Case: Abdulhaqq v. Sarah Lawrence College

COMPLAINT against House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Sarah Lawrence College, Tim Walberg. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-31488347)Document filed by Suzanne Gardinier, Nora Tucker-Kellogg, Nazira Attala, Vega Barrada Gullette, Liam Sharif Montague, Maeve Aickin, Riziki Mbugua, Nurah Abdulhaqq, Emily Carlisle, Lincoln Richardson, Sana Cheema..(Wallace, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/05/2025)

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Wallace, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/06/2025)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to All defendants, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Nurah Abdulhaqq, Maeve Aickin, Nazira Attala, Emily Carlisle, Sana Cheema, Suzanne Gardinier, Vega Barrada Gullette, Riziki Mbugua, Liam Sharif Montague, Lincoln Richardson, Nora Tucker-Kellogg..(Wallace, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/06/2025)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Sarah Lawrence College, Tim Walberg..(gp) (Entered: 08/06/2025)

Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Cathy Seibel. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(gp)

Magistrate Judge Victoria Reznik is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (gp)

Case Designated ECF. (gp)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. House Committee on Education and the Workforce served on 8/19/2025, answer due 9/9/2025; Tim Walberg served on 8/19/2025, answer due 9/9/2025. Service was accepted by Andy Wang, Associate General Counsel. Document filed by Suzanne Gardinier; Nora Tucker-Kellogg; Nazira Attala; Vega Barrada Gullette; Liam Sharif Montague; Maeve Aickin; Riziki Mbugua; Nurah Abdulhaqq; Emily Carlisle; Lincoln Richardson; Sana Cheema..(Wallace, Jonathan) (Entered: 09/05/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Andy Wang on behalf of House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Tim Walberg..(Wang, Andy) (Entered: 09/08/2025)

LETTER addressed to Judge Cathy Seibel from Andy T. Wang dated 9/8/25 re: Status of Service on Congressional Defendants. Document filed by House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Tim Walberg..(Wang, Andy) (Entered: 09/08/2025)

MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: 7 Letter filed by Tim Walberg, House Committee on Education and the Workforce. ENDORSEMENT: As the Court understands it, the answer date on the docket was auto-filled when Plaintiff filed the Certificate of Service. It is not an order of the Court or a finding that service has been properly effected. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Cathy Seibel on 9/8/2025) (vfr) (Entered: 09/08/2025)

LETTER addressed to Judge Cathy Seibel from Joshua M. Agins dated October 20, 2025 re: Request for a Pre-Motion Conference (Rule 12 Motion). Document filed by Sarah Lawrence College..(Agins, Joshua) (Entered: 10/20/2025)

ORDER re: 9 Letter filed by Sarah Lawrence College: Telephonic pre-motion conference to be held on 11/25/25 at 12 noon. Call-in number is 855-244-8681 and access code is 1809850784#. Plaintiffs shall respond to Sarah Lawrence College's letter, by letter of no more than 3 pages, no later than 11/18/25. (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Cathy Seibel) (Text Only Order) (Seibel, Cathy) (Entered: 10/21/2025)

Order

NOTICE RE: CHANGE OF TIME OF CONFERENCE: The Pre-Motion Conference previously scheduled before this Court for November 25, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. will be held at 10:30 a.m. (same date) via telephone. Person(s) appearing via telephone are reminded of the general prohibition against any forms of recording and rebroadcasting of Court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. The parties are directed to attend by phone using the following information: Toll-Free Tele-conference number: (855) 244-8681 to call in and enter access code: 1809850784#. The parties should call in from a landline phone (if possible), announce their last name(s) before addressing the Court at any time during the call, and mute their lines (pressing *6 on phone) when not speaking. Pre-Motion Conference set for 11/25/2025 at 10:30 AM before Judge Cathy Seibel. (mml) (Entered: 11/03/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Joshua Mark Agins on behalf of Sarah Lawrence College..(Agins, Joshua) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

