDERED that a hearing on all pending motions, to be conducted by video/teleconference, is set for 7/16/2020 at 02:30 PM before Judge Ellen S. Huvelle. The Courtroom Deputy email counsel with instructions for joining the video/teleconference. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on July 8, 2020. (AG)	July 8, 2020	July 8, 2020 PACER
	Set/Reset Hearings: Motion Hearing set for 7/16/2020 at 2:30 PM via videoconference before Judge Ellen S. Huvelle. (zgdf)	July 8, 2020	July 8, 2020 PACER
	Minute Entry for Video/Telephonic Motion Hearing proceedings held on 7/16/2020 before Judge Ellen S. Huvelle as to re 4 MOTION for Summary Judgment; 5 MOTION to Certify Class and to Appoint Class Counsel and MOTION to Appoint Lead Counsel; 19 Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment. Oral argument heard and motions taken under advisement. (Court Reporter Lisa Griffith) (zgdf)	July 16, 2020	July 16, 2020 PACER
46	AMENDED COMPLAINT against WILLIAM BARR, MICHAEL POMPEO, DONALD J. TRUMP, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CHAD WOLF filed by MIRNA S., DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, VICENTA S., 3Q DIGITAL, CARMEN LIGIA VIDAL PIMENTEL, IWUNDU EPOUSE KOUADIO IJEOMA GOLDEN, FARANGIS KURBONOVA, ASSE INTERNATIONAL, INC., CLAUDIO ALEJANDRO SARNIGUET JIMENEZ, SUPERIOR SCAPE, INC., NAZIF ALAM, SHIPCO TRANSPORT, INC., NANCY ABARCA, ANGELA SINON, POWERTRUNK, INC., M.S., EURAUPAIR INTERNATIONAL, INC., DANIEL CHIBUNDU NWANKWO, JODI LYNN KARPES, FATMA BUSHATI, AYA NAKAMURA, JUAN CARLOS ROSARIO LEBRON, LOIDA PHELPS, SEIU COMMITTEE OF INTERNS AND RESIDENTS, SHYAM SUNDAR KOIRALA, AJA TAMAMU MARIAMA KINTEH. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J, # 11 Exhibit K, # 12 Exhibit L, # 13 Exhibit M, # 14 Exhibit N, # 15 Exhibit O, # 16 Exhibit P, # 17 Exhibit Q, # 18 Exhibit R, # 19 Exhibit S)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 07/17/2020) 1 Exhibit A View on PACER 2 Exhibit B View on PACER 3 Exhibit C View on PACER 4 Exhibit D View on PACER 5 Exhibit E View on PACER 6 Exhibit F View on PACER 7 Exhibit G View on PACER 8 Exhibit H View on PACER 9 Exhibit I View on PACER 10 Exhibit J View on PACER 11 Exhibit K View on PACER 12 Exhibit L View on PACER 13 Exhibit M View on PACER 14 Exhibit N View on PACER 15 Exhibit O View on PACER 16 Exhibit P View on PACER 17 Exhibit Q View on PACER 18 Exhibit R View on PACER 19 Exhibit S View on PACER	July 17, 2020	July 17, 2020 Clearinghouse
47	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Jordan Cunnings, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-7366438. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by 3Q DIGITAL, NANCY ABARCA, NAZIF ALAM, ASSE INTERNATIONAL, INC., FATMA BUSHATI, EURAUPAIR INTERNATIONAL, INC., IWUNDU EPOUSE KOUADIO GOLDEN, DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, CLAUDIO ALEJANDRO SARNI JIMENEZ, JODI LYNN KARPES, AJA TAMAMU MARIAMA KINTEH, SHYAM SUNDAR KOIRALA, FARANGIS KURBONOVA, JUAN CARLOS ROSARIO LEBRON, M.S., AYA NAKAMURA, DANIEL CHIBUNDU NWANKWO, LOIDA PHELPS, CARMEN LIGIA VIDAL PIMENTEL, POWERTRUNK, INC., MIRNA S., VICENTA S., SEIU COMMITTEE OF INTERNS AND RESIDENTS, SHIPCO TRANSPORT, INC., ANGELA SINON, SUPERIOR SCAPE, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Jordan Cunnings, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 07/21/2020)	July 21, 2020	July 21, 2020 PACER
48	NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal re Plaintiffs Domingo Arreguin Gomez, Mirna S., and Vicenta S. and Advising Court that Plaintiff Mohamed Saleh, Identified as M.S., No Longer Seeks to Proceed Under Pseudonym (Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 07/22/2020)	July 22, 2020	July 22, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting 47 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Jordan Cunnings is hereby admitted pro hac vice to appear in this matter. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 7/22/2020. (lcapm1)	July 22, 2020	July 22, 2020 PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice	July 22, 2020	July 22, 2020 PACER
