Case: Ozturk v. Noem

Badam v. Lyons

COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against KRISTI NOEM ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11629183) filed by KALYAN KUMAR ALISETTY, ERMAN ERBIL, VARUN REDDY PISATI, YUSUF OZKAN, RAHUL KUMAR REDDY DADIREDDY, CHUKWUALUKA DAVID JIBUNOH, HARUN OZTURK, JAI SAI VENKATA ROHITH GOWRA. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Notice of Related Case Form, # 3 Exhibit 1, # 4 Exhibit 2, # 5 Exhibit 3, # 6 Exhibit 4, # 7 Exhibit 5, # 8 Exhibit 6, # 9 Summons for the U.S. Attorney for DC, # 10 Summons for Kristi Noem, # 11 Summons for Pam Bondi)(Green, Brian) (Entered: 04/19/2025)

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by KALYAN KUMAR ALISETTY, RAHUL KUMAR REDDY DADIREDDY, ERMAN ERBIL, CHUKWUALUKA DAVID JIBUNOH, YUSUF OZKAN, HARUN OZTURK, VARUN REDDY PISATI, JAI SAI VENKATA ROHITH GOWRA. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Text of Proposed Order)(Green, Brian) (Entered: 04/19/2025)

MEMORANDUM re 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by KALYAN KUMAR ALISETTY, RAHUL KUMAR REDDY DADIREDDY, ERMAN ERBIL, CHUKWUALUKA DAVID JIBUNOH, YUSUF OZKAN, HARUN OZTURK, VARUN REDDY PISATI, JAI SAI VENKATA ROHITH GOWRA. (Green, Brian) (Entered: 04/19/2025)

NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by KALYAN KUMAR ALISETTY, RAHUL KUMAR REDDY DADIREDDY, ERMAN ERBIL, CHUKWUALUKA DAVID JIBUNOH, YUSUF OZKAN, HARUN OZTURK, VARUN REDDY PISATI, JAI SAI VENKATA ROHITH GOWRA. Case related to Case No. 1:25-cv-01130. (Green, Brian) (Entered: 04/19/2025)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Case Assigned to Judge Reggie B. Walton. (zjd)

SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to KRISTI NOEM, U.S. Attorney, and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent) (zjd) (Entered: 04/20/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Joseph F. Carilli, Jr on behalf of All Defendants (Carilli, Joseph) (Entered: 04/20/2025)

ORDER. In accordance with the attached Order, it is hereby ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall reassign this case randomly, pursuant to Local Rule 40.3. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on April 21, 2025. (lcrbw2) (Entered: 04/21/2025)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

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Case Randomly Reassigned to Judge Carl J. Nichols. Judge Reggie B. Walton is no longer assigned to the case. (zjd)

MINUTE ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that the government shall file its opposition to Plaintiffs' 2 Motion for TRO by April 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM, and that Plaintiffs shall file their reply by April 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM. It is further ORDERED that the Parties shall appear for a video hearing on Plaintiffs' 2 Motion on April 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM. Because this case presents issues similar to those in two other cases pending before the Court, No. 25-cv-1151 and No. 25-cv- 1098, the hearing in this case shall be held concurrently with the hearings scheduled in those other matters. So ORDERED by Judge Carl J. Nichols on 4/21/25. (lccjn1)

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MINUTE ORDER: It is ORDERED that, by 5:00pm EST on 4/23/2025, the Government shall submit a supplemental brief addressing each of the following three questions: (1) Why was each Plaintiff's status in SEVIS changed to "terminated"? (2) In light of the Government's representation that no Plaintiff's F-1 status has changed, what is the legal authority for changing each Plaintiff's status in SEVIS to terminated? (3) What effects, if any, flow from changing a Plaintiff's status in SEVIS to "terminated" if the Plaintiff's F-1 status remains unchanged?. So ORDERED by Judge Carl J. Nichols on 4/22/25. (lccjn1)

Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by KRISTI NOEM. (Carilli, Joseph) (Entered: 04/22/2025)

Memorandum in opposition to re 2 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by KRISTI NOEM. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Carilli, Joseph) (Entered: 04/22/2025)

Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply to Court's Minute Order (Apr. 23, 2025) by KRISTI NOEM. (Carilli, Joseph) (Entered: 04/23/2025)

