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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Summary Authors

Stephen Imm (8/23/2007)

People

Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Esquire, Laurel Pyke

Esquire, Precious T.

Esquire, Andrew Harold

Attorney for Defendant

Counsel, DOJ Appellate

Director, Marleigh D.

Judge(s)

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

Esquire, Laurel Pyke

Esquire, Precious T.

Esquire, Andrew Harold

Hunt, Gaillard (Virginia)

Khanna, Rajiv Santosh (Virginia)

Lieberman, Michael Wyld

Toure, Faya Rose

Attorney for Defendant

Counsel, DOJ Appellate

Director, Marleigh D.

Howard, Roscoe (District of Columbia)

Khandelwal, Sharad S. (District of Columbia)

Lepley, Richard G (District of Columbia)

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

Rivera, Karen A. (District of Columbia)

Scarborough, Charles Wylie

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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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ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	May 1, 2002	COMPLAINT filed by plaintiff SONALI IYENGAR (td) (Entered: 05/02/2002)	PACER
	May 1, 2002	SUMMONS NOT ISSUED. (td) (Entered: 05/02/2002)	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) (Entered: 05/07/2002)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
9	July 2, 2002	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for plaintiff SONALI IYENGAR by Rajiv Santosh Khanna (td) (Entered: 07/03/2002)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
14	Sept. 6, 2002	MOTION filed by plaintiffs to certify class action and for maintenance of a class action (mpt) (Entered: 09/09/2002)	PACER
15	Sept. 6, 2002	MOTION filed by plaintiffs for preliminary injunction ; affidavits (10) (mpt) (Entered: 09/09/2002)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
18	Sept. 13, 2002	MOTION filed by plaintiffs for summary judgment ; attachment (1) (td) Modified on 09/17/2002 (Entered: 09/17/2002)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)
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)	PACER
	Nov. 4, 2002	CASE REASSIGNED from Judge Paul L. Friedman to Judge Ellen S. Huvelle (nmr) (Entered: 11/05/2002)	PACER
25	Nov. 16, 2002	MEMORANDUM OPINION by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle (N) (gdf) (Entered: 11/26/2002)	Clearinghouse
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)
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)	PACER
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)	Clearinghouse
38	May 19, 2003	JOINT MOTION by plaintiffs, federal defendants to vacate duplicate order dated 4/22/03 (nmr) (Entered: 05/20/2003)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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)	PACER
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

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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.