49	NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal re Farangis Kurbonova (Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 07/24/2020)	July 24, 2020	July 24, 2020 PACER
50	MOTION to Consolidate Cases by WILLIAM BARR, MICHAEL POMPEO, DONALD J. TRUMP, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CHAD WOLF (Lyerla, Christopher) (Entered: 07/27/2020)	July 27, 2020	July 27, 2020 RECAP
	MINUTE ORDER. Plaintiffs shall file their opposition to Defendants' 50 Motion to Consolidate by August 3, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 7/30/2020. (lcapm1)	July 30, 2020	July 30, 2020 PACER
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Opposition due by 8/3/2020 at 10:00 a.m. (zjd)	July 30, 2020	July 30, 2020 PACER
51	NOTICE of Appearance by Jordan Elizabeth Cunnings on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Cunnings, Jordan) (Main Document 51 replaced on 7/30/2020) (zeg). (Entered: 07/30/2020)	July 30, 2020	July 30, 2020 PACER
	.Order	July 30, 2020	July 30, 2020 PACER
	Set/Reset Deadlines	July 30, 2020	July 30, 2020 PACER
52	MOTION to Certify Class by 3Q DIGITAL, NANCY ABARCA, NAZIF ALAM, ASSE INTERNATIONAL, INC., FATMA BUSHATI, EURAUPAIR INTERNATIONAL, INC., IWUNDU EPOUSE KOUADIO GOLDEN, DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, CLAUDIO ALEJANDRO SARNI JIMENEZ, JODI LYNN KARPES, AJA TAMAMU MARIAMA KINTEH, SHYAM SUNDAR KOIRALA, FARANGIS KURBONOVA, JUAN CARLOS ROSARIO LEBRON, M.S., AYA NAKAMURA, DANIEL CHIBUNDU NWANKWO, LOIDA PHELPS, CARMEN LIGIA VIDAL PIMENTEL, POWERTRUNK, INC., MIRNA S., VICENTA S., SEIU COMMITTEE OF INTERNS AND RESIDENTS, SHIPCO TRANSPORT, INC., ANGELA SINON, SUPERIOR SCAPE, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Dahab, Nadia) (Entered: 07/31/2020)	July 31, 2020	July 31, 2020 PACER
53	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by 3Q DIGITAL, NANCY ABARCA, NAZIF ALAM, ASSE INTERNATIONAL, INC., FATMA BUSHATI, EURAUPAIR INTERNATIONAL, INC., IWUNDU EPOUSE KOUADIO GOLDEN, DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, CLAUDIO ALEJANDRO SARNI JIMENEZ, JODI LYNN KARPES, AJA TAMAMU MARIAMA KINTEH, SHYAM SUNDAR KOIRALA, FARANGIS KURBONOVA, JUAN CARLOS ROSARIO LEBRON, M.S., AYA NAKAMURA, DANIEL CHIBUNDU NWANKWO, LOIDA PHELPS, CARMEN LIGIA VIDAL PIMENTEL, POWERTRUNK, INC., MIRNA S., VICENTA S., SEIU COMMITTEE OF INTERNS AND RESIDENTS, SHIPCO TRANSPORT, INC., ANGELA SINON, SUPERIOR SCAPE, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4, # 6 Exhibit 5, # 7 Exhibit 6, # 8 Exhibit 7, # 9 Declaration of Nancy Abarca, # 10 Declaration of MD Nazif Alam, # 11 Declaration of Fatma Bushati, # 12 Declaration of Scott Corley, # 13 Declaration of Ralph DeRosa, # 14 Declaration of William J. Gustafson, # 15 Declaration of Jennifer Hunt, # 16 Declaration of Iwundu Epouse Kouadio Ijeoma Golden, # 17 Declaration of Klaus H. Jepsen, # 18 Declaration of Claudio Alejandro Sarniguet Jimenez, # 19 Declaration of Jodi Lynn Karpes, # 20 Declaration of Aja Tamamu Mariama Kinteh, # 21 Declaration of Shyam Sundar Koirala, # 22 Declaration of Leighton Ku, # 23 Declaration of Juan Carlos Rosario Lebron, # 24 Declaration of Jose Martin, # 25 Declaration of Aya Nakamura, # 26 Declaration of Terry Newman, # 27 Declaration of Alex Nowrasteh, # 28 Declaration of Daniel Chibundu Nwankwo, # 29 Declaration of Giovanni Peri, # 30 Declaration of Loida Phelps, # 31 Declaration of Carmen Ligia Vidal Pimentel, # 32 Declaration of Laura Rodnitzky, # 33 Declaration of Mohamed Saleh, # 34 Declaration of Angela Sinon, # 35 Declaration of Chad Sparber, # 36 Text of Proposed Order)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 07/31/2020) 1 Memorandum in Support View on RECAP 2 Exhibit 1 View on PACER 3 Exhibit 2 View on PACER 4 Exhibit 3 View on PACER 5 Exhibit 4 View on PACER 6 Exhibit 5 View on PACER 7 Exhibit 6 View on PACER 8 Exhibit 7 View on PACER 9 Declaration of Nancy Abarca View on PACER 10 Declaration of MD Nazif Alam View on RECAP 