Carpenter v. United States Department of Agriculture Secretary

Southeastern Legal Foundation

Mountain States Legal Foundation

COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (2 summonses issued) Counsel - payment is due within three calendar days. To pay the filing fee with a credit card, please use the event Notice of Civil Filing Fee in CM/ECF or send a check to the Clerk of US District Court, 2120 Capitol Avenue Room 2131, Cheyenne, WY 82001, filed by Leisl M Carpenter. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Court Staff, skb) (Entered: 05/25/2021)

Summons Issued - Thomas J. Vilsack. (Court Staff, skb) (Entered: 05/25/2021)

Summons Issued - Zach Ducheneaux. (Court Staff, skb) (Entered: 05/25/2021)

MOTION REFERRED TO Judge Kelly H Rankin. MOTION for Braden Boucek to appear pro hac vice; Check not tendered; filed by Plaintiff Leisl M Carpenter. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Proposed Order)(Stubson, Timothy) (Entered: 05/25/2021)

MOTION REFERRED TO Judge Kelly H Rankin. MOTION for Corey C. Bartkus to appear pro hac vice; Check not tendered; filed by Plaintiff Leisl M Carpenter. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Proposed Order)(Stubson, Timothy) (Entered: 05/25/2021)

MOTION REFERRED TO Judge Kelly H Rankin. MOTION for Kimberly S. Hermann to appear pro hac vice; Check not tendered; filed by Plaintiff Leisl M Carpenter. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Proposed Order)(Stubson, Timothy) (Entered: 05/25/2021)

MOTION REFERRED TO Judge Kelly H Rankin. MOTION for William E. Trachman to appear pro hac vice; Check not tendered; filed by Plaintiff Leisl M Carpenter. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Proposed Order)(Stubson, Timothy) (Entered: 05/25/2021)

ORDER by the Honorable Kelly H Rankin granting 4 Motion for Braden Boucek to appear pro hac vice ; granting 5 Motion for Corey C. Bartkus to appear pro hac vice ; granting 6 Motion for Kimberly S. Hermann to appear pro hac vice ; granting 7 Motion for William E. Trachman to appear pro hac vice on behalf of Leisl M. Carpenter. (Copy of order emailed to PHV counsel on this date). (Court Staff, stmo) Modified docket text on 6/1/2021 (Court Staff, stmo). (Entered: 05/25/2021)

FINANCIAL ENTRY: $402 filing fee paid via Pay.gov on this date. Receipt AWYDC-1939483. (Court Staff, sjk)

Notice of Pro Hac Vice Attorney Appearance by Kimberly S. Hermann on behalf of Leisl M Carpenter Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AWYDC-1941176. (Hermann, Kimberly) (Entered: 05/27/2021)

Notice of Pro Hac Vice Attorney Appearance by Braden Boucek on behalf of Leisl M Carpenter (Boucek, Braden) (Entered: 05/27/2021)

Notice of Pro Hac Vice Attorney Appearance by William Edward Trachman on behalf of Leisl M Carpenter (Trachman, William) (Entered: 05/27/2021)

Notice of Pro Hac Vice Attorney Appearance by Corey Christopher Bartkus on behalf of Leisl M Carpenter (Bartkus, Corey) (Entered: 05/27/2021)

FINANCIAL ENTRY: Payment of $100 received for pro hac vice for Braden Boucek. Receipt CHY034787. (Court Staff, sjk)

FINANCIAL ENTRY: Payment of $200 received for pro hac vice fees for William E Trachman & Corey C Bartkus. Receipt CHY034788. (Court Staff, sjk)

(TEXT-ONLY) Notice of Failure to Pay Filing Fee. Filing Fee Due: 5/28/21. (Court Staff, sjlg) (Entered: 05/28/2021)

Notice of Civil Case Filing Fee Payment: Filing Fee $402 was paid with Receipt Number: CHY034790 (Court Staff, sbh)

Notice of Civil Case Filing Fee Payment: Filing Fee $402 was paid with Receipt Number: CHY034790 (Court Staff, sbh). Receipt CHY034790 to be refunded to Mountain States Legal Foundation as fee was already paid via Pay.gov on 5/25/21. Modified on 6/15/2021 (Court Staff, sjk).

