Richardson v. Department of Homeland Security et al
Plaintiff: William Richardson
Defendant: Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
Case Number: 2:2023cv01939
Filed: November 21, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Nevada
Presiding Judge: Gloria M Navarro
Referring Judge: Brenda Weksler
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

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Date Filed Document Text
January 5, 2024 Filing 18 ANSWER to #4 Amended Complaint filed by All Defendants. Certificate of Interested Parties due by 1/15/2024. Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order due by 2/19/2024.(Pearson, Skyler) NOTICE of Certificate of Interested Parties requirement: Under Local Rule 7.1-1, a party must immediately file its disclosure statement with its first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the court.
December 28, 2023 Filing 17 SUMMONS Returned Executed by William Richardson re #1 Complaint,,. All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Summons)(O'Brien, Brett)
December 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER granting ECF No. #14 Stipulation for Extension of Time. Response/answer re ECF No. #1 is due by January 5, 2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler on 12/21/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DLS)
December 20, 2023 Filing 14 STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME (First Request) to File Answer or Other Responsive Pleading re #4 Amended Complaint by Defendants Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. (Pearson, Skyler) (extend) (answer)
December 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER Granting #3 Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Brett J. O'Brien for William Richardson and approving Designation of Local Counsel Attorney David Z. Chesnoff. Signed by Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 12/19/2023. Any Attorney not yet registered with the Court's e-filng system shall register on the PACER website #www.pacer.gov(Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - RGDG)
December 18, 2023 Filing 13 NOTICE of Corrected Image/Document re #3 Motion for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice - Verified Petition, #7 Errata for attorney Brett O'Brien, by Plaintiff William Richardson. (Service of corrected image is attached.). (Chesnoff, David)
December 15, 2023 Filing 12 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 12/15/2023. Per the Court's instruction in Minute Order No. 8 , Petitioner Brett O'Brien filed the #11 Notice of Corrected Image/Document re #3 Motion for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice. Although Petitioner included all certificates of good standing, Petitioner did not complete the form. Namely, Petitioner did not include the date or list all courts and bar numbers on page 2. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court again DEFERS ruling on the #3 Petition. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall have until January 5, 2024, to file a corrected and fully filled out Verified Petition using the "Notice of Corrected Image/Document." Failure to timely remedy the deficiencies WILL result in the denial of the Verified Petition and Petitioner's requirement to repay the filing fee.(Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - CMD)
December 13, 2023 Filing 11 NOTICE of Corrected Image/Document re #3 Motion for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice - Verified Petition, for attorney Brett O'Brien, by Plaintiff William Richardson. (Service of corrected image is attached.). (Chesnoff, David)
December 13, 2023 Filing 10 AFFIDAVIT of Proof of Service re #5 Summons Issued as to USA by Plaintiff William Richardson.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4)(Chesnoff, David)
November 25, 2023 Filing 9 STANDING ORDER. This case has been assigned to the Honorable Judge Gloria M. Navarro. Judge Navarro's Chambers Practices, which are posted on the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada public website, may also be accessed directly via this hyperlink #www.nvd.uscourts.gov. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV)
November 22, 2023 Filing 8 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 11/22/2023. Pending before the Court is the #3 Petition to Practice Pro Hac Vice, filed by Petitioner Brett O'Brien. Petitioner also submitted the #7 Errata to the #3 Petition. Under this Court's Local Rules, a verified petition to practice in a particular case must include "an attached certification issued within six months before the date of filing of the verified petition that the applicant's membership is in good standing from the state bar or from the clerk of the supreme court or highest admitting court of every state... in which the applicant has been admitted to practice law." LR 11-1(b)(3). The #7 Errata notes that Petitioner was admitted to the Supreme Courts of Ohio, New York, and New Jersey, as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and lists bar numbers for each jurisdiction. (See Errata at 23, ECF No. 7). But the #3 Petition and #7 Errata both include a Certificate of Good Standing from Ohio only. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court DEFERS ruling on the #3 Petition. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall have until December 13, 2023, to file a corrected Verified Petition using the "Notice of Corrected Image/Document" event that includes all applicable Certificates of Good Standing. Failure to timely remedy the deficiencies WILL result in the denial of the Verified Petition and Petitioner's requirement to repay the filing fee.(Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - CMD)
November 22, 2023 Filing 7 ERRATA to #3 Motion for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice - Verified Petition, by Plaintiff William Richardson.. (Chesnoff, David)
November 21, 2023 Filing 6 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties by William Richardson. There are no known interested parties other than those participating in the case (Chesnoff, David)
November 21, 2023 Filing 5 SUMMONS ISSUED as to Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General re #1 Complaint. (RGDG)
November 21, 2023 Filing 4 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants by William Richardson. No changes to parties. (Attachments: #1 Appendix Exhibits A-D) (Chesnoff, David)
November 21, 2023 Filing 3 MOTION/VERIFIED PETITION for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice by Brett O'Brien and DESIGNATION of Local Counsel David Chesnoff (Filing fee $ 250 receipt number ANVDC-7502121) by Plaintiff William A. Richardson. (Chesnoff, David)
November 21, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE TO COUNSEL PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE IA 11-2. Counsel Brett O'Brien to comply with completion and filing of the Verified Petition and Designation of Local Counsel. The form is available on the Court's website - #www.nvd.uscourts.gov. Counsel is required to register for the court's electronic filing system at PACER #www.pacer.gov to register Attorney. Verified Petition due by 12/5/2023. (no image attached) (WJ)
November 21, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $402 receipt number ANVDC-7502018) by William A. Richardson. Certificate of Interested Parties due by 12/1/2023. Proof of service due by 2/19/2024. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons US Attorney Dist. of Nevada, #3 Summons Attorney General, #4 Summons Border Protection, #5 Summons Homeland Security) (Chesnoff, David) NOTICE of Certificate of Interested Parties requirement: Under Local Rule 7.1-1, a party must immediately file its disclosure statement with its first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the court.
November 21, 2023 Case randomly assigned to Judge Gloria M. Navarro and Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler. (RGDG)

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Plaintiff: William Richardson
Represented By: Brett O'Brien
Represented By: David Z. Chesnoff
Represented By: Richard A Schonfeld
Represented By: Brett John O'Brien
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Defendant: Department of Homeland Security
Represented By: Skyler Pearson
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Defendant: U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
Represented By: Skyler Pearson
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