11 Declaration of Fatma Bushati View on PACER 12 Declaration of Scott Corley View on PACER 13 Declaration of Ralph DeRosa View on PACER 14 Declaration of William J. Gustafson View on RECAP 15 Declaration of Jennifer Hunt View on PACER 16 Declaration of Iwundu Epouse Kouadio Ijeoma Golden View on PACER 17 Declaration of Klaus H. Jepsen View on PACER 18 Declaration of Claudio Alejandro Sarniguet Jimenez View on PACER 19 Declaration of Jodi Lynn Karpes View on PACER 20 Declaration of Aja Tamamu Mariama Kinteh View on PACER 21 Declaration of Shyam Sundar Koirala View on PACER 22 Declaration of Leighton Ku View on PACER 23 Declaration of Juan Carlos Rosario Lebron View on PACER 24 Declaration of Jose Martin View on PACER 25 Declaration of Aya Nakamura View on RECAP 26 Declaration of Terry Newman View on PACER 27 Declaration of Alex Nowrasteh View on PACER 28 Declaration of Daniel Chibundu Nwankwo View on PACER 29 Declaration of Giovanni Peri View on PACER 30 Declaration of Loida Phelps View on PACER 31 Declaration of Carmen Ligia Vidal Pimentel View on PACER 32 Declaration of Laura Rodnitzky View on RECAP 33 Declaration of Mohamed Saleh View on PACER 34 Declaration of Angela Sinon View on PACER 35 Declaration of Chad Sparber View on PACER 36 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	July 31, 2020	July 31, 2020 Clearinghouse
54	Memorandum in opposition to re 50 MOTION to Consolidate Cases filed by 3Q DIGITAL, NANCY ABARCA, NAZIF ALAM, ASSE INTERNATIONAL, INC., FATMA BUSHATI, EURAUPAIR INTERNATIONAL, INC., IWUNDU EPOUSE KOUADIO GOLDEN, DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, CLAUDIO ALEJANDRO SARNI JIMENEZ, JODI LYNN KARPES, AJA TAMAMU MARIAMA KINTEH, SHYAM SUNDAR KOIRALA, FARANGIS KURBONOVA, JUAN CARLOS ROSARIO LEBRON, M.S., AYA NAKAMURA, DANIEL CHIBUNDU NWANKWO, LOIDA PHELPS, CARMEN LIGIA VIDAL PIMENTEL, POWERTRUNK, INC., MIRNA S., VICENTA S., SEIU COMMITTEE OF INTERNS AND RESIDENTS, SHIPCO TRANSPORT, INC., ANGELA SINON, SUPERIOR SCAPE, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 08/03/2020)	Aug. 3, 2020	Aug. 3, 2020 PACER
55	First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 53 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, 52 MOTION to Certify Class by WILLIAM BARR, MICHAEL POMPEO, DONALD J. TRUMP, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CHAD F. WOLF (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Granting Extension)(York, Thomas) (Entered: 08/04/2020)	Aug. 4, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020 PACER
56	Memorandum in opposition to re 55 First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 53 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, 52 MOTION to Certify Class filed by 3Q DIGITAL, NANCY ABARCA, NAZIF ALAM, ASSE INTERNATIONAL, INC., FATMA BUSHATI, EURAUPAIR INTERNATIONAL, INC., IWUNDU EPOUSE KOUADIO GOLDEN, DOMINGO ARREGUIN GOMEZ, CLAUDIO ALEJANDRO SARNI JIMENEZ, JODI LYNN KARPES, AJA TAMAMU MARIAMA KINTEH, SHYAM SUNDAR KOIRALA, FARANGIS KURBONOVA, JUAN CARLOS ROSARIO LEBRON, M.S., AYA NAKAMURA, DANIEL CHIBUNDU NWANKWO, LOIDA PHELPS, CARMEN LIGIA VIDAL PIMENTEL, POWERTRUNK, INC., MIRNA S., VICENTA S., SEIU COMMITTEE OF INTERNS AND RESIDENTS, SHIPCO TRANSPORT, INC., ANGELA SINON, SUPERIOR SCAPE, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Cleland B. Welton II, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Pincus, Andrew) (Entered: 08/05/2020)	Aug. 5, 2020	Aug. 5, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER. The parties in Aker v. Trump, 20-cv-1926; Mohammed v. Pompeo, 20-cv-1856; and Gomez v. Trump, 20-cv-1419, shall appear for a telephonic scheduling hearing on August 7, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. In advance of the hearing, the parties shall meet and confer about a schedule on the pending motions for preliminary injunction and discuss whether case consolidation at least with respect to the diversity immigrant visa plaintiffs is warranted. The courtroom deputy shall circulate dial-in information to counsel. Members of the public or media who wish to access the hearing may dial the court's toll-free public access line: (877) 848-7030, access code 321-8747. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 8/5/2020. (lcapm1)	Aug. 5, 2020	Aug. 5, 2020 PACER
