Project South et al v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al
Plaintiff: Project South and Center for Constitutional Rights
Defendant: United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review and United States Department of State
Case Number: 1:2021cv08440
Filed: October 13, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Andrew L Carter
Referring Judge: Barbara C Moses
Nature of Suit: Freedom of Information Act
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 552
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER granting #26 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Application GRANTED. The initial case management conference scheduled for January 4, 2022 (Dkt. No. 23) is adjourned to February 3, 2022 at 11 a.m., in Courtroom 20A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York. Initial Conference set for 2/3/2022 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 20A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses on 12/10/2021) (ate)
December 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 CONSENT LETTER MOTION to Adjourn Conference addressed to Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses from Talia Kraemer dated Dec. 9, 2021. Document filed by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review, United States Department of State, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement..(Kraemer, Talia)
December 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Lucas Estlund Issacharoff on behalf of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review, United States Department of State, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement..(Issacharoff, Lucas)
December 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on #22 granting Motion for Leave to Withdraw as Counsel. ENDORSEMENT: Application Granted. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate Ghita Schwarz as counsel of record for plaintiff in this action. SO ORDERED. Attorney Ghita Schwarz terminated. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses on 12/03/2021) (ama)
December 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER SCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE: This action has been referred to Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses for general pretrial management, including scheduling, discovery, non-dispositive pretrial motions, and settlement, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)(A). All pretrial motions and applications, including those related to scheduling and discovery must be made to Judge Moses and in compliance with this Court's Individual Practices in Civil Cases, available on the Court's website at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-barbara-moses. It appearing to the Court that no initial case management conference has yet taken place in this action, it is hereby ORDERED that an initial conference in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P.16 will be held on January 4, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., in Courtroom 20A, 500 Pearl Street, NewYork, New York. At the conference, the parties must be prepared to discuss the subjects set forth in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and (c). It is further ORDERED that counsel shall meet and confer in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) no later than 21 days prior to the initial case management conference. No later than one week (seven calendar days) prior to the conference, the parties shall file a Pre-Conference Statement, via ECF, signed by counsel for all parties. The Statement, which will constitute the written report required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f)(2), shall contain the following information: and further set forth in this Order. (Initial Conference set for 1/4/2022 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 20A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses on 12/3/2021) (rro)
December 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 MOTION for Ghita Schwarz to Withdraw as Attorney . Document filed by Center for Constitutional Rights, Project South..(Schwarz, Ghita)
December 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Baher Azmy on behalf of Center for Constitutional Rights, Project South..(Azmy, Baher)
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER REFERRING CASE TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE. Order that case be referred to the Clerk of Court for assignment to a Magistrate Judge for General Pretrial (includes scheduling, discovery, non-dispositive pretrial motions, and settlement). Referred to Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses. (Signed by Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr on 12/1/2021) (ate)
November 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,. Document filed by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review, United States Department of State, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement..(Kraemer, Talia)
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER granting #15 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re #15 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Complaint addressed to Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. from Talia Kraemer dated Nov. 10, 2021, #17 AMENDED LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to #1 Complaint addressed to Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. from Talia Kraemer dated Nov. 10, 2021. United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review answer due 11/29/2021; United States Department of Homeland Security answer due 11/29/2021; United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement answer due 11/29/2021; United States Department of State answer due 11/29/2021; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services answer due 11/29/2021; granting #17 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re #15 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Complaint addressed to Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. from Talia Kraemer dated Nov. 10, 2021, #17 AMENDED LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Complaint addressed to Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. from Talia Kraemer dated Nov. 10, 2021. Application GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the letter motions at ECF Nos. 15, 17. SO ORDERED. United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review answer due 11/29/2021; United States Department of Homeland Security answer due 11/29/2021; United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement answer due 11/29/2021; United States Department of State answer due 11/29/2021; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services answer due 11/29/2021. (Signed by Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr on 11/16/2021) (va)
November 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 AMENDED LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Complaint addressed to Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. from Talia Kraemer dated Nov. 10, 2021. Document filed by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review, United States Department of State, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement..(Kraemer, Talia)
November 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Talia Kraemer on behalf of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review, United States Department of State, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement..(Kraemer, Talia)
November 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Complaint addressed to Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. from Talia Kraemer dated Nov. 10, 2021. Document filed by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review, United States Department of State, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement..(Kraemer, Talia)
October 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint,. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services served on 10/20/2021, answer due 11/10/2021; United States Department of Homeland Security served on 10/15/2021, answer due 11/5/2021; United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review served on 10/15/2021, answer due 11/5/2021; United States Department of State served on 10/15/2021, answer due 11/5/2021; United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement served on 10/15/2021, answer due 11/5/2021. Service was made by MAIL. Document filed by Project South; Center for Constitutional Rights. (Attachments: #1 Attachment 1).(Sisay, Samah)
October 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Ghita Schwarz on behalf of Center for Constitutional Rights, Project South..(Schwarz, Ghita)
October 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review. (vf)
October 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to United States Department of Homeland Security. (vf)
October 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to United States Department of State. (vf)
October 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. (vf)
October 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (vf)
October 14, 2021 Opinion or Order CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(vf)
October 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (vf)
October 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Case Designated ECF. (vf)
October 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review, re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Center for Constitutional Rights, Project South..(Sisay, Samah)
October 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States Department of Homeland Security, re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Center for Constitutional Rights, Project South..(Sisay, Samah)
October 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States Department of State, re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Center for Constitutional Rights, Project South..(Sisay, Samah)
October 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Center for Constitutional Rights, Project South..(Sisay, Samah)
October 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by Center for Constitutional Rights, Project South..(Sisay, Samah)
October 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Sisay, Samah)
October 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review, United States Department of State, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Filing Fee $ 402.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-25188868)Document filed by Project South, Center for Constitutional Rights. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1).(Sisay, Samah)

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Represented By: Samah Mcgona Sisay
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