UnidosUS et al v. Byrd et al
| UnidosUS, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, Florida Immigrant Coalition, FLIC Votes, Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, Florida State Conference Branches and Youth Units of the NAACP and Florida Alliance for Retired Americans Inc |
| Cord Byrd, Joe Scott, Alina Garcia, Wendy Sartory Link, DENISE LAVANCHER, Kim Barton, Christopher Milton, Nina Ward, Amanda Seyfang, Tim Bobanic, Sharon Chason, Leah Valenti, Maureen Baird, Chris H Chambless, Melissa Blazier, Tomi Stinson Brown, Debbie Wertz, Darbi Chaires, Jerry Holland, Robert Bender, Kaiti Lenhart, Heather Riley, Kenya Williams, Lisa Darus, Aletris Farnam, RHONDA PIERCE, Laura Hutto, Diane Smith, Sherry Taylor, KAREN HEALY, Craig Latimer, H RUSSELL WILLIAMS, Leslie Rossway Swan, CAROL DUNAWAY, MICHELLE MILLIGAN, Travis Hart, Alan Hays, BERNIE FELICIANO, MARK EARLEY, Tammy Jones, Grant Conyers, Heath Driggers, SCOTT FARRINGTON, Wesley Wilcox, Vicki Davis, SHERRI HODIES, Janet H. Adkins, Paul A Lux, David May, KAREN CASTOR DENTEL, Mary Jane Arrington, BRIAN CORLEY, Julie Marcus, MELONY BELL, Charles Overturf, TAPPIE VILLANE, Ron Turner, AMY PENNOCK, Vicky Oakes, Gertrude Walker, William Keen, JENNIFER KINSEY, Dana Southerland, Deborah Osborne, Lisa Lewis, Joseph R. Morgan, RYAN MESSER, DEIDRA PETTIS and Dave Kerner |
| 1:2026cv22257 |
| April 1, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
| Jacqueline Becerra |
| Civil Rights: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question: Civil Rights Violation |
| None |
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| Filing 67 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Melissa A Tartaglia on behalf of DENISE LAVANCHER. Attorney Melissa A Tartaglia added to party DENISE LAVANCHER(pty:dft). (Tartaglia, Melissa) |
Filing 66
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon sua sponte review of the record. In light of the Order Consolidating Cases, ECF No. #64 , the parties are ORDERED to file an amended joint scheduling report by June 2, 2026. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra (nsy)
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Filing 65
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on the Joint Notice of Proposed Briefing Schedule. ECF No. #62 . Upon due consideration of the Joint Notice and the pertinent portions of the record, the Court ORDERS as follows: 1.All motions to join additional parties and amend the complaint must be filed by July 22, 2026 2.Defendants shall respond to Plaintiffs' amended complaints by August 12, 2026. Defendants are not required to respond to the current or any amended complaints before this deadline. 3.Plaintiff shall file their memoranda opposing any motions to dismiss by September 2, 2026 4.Defendants shall file reply memoranda in support of any motions to dismiss by September 16, 2026. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra (nsy)
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Filing 64
ORDER CONSOLIDATING CASES granting #63 Motion to Consolidate Cases. The action titled State of Florida Conference of Branches and Youth Unites of the NAACP, et al. v. Cord Byrd, et al., Case No. 26-cv-23135-JB, shall be CONSOLIDATED for purposes of trial, and timing of pleadings, hearings, and depositions and other discovery into UnidosUS, et al. v. Cord Byrd, et al., Case No. 26-cv-22257-JB (the "Consolidated Action"). Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 5/20/2026. See attached document for full details. (blc)
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| Filing 63 Unopposed MOTION to Consolidate Cases by Cord Byrd. Responses due by 6/1/2026. (Jazil, Mohammad) |
| Filing 62 Joint NOTICE of Proposed Briefing Schedule by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS (McNamara, Caroline) |
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Filing 61
ORDER granting in part and denying in part #45 Motion to Transfer, Consolidate, and Align Pleading Deadlines. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 5/1/2026. See attached document for full details. (ksr)
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| Filing 60 CLERK'S NOTICE - Attorney Admissions has accepted the address and email information change requests as submitted through attorneys PACER account for attorney Nikole Miller re #47 Notice of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm Name (pt) |
| Filing 59 Joint SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS (McNamara, Caroline) |
| Filing 58 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement by Wendy Sartory Link (LaVia, John) |
| Filing 57 Plaintiff's Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement - NONE disclosed by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS (Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 56 RESPONSE in Support re #45 MOTION Motion to Transfer, Consolidate, and Align Pleading Deadlines filed by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. (Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 55 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement - NONE disclosed by Cord Byrd (Jazil, Mohammad) |
| Filing 54 Joint MOTION to Adopt/Join #45 MOTION Motion to Transfer, Consolidate, and Align Pleading Deadlines by Alina Garcia, Wendy Sartory Link, Joe Scott. Responses due by 4/27/2026. (Rosenthal, Oren) |
| Filing 53 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Martin Christian Wolk on behalf of Cord Byrd. Attorney Martin Christian Wolk added to party Cord Byrd(pty:dft). (Wolk, Martin) |
| Filing 52 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by John Thomas LaVia, III on behalf of Wendy Sartory Link. Attorney John Thomas LaVia, III added to party Wendy Sartory Link(pty:dft). (LaVia, John) |
| Filing 51 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement - NONE disclosed by Alina Garcia (Rosenthal, Oren) |
| Filing 50 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement - NONE disclosed by Joe Scott (Reynolds, Devona) |
| Filing 49 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Devona Alicia Reynolds on behalf of Joe Scott. Attorney Devona Alicia Reynolds added to party Joe Scott(pty:dft). (Reynolds, Devona) |
| Filing 48 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Adam Katzman on behalf of Joe Scott. Attorney Adam Katzman added to party Joe Scott(pty:dft). (Katzman, Adam) |
| Filing 47 NOTICE of Change of Address/Contact Information; Change of Email; Change of Law Firm Name; by Nikole Miller (Miller, Nikole) |
| Filing 46 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Oren Rosenthal on behalf of Alina Garcia. Attorney Oren Rosenthal added to party Alina Garcia(pty:dft). (Rosenthal, Oren) |
| Filing 45 MOTION Motion to Transfer, Consolidate, and Align Pleading Deadlines by Cord Byrd. Responses due by 4/21/2026. (Jazil, Mohammad) |
| Filing 44 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Common Cause, League of Women Voters of Florida, FLIC Votes, UnidosUS, Florida Rising Together, Common Cause Education Fund, Florida Rising, Inc.. Wendy Sartory Link waiver sent on 4/3/2026, response/answer due 6/2/2026. (Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 43 Notice of Pending, Refiled, Related or Similar Actions by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS (Warren, Nicholas) |