	Set/Reset Hearings: Telephonic Status Conference set for 8/7/2020 at 10:00 AM before Judge Amit P. Mehta. (zjd)	Aug. 5, 2020	Aug. 5, 2020 PACER
	Minute Entry for Telephone Conference held on 8/7/2020 before Judge Amit P. Mehta. Governments' Responses due by 8/18/2020. Plaintiffs' Replies due by 8/24/2020. Motion Hearing set for 8/27/2020 at 1:00 PM in Telephonic/VTC before Judge Amit P. Mehta. Status Conference set for 8/12/2020 at 11:30 AM in Telephonic/VTC before Judge Amit P. Mehta. Court Reporter William Zaremba. (zjch)	Aug. 7, 2020	Aug. 7, 2020 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER. Four actions currently pending before the court involve common questions of law and fact: Gomez v. Trump, 20-cv-1419; Mohammed v. Pompeo, 20-cv-1856; Aker v. Trump, 20-cv-1926; and Fonjong v. Trump, 20-cv-2128. Accordingly, the court grants Defendants' 50 Motion to Consolidate Cases, and orders that the four matters be consolidated pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 42(a). It is further ordered that the Clerk's Office close Mohammed v. Pompeo, Aker v. Trump, and Funjong v. Trump, and transfer plaintiffs and counsel in those cases to Gomez v. Trump. It is further ordered that all filings with this Court shall be filed only in Gomez v. Trump. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 8/7/2020. (lcapm1)	Aug. 7, 2020	Aug. 7, 2020 PACER
57	ORDER granting in part and denying in part Defendants' 55 Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Motion for A Preliminary Injunction, and setting the schedule for further proceedings in this consolidated matter. See the attached Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 8/7/2020. (lcapm1) (Entered: 08/07/2020)	Aug. 7, 2020	Aug. 7, 2020 RECAP
58	AMICUS BRIEF by STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF COLORADO, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF DELAWARE, STATE OF HAWAII, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF MARYLAND, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, STATE OF NEVADA, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF OREGON, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF VERMONT, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, STATE OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF WISCONSIN, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. (Murdukhayeva, Ester) (Entered: 08/07/2020)	Aug. 7, 2020	Aug. 7, 2020 Clearinghouse
59	First MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by GREGORY SISKIND, JOHNNA MAIN BAILEY, CHARLES KUCK (Kuck, Charles) (Entered: 08/07/2020)	Aug. 7, 2020	Aug. 7, 2020 PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory: District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Immigration and/or the Border

Special Collection(s):

Trump 1.0 & 2.0 Immigration Enforcement Order Challenges

COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Trump Administration 1.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: May 28, 2020

Closing Date: Sept. 27, 2024

Case Ongoing: No reason to think so

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Individuals and corporations who have been unable to gain visas for themselves or others due to Presidential Proclamations 10014 and 10052. Class Definition: “Individuals who have been selected to receive an immigrant visa through the U.S. Department of State’s FY2020 Diversity Visa Lottery and who had not received their immigrant visa on or before April 23, 2020, when the Presidential Proclamation 10014, later extended by Presidential Proclamation 10052, took effect.”

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Granted

Defendants

United States (- United States (national) -), Federal

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide