Case: America First Legal Foundation v. Roberts

COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11634607) filed by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons, # 7 Civil Cover Sheet)(Scolinos, William) (Attachment 7 replaced on 4/23/2025) (znmw). (Entered: 04/22/2025)

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7 Civil Cover Sheet

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AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons, # 7 Summons, # 8 Summons, # 9 Civil Cover Sheet)(Scolinos, William) (Attachment 9 replaced on 4/23/2025) (znmw). (Entered: 04/22/2025)

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LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION (Scolinos, William) (Main Document 3 replaced on 4/23/2025) (znmw). (Entered: 04/22/2025)

SUMMONS (4) Issued Electronically as to ROBERT J. CONRAD, JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (znmw) (Additional attachment(s) added on 4/23/2025: # 1 Notice and Consent) (znmw). (Entered: 04/23/2025)

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STANDING ORDER Establishing Procedures for Cases Before Judge Trevor N. McFadden. The parties are hereby ORDERED to read and comply with the directives in the attached standing order. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 4/23/2025. (lctnm1) (Entered: 04/23/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Zachary Epstein on behalf of AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION (Epstein, Daniel) (Entered: 04/23/2025)

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Case Assigned to Judge Trevor N. McFadden. (znmw)

~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines

MINUTE ORDER: In the interest of transparency and out of an abundance of caution, the parties are hereby notified that the undersigned is a member of the Judicial Conference's Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (CACM). Any party wishing to submit a recusal motion on that basis must do so on or before the due date for Defendants' Answer. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 5/9/2025. (lctnm1)

REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO FILE REVIEW. The attached document requires leave to file: Yi Tai Shao's Motion for CM/ECF Password. Reason(s): Filer is not a party to the case. (mg) (Entered: 05/27/2025)

REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO FILE REVIEW. The attached document requires leave to file: YI TAI SHAO'S ERRATA. Reason(s): Filer is not a party to the case. (mg) (Entered: 05/28/2025)

Order on Leave to File Review

MINUTE ORDER: The Court GRANTS the 7 and 8 Requests for Leave to File. But the Court DENIES Yi Tai Shao's 8 Motion for CM/ECF Password because he is not a party to the case. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 5/28/2025. (lctnm1)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. ROBERT J. CONRAD served on 5/7/2025 (Scolinos, William) (Entered: 06/04/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR served on 5/7/2025 (Scolinos, William) (Entered: 06/04/2025)

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MINUTE ORDER: Plaintiff filed the Complaint in this action on April 22, 2025. As of the date of this Order, the public docket reflects that Plaintiff has filed only partial proof of service on the Defendants. The Court directs Plaintiff's attention to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(i)(2), which requires service on the United States when suing agencies or government officers in their official capacities. Plaintiff has not yet filed proof of service on the United States. It is hereby ORDERED that, by no later than July 21, 2025, Plaintiff must either cause process to be served upon the United States and file proof of service with the Court or establish good cause for the failure to do so. See Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) and Local Civil Rule 5.3. Failure to make such filings will result in dismissal of this case. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 6/20/2025. (lctnm1)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 6/24/2025. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/24/2025. (Scolinos, William) (Entered: 07/07/2025)

RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 07/14/2025. (Scolinos, William) (Entered: 07/15/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Ethan Torrey on behalf of ROBERT J. CONRAD, JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR (Torrey, Ethan) (Main Document 13 replaced on 7/25/2025) (mg). Modified on 7/28/2025 to correct (rj). (Entered: 07/24/2025)

MOTION to Dismiss by ROBERT J. CONRAD, JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR. (Torrey, Ethan) (Main Document 14 replaced on 7/25/2025) (rj). (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/25/2025: # 1 Text of Proposed Order) (rj). Modified on 7/25/2025 to correct pdfs (rj). (Entered: 07/24/2025)

Joint MOTION for Briefing Schedule by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Scolinos, William) (Entered: 07/30/2025)

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Order on Motion for Briefing Schedule AND Set/Reset Deadlines

MINUTE ORDER: The Court GRANTS IN PART the 15 Joint Motion for Briefing Schedule. Plaintiff's opposition to Defendants' 14 Motion to Dismiss is now due August 22, 2025. Defendants' reply, if any, is due September 5, 2025. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Trevor N. McFadden on 7/31/2025. (lctnm1)

NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan Yates Ellis on behalf of ROBERT J. CONRAD (Ellis, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/22/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Grace Greene Simmons on behalf of ROBERT J. CONRAD (Simmons, Grace) (Entered: 08/22/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by John S Moran on behalf of ROBERT J. CONRAD (Moran, John) (Entered: 08/22/2025)

Memorandum in opposition to re 14 MOTION to Dismiss filed by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Scolinos, William) (Entered: 08/22/2025)

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ERRATA by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION re 19 Memorandum in Opposition. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Scolinos, William) (Entered: 08/22/2025)

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ERRATA Corrected description of party title to match text of caption by ROBERT J. CONRAD re 16 Notice of Appearance. (Ellis, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/25/2025)

ERRATA Corrected description of party title to match text of caption by ROBERT J. CONRAD re 17 Notice of Appearance. (Simmons, Grace) (Entered: 08/25/2025)

ERRATA Corrected description of party title to match text of caption by ROBERT J. CONRAD re 18 Notice of Appearance. (Moran, John) (Entered: 08/25/2025)

REPLY to opposition to motion re 14 Motion to Dismiss, filed by ROBERT J. CONRAD, JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR. (Torrey, Ethan) (Entered: 09/04/2025)