Case: Taal v. Trump

President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump

COMPLAINT against Donald J. Trump, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Kristi Noem (Filing fee $405 receipt number ANYNDC-7062691) filed by Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi, and Sriram Parasurama. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(lmw) (Main Document 1 replaced on 3/17/2025) (kmc, ). (Attachment 1 replaced on 3/17/2025) (kmc, ). (Entered: 03/16/2025)

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MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order/MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi and Sriram Parasurama. Motion returnable before Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe. (Attachments: # 1 Motion for TRO/PI, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Memorandum of Law, # 6 Proposed Order/Judgment)(lmw) (Main Document 2 replaced on 3/17/2025) (kmc, ). (Attachment 1 replaced on 3/17/2025) (kmc, ). (Attachment 5 replaced on 3/17/2025) (kmc, ). (Attachment 6 replaced on 3/17/2025) (kmc, ). (Entered: 03/16/2025)

1 Motion for TRO/PI

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4 Exhibit C

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5 Memorandum of Law

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6 Proposed Order/Judgment

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Summons Issued as to Donald J. Trump, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Kristi Noem. (lmw) (Main Document 3 replaced on 3/17/2025) (kmc, ). (Entered: 03/16/2025)

G.O. 25 FILING ORDER ISSUED: Initial Telephone Conference set for 6/25/2025 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric. Civil Case Management Plan must be filed and Mandatory Disclosures are to be exchanged by the parties on or before 6/18/2025. (Pursuant to Local Rule 26.2, mandatory disclosures are to be exchanged among the parties but are NOT to be filed with the Court.) Sent via email to counsel not admitted. (mmg) (Main Document 4 replaced on 3/17/2025) Clerk Replaced document with a corrected case number and fixed typo. Corrected Copy emailed to counsel. (mmg). (Entered: 03/17/2025)

Order

NOTICE OF ADMISSION REQUIREMENT as to Party Momodou Taal et al; Attorney Eric Lee, Email address is ca.ericlee@gmail.com. Phone number is (248) 692-0936. Jonathan Wallace. Email is jonathan.wallace80@gmail.com. Phone number is (917)359-6234. CHris Godshall-Bennet, email is cgb@adc.org, phone number is (202)333-6470. Maria Kari, email is info@mariakari.org, phone number (205)862-8005. Admissions due by 3/31/2025. Sent via Email to Counsel. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Admission for Jonathan Wallace, # 2 Notice of Admission for Chris Godshall-Bennet, # 3 Notice of Admission for Maria Kari)(mmg). (Entered: 03/17/2025)

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MOTION for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice of Eric Lee. $100 fee paid, receipt number 27MGDARN. Filed by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi [THIS DOCUMENT IS RESTRICTED AND VIEWABLE BY COURT USERS ONLY] Filed via MFT. Motions referred to Miroslav Lovric. (mmg). Modified on 3/17/2025 to include payment link (mmg). (Entered: 03/17/2025)

TEXT NOTICE: The Initial Conference is set for 6/25/2025 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric and will be held via Microsoft Teams Teleconference. The Courtroom Deputy will send a Teams link to the parties to participate. (jdc )

MOTION for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice of Christopher Godshall-Bennett Filing fee $100, receipt number ANYNDC-7063222. [THIS DOCUMENT IS RESTRICTED AND VIEWABLE BY COURT USERS ONLY] Motions referred to Miroslav Lovric. (Saleem, Mohammad) (Entered: 03/17/2025)

CLERK'S CORRECTION OF DOCKET ENTRY re 1 Complaint, 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order/MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, and 3 Summons Issued: The assigned District Judge initials were incorrect on the documents. Clerk fixed the initials and replaced the documents. (kmc)

TEXT ORDER: The Court has reviewed Plaintiffs' submissions, including the 1 Complaint and 2 Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order. Plaintiffs have not met the requirements for the issuance of a temporary restraining order without notice to the Defendants. Accordingly, Plaintiffs are directed to serve the Complaint, Motion papers with all attachments, and this Text Order on Defendants by March 18, 2025, and file a properly executed certificate of service as to all Defendants by March 18, 2025. A telephone conference is scheduled for March 19, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. to address the Motion and set a briefing schedule. SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on 3/17/2025. (kmc) (Entered: 03/17/2025)

CLERK'S CORRECTION OF DOCKET ENTRY re 1 Complaint, 3 Summons Issued, 2 Motion for TRO and Preliminary Injunction. The documents originally uploaded to the docket had a clerical error with the District Judge's initials after the case number. Images were replaced to show District Judge's initials as ECC. (see)

