Case: Iyengar v. Barnhart

1:02-cv-00825 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 1, 2002

Closed Date: 2003

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Case Summary

On May 1, 2002, a group of aliens who were residing legally within the U.S. but were ineligible to work, brought suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the Social Security Administration's (SSA) determination that it would no longer issue Social Security numbers to aliens for purposes of obtaining state driver's licenses. Plaintiffs alleged that the SSA's actions violated the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 553, in that the SSA dismissed its long-sta…

The SSA moved to dismiss the suit for lack of standing. Plaintiffs moved for summary judgment, preliminary injunctive relief, and class certification. The District Court (Judge Ellen S. Huvelle) granted Plaintiffs' motions in part and denied them in part, holding that: (1) the aliens had standing to bring the action; (2) the SSA's determination was subject to the APA's notice and comment requirements; and (3) Plaintiffs' requests for a preliminary injunction and class certification were denied. Iyengar v. Barnhart.233 F. Supp. 2d. 12. (D.C. 2002).

Shortly thereafter, the parties settled the case. As part of the settlement, the SSA agreed to pay Plaintiffs $50,000 in attorneys' fees.

On July 18, 2003, Eduardo Ovadio, who was not a member of the original lawsuit, filed a petition seeking to have the SSA held in contempt for refusing to issue him a SSN for a valid nonwork purpose. The District Court found that the petitioner lacked standing and denied his motion. Iyengar V. Barnhart, 281 F.Supp.2d 38 (D.D.C. 2003).

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Stephen Imm (8/23/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Attorney for Defendant

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

BARRIS, HENRY (District of Columbia)

BATES, AVA L. (District of Columbia)

BATES, ADA C. (District of Columbia)

BATES, KERRY F. (District of Columbia)

BATES, THEODORE B. (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Friedman, Paul L. (District of Columbia)

Garland, Merrick B. (District of Columbia)

Huvelle, Ellen Segal (District of Columbia)

Rogers, Judith Ann Wilson (District of Columbia)

Tatel, David S. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Bell, David E. (District of Columbia)

Chew, Benjamin G (District of Columbia)

Colfax, Reed (District of Columbia)

England-Albright, April A. (District of Columbia)

Espy, Alphonso Michael (District of Columbia)

Esquire, Andrew Harold

Esquire, Laurel Pyke

Esquire, Precious T.

Fraas, Phillip L. (District of Columbia)

Francis, Gregorio (District of Columbia)

Hilliard, Robert C. (District of Columbia)

Hunt, Gaillard (Virginia)

Khanna, Rajiv Santosh (Virginia)

Klar, Jennifer Ilene (District of Columbia)

Lieberman, Michael Wyld

Malson, Laurel Pyke (District of Columbia)

Mason, Gary E. (District of Columbia)

Meyer, J. Andrew (District of Columbia)

Phelan, Brian P. (District of Columbia)

Pogust, Harris L. (District of Columbia)

Relman, John Peter (District of Columbia)

Robinson, Paul A (District of Columbia)

Sanders, Kindaka J. (District of Columbia)

Sanders, Henry (District of Columbia)

Sanders, Rose M. (District of Columbia)

Silver, David C. (District of Columbia)

Strom, Joseph P. (District of Columbia)

Toure, Faya Rose

Varma, Anurag (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Bernie, Andrew Marshall (District of Columbia)

BOYD, JOHN (District of Columbia)

Coffelt, Caleb (District of Columbia)

Coles-Huff, Doris Denise (District of Columbia)

Contreras, Rudolph (District of Columbia)

Counsel, DOJ Appellate

Crowley, Megan Anne (District of Columbia)

Director, Marleigh D.

