Case: United States v. City of Newark

The United States of America v. City of Newark

President Donald Trump

COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by UNITED STATES.(CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 05/22/2025)

Exhibit to 1 Complaint Civil Cover Sheet by All Plaintiffs. (CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 05/22/2025)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Case assigned to Judge Evelyn Padin. (tjg, )

Letter from Plaintiff re 1 Complaint, 2 Exhibit (to Document). (CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 06/09/2025)

SUMMONS ISSUED as to RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, STEVEN M. FULOP, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF JERSEY CITY, JERSEY CITY CITY COUNCIL, ALEX MENDEZ, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PATERSON, PATERSON CITY COUNCIL, ANDREW SAYEGH, JOYCE E WATTERMAN. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (ps) (Entered: 06/10/2025)

Add and Terminate Judges

Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa added. (ps)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Process Receipts and Returns of Service)(CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 06/24/2025)

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First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer on Consent by ALEX MENDEZ, CITY OF PATERSON, PATERSON CITY COUNCIL, ANDREW SAYEGH. (ABOUSHI, AYMEN) (Entered: 07/10/2025)

LETTER ORDER granting 6 Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. For good cause shown, the time to respond to the Complaint is extended by forty-five (45) days. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 7/14/2025. (jd, ) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by GURBIR S. GREWAL on behalf of RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Neal K. Katyal in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Colleen Roh Sinzdak in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

1 Declaration of Colleen Roh Sinzdak in Support

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Kristina Alekseyeva in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by BRITTANY MURRAY on behalf of STEVEN M. FULOP, CITY OF JERSEY CITY, JERSEY CITY CITY COUNCIL, JOYCE E WATTERMAN (MURRAY, BRITTANY) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by AYSHA IQBAL on behalf of All Plaintiffs (IQBAL, AYSHA) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by STEVEN M. FULOP, CITY OF JERSEY CITY, JERSEY CITY CITY COUNCIL, JOYCE E WATTERMAN. (MURRAY, BRITTANY) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

LETTER ORDER granting 9 Motion for Extension of Time. Service of process having been executed on 6/23/2025, and for good cause shown, the time for the Jersey City Defendants to answer, move, or otherwise reply is extended by 45 days, to 8/28/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 7/15/2025. (kht) (Entered: 07/15/2025)

DECLARATION re 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/15/2025)

DECLARATION of Gurbir S. Grewal re 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/15/2025)

DECLARATION of Gurbir S. Grewal re 14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/15/2025)

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Set Deadlines as to 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, 15 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer, 14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion set for 8/18/2025 before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (ld)

ORDER extending time to answer through 7/28/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 7/16/2025. (lag, ) (Entered: 07/16/2025)

MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/21/2025)

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Set Deadlines as to 21 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer . Motion set for 8/18/2025 before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (lag, )

LETTER ORDER granting 21 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer until August 28, 2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 7/22/2025. (ld). (Entered: 07/22/2025)

NOTICE of Change of Address by GURBIR S. GREWAL (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 08/05/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by OWEN TRENT CAMPBELL on behalf of ALEX MENDEZ, CITY OF PATERSON, PATERSON CITY COUNCIL, ANDREW SAYEGH (CAMPBELL, OWEN) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

ORDER GRANTING Motions for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 12, 13, 14 as to NEAL K. KATYAL, ESQ., COLLEEN ROH SINZDAK, ESQ., KRISTINA ALEKSEYEVA, ESQ. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 8/19/2025. (adc, ) (Entered: 08/19/2025)

Letter from Gurbir S. Grewal. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 08/28/2025)

Letter on behalf of Jersey City Defendants, City of Jersey City, Steven Fulop, Jersey City City Council and Council President Joyce Watterman. (Received via ECF Help Desk)(arm) (Entered: 08/29/2025)

Letter on behalf of Jersey City Defendants City of Jersey City, Steven Fulop, Jersey City City Council and Council President Joyce Watterman from BRITTANY M. MURRAY. (Received via ECF Helpdesk) (sm) (Entered: 09/02/2025)

Letter on behalf of City of Paterson Defendants, City of Paterson, Andre Sayegh, and Alex Mendez, from AYMEN A. ABOUSHI. (ld)(Received via ECF Helpdesk) (Entered: 09/02/2025)

CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The Letter 29 submitted by the Clerk's Office Staff on 9/2/2025 is a duplicate of 28 . These submissions will remain on the docket unless otherwise ordered by the court. This message is for informational purposes only. (sm)

CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The Letter 28 submitted by the Clerk's Office Staff on 9/2/2025 is a duplicate of 27 . These submissions will remain on the docket unless otherwise ordered by the court. This message is for informational purposes only. (sm) Modified on 9/4/2025 (sm).