TEXT NOTICE of Teleconference: A Telephone Conference is set for 3/19/2025 at 2:00 PM before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe. The parties are directed to dial in at 315-691-0477, ID code 628 473 531#. (kmc)

ORDER granting 6 Motion for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice. Counsel is hereby advised that as of January 16, 2018, the NYND has converted to NextGen. Due to this conversion, you must now register for Pro Hac Vice access through your PACER account. This is the only notice you will receive concerning this requirement. You will not have access to electronically file in this case until your Pro Hac Vice request has been processed through the PACER system. Step-by-step instructions on how to complete this process are available at http://www.nynd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions. Counsel is reminded that, once the above is accomplished, a NOTICE OF APPEARANCE MUST BE FILED IN THIS ACTION or you will not receive electronic notifications in the case. SO ORDERED by Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric on 3/18/2025. (jdc, ) (Entered: 03/18/2025)

Order on Motion for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice

ORDER granting 7 Motion for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice. Counsel is hereby advised that as of January 16, 2018, the NYND has converted to NextGen. Due to this conversion, you must now register for Pro Hac Vice access through your PACER account. This is the only notice you will receive concerning this requirement. You will not have access to electronically file in this case until your Pro Hac Vice request has been processed through the PACER system. Step-by-step instructions on how to complete this process are available at http://www.nynd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions. Counsel is reminded that, once the above is accomplished, a NOTICE OF APPEARANCE MUST BE FILED IN THIS ACTION or you will not receive electronic notifications in the case. SO ORDERED by Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric on 3/18/2025. (jdc ) (Entered: 03/18/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Christopher Godshall-Bennett on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Godshall-Bennett, Christopher) (Entered: 03/18/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Eric T. Lee on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Lee, Eric) (Entered: 03/18/2025)

Letter from Mohammad Akif Saleem for Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi requesting for this matter to proceed solely before District Court Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe submitted to Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe . (Saleem, Mohammad) Modified on 3/19/2025 to clarify it is a letter. (kmc) (Entered: 03/18/2025)

AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons, Civil Cover Sheet, Complaint, Notice of Motion, Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order, Exhibits, Plaintiff's Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order; Exhibits served on U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Donald J. Trump in his official capacity as President of the United States, Kristi Noem in her official capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on 03/17/2025, filed by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi. (Saleem, Mohammad) (Entered: 03/18/2025)

Letter Motion from Mohammad Akif Saleem for Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi requesting acceptance of our filed Affidavits of Service and allowing our office to file the Affidavit of Service for AUSA Hanlon tomorrow submitted to Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe . (Saleem, Mohammad) (Entered: 03/18/2025)

MOTION for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice of Maria A. Kari for Plaintiffs Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, and Mukoma Wa Ngugi. No fee paid-email with payment link sent to attorney on 3/19/2025. Filed via MFT on 3/18/2025. [THIS DOCUMENT IS RESTRICTED AND VIEWABLE BY COURT USERS ONLY] Motions referred to Miroslav Lovric. (ham) (Entered: 03/19/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jonathan Wallace on behalf of Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi (Wallace, Jonathan) (Entered: 03/19/2025)

Order Setting Hearing on Motion

Order on Letter Request

Set/Reset Answer Deadline

AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons, Civil Cover Sheet, Complaint, Notice of Motion, Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order, Exhibits, Plaintiff's Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order; Exhibits served on U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Donald J. Trump in his official capacity as President of the United States, Kristi Noem in her official capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on 03/17/2025, filed by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi. (Godshall-Bennett, Christopher) (Entered: 03/19/2025)

***Answer due date updated for Kristi Noem: answer due 5/16/2025; Donald J. Trump: answer due 5/16/2025; U.S. Department of Homeland Security: answer due 5/16/2025. (ham)

TEXT ORDER: After further review of the Complaint and Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction, Dkt. No. 2, the Court will hold an in-person hearing to address the motion on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., in Courtroom 5 in Syracuse, New York. There will also be an expedited briefing schedule to give both parties an opportunity to present their arguments before the hearing. Defendants' response to the motion shall be filed no later than Saturday, March 22 at 5:00 p.m., and Plaintiffs' reply brief shall be filed no later than Monday, March 24 at 5:00 p.m. Accordingly, the telephone conference that is set for today, March 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM is CANCELLED. SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on 3/19/2025. (kmc) (Entered: 03/19/2025)

TEXT ORDER: Granting 15 Letter Request. Plaintiff is directed to file the Affidavit of Service for AUSA Daniel Hanlon by March 19, 2025. SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on 3/19/2025. (kmc) (Entered: 03/19/2025)