Hines, Rachel J. (District of Columbia)

Howard, Roscoe (District of Columbia)

Khandelwal, Sharad S. (District of Columbia)

Lepley, Richard G (District of Columbia)

McCallum, Robert D. Jr. (District of Columbia)

Moore, Tamra Tyree (District of Columbia)

Pires, Alexander John (District of Columbia)

Richer, Amber (District of Columbia)

Rivera, Karen A. (District of Columbia)

Scarborough, Charles Wylie

Scott, Olivia R. (District of Columbia)

Sitcov, Michael (District of Columbia)

Todd, James D. (District of Columbia)

Ulrich, Tamara Lynn (District of Columbia)

Other

BARRIS, HENRY (District of Columbia)

BATES, AVA L. (District of Columbia)

BATES, ADA C. (District of Columbia)

BATES, KERRY F. (District of Columbia)

BATES, THEODORE B. (District of Columbia)

BATES, BRAD E. (District of Columbia)

BATES-ADAMS, KARLA K. (District of Columbia)

BATES-BEST, TERRIE L. (District of Columbia)

Brittenum, Dedrick Brittenum (District of Columbia)

FOUTS, JUSTIN G. (District of Columbia)

FOUTS, WILLA G. (District of Columbia)

Frantz, David Joseph (District of Columbia)

Gaiser, Ronald Otto (District of Columbia)

GRAY, DORIS (District of Columbia)

HART, ERROL VON (District of Columbia)

JR, ARTIS MARK, (District of Columbia)

Marks, Andrew H. (District of Columbia)

Martin, Precious T. (District of Columbia)

McCurty, Tracy Lloyd (District of Columbia)

PIERRE, LEON (District of Columbia)

ROBBALAA, MUHAMMAD (District of Columbia)

Schulman, Adam (District of Columbia)

STEVENS, DIAHANN C. (District of Columbia)

Strauss, Jesse (District of Columbia)

Weinstein, Scott William (District of Columbia)

WOODARD, BOOKER T. (District of Columbia)

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Documents in this case

1:02-cv-00825	Docket	Aug. 18, 2003	Aug. 18, 2003 Docket
25 1:02-cv-00825	Opinion	Nov. 26, 2002	Nov. 26, 2002 Order/Opinion 233 F.Supp.2d 5
37 1:02-cv-00825	Order (Dismissal)	April 22, 2003	April 22, 2003 Settlement Agreement
47 1:02-cv-00825	Opinion	Sept. 4, 2003	Sept. 4, 2003 Order/Opinion 281 F.Supp.2d 38
1:08-mc-00511 1:10-cv-00737 11-05326	Order Latham v. Vilsack U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit	July 25, 2012	July 25, 2012 Order/Opinion 2012 WL 10236550

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Docket for: IYENGAR v. BARNHART