QC - Duplicate Filings

Letter from Plaintiff United States of America re 26 Letter, 29 Letter, 28 Letter. (CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 09/04/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by SEAN SKEDZIELEWSKI on behalf of All Plaintiffs (SKEDZIELEWSKI, SEAN) (Entered: 09/10/2025)

TEXT ORDER: The Court has reviewed the parties' pre-motion letters. The Court will forgo a pre-motion conference and allow Defendants to proceed with filing their respective motions to dismiss. The parties shall jointly propose a briefing schedule. So Ordered by Judge Evelyn Padin on 9/22/2025. (bt) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

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Letter from Gurbir S. Grewal re Motion to Dismiss Briefing Schedule. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 09/26/2025)

LETTER ORDER granting the 33 Letter Request and adopting the proposed schedule: 10/14/2025: deadline for all Defendants to file Motions to Dismiss; 11/14/2025: deadline for Plaintiff to file a response to the Motions; 12/5/2025: deadline for all Defendants to submit replies in support of their Motions. Signed by Judge Evelyn Padin on 10/1/2025. (wh) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

NOTICE by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA re: the Court's Standing Order 2025-06 - Stay of Civil Matters Involving the United States as a Party (CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 10/14/2025)

MOTION to Stay by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 10/14/2025)

MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint Pursuant to F.R.C,P. 12(b)(1) and (6) by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. Responses due by 11/14/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Certificate of Service)(GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 10/14/2025)

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MOTION to Dismiss by STEVEN M. FULOP, CITY OF JERSEY CITY, JERSEY CITY CITY COUNCIL, JOYCE E WATTERMAN. Responses due by 11/14/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Brief, # 2 Certification of Service, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(MURRAY, BRITTANY) (Entered: 10/14/2025)

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MOTION to Dismiss by ALEX MENDEZ, CITY OF PATERSON, PATERSON CITY COUNCIL, ANDREW SAYEGH. Responses due by 11/14/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Brief in support of Motion, # 2 Certification in support of Motion, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(CAMPBELL, OWEN) (Entered: 10/14/2025)

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Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Set Deadlines as to 36 MOTION to Stay . Motion set for 11/17/2025 before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (lag, )

Set Deadlines as to 38 MOTION to Dismiss, 37 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint Pursuant to F.R.C,P. 12(b)(1) and (6), 39 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion set for 11/17/2025 before Judge Evelyn Padin. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (lag, )

TEXT ORDER: Plaintiff has filed a motion to stay, D.E. 36, in which it represents that Defendants intend to oppose this motion. Defendants shall file any opposition to Plaintiff's motion to stay on or before 10/21/2025, and Plaintiff may reply by 10/27/2025. So Ordered by Judge Evelyn Padin on 10/16/2025. (bt) (Entered: 10/16/2025)

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RESPONSE in Opposition filed by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, STEVEN M. FULOP, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF JERSEY CITY, JERSEY CITY CITY COUNCIL, ALEX MENDEZ, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PATERSON, PATERSON CITY COUNCIL, ANDREW SAYEGH, JOYCE E WATTERMAN re 36 MOTION to Stay (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 10/21/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by GIANCARLO GENARO PICCININI on behalf of STATE OF NEW JERSEY (PICCININI, GIANCARLO) (Entered: 10/21/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Amicus Curiae by STATE OF NEW JERSEY. (Attachments: # 1 Brief)(PICCININI, GIANCARLO) (Entered: 10/21/2025)

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Amicus Curiae by SIXTY-SIX CITIES, COUNTIES, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum, # 2 Exhibit A - Brief of Amici Curiae, # 3 Text of Proposed Order, # 4 Certificate of Service)(STAPLETON, JOHN) (Entered: 10/21/2025)

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Set Deadlines as to 43 MOTION for Leave to Appear Amicus Curiae. Motion set for 11/17/2025 before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (adc, )

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Set Deadlines as to 44 MOTION for Leave to Appear Amicus Curiae . Motion set for 11/17/2025 before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (arm)