EX PARTE MOTION (Sealed) PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 3 (a), # 5 Proposed Order) Clerk notes no Exhibit 2 was received. There was only two Exhibit 3s. (kmc) Modified on 3/21/2025 to unseal per Dkt. No. 26 Order dated 3/21/2025. (kmc) (Entered: 03/20/2025)

TEXT ORDER: The Court has reviewed Plaintiffs' 21 ex parte motion for a temporary restraining order. Plaintiffs have not met the Fed R. Civ. P. 65(b) requirements for the issuance of a temporary restraining order without notice to the Defendants, and their ex parte motion is therefore DENIED. Plaintiffs are directed to show cause by Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. why their ex parte motion for a temporary restraining order and attachments should not be filed on the public docket. If Plaintiffs seek to seal any portion of their ex parte motion for a temporary restraining order and attachments, they should comply with the requirements of Local Rule 5.3. SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on 3/20/2025. (Copy served upon plaintiffs attorneys by e-mail) (kmc) Modified on 3/21/2025 to unseal per Dkt. No. 26 Order dated 3/21/2025. (kmc) (Entered: 03/20/2025)

Order on Ex Parte Motion - Sealed

Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Request for Order to Show Cause by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi. (Attachments: # 1 Motion for TRO/PI Motion for TRO and Request for Order to Show Cause and Memorandum, # 2 Affidavit Affidavit of Mr. Farghlia, # 3 Affidavit Affidavit of Mr. Thompson, # 4 Affidavit Affidavit of Mr. Lee, # 5 Proposed Order/Judgment Proposed Order to Show Cause, # 6 Proposed Order/Judgment Proposed Order Granting TRO)(Godshall-Bennett, Christopher) (Entered: 03/20/2025)

1 Motion for TRO/PI Motion for TRO and Request for Order to Show Cause and Memoran

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2 Affidavit Affidavit of Mr. Farghlia

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3 Affidavit Affidavit of Mr. Thompson

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4 Affidavit Affidavit of Mr. Lee

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5 Proposed Order/Judgment Proposed Order to Show Cause

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NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Karen Folster Lesperance on behalf of Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Folster Lesperance, Karen) (Entered: 03/20/2025)

LETTER BRIEF by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Exhibit 4, # 2 Exhibit(s) Exhibit 5, # 3 Exhibit(s) Exhibit 6)(Lee, Eric) (Entered: 03/21/2025)

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Order

ORDER: On March 19, 2025, the Court received an ex parte motion for a temporary restraining order from Plaintiffs. Dkt. No. 21 . The Court denied that request on March 20, 2025, and ordered Plaintiffs to show cause by March 20, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. why the motion should not be filed on the public docket. Dkt. No. 22 . Plaintiffs have not offered any cause why the motion should not be filed on the public docket. In addition, the emergency motion for a temporary restraining order filed by Plaintiffs on March 20, 2025, Dkt. No. 23, appears to contain all of the materials provided in the ex parte motion. The Clerk is therefore directed to publish the ex parte motion, Dkt. No. 21, and text order, Dkt. No. 22, on the public docket. Signed by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on 3/21/2025. (kmc) (Entered: 03/21/2025)

TEXT ORDER: The Court has carefully reviewed Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and an Order to Show Cause (Motion), Dkt. No. 23, and Plaintiffs' March 21, 2025, Letter Brief in support of the Motion, Dkt. No. 25 . The Court directs Defendants to respond to the Motion and Letter Brief in their brief due on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. In their brief, Defendants shall also address whether the portions of the Executive Orders challenged in the Complaint, Dkt. No. 1, are a basis for Mr. Taal's anticipated "surrender to [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] custody" as stated in the March 21, 2025 electronic mail message from the Government to Plaintiffs' counsel. SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on 3/21/2025. (kmc) (Entered: 03/21/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Ethan B. Kanter on behalf of All Defendants (Kanter, Ethan) (Entered: 03/22/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Paul Stone on behalf of All Defendants (Stone, Paul) (Entered: 03/22/2025)

RESPONSE in Opposition re 2 Motion for TRO,,, Motion for Preliminary Injunction,, 23 Motion for TRO,, 21 Ex Parte Motion (Sealed), filed by Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Anthony Patrone, # 2 Declaration of Roy Stanley, # 3 Declaration of John Armstrong)(Kanter, Ethan) (Entered: 03/22/2025)

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Letter Motion from Ethan B. Kanter for Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump, U.S. Department of Homeland Security requesting that the Court accept the government's late-filed oversized brief submitted to Judge Coombe . (Kanter, Ethan) (Entered: 03/22/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Benjamin M. Moss on behalf of All Defendants (Moss, Benjamin) (Entered: 03/22/2025)

