Van Der Hout LLP v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al
Plaintiff: Van Der Hout LLP
Defendant: U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of State
Case Number: 3:2024cv01095
Filed: February 23, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Lisa J Cisneros
Referring Judge: James Donato
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 552 Freedom of Information Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on April 17, 2024. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
April 17, 2024 Filing 29 ANSWER to Complaint by U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State. (Choe, Shiwon) (Filed on 4/17/2024)
April 4, 2024 Filing 28 STIPULATION to Extend Time to Respond to Complaint filed by U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State. (Choe, Shiwon) (Filed on 4/4/2024)
March 25, 2024 Filing 27 STIPULATION to Extend Time to Respond to Complaint filed by U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State. (Choe, Shiwon) (Filed on 3/25/2024)
March 25, 2024 Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance by Shiwon Choe for Defendants (Choe, Shiwon) (Filed on 3/25/2024)
March 13, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 25 CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER: Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/30/2024 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 11, 19th Floor. Case Management Statement due by 5/24/2024. Signed by Judge James Donato on 3/13/2024. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/13/2024)
March 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge James Donato for all further proceedings. Judge Charles R. Breyer no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Signed by Clerk on 03/12/2024. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2024)
March 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 3/12/2024. (ls, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2024)
March 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Charles R. Breyer for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras.. Signed by Clerk on 3/11/2024. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(ark, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/11/2024)
March 8, 2024 Filing 21 CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/8/2024)
March 8, 2024 Filing 20 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Van Der Hout LLP.. (Sinodis, John) (Filed on 3/8/2024)
February 29, 2024 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Marc Van Der Hout (Van Der Hout, Marc) (Filed on 2/29/2024)
February 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Order by Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros granting #16 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Amber Qureshi.(bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/28/2024)
February 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Order by Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros granting #15 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Christine Raymond.(bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/28/2024)
February 27, 2024 Filing 16 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19164676.) filed by Van Der Hout LLP. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Qureshi, Amber) (Filed on 2/27/2024)
February 27, 2024 Filing 15 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19164006.) filed by Van Der Hout LLP. (Attachments: #1 Certificate/Proof of Service Certificate of Good Standing)(Raymond, Christine) (Filed on 2/27/2024)
February 27, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Order by Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros granting #13 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Golnaz Fakhimi.(bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/27/2024)
February 27, 2024 Filing 13 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19161514.) filed by Van Der Hout LLP. (Attachments: #1 Certificate/Proof of Service Certificate of Good Standing)(Fakhimi, Golnaz) (Filed on 2/27/2024)
February 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Order by Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros granting #11 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Christopher Godshall-Bennett.(bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/26/2024)
February 26, 2024 Filing 11 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19157974.) filed by Van Der Hout LLP. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Godshall-Bennett, Christopher) (Filed on 2/26/2024)
February 23, 2024 Filing 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Van Der Hout LLP re #1 Complaint, #5 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines, #3 Certificate of Interested Entities, 4 Case Assigned by Intake,, #6 Summons Issued (Sinodis, John) (Filed on 2/23/2024)
February 23, 2024 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Van Der Hout LLP. U.S. Department of Homeland Security served on 2/23/2024, answer due 4/23/2024; U.S. Department of State served on 2/23/2024, answer due 4/23/2024. (Sinodis, John) (Filed on 2/23/2024)
February 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Order by Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros granting #7 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Diala Shamas.(bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/23/2024)
February 23, 2024 Filing 7 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19153444.) filed by Van Der Hout LLP. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Shamas, Diala) (Filed on 2/23/2024)
February 23, 2024 Filing 6 Summons Issued as to U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State. (msr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/23/2024)
February 23, 2024 Filing 5 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 5/16/2024. Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/23/2024 01:30 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom G, 15th Floor. (msr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/23/2024)
February 23, 2024 Filing 4 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 3/8/2024. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/23/2024)
February 23, 2024 Filing 3 Certificate of Interested Entities by Van Der Hout LLP (Sinodis, John) (Filed on 2/23/2024)
February 23, 2024 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Sinodis, John) (Filed on 2/23/2024)
February 23, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of State ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-19152050.). Filed by Van Der Hout LLP. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Sinodis, John) (Filed on 2/23/2024)

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Plaintiff: Van Der Hout LLP
Represented By: Diala Shamas
Represented By: John Nicholas Sinodis
Represented By: Amber Qureshi
Represented By: Christine J Raymond
Represented By: Christopher Godshall-Bennett
Represented By: Golnaz Fakhimi
Represented By: Marc Van Der Hout
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Defendant: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Represented By: Shiwon Choe
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