Case: State of Illinois v. Noem

State of Illinois et al. v. Noem et al.

President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump

COMPLAINT ( filing fee paid $ 405.00, receipt number ARIDC-2189644 ), filed by State of Vermont, District of Columbia, State of California, State of Illinois, State of Delaware, State of New Jersey, State of Minnesota, State of Washington, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Rhode Island, State of New York, State of Connecticut. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(Meosky, Paul) (Entered: 09/29/2025)

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CASE OPENING NOTICE ISSUED. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana) (Entered: 09/29/2025)

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit, # 11 Exhibit, # 12 Exhibit, # 13 Exhibit, # 14 Exhibit, # 15 Exhibit, # 16 Exhibit, # 17 Exhibit, # 18 Exhibit, # 19 Exhibit, # 20 Exhibit)(Meosky, Paul) (Entered: 09/29/2025)

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Case Assigned/Reassigned

Case assigned to District Judge Mary S. McElroy and Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Sullivan. (Gonzalez Gomez, Viviana)

NOTICE of Appearance by Tyler S. Roberts on behalf of State of Washington (Roberts, Tyler) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Joel Marrero on behalf of State of California (Marrero, Joel) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine Brady Dirks on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Dirks, Katherine) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Ashley H. Meskill on behalf of State of Connecticut (Meskill, Ashley) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

Temporary Restraining Order entered.1. Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is granted; and2. Defendants are directed to rescind all fiscal year 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program award notifications and de-obligate the associated funds; and3. Defendants are enjoined from disbursing, processing, returning to the U.S. Treasury, re-programming, re-allocating, or otherwise making unavailable by any means all fiscal year 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program funds app ropriated by Congress; and4. The statutory lapse of the funds appropriated by Congress for the fiscal year 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program is immediately suspended pending further order of the Court, pursuant to the Courts equitable authority , 31 U.S.C. § 1502(b), and any other applicable provision of law; and 5. Defendants shall immediately provide notice of this Order to all appropriate officials at Defendants, including but not limited to all employees involved in administerin g the Homeland Security Grant Program and Emergency Management Performance Grant programs and all persons acting in concert with such employees; and 6. Defendants shall file confirmation of the dissemination of that notice and the rescission and de-obligation of the fiscal year 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program funds on the Courts docket within 72 hours; and 7. This Order is consistent with the Courts entry of the temporary restraining order atthe hearing and is immediately effective.. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 9/30/2025. (CP)

NOTICE of Appearance by James Edward Stanley on behalf of State of California (Stanley, James) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Alex Hemmer on behalf of State of Illinois (Hemmer, Alex) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Henry Weaver on behalf of State of Illinois (Weaver, Robert) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Rabia Muqaddam on behalf of State of New York (Muqaddam, Rabia) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Michael M. Tresnowski on behalf of State of Illinois (Tresnowski, Michael) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Lee Sherman on behalf of State of California (Sherman, Lee) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Deylin O Thrift-Viveros on behalf of State of California (Thrift-Viveros, Deylin) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

Order

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 District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 9/30/2025. (Potter, Carrie)

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NOTICE of Hearing on Motion 3 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order : Motion Hearing set for 9/30/2025 at 03:00 PM via Zoom before District Judge Mary S. McElroy. Counsel shall use the link previously emailed. Members of the public can view the hearing on the Court's YouTube page. Please see rid.uscourts.gov for more information. (Potter, Carrie)

Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Mary S. McElroy: Motion Hearing held on 9/30/2025 re 3 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order : Weaver, Bolan, Hemmer, Tresnowski, Duraiswamy, Sherman, Thrift-Viveros, Sabatini, Meosky in attendance. Court questions; arguments heard. For reasons stated on the record, the Court grant the Motion for TRO. Parties to produce Proposed Order to case manager on 9/30/2025. Parties to meet and confer and advise the Court by close of business on 10/3/2025 regarding Preliminary Injunction/TRO. Recess. (Court Reporter L. Schwam in Courtroom Zoom at 3:00 pm.) (Potter, Carrie)

Summons Request filed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, District of Columbia, State of California, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Illinois, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New York, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1 Proof of Service- USDHS, # 2 Proof of Service- David Richardson, # 3 Proof of Service- FEMA)(Meosky, Paul) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Julio A Thompson on behalf of State of Vermont (Thompson, Julio) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

Summons Issued as to Federal Emergency Management Agency, Kristi Noem, David Richardson, United States Department of Homeland Security. (Attachments: # 1 Federal Emergency Management Agency Summons, # 2 Kristi Noem Summons, # 3 United States Department of Homeland Security Summons)(Hill, Cherelle) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Alexandra Lee Yeatts on behalf of All Defendants (Yeatts, Alexandra) (Entered: 10/03/2025)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by State of Vermont, District of Columbia, State of California, State of Illinois, State of Delaware, State of New Jersey, State of Minnesota, State of Washington, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Rhode Island, State of New York, State of Connecticut. All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Executed- DHS, # 2 Summons Executed- FEMA, # 3 Summons Executed- David Richardson)(Meosky, Paul) (Entered: 10/03/2025)

MOTION for an Extension of Time for Defendants' TRO compliance deadlines filed by All Defendants. Responses due by 10/17/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Yeatts, Alexandra) (Entered: 10/03/2025)