REPLY to Response to Motion re 2 Motion for TRO,,, Motion for Preliminary Injunction,, 23 Motion for TRO,, filed by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) Disciplinary Resolution 1, # 2 Exhibit(s) Disciplinary Resolution 2)(Lee, Eric) (Entered: 03/23/2025)

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TEXT ORDER: Granting 31 Letter Request. The Court accepts and grants defendants oversized brief and late filing. SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on 3/24/2025. (kmc) (Entered: 03/24/2025)

Order on Letter Request

Notice of Attorney Admission Filing Deficiency re: 18 Motion for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice of Maria Kari. Pursuant to LR 83.1(d), the applicant MUST provide the following required documents: a Certificate of Good Standing that has been issued by a Court, a fully completed Petition for Admission; The corrected documents should be transmitted to the Court via MFT found on the Court's website https://www.nynd.uscourts.gov/submitting-files-court-mft and labeled 'Supplemental Admission documents'. Once all requirements under LR 83.1(d) have been met, the motion will be forwarded to the assigned Magistrate Judge for consideration. (tad)

Order on Motion for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice

TEXT Minute Entry for a Motion Hearing held on 3/25/2025 before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe re 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order/MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and 23 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Request for Order to Show Cause: The Court questions the parties and allows the parties to supplement their arguments. Judge Coombe has reserved her right to issue a decision at this time and a decision will be issued in due course. Appearances: Eric T. Lee, Esq., Mohammad A. Saleem, Esq., and Christopher Godshall-Bennett, Esq. for plaintiffs; Ethan B. Kanter, SAUSA, Benjamin M. Moss, SAUSA, Karen Folster Lesperance, AUSA, John A. Sarcone, III, U.S. Attorney for defendants. (Court Reporter: Jodi Hibbard. Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM.)(kmc)

Supplemental Admission documents re: 18 Motion for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice, [THIS DOCUMENT IS RESTRICTED AND VIEWABLE BY COURT USERS ONLY]. (Attachments: # 1 Completed Petition for Admission)(ham) (Entered: 03/25/2025)

ORDER granting 18 Motion for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice. Counsel is hereby advised that as of January 16, 2018, the NYND has converted to NextGen. Due to this conversion, you must now register for Pro Hac Vice access through your PACER account. This is the only notice you will receive concerning this requirement. You will not have access to electronically file in this case until your Pro Hac Vice request has been processed through the PACER system. Step-by-step instructions on how to complete this process are available at http://www.nynd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions. Counsel is reminded that, once the above is accomplished, a NOTICE OF APPEARANCE MUST BE FILED IN THIS ACTION or you will not receive electronic notifications in the case.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric on 3/25/2025. (jdc ) (Entered: 03/25/2025)

LETTER BRIEF regarding Trump v. New York by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi. (Godshall-Bennett, Christopher) (Entered: 03/25/2025)

AMENDED COMPLAINT and petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus against All Defendants filed by Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Sriram Parasurama. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit(s) Taal Affidavit, # 3 Exhibit(s) Ngg Affidavit, # 4 Exhibit(s) Parasurama Affidavit, # 5 Exhibit(s) Thompson Affidavit, # 6 Exhibit(s) Lee Affidavit, # 7 Exhibit(s) Farghlia Affidavit, # 8 Exhibit(s) Patrone Declaration, # 9 Exhibit(s) Stanley Declaration, # 10 Exhibit(s) Armstrong Declaration, # 11 Exhibit(s) Disciplinary Outcome 1, # 12 Exhibit(s) Disciplinary Outcome 2, # 13 Exhibit(s) Email from DOJ March 21)(Lee, Eric) (Entered: 03/27/2025)

1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet

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5 Exhibit(s) Thompson Affidavit

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6 Exhibit(s) Lee Affidavit

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7 Exhibit(s) Farghlia Affidavit

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8 Exhibit(s) Patrone Declaration

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9 Exhibit(s) Stanley Declaration

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10 Exhibit(s) Armstrong Declaration

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11 Exhibit(s) Disciplinary Outcome 1

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13 Exhibit(s) Email from DOJ March 21

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Order Setting Hearing on Motion

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS(ES): Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Sriram Parasurama is requesting summons(es) be issued as to Kristi Noem, Donald J. Trump, U.S. Department of Homeland Security re: 38 Amended Complaint,,. (Saleem, Mohammad) (Entered: 03/27/2025)

