Case: District of Columbia Council of the Blind v. District of Columbia

NOTICE OF NEW CASE ERROR The following error(s) need correction: Missing summonses- D.C. government. When naming a D.C. government agent or agency as a defendant, you must supply a summons for each defendant & two additional summonses for the D.C. Attorney General & D.C. Mayor. Please submit using the event Request for Summons to Issue. Invalid signature. Please file the signed document using the event Errata. All filings must have an original signature or /s/ Attorney Name to represent an electronic signature of the filer. COMPLIANCE DEADLINE is by close of business today. This case will not proceed any further until all errors are satisfied. (zmtm)

Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (zmtm)

RESOLVED.....NOTICE of Provisional/Government Not Certified Status re 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer I. Klar on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Klar, Jennifer).Your attorney renewal/government certification has not been received. As a result, your membership with the U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts for the District of Columbia is not in good standing, and you are not permitted to file. Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.9, you must immediately correct your membership status by following the appropriate instructions on this page of our website: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal. Please be advised that the presiding judge in this case has been notified that you are currently not in good standing to file in this court. Renewal Due by 6/11/2025. (zhcn) Modified on 6/6/2025 (zapb).

MINUTE ORDER: GRANTING Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to 5 Rachel Weisberg and 6 Erin Gallagher. Rachel Weisberg and Erin Gallagher are hereby admitted pro hac vice to represent Plaintiffs in this matter. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a) Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 6/5/2025. (lcer)

MINUTE ORDER: GRANTING Defendant's 19 Consent Motion to Extend Time. Defendant's response to Plaintiffs' 1 Complaint is due by August 4, 2025. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 6/17/2025. (lcer)

MINUTE ORDER: GRANTING 20 Consent Motion to Extend Time. Plaintiff shall file any motion for class certification by October 14, 2025. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 6/23/2025. (lcer)

MINUTE ORDER: GRANTING Defendant's 22 Consent Motion for Extension of Time. Defendant's response to Plaintiff's 1 Complaint is due by August 25, 2025. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 8/4/2025. (lcer)

MINUTE ORDER: GRANTING the parties' 23 Joint Motion to Stay Deadlines. Plaintiffs' deadline to move for class certification and Defendant's deadline to respond to the Complaint are hereby STAYED. The parties shall submit a joint status report by October 10, 2025, either requesting a referral to mediation or proposing a schedule for this case going forward. The joint status report shall be accompanied by a proposed order. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 9/26/2025. (lcer)

MINUTE ORDER: The parties' 25 Joint Motion to Stay and Refer to Mediation is GRANTED. This matter is hereby referred to the Court's Mediation Program. The Clerk of Court shall furnish a copy of this Minute Order to the Mediation Program for the purpose of designating a mediator. Further proceedings in this matter are STAYED until further order of the court. The parties shall file a joint status report on or before February 20, 2026, updating the court on the status of mediation and advising it as to the parties' position on whether the stay should be extended. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 11/20/2025. (lchs)

CASE REFERRED to Mediation. (zcll)