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	May 1, 2002	COMPLAINT filed by plaintiff SONALI IYENGAR (td) (Entered: 05/02/2002)	RECAP
	May 1, 2002	SUMMONS NOT ISSUED. (td) (Entered: 05/02/2002)	PACER
	May 1, 2002	SUMMONS NOT ISSUED. (td)
	May 7, 2002	SUMMONS (7) issued to federal party(s) federal defendant JO ANNE B. BARNHART, federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM, Commissioner of Social Security serving: Namcy Grace, Social Security Administration General Law Division and Office Director and non-parties: U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (td) (Entered: 05/07/2002)	PACER
	May 7, 2002	SUMMONS (7) issued to federal party(s) federal defendant JO ANNE B. BARNHART, federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM, Commissioner of Social Security serving: Namcy Grace, Social Security Administration General Law Division and Office Director and non-parties: U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (td)
2	May 31, 2002	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of summons and complaint executed on 5/13/02 upon federal defendants JO ANNE B. BARNHART, SOCIAL SECURITY ADM (Washington, DC.) (bcs) Modified on 06/06/2002 (Entered: 06/06/2002)	RECAP
3	May 31, 2002	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of summons and complaint executed on 5/10/02 upon federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM (General Division, Baltimore, Md.) (bcs) Modified on 06/06/2002 (Entered: 06/06/2002)	RECAP
4	May 31, 2002	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of summons and complaint executed upon U.S. Attorney on 5/13/02 (bcs) (Entered: 06/06/2002)	RECAP
5	May 31, 2002	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of summons and complaint executed on upon federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM (Nancy Grace, Baltimore, MD.) (bcs) (Entered: 06/06/2002)	RECAP
6	May 31, 2002	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of summons and complaint executed upon U.S. Attorney General on 5/13/02 (bcs) (Entered: 06/06/2002)	RECAP
7	May 31, 2002	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of summons and complaint executed on 5/15/02 upon federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM; (Office fo the director, Chicago, IL.) (bcs) (Entered: 06/06/2002)	RECAP
8	June 17, 2002	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for federal defendants JO ANNE B. BARNHART, SOCIAL SECURITY ADM by Sharad S. Khandelwal (bcs) (Entered: 06/19/2002)	RECAP
9	July 2, 2002	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff SONALI IYENGAR by Rajiv Santosh Khanna (td) (Entered: 07/03/2002)	RECAP
10	July 12, 2002	AMENDED COMPLAINT by plaintiff SONALI IYENGAR adding plaintiff GEETA CHAURASIA, SOPANA DASARI, PRATHIBHA GUDUGUNTLA, SUDHSHREE KOTA, NAJIA F. SHEIKH, LOHITHA V.A. TUNUGUNPLA, MPOPO TSHIDI LESELE, and amending complaint [1-1] .; jury demand (td) (Entered: 07/16/2002)	RECAP
12	July 25, 2002	JOINT MOTION by plaintiffs, federal defendants, to extend time pertaining to the briefing schedule for defendants' motion to dismiss and/or answer. (td) (Entered: 07/29/2002)
12	July 25, 2002	JOINT MOTION by plaintiffs, federal defendants, to extend time pertaining to the briefing schedule for defendants' motion to dismiss and/or answer. (td) (Entered: 07/29/2002)	RECAP
11	July 26, 2002	ORDER by Judge Paul L. Friedman : extending time to 8/23/02 to answer amended complaint [10-1] Answer extended to 8/23/02 for SOCIAL SECURITY ADM, for JO ANNE B. BARNHART plaintiffs' opposition due 9/6/02; defendants' reply due 9/20/02 (N) (bm) (Entered: 07/26/2002)	RECAP
13	Aug. 23, 2002	MOTION filed by federal defendant JO ANNE B. BARNHART, federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM to dismiss with prejudice counts I, II, and III of amended complaint and to strike jury demand [10-1] ; attachments (5) (td) (Entered: 08/26/2002)	RECAP
14	Sept. 6, 2002	MOTION filed by plaintiffs to certify class action and for maintenance of a class action (mpt) (Entered: 09/09/2002)	RECAP
15	Sept. 6, 2002	MOTION filed by plaintiffs for preliminary injunction ; affidavits (10) (mpt) (Entered: 09/09/2002)	RECAP
16	Sept. 6, 2002	RESPONSE by plaintiffs in opposition to motion to dismiss with prejudice counts I, II, and III of amended complaint and to strike jury demand [10-1] [13-1] by SOCIAL SECURITY ADM, JO ANNE B. BARNHART . (mpt) (Entered: 09/09/2002)	RECAP
17	Sept. 13, 2002	JOINT MOTION by plaintiffs, federal defendants for an enlargement of time pertaining to the briefing schedule (cdw) (Entered: 09/16/2002)	RECAP
18	Sept. 13, 2002	MOTION filed by plaintiffs for summary judgment ; attachment (1) (td) Modified on 09/17/2002 (Entered: 09/17/2002)	RECAP