Financial Entry

Notice of Failure to Pay Filing Fee

Notice of Civil Case Filing Fee Payment

Notice of Pro Hac Vice Attorney Appearance by Corey Christopher Bartkus on behalf of Leisl M Carpenter (Bartkus, Corey) (Entered: 06/01/2021)

MOTION REFERRED TO Judge Kelly H Rankin. MOTION for Emily Sue Newton to appear pro hac vice; Check not tendered; filed by Defendants Farm Service Agency Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary. (Attachments: # 1 Newton Declaration, # 2 Proposed Order)(Vassallo, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/09/2021)

MOTION REFERRED TO Judge Kelly H Rankin. MOTION for Kyla M. Snow to appear pro hac vice; Check not tendered; filed by Defendants Farm Service Agency Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary. (Attachments: # 1 Snow Declaration, # 2 Proposed Order)(Vassallo, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/09/2021)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Nicholas Vassallo on behalf of Farm Service Agency Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary (Vassallo, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/09/2021)

ORDER by the Honorable Kelly H Rankin granting 15 Motion for Emily S. Newton to appear pro hac vice ; granting 16 Motion for Kyla M. Snow to appear pro hac vice on behalf of Defendants Farm Service Agency Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary (copy of order sent to pro hac vice counsel via e-mail). (Court Staff, stmo) Modified docket text on 6/14/2021 (Court Staff, stmo). (Entered: 06/10/2021)

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Notice of Pro Hac Vice Attorney Appearance by Kyla Snow on behalf of Farm Service Agency Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary (Snow, Kyla) (Entered: 06/16/2021)

ORDER REGARDING SERVICE by the Honorable Nancy D Freudenthal. Plaintiff shall file returns of service, or a status report, by 7/6/21.(Court Staff, sal) (Entered: 06/21/2021)

DISREGARD. To be refiled. SUMMONS Returned Executed by Leisl M Carpenter. United States Department of Agriculture Secretary served on 5/26/2021, answer due on 7/26/2021. Served through the Tom Vilsack. (Trachman, William) Modified on 6/21/2021 (Court Staff, sbh). (Entered: 06/21/2021)

DISREGARD. To be refiled. SUMMONS Returned Executed by Leisl M Carpenter. Farm Service Agency Administrator served on 5/26/2021, answer due on 7/26/2021. Served through the Zach Ducheneaux. (Trachman, William) Modified on 6/21/2021 (Court Staff, sbh). (Entered: 06/21/2021)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Leisl M Carpenter. United States Department of Agriculture Secretary served on 6/1/2021, answer due on 8/2/2021. Served through the Tim Vilsack. (Trachman, William) (Entered: 06/21/2021)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Leisl M Carpenter. Farm Service Agency Administrator served on 6/1/2021, answer due on 8/2/2021. Served through the Zach Ducheneaux. (Trachman, William) (Entered: 06/21/2021)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Emily Sue Newton on behalf of Farm Service Agency Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary (Newton, Emily) (Entered: 06/21/2021)

Summons Returned Executed-US Gov

DISREGARD - Duplicate filing filed in error. NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by William Edward Trachman on behalf of Leisl M Carpenter (Trachman, William) Modified on 7/14/2021 (Court Staff, stmo). (Entered: 07/14/2021)

Notice of Attorney Appearance

MOTION to stay case filed by Defendants Farm Service Agency Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Snow, Kyla) (Entered: 07/19/2021)

1 Proposed Order

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MEMORANDUM in Support of 27 Motion to Stay Case filed by Defendants Farm Service Agency Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Miller Decision) (Snow, Kyla) (Entered: 07/19/2021)

MOTION REFERRED TO Judge Kelly H Rankin. MOTION for Extension of Time (Non-Dispositive) requesting extension of deadline to answer Plaintiff's complaint filed by Defendants Farm Service Agency Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Snow, Kyla) (Entered: 07/23/2021)

ORDER by the Honorable Kelly H Rankin granting 29 Motion for Extension of Time. Defendants shall answer Plaintiffs Complaint by August 31, 2021.(Court Staff, smh) (Entered: 07/26/2021)

RESPONSE in Opposition re 27 MOTION to stay case filed by Plaintiff Leisl M Carpenter. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - A Career Counselors Guide to Lateral Hiring at DOJ, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Choose Justice - Guide to U.S. DOJ for Law Students and Exp. Attorneys, # 3 Exhibit 3 - Order Denying Motion to Stay) (Trachman, William) (Entered: 08/02/2021)

NON-PUBLIC DOCUMENT pursuant to the Judicial Conference Policy on Privacy and Public Access REPLY BRIEF re 27 Motion to Stay Case filed by Defendants Farm Service Agency Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary. (Newton, Emily) Security modified on 8/9/2021 (Court Staff, sal). (Entered: 08/09/2021)

ORDER by the Honorable Nancy D Freudenthal granting 27 Motion to Stay Case. Defendants shall file and serve a Status Report every 6 months and shall also promptly report any action as specified in this Order. (Court Staff, sal) (Entered: 08/16/2021)

STATUS REPORT by Farm Service Agency Administrator, United States Department of Agriculture Secretary. (Snow, Kyla) (Entered: 02/16/2022)

Status Report