DECISION AND ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED, for all of the above reasons, Plaintiffs' motions for a temporary restraining order, Dkt. Nos. 2, 23, are DENIED.The Court is aware that this Decision and Order has been issued simultaneously with Plaintiffs' filing of an Amended Complaint. See Dkt. No. 38 . By April 4, 2025, the parties shall submit a brief to the Court on the issue of whether a hearing on the Motion for a Preliminary Injunction tethered to the initial Complaint is appropriate, in light of Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint and the jurisdictional deficits noted above. Signed by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on 3/27/2025. (kmc) (Entered: 03/27/2025)

Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law Memo of Law, # 2 Affidavit Affidavit of Eric Lee, # 3 Affidavit Decalaration of Momodou Taal, # 4 Proposed Order/Judgment Proposed OSC, # 5 Proposed Order/Judgment Proposed order)(Lee, Eric) (Entered: 03/27/2025)

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TEXT ORDER: After reviewing Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, Dkt. No. 41, the Court is setting an expedited briefing schedule. Defendants' response to the motion shall be filed no later than Monday, March 31, 2025 at 5:00 p.m., and Plaintiffs' reply brief shall be filed no later than Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Plaintiffs are directed to serve the Amended Complaint, Motion papers with all attachments, and this Text Order on the named Defendants who have not yet appeared in this matter by March 28, 2025, and file a properly executed certificate of service as to these Defendants by March 31, 2025. SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on 3/27/2025. (kmc) (Entered: 03/27/2025)

Summons Issued as to Pamela Bondi, Thomas Brophy, Todd M. Lyons, and Marco Rubio, U.S. Department of State. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Issued as to Pamela Bondi, # 2 Summons Issued as to Thomas Brophy, # 3 Summons Issued as to Todd M. Lyons, # 4 Summons Issued as to U.S. Department of State)(ham) (Main Document 43 replaced on 3/31/2025) (ham, ). (Attachment 1 replaced on 3/31/2025) (ham, ). (Attachment 2 replaced on 3/31/2025) (ham, ). (Attachment 3 replaced on 3/31/2025) (ham, ). (Entered: 03/28/2025)

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THIRD Letter Motion from Mohammad Akif Saleem for Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi requesting request to extend deadline to serve the parties as directed from March 28, 2025 to April 1, 2025 submitted to Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe . (Saleem, Mohammad) (Entered: 03/28/2025)

CLERK'S CORRECTION OF DOCKET ENTRY re 43 Summons Issued: Clerk added attorney's information to Summonses and replaced the documents with the corrected versions. (ham)

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Clerk's Correction of Docket Entry

TEXT ORDER: Plaintiffs filed a Third Letter Request seeking an extension of the deadline to serve the named Defendants who have not yet appeared in this matter, because Plaintiffs' counsel was informed that their "request for personal service" would "likely not be completed" on March 28, 2025. Dkt. No. 44 . Given that the Court directed Defendants to respond to the Emergency Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order by today, March 31, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., the Court directs Plaintiffs' counsel to confer with Defendants' counsel of record, and inform the Court whether Defense counsel will accept service on behalf of the newly named Defendants. SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on 3/31/2025. (kmc) (Entered: 03/31/2025)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi (Saleem, Mohammad) (Entered: 03/31/2025)

LETTER BRIEF by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi. (Lee, Eric) (Entered: 03/31/2025)

RESPONSE in Opposition re 41 Motion for TRO, filed by Pamela Bondi, Thomas Brophy, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio, Donald J. Trump, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State. (Kanter, Ethan) (Entered: 03/31/2025)

LETTER BRIEF by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi. (Lee, Eric) (Entered: 03/31/2025)

NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi (Godshall-Bennett, Christopher) (Entered: 03/31/2025)

TEXT ORDER: The Court has reviewed Plaintiffs notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice 50 seeking dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i). Respectfully, the Clerk is directed to close this case pursuant to 50 Plaintiffs notice of voluntary dismissal. SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe on 4/2/2025. (kmc) (Entered: 04/02/2025)

Order

TRANSCRIPT REQUEST for 03/25/2025 proceeding by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi for proceedings held on 03/25/2025 before Judge Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe.. (Saleem, Mohammad) (Entered: 04/16/2025)

TRANSCRIPT REQUEST CORRECTED VERSION (for 03/25/2025 proceeding) by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi for proceedings held on 03/25/2025 before Judge U.S. District Judge Elizabeth C. Coombe.. (Saleem, Mohammad) (Entered: 04/16/2025)

AFFIDAVIT of Service for Request for Transcript served on U.S. Department of State, Marco Rubio, Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Thomas Brophy on 04/16/2025, filed by Sriram Parasurama, Momodou Taal, Mukoma Wa Ngugi. (Saleem, Mohammad) (Entered: 04/17/2025)