19	Sept. 18, 2002	ORDER by Judge Paul L. Friedman : granting joint motion for an enlargement of time pertaining to the briefing schedule [17-1] by plaintiffs, federal defendant, defendants' response to motions for preliminary injunction, for class certification and for summary judgment due 10/4/02; defendants' reply to motions to dismiss and to strike due by 10/4/02; plaintiffs' reply to motions for preliminary injunction, for class certification and for summary judgment due by 10/18/02 (N) (bm) (Entered: 09/18/2002)	RECAP
20	Oct. 4, 2002	MEMORANDUM by federal defendant JO ANNE B. BARNHART, federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM in opposition to motion for summary judgment [18-1] by plaintiffs, and motion for preliminary injunction [15-1] by plaintiffs; declaration (1); attachments (11) (td) Modified on 10/07/2002 (Entered: 10/07/2002)	RECAP
21	Oct. 4, 2002	MEMORANDUM by federal defendant JO ANNE B. BARNHART, federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM in support of motion to dismiss and to strike [10-1] [13-1]; attachment (1) (td) (Entered: 10/07/2002)	RECAP
22	Oct. 4, 2002	MEMORANDUM by federal defendant JO ANNE B. BARNHART, federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM in opposition to motion to certify class [14-1] by plaintiffs (td) (Entered: 10/07/2002)	RECAP
23	Oct. 18, 2002	NOTICE OF FILING by plaintiffs supplemental affidavits in support of their motions for summary judgment, for preliminary injunction, and for class certification (cdw) (Entered: 10/22/2002)
23	Oct. 18, 2002	NOTICE OF FILING by plaintiffs supplemental affidavits in support of their motions for summary judgment, for preliminary injunction, and for class certification (cdw) (Entered: 10/22/2002)	RECAP
24	Oct. 18, 2002	REPLY by plaintiffs in support of motion for summary judgment [18-1], motion for preliminary injunction [15-1], motion to certify class action and for maintenance of a class action [14-1] by plaintiffs (cdw) (Entered: 10/22/2002)	RECAP
	Nov. 4, 2002	CASE REASSIGNED from Judge Paul L. Friedman to Judge Ellen S. Huvelle (nmr) (Entered: 11/05/2002)	PACER
	Nov. 4, 2002	CASE REASSIGNED from Judge Paul L. Friedman to Judge Ellen S. Huvelle (nmr)
25	Nov. 16, 2002	MEMORANDUM OPINION by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle (N) (gdf) (Entered: 11/26/2002)	RECAP
26	Nov. 26, 2002	ORDER by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle : granting in part, denying in part motion for summary judgment [18-1], denying as moot motion for preliminary injunction [15-1] by plaintiffs, denying as moot motion to certify class action and for maintenance of a class action [14-1] by plaintiffs, granting motion to dismiss with prejudice counts I, II, and III of amended complaint and to strike jury demand [10-1] [13-1] by SOCIAL SECURITY ADM, JO ANNE B. BARNHART; Complaint is dismissed (N) (gdf) (Entered: 11/26/2002)	RECAP
27	Dec. 10, 2002	MOTION filed by plaintiffs for attorney fees and other expenses against SOCIAL SECURITY ADM ; Affidavits (3); Attachments (2) (nmr) (Entered: 12/11/2002)	RECAP
28	Dec. 20, 2002	JOINT MOTION by plaintiff, federal defendant to extend time pertaining to plaintiff's motion for counsel fees so they may continue effort to settle (mpt) (Entered: 12/23/2002)	RECAP
29	Dec. 31, 2002	ORDER by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle : granting joint motion to extend time pertaining to plaintiff's motion for counsel fees so they may continue effort to settle [28-1] by JO ANNE B. BARNHART, SONALI IYENGAR response to motion(s) due by 1/31/03 ; (N) (gdf) (Entered: 01/02/2003)	RECAP
30	Jan. 28, 2003	MOTION filed by federal defendants to enlargement of time pertaining to plaintiffs' motion for counsel fees (rje) (Entered: 01/29/2003)	RECAP
31	Feb. 7, 2003	ORDER by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle: granting motion to enlargement of time pertaining to plaintiffs' motion for counsel fees [30-1] by SOCIAL SECURITY ADM, JO ANNE B. BARNHART response to motion(s) due by 2/28/03 ; (N) (gdf) (Entered: 02/10/2003)	RECAP
32	Feb. 27, 2003	MOTION filed by federal defendant JO ANNE B. BARNHART, federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM to extend time to 3/28/03 to respond to plaintiffs' motion to compel fees (nmr) (Entered: 02/28/2003)	RECAP
33	Feb. 28, 2003	ORDER by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle: granting motion to extend time to 3/28/03 to respond to plaintiffs' motion to compel fees [32-1] by SOCIAL SECURITY ADM, JO ANNE B. BARNHART (N) (gdf) (Entered: 02/28/2003)	RECAP