LETTER addressed to Judge Cathy Seibel from Andy T. Wang dated 11/4/25 re: Request for a Pre-Motion Conference (Rule 12 Motion). Document filed by House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Tim Walberg..(Wang, Andy) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

ORDER re: 13 Letter filed by Tim Walberg, House Committee on Education and the Workforce: The Congressional Defendants' proposed motion will be discussed at the already scheduled 11/25/25 conference. Plaintiffs shall respond to Mr. Wang's letter, by letter of no more than 3 pages, no later than 11/18/25. (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Cathy Seibel) (Text Only Order) (Seibel, Cathy) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

Order

FIRST LETTER addressed to Judge Cathy Seibel from Jonathan Wallace dated 11/17/2025 re: Pre-Motion Conference. Document filed by Nurah Abdulhaqq, Maeve Aickin, Nazira Attala, Emily Carlisle, Sana Cheema, Suzanne Gardinier, Vega Barrada Gullette, Riziki Mbugua, Liam Sharif Montague, Lincoln Richardson, Nora Tucker-Kellogg..(Wallace, Jonathan) (Entered: 11/17/2025)

SECOND LETTER addressed to Judge Cathy Seibel from Jonathan Wallace dated 11/17/2025 re: Pre-Motion Conference. Document filed by Nurah Abdulhaqq, Maeve Aickin, Nazira Attala, Emily Carlisle, Sana Cheema, Suzanne Gardinier, Vega Barrada Gullette, Riziki Mbugua, Liam Sharif Montague, Lincoln Richardson, Nora Tucker-Kellogg..(Wallace, Jonathan) (Entered: 11/17/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Matthew B. Berry on behalf of House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Tim Walberg..(Berry, Matthew) (Entered: 11/24/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Kenneth Clark Daines on behalf of House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Tim Walberg..(Daines, Kenneth) (Entered: 11/24/2025)

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Cathy Seibel: Pre-Motion Conference held on 11/25/2025. Plaintiffs' counsel Jonathan Wallace, Esq. appears telephonically. Defendant Sarah Lawrence College counsel Joshua Agins, Esq. appears telephonically. Counsel(s) for Defendant(s) House Committee on Education and the Workforce and Walberg, Andy Wang, Esq., Matthew Berry, Esq., and Kenneth Daines, Esq. appear telephonically. Law Clerk Abigail McCabe appears telephonically. The Court hereby GRANTS Plaintiffs' counsel an extension to serve the United States. Plaintiff must serve the United States by December 5, 2025. Congressional Defendants' Pre-Motion letter to be submitted by February 3, 2026; Plaintiffs' opposition due February 16, 2026. The Court schedules a Pre-Motion Conference via phone for February 23, 2026 at 12:15 p.m. This proceeding was recorded via the Cisco Webex platform. (Pre-Motion Conference set for 2/23/2026 at 12:15 PM in Courtroom 621, 300 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY 10601 before Judge Cathy Seibel). (wc)

Pre-Motion Conference AND ~Util - Set Hearings

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. Service was made by MAIL. Document filed by Suzanne Gardinier, Nora Tucker-Kellogg, Nazira Attala, Vega Barrada Gullette, Liam Sharif Montague, Maeve Aickin, Riziki Mbugua, Nurah Abdulhaqq, Emily Carlisle, Lincoln Richardson, Sana Cheema., CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint served on US Government on December 3, 2025. Service was made by MAIL. Document filed by Suzanne Gardinier, Nora Tucker-Kellogg, Nazira Attala, Vega Barrada Gullette, Liam Sharif Montague, Maeve Aickin, Riziki Mbugua, Nurah Abdulhaqq, Emily Carlisle, Lincoln Richardson, Sana Cheema..(Wallace, Jonathan) (Entered: 12/16/2025)

LETTER addressed to Judge Cathy Seibel from Andy T. Wang dated 2/2/26 re: Request for a Pre-Motion Conference (Motion to Dismiss). Document filed by House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Tim Walberg..(Wang, Andy) (Entered: 02/02/2026)

Letter

Notice of Hearing

Pre-Motion Conference