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Filing 42
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #24 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to John A. Freedman of the law firm of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 41
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #23 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to Jonathan Topaz of the law firm of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 40
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #22 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to Sonali Seth of the law firm of Advancement Project. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 39
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #21 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to Cesar Z. Ruiz of the law firm of Latino Justice PRLDEF. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 38
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #20 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to John Powers of the law firm of Advancement Project. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 37
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #19 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to Jose Perez of the law firm of LatinoJustice PRLDEF. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 36
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #18 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to Connor J. Morgan of the law firm of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 35
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #17 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to Hani Mirza of the law firm of Advancement Project. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 34
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #16 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to Jeffrey A. Miller of the law firm of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 33
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #15 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to Nina McKay of the law firm of the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 32
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #14 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to Sophia Lin Lakin of the law firm of the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 31
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #13 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to Peter Ketcham-Colwill of the law firm of Advancement Project. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 30
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #12 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to Jeremy Karpatkin of the law firm of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 29
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #11 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to William Hughes of the law firm of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 28
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #10 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to Sarah Brannon of the law firm of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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Filing 27
PAPERLESS ORDER. THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing (the "Motion"), ECF No. #9 . Upon due consideration of the Motion and all relevant factors, it is hereby ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion is GRANTED as to Nicholas Casmier Anway of the law firm of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP. The Court reserves the power to withdraw permission for special appearance at any time. Failure to abide by any Court order or failure to appear at any scheduled matter may result in immediate revocation of counsel's pro hac vice status. Local counsel must be ready to adequately represent the party at any time. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/7/2026. (nsy)
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| Filing 26 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Mohammad Omar Jazil on behalf of Cord Byrd. Attorney Mohammad Omar Jazil added to party Cord Byrd(pty:dft). (Jazil, Mohammad) |
| Filing 25 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS Pursuant to Local Rule 24.1(b) (Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 24 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for John A. Freedman. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395488 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 23 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Jonathan Topaz. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395435 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 22 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Sonali Seth. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395427 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 21 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Cesar Z. Ruiz. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395420 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 20 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for John Powers. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395416 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 19 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Jose Perez. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395402 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 18 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Connor J. Morgan. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395399 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 17 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Hani Mirza. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395380 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 16 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Jeffrey A. Miller. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395371 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 15 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Nina McKay. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395361 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 14 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Sophia Lin Lakin. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395346 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 13 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Peter Ketcham-Colwill. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395340 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 12 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Jeremy Karpatkin. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395332 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 11 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for William Hughes. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395323 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 10 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Sarah Brannon. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395311 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 9 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Nicholas Casmier Anway. Filing Fee $ 250.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-19395283 by Common Cause, Common Cause Education Fund, FLIC Votes, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Florida Rising Together, Florida Rising, Inc., Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, UnidosUS. Responses due by 4/20/2026. (Attachments: #1 Certification)(Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 8 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint 42 USC 1983 or Bivens, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Common Cause, League of Women Voters of Florida, FLIC Votes, UnidosUS, Florida Rising Together, Common Cause Education Fund, Florida Rising, Inc.. Cord Byrd served on 4/1/2026, response/answer due 4/22/2026; Alina Garcia served on 4/1/2026, response/answer due 4/22/2026; Joe Scott served on 4/2/2026, response/answer due 4/23/2026. (Warren, Nicholas) |