NOTICE by Federal Emergency Management Agency, Kristi Noem, David Richardson, United States Department of Homeland Security Notice of Compliance (Yeatts, Alexandra) (Entered: 10/03/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen Thompson on behalf of State of New York (Thompson, Stephen) (Entered: 10/03/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Ian Liston on behalf of State of Delaware (Liston, Ian) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Vanessa L. Kassab on behalf of State of Delaware (Kassab, Vanessa) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Rosanna E. Gibson on behalf of State of Delaware (Gibson, Rosanna) (Entered: 10/06/2025)

MOTION for Reconsideration of Temporary Restraining Order and Unopposed Motion to Extend Compliance Deadlines filed by All Defendants. Responses due by 10/21/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit NY v. Noem TRO, # 2 Exhibit Proposed Order: Unopposed Extension Motion, # 3 Exhibit Proposed Order: TRO Reconsideration Motion, # 4 Exhibit Redline TRO)(Yeatts, Alexandra) (Entered: 10/07/2025)

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RESPONSE In Opposition to 27 MOTION for Reconsideration of Temporary Restraining Order and Unopposed Motion to Extend Compliance Deadlines filed by All Plaintiffs. Replies due by 10/17/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Modified TRO, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Proposed Modified TRO Redline, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7)(Weaver, Robert) (Entered: 10/10/2025)

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Order on Motion for Extension of Time

TEXT ORDER granting 21 Motion for Extension of Time. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/10/2025. (Potter, Carrie)

NOTICE of Appearance by Shankar Duraiswamy on behalf of State of New Jersey (Duraiswamy, Shankar) (Entered: 10/15/2025)

REPLY to Response re 28 Response to Motion, filed by All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Order: TRO Reconsideration Motion)(Yeatts, Alexandra) (Entered: 10/17/2025)

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Modified Temporary Restraining Order. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/21/2025. (Potter, Carrie) (Entered: 10/21/2025)

ORDER granting Defendants' Unopposed Motion to Extend Compliance Deadlines. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 10/21/2025. (Potter, Carrie)

AMENDED COMPLAINT First against All Defendants, filed by State of Vermont, District of Columbia, State of California, State of Illinois, State of Delaware, State of New Jersey, State of Minnesota, State of Washington, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Rhode Island, State of New York, State of Connecticut, Josh Shapiro. (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, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13)(Tresnowski, Michael) (Entered: 10/24/2025)

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Joint STIPULATION Converting TRO into Preliminary Injunction and Joint Proposal for Briefing Schedule filed by All Defendants. (Yeatts, Alexandra) (Entered: 10/24/2025)

NOTICE by Federal Emergency Management Agency, Kristi Noem, David Richardson, United States Department of Homeland Security Notice of Compliance with Modified TRO (Yeatts, Alexandra) (Entered: 10/24/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Delbert Tran on behalf of State of California (Tran, Delbert) (Entered: 10/27/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Paul Berks on behalf of State of Illinois (Berks, Paul) (Entered: 10/29/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Luke Freedman on behalf of State of California (Freedman, Luke) (Entered: 10/29/2025)

MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by All Plaintiffs. Responses due by 11/13/2025. (Tresnowski, Michael) (Entered: 10/30/2025)

EXHIBIT IN SUPPORT by All Plaintiffs in support of 39 MOTION for Summary Judgment . (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (Supp. Evans Decl.), # 2 Exhibit 1-A, # 3 Exhibit 1-B, # 4 Exhibit 1-C, # 5 Exhibit 1-D, # 6 Exhibit 1-E, # 7 Exhibit 1-F, # 8 Exhibit 2, # 9 Exhibit 3, # 10 Exhibit 4, # 11 Exhibit 5, # 12 Exhibit 6, # 13 Exhibit 7, # 14 Exhibit 8, # 15 Exhibit 9, # 16 Exhibit 10, # 17 Exhibit 11, # 18 Exhibit 12, # 19 Exhibit 13, # 20 Exhibit 14 (Tresnowski Decl.), # 21 Exhibit 15 (Hammett Decl.), # 22 Exhibit 16 (Schwarm Decl.), # 23 Exhibit 17 (Higgins Decl.), # 24 Exhibit 18 (Schall Decl.), # 25 Exhibit 19 (Osborn Decl.), # 26 Exhibit 20 (Fiorio Decl.), # 27 Exhibit 21 (Brantley Decl.), # 28 Exhibit 22 (Stanton Decl.), # 29 Exhibit 23 (Farole Decl.), # 30 Exhibit 24 (Engelhardt Decl.), # 31 Exhibit 25 (Ottobre Decl.), # 32 Exhibit 26 (Bray Decl.), # 33 Exhibit 27 (Supp. Bray Decl.), # 34 Exhibit 28 (Padfield Decl.), # 35 Exhibit 29 (Pappas Decl.), # 36 Exhibit 30 (Forand Decl.), # 37 Exhibit 31 (LaFond Decl.), # 38 Exhibit 32 (Ezelle Decl.))(Tresnowski, Michael) (Entered: 10/30/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Mitchell Reich on behalf of District of Columbia (Reich, Mitchell) (Entered: 11/10/2025)

MOTION to Intervene filed by State of Texas. Responses due by 11/24/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Supporting Memorandum In Support of Motion to Intervene, # 2 Supplement Ex B-Answer of Intervenor-Defendant State of Texas to Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint)(Bryant, Monroe) (Entered: 11/10/2025)

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NOTICE of Appearance by Monroe David Bryant, Jr on behalf of State of Texas (Bryant, Monroe) (Entered: 11/10/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Munera Al-Fuhaid on behalf of State of Texas (Al-Fuhaid, Munera) (Entered: 11/10/2025)