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

MINUTE ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that the Government's 8 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time Nunc Pro Tunc is GRANTED and that the 9 Memorandum in Opposition shall be accepted as timely. So ORDERED by Judge Carl J. Nichols on 4/23/25. (lccjn1)

MINUTE ORDER. It is ORDERED that the Government's 10 Unopposed Motion for extension of time is GRANTED. The Government shall submit its response to the Court's 4/22/2025 Minute Order at or before 7:00 P.M. EST on 4/23/2025. So ORDERED by Judge Carl J. Nichols on 4/23/25. (lccjn1)

REPLY to opposition to motion re 2 Motion for TRO, filed by KALYAN KUMAR ALISETTY, RAHUL KUMAR REDDY DADIREDDY, ERMAN ERBIL, CHUKWUALUKA DAVID JIBUNOH, YUSUF OZKAN, HARUN OZTURK, VARUN REDDY PISATI, JAI SAI VENKATA ROHITH GOWRA. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Green, Brian) (Entered: 04/23/2025)

RESPONSE TO ORDER OF THE COURT re Order,,, Set Deadlines,, filed by KRISTI NOEM. (Carilli, Joseph) (Entered: 04/23/2025)

1 - Terminate Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings AND 1 - Terminate Scheduling Order Deadlines AND 1 - Terminate Trial Management Order Deadlines AND Motion Hearing

Minute Entry for Video Motion Hearing held on 4/24/2025 before Judge Carl J. Nichols: The matter comes before the Court for a Motion Hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion 2 for a Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO"). Plaintiffs' motion was heard in consolidation with the Motions for TRO in Case Nos. 25-cv-1151 and 25-cv-1098. The matters were briefed and argued. For the reasons stated from the bench, Defendants are hereby directed to file a notice with the Court by 3:00 p.m. on April 25, 2025, indicating whether the government is prepared to restore the SEVIS records for the pendency of litigation. (Court Reporter Lorraine Herman)(mhp)

TRANSCRIPT OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER PROCEEDINGS, before Judge Carl J. Nichols, held on April 24, 2025. Page Numbers: 1-90. Date of Issuance: April 25, 2025. Court Reporter: Lorraine Herman. Email: lorraine_herman@dcd.uscourts.gov. 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 purchased from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, CD 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 5/16/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 5/26/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 7/24/2025.(Herman, Lorraine) (Entered: 04/25/2025)

NOTICE by KRISTI NOEM re Motion Hearing,,, Terminate Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings,,, Terminate Scheduling Order Deadlines,,, Terminate Trial Management Order Deadlines,, (Carilli, Joseph) (Entered: 04/25/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Brian P. Hudak on behalf of All Defendants (Hudak, Brian) (Entered: 04/28/2025)

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MINUTE ORDER. In its April 25, 2025 Notice 14, the government expressly represented that, until it develops a new SEVIS policy, "the SEVIS records for plaintiff(s) in this case (and other similarly situated plaintiffs) will remain Active or shall be reactivated if not currently active and ICE will not modify the record solely based on the NCIC finding that resulted in the recent SEVIS record termination." In light of this representation, Plaintiffs are ORDERED to submit no later than 5PM on April 29, 2025, a status report advising the Court whether their SEVIS records have been restored and, if so, what irreparable harm, if any, they continue to suffer. So ORDERED by Judge Carl J. Nichols on 4/28/25. (lccjn1)

STATUS REPORT on SEVIS Reactivations by KALYAN KUMAR ALISETTY, RAHUL KUMAR REDDY DADIREDDY, ERMAN ERBIL, CHUKWUALUKA DAVID JIBUNOH, YUSUF OZKAN, HARUN OZTURK, VARUN REDDY PISATI, JAI SAI VENKATA ROHITH GOWRA. (Green, Brian) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

ORDER denying 2 Motion for TRO. Signed by Judge Carl J. Nichols on 5/5/25. (lccjn1) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to KRISTI NOEM. Attorney Joseph F. Carilli, Jr terminated. (Carilli, Joseph) (Entered: 05/16/2025)

STATUS REPORT by KRISTI NOEM. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Watson Decl.), # 2 Exhibit 2 (USCIS Decl.))(Hudak, Brian) (Entered: 06/20/2025)

STIPULATION of Dismissal by KRISTI NOEM. (Hudak, Brian) (Entered: 06/20/2025)