Case: State of Illinois v. Federal Emergency Management Agency

President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump

COMPLAINT ( filing fee paid $ 405.00, receipt number ARIDC-2134227 ), filed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Delaware, State of Oregon, State of California, State of Illinois, State of Vermont, State of New York, State of Minnesota, State of Connecticut, State of New Jersey, State of Maine, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, State of Wisconsin, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Hawaii, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington, State of Maryland, State of Colorado. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit C, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Hoffmann, Keith) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

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Case Assigned/Reassigned

Case assigned to Senior Judge William E. Smith and Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Sullivan. (Simoncelli, Michael)

CASE OPENING NOTICE ISSUED (Simoncelli, Michael) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Keith David Hoffmann on behalf of State of Rhode Island (Hoffmann, Keith) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

TEXT ORDER: Pursuant to LR Gen 101(c), the Court suspends LR Gen 201(a) and any attorney employed by a State or the District of Columbia and is a member in good standing of the bar of another federal district court and each jurisdiction in which that attorney has been admitted may appear and practice in this matter without being admitted pro hac vice. Attorneys appearing on behalf of the States and the District of Columbia are directed to obtain filing privileges via PACER and to enter their appearances. So Ordered by Senior Judge William E. Smith on 5/14/2025. (Simoncelli, Michael)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Henry Weaver on behalf of State of Illinois (Weaver, Robert) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Alex Hemmer on behalf of State of Illinois (Hemmer, Alex) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Heidi Parry Stern on behalf of State of Nevada (Stern, Heidi) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by James C. Luh on behalf of State of Maryland (Luh, James) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Neil Giovanatti on behalf of People of the State of Michigan (Giovanatti, Neil) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan T. Rose on behalf of State of Vermont (Rose, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Kalikoonalani Diara Fernandes on behalf of State of Hawai'i (Fernandes, Kalikoonalani) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by David Dana Day on behalf of State of Hawai'i (Day, David) (Entered: 05/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Darren Bernens Kinkead on behalf of State of Illinois (Kinkead, Darren) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine Brady Dirks on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Dirks, Katherine) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Mayur Prasad Saxena on behalf of State of New Jersey (Saxena, Mayur) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Hannah Vail on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Vail, Hannah) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Steven Perfrement on behalf of State of New Mexico (Perfrement, Steven) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Frances None Reynolds Colbert on behalf of State of Wisconsin (Reynolds Colbert, Frances) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Ashley H. Meskill on behalf of State of Connecticut (Meskill, Ashley) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by David Moskowitz on behalf of State of Colorado (Moskowitz, David) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by All Plaintiffs. Responses due by 6/2/2025. (Weaver, Robert) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

EXHIBIT IN SUPPORT by All Plaintiffs in support of 20 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction . (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10 (Buccieri-Harrington Decl.), # 11 Exhibit 11 (Fernandez Decl.), # 12 Exhibit 12 (Owen Decl.), # 13 Exhibit 13 (Rosen Decl.), # 14 Exhibit 14 (Wong Decl.), # 15 Exhibit 15 (Buhse Decl.), # 16 Exhibit 16 (Haney Decl.), # 17 Exhibit 17 (Kitchell Decl.), # 18 Exhibit 18 (Higgins Decl.), # 19 Exhibit 19 (Schall Decl.), # 20 Exhibit 20 (Mark Decl.), # 21 Exhibit 21 (Pace Decl.), # 22 Exhibit 22 (Khayyat Decl.), # 23 Exhibit 23 (King Decl.), # 24 Exhibit 24 (Maulawin Decl.), # 25 Exhibit 25 (Strickland Decl.), # 26 Exhibit 26 (Brantley Decl.), # 27 Exhibit 27 (Stanton Decl.), # 28 Exhibit 28 (Bowen Decl.), # 29 Exhibit 29 (Sweeney Decl.), # 30 Exhibit 30 (Block Decl.), # 31 Exhibit 31 (Cunningham Decl.), # 32 Exhibit 32 (Doran Decl.), # 33 Exhibit 33 (Gaimari Decl.), # 34 Exhibit 34 (Kreipke Decl.), # 35 Exhibit 35 (Ottobre Decl.), # 36 Exhibit 36 (Shabazz Decl.), # 37 Exhibit 37 (Bray Decl.), # 38 Exhibit 38 (Clayton Decl.), # 39 Exhibit 39 (Seward Decl.), # 40 Exhibit 40 (McMahon Decl.), # 41 Exhibit 41 (Warren Decl.), # 42 Exhibit 42 (Hoxsie Decl.), # 43 Exhibit 43 (Longolucco Decl.), # 44 Exhibit 44 (Pappas Decl.), # 45 Exhibit 45 (Perez Decl.), # 46 Exhibit 46 (Chapman-See Decl.), # 47 Exhibit 47 (Ezelle Decl.), # 48 Exhibit 48 (Susewind Decl.), # 49 Exhibit 49 (Engle Decl.), # 50 Exhibit 50 (Thomas Decl.))(Weaver, Robert) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

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10 Exhibit 10 (Buccieri-Harrington Decl.)

