Case: Los Angeles Press Club v. Kristi Noem

Los Angeles Press Club v. Noem

Los Angeles Press Club v. Noem

COMPLAINT Receipt No: ACACDC-39935670 - Fee: $405, filed by Plaintiff CHARLES XU, Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, Lexis-Olivier Ray. (Attorney Matthew B Borden added to party Sean Beckner-Carmitchel(pty:pla), Attorney Matthew B Borden added to party Benjamin Adam Climer(pty:pla), Attorney Matthew B Borden added to party Los Angeles Press Club(pty:pla), Attorney Matthew B Borden added to party Ryanne Mena(pty:pla), Attorney Matthew B Borden added to party NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America(pty:pla), Attorney Matthew B Borden added to party Abigail Olmeda(pty:pla), Attorney Matthew B Borden added to party Lexis-Olivier Ray(pty:pla), Attorney Matthew B Borden added to party CHARLES XU(pty:pla))(Borden, Matthew) (Entered: 06/18/2025)

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiffs Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Lexis-Olivier Ray, CHARLES XU. (Borden, Matthew) (Entered: 06/18/2025)

Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),,, 1 filed by Plaintiffs Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Lexis-Olivier Ray, CHARLES XU. (Borden, Matthew) (Entered: 06/18/2025)

NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiffs All Plaintiffs, (Borden, Matthew) (Entered: 06/18/2025)

Notice of Related Cases filed by Plaintiffs Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Lexis-Olivier Ray, CHARLES XU. (Borden, Matthew) (Entered: 06/18/2025)

EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause Re: Preliminary Injunction filed by Plaintiffs Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Lexis-Olivier Ray, CHARLES XU. (Attachments: # 1 MPA in support of TRO, # 2 Declaration of Peter Eliasberg (TRO Notice), # 3 Decl. of Kerlikowske, # 4 Decl. of Olmeda, # 5 Decl. of Rose, # 6 Decl. of Beckner-Carmitchel, # 7 Decl. of Climer, # 8 Decl. of Xu, # 9 Decl. of Carbonati, # 10 Decl. of Bell, # 11 Decl. of Cruz, # 12 Decl. of Dr. Roshini Haar, # 13 Decl. of Egan, # 14 Decl. of Lopez, # 15 Decl. of Alcorn, # 16 Decl. of Schleuss, # 17 Decl. of Ray, # 18 Decl. of Paz, # 19 Decl. of Horowicz, # 20 Decl. of Ochoa, # 21 Decl. of Reyna, # 22 Decl. of Mena, # 23 Decl. of Soqui, # 24 Decl. of Petrosian, # 25 Suppl. Decl. of Beckner-Carmitchel, # 26 Proposed Order) (Borden, Matthew) (Entered: 06/19/2025)

PROOF OF SERVICE filed by Plaintiffs Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Lexis-Olivier Ray, CHARLES XU, re EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause Re: Preliminary Injunction 6 served on June 19, 2025. (Borden, Matthew) (Entered: 06/19/2025)

EX PARTE APPLICATION for Extension of Time to File Opposition to Plaintiffs' Ex Parte TRO Application filed by Defendants KRISTI NOEM, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (email correspondence), # 2 Proposed Order) (Attorney Paul Bartholomew Green added to party KRISTI NOEM(pty:dft), Attorney Paul Bartholomew Green added to party U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY(pty:dft)) (Green, Paul) (Entered: 06/19/2025)

OBJECTIONS to Notice (Other) 5 of Related Cases filed by Defendants KRISTI NOEM, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Green, Paul) (Entered: 06/19/2025)

Opposition to Defendants' Ex Parte Application to Delay TRO re: EX PARTE APPLICATION for Extension of Time to File Opposition to Plaintiffs' Ex Parte TRO Application 8 filed by Plaintiffs Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Lexis-Olivier Ray, CHARLES XU. (Borden, Matthew) (Entered: 06/19/2025)

