Cheejati et al v. Blinken et al
Plaintiff: Ashok Kumar Cheejati, Karthik Rajashekaran, Nishant Mathur, Haragopal Chakravarthy, Seshu Gavara, Anoop George, Satya Siva Ram Valluri, Rahul Prakash Deshmukh, Vasudeva Ashik Shanthigrama, Rashpal Singh Gill, Sudheer Vempati, Ashwin Padmala, Manish Katiyar, Akshat Jasra, Akhil Kamma, Ramesh Reddy Jannapally, Shridhar Yamijala, Tanuja Varkanthe, Vikrant Bharadwaj, Prabal Saxena, Amarender Narlapuram, Jigar Patel, Rohit Dhingra, Srikanth Koppula, Amit Sawhney, Amit Sawhney Divya Doma and Abdul Jaleel Gaffar
Defendant: Anthony Blinken and Ur M. Jaddou
Case Number: 5:2023cv00059
Filed: June 20, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Robert W Schroeder
Nature of Suit: Other Immigration Actions
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 551 Administrative Procedure Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #12 Second MOTION Transfer the Case to the Sherman Division. It is accordingly ORDERED that Plaintiffs' motion to transfer (Docket No. 12) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court shall TRANSFER this action to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division. Signed by District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III on 6/27/2023. (slo)
June 27, 2023 Intradistrict Transfer to Sherman (Case No. 4:23-CV-600) (slo)
June 26, 2023 Filing 12 Second MOTION Transfer the Case to the Sherman Division re #11 Order, by Vikrant Bharadwaj, Haragopal Chakravarthy, Ashok Kumar Cheejati, Rahul Prakash Deshmukh, Rohit Dhingra, Amit Sawhney Divya Doma, Abdul Jaleel Gaffar, Seshu Gavara, Anoop George, Rashpal Singh Gill, Ramesh Reddy Jannapally, Akshat Jasra, Akhil Kamma, Manish Katiyar, Srikanth Koppula, Nishant Mathur, Amarender Narlapuram, Ashwin Padmala, Jigar Patel, Karthik Rajashekaran, Amit Sawhney, Prabal Saxena, Vasudeva Ashik Shanthigrama, Satya Siva Ram Valluri, Tanuja Varkanthe, Sudheer Vempati, Shridhar Yamijala. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Banias, Bradley)
June 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER re #10 Notice of Designation of Motions as Emergency Motions. Plaintiffs are ORDERED to file a renewed motion to transfer that provides an explanation of the administrative error that warrants a transfer within five (5) days of this order. If Plaintiffs now contend that the Texarkana Division is the proper venue for this cause of action, they may file a notice stating so within five (5) days of this order. Signed by District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III on 6/26/2023. (slo)
June 26, 2023 Filing 10 NOTICE by Vikrant Bharadwaj, Haragopal Chakravarthy, Ashok Kumar Cheejati, Rahul Prakash Deshmukh, Rohit Dhingra, Amit Sawhney Divya Doma, Abdul Jaleel Gaffar, Seshu Gavara, Anoop George, Rashpal Singh Gill, Ramesh Reddy Jannapally, Akshat Jasra, Akhil Kamma, Manish Katiyar, Srikanth Koppula, Nishant Mathur, Amarender Narlapuram, Ashwin Padmala, Jigar Patel, Karthik Rajashekaran, Amit Sawhney, Prabal Saxena, Vasudeva Ashik Shanthigrama, Satya Siva Ram Valluri, Tanuja Varkanthe, Sudheer Vempati, Shridhar Yamijala re #6 MOTION for Discovery MOTION to Expedite Discovery, #4 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order MOTION for Preliminary Injunction of Designation of these Motions as Emergency Motions (Banias, Bradley)
