Case: State of Illinois v. Department of Homeland Security

COMPLAINT filed by State of Illinois ; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24581339.(Berks, Paul) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

CIVIL Cover Sheet (Berks, Paul) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff State of Illinois by Paul Berks (Berks, Paul) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff State of Illinois by Vikas Kumar Didwania (Didwania, Vikas) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

MOTION by Plaintiff State of Illinois to reassign case to Related Case (Didwania, Vikas) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff State of Illinois by Emily Hirsch (Hirsch, Emily) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff City of Chicago by Chelsey Blaire Metcalf (Metcalf, Chelsey) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff City of Chicago by Rebecca Alfert Hirsch (Hirsch, Rebecca) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff State of Illinois by Cara A Hendrickson (Hendrickson, Cara) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff State of Illinois by Alexandra Lane Reed (Reed, Alexandra) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff State of Illinois by Robert Henry Weaver (Weaver, Robert) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff State of Illinois by Elizabeth H. Jordan (Jordan, Elizabeth) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff City of Chicago by Rachel Elisheva Zemke (Zemke, Rachel) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff State of Illinois by Mary Johanna Grieb (Grieb, Mary) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis: Before the Court is plaintiffs' motion to reassign this matter based on relatedness to Judge Sara L. Ellis, who is presiding over 25 CV 12173. Under Local Rule 40.4(c), motions to reassign based on relatedness "shall be filed in the lowest-numbered case of the claimed related set and noticed before the judge assigned to that case." Therefore, plaintiffs' motion is one for Judge Ellis to resolve, not this Court. On those grounds, this Court denies plaintiffs' motion 5 . The parties are directed to notify the Court promptly after Judge Ellis resolves any motion to reassign on relatedness grounds filed in 25 CV 12173, unless material developments warrant this Court's attention before then. Emailed notice (cn). (Entered: 01/12/2026)

case assigned

clerk's notice

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Georgia N. Alexakis. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). (jks, )

CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (jks, )

SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendants Michael W Banks, Gregory Bovino, Department of Homeland Security, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations Field Office Director, Rodney S Scott, U.S. BORDER PATROL, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons, # 7 Summons, # 8 Summons)(pjj, ) (Entered: 01/13/2026)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff City of Chicago by John James Kauffman (Kauffman, John) (Entered: 01/13/2026)

SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (pjj, ) (Entered: 01/14/2026)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff City of Chicago by Stephen J Kane (Kane, Stephen) (Entered: 01/14/2026)