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11 Exhibit 11 (Fernandez Decl.)

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12 Exhibit 12 (Owen Decl.)

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13 Exhibit 13 (Rosen Decl.)

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14 Exhibit 14 (Wong Decl.)

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15 Exhibit 15 (Buhse Decl.)

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16 Exhibit 16 (Haney Decl.)

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17 Exhibit 17 (Kitchell Decl.)

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18 Exhibit 18 (Higgins Decl.)

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19 Exhibit 19 (Schall Decl.)

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20 Exhibit 20 (Mark Decl.)

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21 Exhibit 21 (Pace Decl.)

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22 Exhibit 22 (Khayyat Decl.)

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23 Exhibit 23 (King Decl.)

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24 Exhibit 24 (Maulawin Decl.)

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25 Exhibit 25 (Strickland Decl.)

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26 Exhibit 26 (Brantley Decl.)

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27 Exhibit 27 (Stanton Decl.)

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28 Exhibit 28 (Bowen Decl.)

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29 Exhibit 29 (Sweeney Decl.)

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30 Exhibit 30 (Block Decl.)

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31 Exhibit 31 (Cunningham Decl.)

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32 Exhibit 32 (Doran Decl.)

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33 Exhibit 33 (Gaimari Decl.)

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34 Exhibit 34 (Kreipke Decl.)

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35 Exhibit 35 (Ottobre Decl.)

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36 Exhibit 36 (Shabazz Decl.)

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37 Exhibit 37 (Bray Decl.)

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38 Exhibit 38 (Clayton Decl.)

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39 Exhibit 39 (Seward Decl.)

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40 Exhibit 40 (McMahon Decl.)

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41 Exhibit 41 (Warren Decl.)

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42 Exhibit 42 (Hoxsie Decl.)

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43 Exhibit 43 (Longolucco Decl.)

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44 Exhibit 44 (Pappas Decl.)

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45 Exhibit 45 (Perez Decl.)

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46 Exhibit 46 (Chapman-See Decl.)

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47 Exhibit 47 (Ezelle Decl.)

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48 Exhibit 48 (Susewind Decl.)

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49 Exhibit 49 (Engle Decl.)

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50 Exhibit 50 (Thomas Decl.)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Mark Tresnowski on behalf of State of Illinois (Tresnowski, Michael) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Lee Sherman on behalf of State of California (Sherman, Lee) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Newton Knowles, III on behalf of State of California (Knowles, Newton) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

NOTICE by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, People of the State of Michigan, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawai'i, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (OSC Response))(Hemmer, Alex) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Luke Freedman on behalf of State of California (Freedman, Luke) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Alexis Martin Piazza on behalf of State of California (Piazza, Alexis) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Cristina Sepe on behalf of State of Washington (Sepe, Cristina) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin M. Seel on behalf of State of Washington (Seel, Benjamin) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Marsha Chien on behalf of State of Washington (Chien, Marsha) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Tyler S. Roberts on behalf of State of Washington (Roberts, Tyler) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Paul Kailani Medeiros on behalf of State of California (Medeiros, Christopher) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Deylin O Thrift-Viveros on behalf of State of California (Thrift-Viveros, Deylin) (Entered: 05/19/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Julie Dona on behalf of State of New York (Dona, Julie) (Entered: 05/20/2025)

Notice of Hearing (Form Attached)

NOTICE of Appearance by Julio A Thompson on behalf of State of Vermont (Thompson, Julio) (Entered: 05/20/2025)

NOTICE of Hearing: Zoom Chambers Conference set for 5/22/2025 at 11:00 AM in Remote Hearing before Senior Judge William E. Smith. This is an attorneys-only conference. Zoom Meeting ID/Passcode supplied to attorneys of record by email. (Simoncelli, Michael)

NOTICE of Appearance by James Edward Stanley on behalf of State of California (Stanley, James) (Entered: 05/20/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Adam De Bear on behalf of People of the State of Michigan (De Bear, Adam) (Entered: 05/21/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Rabia Muqaddam on behalf of State of New York (Muqaddam, Rabia) (Entered: 05/21/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Shankar Duraiswamy on behalf of State of New Jersey (Duraiswamy, Shankar) (Entered: 05/21/2025)

Summons Request filed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, People of the State of Michigan, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawai'i, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Oregon, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Washington, State of Wisconsin. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit DHS Summons Request, # 2 Exhibit USCG Summons Request, # 3 Exhibit Richardson Summons Request, # 4 Exhibit Noem Summons Request, # 5 Exhibit Lunday Summons Request)(Meosky, Paul) (Entered: 05/21/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Zoe Levine on behalf of State of New York (Levine, Zoe) (Entered: 05/21/2025)

Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Issued as to DHS, # 2 Summons Issued as to FEMA, # 3 Summons Issued as to Lunday, # 4 Summons Issued as to Noem, # 5 Summons Issued as to USCG) (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana) (Entered: 05/21/2025)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher Graham Wells on behalf of State of Illinois (Wells, Christopher) (Entered: 05/22/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Bethany N. Wong on behalf of All Defendants (Wong, Bethany) (Entered: 05/22/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas H. Castelli on behalf of State of Oregon (Castelli, Thomas) (Entered: 05/22/2025)

