Case: Wilson v. Blanche

3:26-cv-07624 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 23, 2026

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

(This summary is temporary as we research the case.)

On July 23, 2026, a former immigration judge filed this lawsuit against the Department of Justice and the Acting Attorney General. She had spent fifteen years representing noncitizens before joining the Executive Office for Immigration Review in 2023, but the Department declined to convert her probationary appointment to a permanent one and terminated her in September 2025. The plaintiff said that she had exceeded her case completion targets and received the highest available ratings, but that other judges who were not converted around the same time were overwhelmingly women, people of color, and lawyers who had previously advocated for immigrants, while white male judges were not terminated. 

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73662675/parties/wilson-v-blanche/

Attorney for Plaintiff

Bertling, Peter G. (California)

Documents in the Clearinghouse
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3:26-cv-07624

Complaint

July 23, 2026

July 23, 2026

Complaint

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73662675/wilson-v-blanche/

Last updated Aug. 30, 2026, 3:07 a.m.

Docket for: Wilson v. Blanche
ECF Number Date Description Link
1 July 23, 2026

COMPLAINT against Todd Blanche ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-22249592.). Filed by Roberta Wilson. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Affidavit of Interested Parties)(Bertling, Peter) (Filed on 7/23/2026) (Entered: 07/23/2026)

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2 July 23, 2026

Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 8/6/2026. (mxg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/23/2026) (Entered: 07/23/2026)

RECAP
July 23, 2026

~Util - Case Assigned by Intake

July 23, 2026

Electronic Filing Error

July 23, 2026

Electronic filing error. NOTICE TO COUNSEL : Summons is attached to complaint. Please separate documents. Re: 1 Complaint filed by Roberta Wilson (mxg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/23/2026)

3 July 24, 2026

Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: This case may fall within the Initial Discovery Protocols for Employment Cases Alleging Adverse Action. See General Order 71. Parties and Counsel are directed to review General Order 71 to determine whether it applies to this case, and to comply with that General Order if applicable. Case Management Statement due by 10/15/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 10/22/2026 01:30 PM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. (jnk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/24/2026) (Entered: 07/24/2026)

RECAP
July 24, 2026

Electronic Filing Error

July 24, 2026

Electronic filing error. Certification of Interested Entities or Persons is attached to the Complaint. Please re-file in its entirety by using: Civil Events > Other Filings > Notices Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures. Re: 1 Complaint filed by Roberta Wilson (jnk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/24/2026)

4 July 25, 2026

Pro Hac Vice

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5 July 28, 2026

Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice

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6 July 31, 2026

Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge

RECAP
Aug. 3, 2026

Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only

Aug. 3, 2026

~Util - Case Assigned by Intake

11 Aug. 4, 2026

Complaint

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12 Aug. 4, 2026

Proposed Summons

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13 Aug. 4, 2026

Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures

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Aug. 4, 2026

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Aug. 4, 2026

Clerk's Notice Setting Zoom Hearing

14 Aug. 5, 2026

Summons Issued as to USA

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15 Aug. 21, 2026

Summons Returned Executed as to USA

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Case Details

State / Territory:

California

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: July 23, 2026

Case Ongoing: Yes

Case Details

Other Dockets:

Northern District of California 3:26-cv-07624

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