34	March 28, 2003	MOTION filed by federal defendant JO ANNE B. BARNHART, federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM to extend time to 4/18/03 to respond to plaintiff's motion for counsel fees (nmr) (Entered: 03/31/2003)	RECAP
35	March 31, 2003	ORDER by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle : granting motion to extend time to 4/18/03 to respond to plaintiff's motion for counsel fees [34-1] by SOCIAL SECURITY ADM, JO ANNE B. BARNHART response to motion(s) due by 4/18/03 ; (N) (gdf) (Entered: 04/01/2003)
35	March 31, 2003	ORDER by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle : granting motion to extend time to 4/18/03 to respond to plaintiff's motion for counsel fees [34-1] by SOCIAL SECURITY ADM, JO ANNE B. BARNHART response to motion(s) due by 4/18/03 ; (N) (gdf) (Entered: 04/01/2003)	RECAP
36	April 7, 2003	STIPULATED ORDER by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle : withdrawing by plaintiffs motion for attorney fees and other expenses against SOCIAL SECURITY ADM [27-1] for settlement, dismissal (N) (gdf) (Entered: 04/17/2003)	RECAP
37	April 22, 2003	STIPULATED ORDER by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle: of settlement agreement, order of dismissal [1-1] (N) (gdf) (Entered: 04/23/2003)	RECAP
38	May 19, 2003	JOINT MOTION by plaintiffs, federal defendants to vacate duplicate order dated 4/22/03 (nmr) (Entered: 05/20/2003)	RECAP
39	May 20, 2003	ORDER by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle: granting joint motion to vacate duplicate order dated 4/22/03, witout prejudice to the Order dated April 4, 2003, and filed April 7, 2003, at Docket No. 36 which remains in full force and effect [38-1] by plaintiffs, federal defendant, plaintiff (N) (gdf) (Entered: 05/21/2003)	RECAP
40	July 18, 2003	MOTION filed by plaintiff SONALI IYENGAR for judgment for specific acts, and for order of contempt citations against defendants ; Exhibits (11) (nmr) (Entered: 07/21/2003)	RECAP
41	July 22, 2003	MOTION (UNOPPOSED) filed by federal defendant JO ANNE B. BARNHART, federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM to extend time to 8/11/03 to respond to plaintiff's petition for judgment for specific acts and issuance of contempt citations against defendants (bjsp) (Entered: 07/24/2003)	RECAP
42	July 22, 2003	SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL for federal defendant JO ANNE B. BARNHART, federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM, substituting Karen A. Rivera for attorney Sharad S. Khandelwal for SOCIAL SECURITY ADM, attorney Sharad S. Khandelwal for JO ANNE B. BARNHART (bjsp) (Entered: 07/24/2003)	RECAP
43	July 28, 2003	ORDER by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle : granting motion to extend time to 8/11/03 to respond to plaintiff's petition for judgment for specific acts and issuance of contempt citations against defendants [41-1] by SOCIAL SECURITY ADM, JO ANNE B. BARNHART (N) (gdf) (Entered: 07/28/2003)	RECAP
44	Aug. 11, 2003	RESPONSE by federal defendant JO ANNE B. BARNHART, federal defendant SOCIAL SECURITY ADM in opposition to motion for judgment for specific acts [40-1] by SONALI IYENGAR, motion for order of contempt citations against defendants [40-2] by SONALI IYENGAR; Exhibits (5). (nmr) (Entered: 08/12/2003)	RECAP
45	Aug. 14, 2003	MOTION filed by plaintiffs to extend time to 8/29/03 to reply to defendants' filing (nmr) (Entered: 08/15/2003)	RECAP
46	Aug. 18, 2003	ORDER by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle: granting motion to extend time to 8/29/03 to reply to defendants' filing [45-1] by plaintiffs reply to motion(s) due by 8/29/03 (N) (gdf) (Entered: 08/18/2003)	RECAP
47	Sept. 4, 2003	ORDER by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle : denying motion for judgment for specific acts [40-1] by SONALI IYENGAR, denying motion for order of contempt citations against defendants [40-2] by SONALI IYENGAR (N) (mon) (Entered: 09/04/2003)	Clearinghouse
47	Sept. 4, 2003	ORDER by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle : denying motion for judgment for specific acts [40-1] by SONALI IYENGAR, denying motion for order of contempt citations against defendants [40-2] by SONALI IYENGAR (N) (mon) (Entered: 09/04/2003)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Immigration and/or the Border

Key Dates

Filing Date: May 1, 2002

Closing Date: 2003

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Several aliens who resided legally in the United States but who were not eligible to work in the country were denied Social Security Numbers, preventing them from applying for drivers licenses

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Denied

Defendants

Federal

Social Security Administration

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.