Case: Bland v. Bondi

COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11993911) filed by FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, ANDRE BLAND, HOWARD HAWK WILLIS, URSHAWN MILLER, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons US DOJ, # 3 Summons Pamela Bondi, # 4 Summons US Attorney's Office)(Morris, Maria) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

1 Civil Cover Sheet

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2 Summons US DOJ

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3 Summons Pamela Bondi

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4 Summons US Attorney's Office

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Claudia Van Wyk, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11994233. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by ANDRE BLAND, FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, URSHAWN MILLER, HOWARD HAWK WILLIS. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Claudia Van Wyk, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Morris, Maria) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Gitanjali S. Gutierrez, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11994423. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by ANDRE BLAND, FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, URSHAWN MILLER, HOWARD HAWK WILLIS. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Gitanjali S. Gutierrez, # 2 Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Morris, Maria) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by ANDRE BLAND, FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, URSHAWN MILLER, HOWARD HAWK WILLIS. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Affidavit of Gitanjali Gutierrez, # 3 Exhibit 1, # 4 Exhibit 2, # 5 Exhibit 3, # 6 Exhibit 4, # 7 Exhibit 5, # 8 Exhibit 6, # 9 Exhibit 7, # 10 Text of Proposed Order)(Morris, Maria) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

NOTICE of Errata by ANDRE BLAND, FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, URSHAWN MILLER, HOWARD HAWK WILLIS (Attachments: # 1 Errata - Corrected Complaint)(Morris, Maria) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

NOTICE of Errata by ANDRE BLAND, FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, URSHAWN MILLER, HOWARD HAWK WILLIS (Attachments: # 1 Errata Corrected Points and Authorities in Support of Temporary Restraining Order)(Morris, Maria) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

Status Report Order

Case Assigned to Judge Amit P. Mehta. (znmw)

NOTICE OF NEW CASE ERROR regarding 1 Complaint,. The following error(s) need correction: 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. Noncompliance with LCvR 5.1(c). Please file a Notice of Errata stating the error and attach the corrected initiating pleading to include the name & full residence address of each party and file using the event Errata. COMPLIANCE DEADLINE is by close of business today. This case will not proceed any further until all errors are satisfied. (znmw)

MINUTE ORDER. Plaintiffs shall file a Status Report by 12:00 PM on October 1, 2025, which updates the court on their efforts to serve Defendants with their Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 09/30/2025. (lcapm1)

STATUS REPORT Regarding Efforts to Serve Defendants by ANDRE BLAND, FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, URSHAWN MILLER, HOWARD HAWK WILLIS. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Describing Service Efforts)(Morris, Maria) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

NOTICE of Errata by ANDRE BLAND, FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, URSHAWN MILLER, HOWARD HAWK WILLIS (Attachments: # 1 Errata - Corrected Complaint)(Morris, Maria) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

1 Errata - Corrected Complaint

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NOTICE of Appearance by Ryan Underwood on behalf of PAMELA J. BONDI, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Underwood, Ryan) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

Status Report Order

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice

MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall meet and confer and by noon on October 2, 2025, submit a Joint Status Report that proposes a schedule for briefing Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/1/2025. (lcapm1)

MINUTE ORDER denying without prejudice 2 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. To cure the application, the movant must submit a certificate of good standing that has been issued within thirty (30) days of filing, as well as include the movant's office telephone number in the attached declaration. See LCvR 83.2(c)(2). Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/1/2025. (lcapm1)

MINUTE ORDER denying without prejudice 3 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. To cure the application, the movant must include her office telephone number in the attached declaration. See LCvR 83.2(c)(2). Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/1/2025. (lcapm1) Modified on 10/2/2025 (zakb).

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Gitanjali Gutierrez, Fee Status: No Fee Paid. by ANDRE BLAND, FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, URSHAWN MILLER, HOWARD HAWK WILLIS. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit - Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Morris, Maria) (Entered: 10/02/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Gitanjali Gutierrez, Fee Status: No Fee Paid. by ANDRE BLAND, FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, URSHAWN MILLER, HOWARD HAWK WILLIS. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit - Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Morris, Maria) (Entered: 10/02/2025)

Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Status Report by PAMELA J. BONDI, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Underwood, Ryan) (Entered: 10/02/2025)

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Joint STATUS REPORT by PAMELA J. BONDI, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Underwood, Ryan) (Entered: 10/02/2025)

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File AND Set/Reset Deadlines

~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings

MINUTE ORDER granting 12 Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Status Report. The parties shall file the requested Status Report by 2:00 p.m. on October 2, 2025. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/2/2025. (lcapm2)

MINUTE ORDER. The court will not treat Plaintiffs' motion as one for preliminary injunction, as they have not agreed to do so. That said, the court does not believe briefing on the compressed schedule proposed by Plaintiffs is appropriate or necessary. Defendants shall file their opposition to Plaintiffs' motion by noon on October 7, 2025, and Plaintiffs may file a reply brief of no more than 15 pages by noon on October 8, 2025. The parties shall appear for a hearing on the motion on October 9, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 10. Plaintiffs' counsel not from the area may participate remotely. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/2/2025. (lcapm2)

SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to PAMELA J. BONDI, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(mg) (Entered: 10/07/2025)

Memorandum in opposition to re 4 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by PAMELA J. BONDI, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2)(Underwood, Ryan) (Entered: 10/07/2025)

1 Exhibit Exhibit 1

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2 Exhibit Exhibit 2

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Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice

MINUTE ORDER granting 11 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Gitanjali Gutierrez is hereby admitted pro hac vice to appear 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 Amit P. Mehta on 10/7/2025. (lcapm1)

REPLY to opposition to motion re 4 Motion for TRO, filed by ANDRE BLAND, FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, URSHAWN MILLER, HOWARD HAWK WILLIS. (Morris, Maria) (Entered: 10/08/2025)

Unopposed MOTION for Leave for All Parties to Appear Remotely re Set Deadlines/Hearings,, by ANDRE BLAND, FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES OF EASTERN TENNESSEE, FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, URSHAWN MILLER, HOWARD HAWK WILLIS. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Morris, Maria) (Entered: 10/08/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Kenneth Velchik on behalf of All Defendants (Velchik, Michael) (Entered: 10/08/2025)

Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

MINUTE ORDER granting 17 Unopposed Motion to Conduct Status Hearing Fully Remotely. The hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order scheduled for October 9, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. shall occur via Zoom. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/8/2025. (lcapm1)

NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew I. Warden on behalf of PAMELA J. BONDI, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Warden, Andrew) (Entered: 10/09/2025)

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Status Conference

MINUTE ORDER. The parties shall be prepared to discuss during the TRO hearing on the question of irreparable harm the D.C. Circuit's decision Alpine Securities Corp. v. FINRA, 121 F.4th 1314, 1331-37 (D.C. Cir. 2024). Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/9/2025. (lcapm1)

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Amit P. Mehta: Motion Hearing held on 10/9/2025. Court heard arguments from the parties on the Plaintiff's 4 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and took the matter under advisement. (Court Reporter William Zaremba.) (zakb)

ORDER denying Plaintiffs' 4 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. The parties shall meet and confer and, by October 15, 2025, propose a schedule for further proceedings. See the attached Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 10/10/2025. (lcapm1) (Entered: 10/10/2025)

Status Report

Notice of Appearance

Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant AND Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General AND Summons Returned Executed as to US Attorney

Appear Pro Hac Vice

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice

Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction

Extension of Time to File Response/Reply

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply AND Set/Reset Deadlines

Amend/Correct