DEFENDANTS' OPPOSITION re: EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause Re: Preliminary Injunction 6 filed by Defendants KRISTI NOEM, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of G. Bovino, # 2 Declaration of M. Canton, # 3 Declaration of E. Santacruz)(Green, Paul) (Entered: 06/19/2025)

(Attorney Sean Skedzielewski added to party KRISTI NOEM(pty:dft), Attorney Sean Skedzielewski added to party U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY(pty:dft))(Skedzielewski, Sean) (Entered: 06/20/2025)

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Stephen V. Wilson and Magistrate Judge Maria A. Audero. (et) (Entered: 06/20/2025)

NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (et) (Entered: 06/20/2025)

Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (et) (Entered: 06/20/2025)

60 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) 1 as to Defendants Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (et) (Entered: 06/20/2025)

NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Kevin Opoku-Gyamfi on behalf of Plaintiffs. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (et) (Entered: 06/20/2025)

NEW CASE ORDER upon filing of the complaint by Judge Stephen V. Wilson. (pc) (Entered: 06/20/2025)

MINUTES OF ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF'S EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER 6 by Judge Stephen V. Wilson. For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs' ex parte application for a temporary restraining order is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE to filing a regularly noticed motion for a preliminary injunction.(See document for further details).; denying 6 EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order. (aco) (Entered: 06/20/2025)

REPLY in support Notice of Related Cases filed by Plaintiffs Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Lexis-Olivier Ray, Charles Xu. (Borden, Matthew) (Entered: 06/22/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Mohammad K. Tajsar on behalf of Plaintiffs Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Lexis-Olivier Ray, Charles Xu (Attorney Mohammad K. Tajsar added to party Sean Beckner-Carmitchel(pty:pla), Attorney Mohammad K. Tajsar added to party Benjamin Adam Climer(pty:pla), Attorney Mohammad K. Tajsar added to party Los Angeles Press Club(pty:pla), Attorney Mohammad K. Tajsar added to party Ryanne Mena(pty:pla), Attorney Mohammad K. Tajsar added to party NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America(pty:pla), Attorney Mohammad K. Tajsar added to party Abigail Olmeda(pty:pla), Attorney Mohammad K. Tajsar added to party Lexis-Olivier Ray(pty:pla), Attorney Mohammad K. Tajsar added to party Charles Xu (pty:pla))(Tajsar, Mohammad) (Entered: 06/23/2025)

APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Kevin Opoku-Gyamfi to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Lexis-Olivier Ray, Charles Xu (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-39957249) filed by Plaintiffs Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Lexis-Olivier Ray, Charles Xu. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Eliasberg, Peter) (Entered: 06/23/2025)

APPLICATION for Refund of Fees Paid filed by Plaintiffs Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Lexis-Olivier Ray, Charles Xu. (Eliasberg, Peter) (Entered: 06/24/2025)

Appear Pro Hac Vice

ORDER by Judge Stephen V. Wilson: granting 22 Non-Resident Attorney Kevin Opoku-Gyamfi APPLICATION to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Lexis-Olivier Ray, Charles Xu, designating Peter Eliasberg as local counsel. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY (sbou) (Entered: 06/24/2025)

OBJECTIONS to Reply (Motion related), 20 -- Defendants' Objection to Plaintiffs' Unauthorized Filing filed by Defendants Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Green, Paul) (Entered: 06/24/2025)

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Expedite Discovery filed by Plaintiffs Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Benjamin Adam Climer, Los Angeles Press Club, Ryanne Mena, NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America, Abigail Olmeda, Lexis-Olivier Ray, Charles Xu. Motion set for hearing on 7/28/2025 at 01:30 PM before Judge Stephen V. Wilson. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Matthew Borden, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Proposed Order) (Borden, Matthew) (Entered: 06/25/2025)

1 Declaration of Matthew Borden

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2 Exhibit A

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3 Exhibit B

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4 Proposed Order

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Service of S/C Returned Executed as to USA