Text Order: Defendants are directed to file a response to Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ECF No. 20, by 06/06/2025. Plaintiffs reply is due by 06/12/2025. A hearing will be scheduled for oral arguments on 06/17/2025. So Ordered by Senior Judge William E. Smith on 5/22/2025. (Kenny, Meghan)

NOTICE of Appearance by Delbert Tran on behalf of State of California (Tran, Delbert) (Entered: 05/23/2025)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Brian S. Carter on behalf of State of Minnesota (Carter, Brian) (Entered: 05/23/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Joel Marrero on behalf of State of California (Marrero, Joel) (Entered: 05/23/2025)

Notice of Hearing on Motion

NOTICE of Hearing on Motion 20 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction :Motion Hearing set for 6/17/2025 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3 before Senior Judge William E. Smith. (Kenny, Meghan)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Delaware, State of Oregon, State of California, State of Illinois, State of Vermont, State of New York, State of Minnesota, State of Connecticut, State of New Jersey, State of Maine, People of the State of Michigan, State of Wisconsin, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Hawai'i, State of Rhode Island, State of Washington, State of Maryland, State of Colorado. All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Proof of Service- US Department of Homeland Security, # 2 Proof of Service- US Coastguard, # 3 Proof of Service- David Richardson, # 4 Proof of Service- Kristi Noem, # 5 Proof of Service- Kevin Lunday)(Meosky, Paul) (Entered: 05/30/2025)

RESPONSE In Opposition to 20 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by All Defendants. Replies due by 6/13/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of D. Richardson)(Wong, Bethany) (Entered: 06/06/2025)

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STATUS REPORT and Request for Status Conference by All Plaintiffs. (Weaver, Robert) (Entered: 06/08/2025)

Notice of Hearing (Form Attached)

NOTICE of Hearing: Zoom Chambers Conference set for 6/9/2025 at 02:00 PM before Senior Judge William E. Smith. Zoom Meeting ID/Passcode provided to counsel of record by email. (Simoncelli, Michael)

In Chambers Conference

RESPONSE In Opposition to 20 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Corrected) filed by All Defendants. Replies due by 6/16/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of D. Richardson)(Wong, Bethany) (Entered: 06/09/2025)

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Minute Entry for proceedings held before Senior Judge William E. Smith: Zoom Chambers Conference held on 6/9/2025. Participants: A. Hemmer, C. Wells, K. Sabatini, P. Moesky, S. Duraiswamy, and L. Sherman for Plaintiffs; B. Wong and K. Bolan for Defendants. Court to hold follow-up conference on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 9:30 AM. (Simoncelli, Michael)

NOTICE of Hearing: Zoom Status Conference set for 6/11/2025 at 09:30 AM before Senior Judge William E. Smith. Zoom Meeting ID/Passcode provided to counsel of record by email. (Simoncelli, Michael)

MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief filed by Immigration Reform Law Institute. Responses due by 6/24/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Supporting Memorandum Proposed Amicus Brief)(Larisa, Joseph) (Entered: 06/10/2025)

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Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief

TEXT ORDER granting 53 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief. So Ordered by Senior Judge William E. Smith on 6/11/2025. (Simoncelli, Michael)

Status Conference

AMICUS BRIEF by Immigration Reform Law Institute. (Simoncelli, Michael) (Entered: 06/11/2025)

TEXT ORDER: Plaintiffs are to file their reply by 5:00 PM on Friday, June 13, 2025. The hearing on the Motion for Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 20) will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 10:00 AM by Zoom Video Hearing. Defendants are directed to have a client representative appear at the hearing who should be prepared to answer the Court's questions about the grant programs that are subject of the Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction. So Ordered by Senior Judge William E. Smith on 6/11/2025. (Simoncelli, Michael)

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Senior Judge William E. Smith: Zoom Status Conference held on 6/11/2025. Participants: A. Hemmer, C. Wells, K. Sabatini, K. Hoffman, S. Duraiswamy, and L. Sherman for Plaintiffs; B. Wong for Defendants. Court to enter text order regarding filing of reply brief, conversion of June 17th hearing to a video hearing, and presence of Defendant client representative. (Zoom Video Conference at 9:30 AM).(Simoncelli, Michael)

Notice of Hearing on Motion

NOTICE of Hearing on Motion 20 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction :Motion Hearing set for 6/17/2025 at 10:00 AM in Remote Hearing before Senior Judge William E. Smith. (Note: Motion hearing previously noticed to Courtroom 3, but has been converted to a Zoom Video Hearing at the parties' request). Zoom Meeting ID/Passcode sent to counsel of record. Non-case participants may view the hearing via the Court's YouTube Channel. (Simoncelli, Michael)

Hearing Cancelled

HEARING CANCELLED: The Motion for Preliminary Injunction Hearing previously scheduled for June 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM before Senior Judge William E. Smith is hereby cancelled. (Urizandi, Nissheneyra)