| Filing 7 Bar Letter re: Admissions sent to attorney Sophia Lin Lakin, Jonathan Topaz, William Hughes, Nina Nayiri McKay, Sarah Brannon, John A. Freedman, Jeremy Karpatkin, Nicholas Casmier Anway, Connor J. Morgan, Jeffrey A. Miller, John Powers, Hani Mirza, Sonali Seth, Peter Ketcham-Colwill, Cesar Z. Ruiz, and Jose Perez, mailing date April 2, 2026, (pt) |
| Filing 6 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Ashley Davis on behalf of Cord Byrd. Attorney Ashley Davis added to party Cord Byrd(pty:dft). (Davis, Ashley) |
| Filing 5 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Bilal Ahmed Faruqui on behalf of Cord Byrd. Attorney Bilal Ahmed Faruqui added to party Cord Byrd(pty:dft). (Faruqui, Bilal) |
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Filing 4
PAPERLESS ORDER REGARDING PROCEDURES. The parties shall comply with the following procedures: 1. SERVICE: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) requires service of summons and complaint to be perfected upon Defendants within 90 days after the filing of the complaint. Unless service is waived, proof of service must be made to the Court by filing the server's affidavit. If a Defendant waives service, notice of the same shall be filed immediately. Failure to file proof of service or show good cause within 90 days will result in a dismissal without prejudice and without further notice. 2. DEFAULTS: In the event a served Defendant does not appear in this action, the Plaintiff(s) shall file a Motion for Clerk's Default within seven days of the deadline for the Defendant to answer. Extensions of time to answer a pleading must take the form of a motion to the Court. Motions for Final Default Judgment shall be filed within seven days of the entry of a Clerk's Default. Any motions for default final judgment must comply with the Court's Standing Procedures Regarding Motions for Default Final Judgment found at: https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/sites/flsd/files/JudgeBecerraStandingOrderMotionsforDefaultJudgment.pdf. 3. CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES: Within fifteen days from the date the last Defendant enters an appearance in this action, the parties, including governmental parties, must file Certificates of Interested Parties and Corporate Disclosure Statements that contain a complete list of persons, associated persons, firms, partnerships, or corporations that have a financial interest in the outcome of this case, including subsidiaries, conglomerates, affiliates, parent corporations, and other identifiable legal entities related to a party. The parties must not include the undersigned or the assigned Magistrate Judge as interested parties unless they have an interest in the litigation. Throughout the pendency of the action, the parties are under a continuing obligation to amend, correct, and update the Certificates. 4. JOINT SCHEDULING REPORTS: Within twenty days from the date the last Defendant enters an appearance in this action, the parties are directed to prepare and file a Joint Scheduling Report as required by Local Rule 16.1. Disclosures required under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(l) must be made at or before the time the parties confer to develop their case management and discovery plan. The parties must certify in the Joint Scheduling Report that such disclosures have been made unless a party files an objection to a required disclosure. Such filed objection must include a full explanation of the basis for the objection. The scheduling conference may be held via video conference or in person. It may not be held by telephone. In drafting their Joint Proposed Scheduling Order, the parties shall utilize the Court's Template Scheduling Order, found at https://www.flsd.uscourts.gov/sites/flsd/files/JB_RevisedTemplateSchedulingOrder.pdf. Any deviation from the guidelines set forth in the Court's Template Scheduling Order or those proposed by the Local Rules must be noted in the Joint Scheduling Report along with an explanation for why any deviation is being proposed. Failure to articulate the reason(s) for any deviation from the guidelines set forth in the Court's Template Scheduling Order may result in the Court setting pre-trial deadlines and/or a trial date without regard to those proposed by the parties. 5. FILING OF MOTIONS: All filings must be in a 12-point font and double spaced. Single spacing is only permitted for footnotes. The required conferral under Local Rule 7.1 must be by telephone or in person. An e-mail conferral will only be permitted if counsel are in agreement as to the relief sought in the motion. 6. EXTENSIONS OF TIME: Requests for extensions of time, including unopposed motions, will only be granted by the Court upon an appropriate motion showing good cause why the deadline cannot be met. Absent an emergency, motions for extensions of time must be filed no later than three business days prior to the deadline from which relief is being sought. All requests for extensions of time must include: (1) the conferral statement required under Local Rule 7.1; (2) a list of any prior motions for extension of time; (3) a specific statement regarding the circumstances necessitating the requested relief; and (4) a statement as to whether the request impacts the deadline to file a dispositive motion or trial date. Signed by Judge Jacqueline Becerra on 4/1/2026. (nsy)
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| Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Cord Byrd, Alina Garcia, Wendy Sartory Link, Joe Scott. (ksr) |
| Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Jacqueline Becerra. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres is available to handle any or all proceedings in this case. If agreed, parties should complete and file the Consent form found on our website. It is not necessary to file a document indicating lack of consent. (ksr) |
| Filing 1 Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief against All Defendants. Filing fee $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19376457, filed by Hispanic Federation, League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Common Cause, League of Women Voters of Florida, FLIC Votes, UnidosUS, Florida Rising Together, Common Cause Education Fund, Florida Rising, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summon(s))(McNamara, Caroline) |
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