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)

1 Exhibit A - Process Receipts and Returns of Service

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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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2 Text of Proposed Order

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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)