June 26, 2023 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Sudheer Vempati, Prabal Saxena, Satya Siva Ram Valluri, Amit Sawhney, Karthik Rajashekaran, Ramesh Reddy Jannapally, Amarender Narlapuram, Ashok Kumar Cheejati, Shridhar Yamijala, Jigar Patel, Manish Katiyar, Akhil Kamma, Amit Sawhney Divya Doma, Anoop George, Srikanth Koppula, Abdul Jaleel Gaffar, Nishant Mathur, Vasudeva Ashik Shanthigrama, Ashwin Padmala, Vikrant Bharadwaj, Akshat Jasra, Rahul Prakash Deshmukh, Haragopal Chakravarthy, Rohit Dhingra, Tanuja Varkanthe, Rashpal Singh Gill, Seshu Gavara. All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A: Affidavit of Service, #2 Exhibit B: Email to Opposing Counsel)(Banias, Bradley)
June 22, 2023 Filing 8 Summons Issued as to Ur M. Jaddou, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: #1 Summon-Attorney General, #2 Summons-US Attorney)(slo)
June 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER denying #3 MOTION to Transfer filed by Ashwin Padmala, Vasudeva Ashik Shanthigrama, Jigar Patel, Amarender Narlapuram, Srikanth Koppula, Amit Sawhney, Abdul Jaleel Gaffar, Sudheer Vempati, Prabal Saxena, Amit Sawhney Divya Doma, Vikrant Bharadwaj, Seshu Gavara, Akshat Jasra, Anoop George, Karthik Rajashekaran, Satya Siva Ram Valluri, Nishant Mathur, Ramesh Reddy Jannapally, Haragopal Chakravarthy, Rashpal Singh Gill, Rahul Prakash Deshmukh, Shridhar Yamijala, Rohit Dhingra, Tanuja Varkanthe, Ashok Kumar Cheejati, Manish Katiyar, Akhil Kamma. It is ORDERED that Plaintiffs' motion to transfer (Docket No. 3) is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Plaintiffs have leave to refile a motion that provides good cause for a transfer. Signed by District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III on 6/22/2023. (slo)
June 22, 2023 Filing 6 MOTION for Discovery , MOTION to Expedite Discovery by Vikrant Bharadwaj, Haragopal Chakravarthy, Ashok Kumar Cheejati, Rahul Prakash Deshmukh, Rohit Dhingra, Amit Sawhney Divya Doma, Abdul Jaleel Gaffar, Seshu Gavara, Anoop George, Rashpal Singh Gill, Ramesh Reddy Jannapally, Akshat Jasra, Akhil Kamma, Manish Katiyar, Srikanth Koppula, Nishant Mathur, Amarender Narlapuram, Ashwin Padmala, Jigar Patel, Karthik Rajashekaran, Amit Sawhney, Prabal Saxena, Vasudeva Ashik Shanthigrama, Satya Siva Ram Valluri, Tanuja Varkanthe, Sudheer Vempati, Shridhar Yamijala. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A: USCIS FAQs, #2 Proposed Order)(Banias, Bradley)
June 22, 2023 Filing 5 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Bradley Banias on behalf of All Plaintiffs. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-9564192. (Banias, Bradley)
June 22, 2023 Filing 4 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order , MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Vikrant Bharadwaj, Haragopal Chakravarthy, Ashok Kumar Cheejati, Rahul Prakash Deshmukh, Rohit Dhingra, Amit Sawhney Divya Doma, Abdul Jaleel Gaffar, Seshu Gavara, Anoop George, Rashpal Singh Gill, Ramesh Reddy Jannapally, Akshat Jasra, Akhil Kamma, Manish Katiyar, Srikanth Koppula, Nishant Mathur, Amarender Narlapuram, Ashwin Padmala, Jigar Patel, Karthik Rajashekaran, Amit Sawhney, Prabal Saxena, Vasudeva Ashik Shanthigrama, Satya Siva Ram Valluri, Tanuja Varkanthe, Sudheer Vempati, Shridhar Yamijala. (Banias, Bradley) (Additional attachment(s) added on 6/22/2023: #1 Proposed Order) (slo, ).
June 21, 2023 Filing 3 MOTION to Transfer by Vikrant Bharadwaj, Haragopal Chakravarthy, Ashok Kumar Cheejati, Rahul Prakash Deshmukh, Rohit Dhingra, Amit Sawhney Divya Doma, Abdul Jaleel Gaffar, Seshu Gavara, Anoop George, Rashpal Singh Gill, Ramesh Reddy Jannapally, Akshat Jasra, Akhil Kamma, Manish Katiyar, Srikanth Koppula, Nishant Mathur, Amarender Narlapuram, Ashwin Padmala, Jigar Patel, Karthik Rajashekaran, Amit Sawhney, Prabal Saxena, Vasudeva Ashik Shanthigrama, Satya Siva Ram Valluri, Tanuja Varkanthe, Sudheer Vempati, Shridhar Yamijala. (Attachments: #1 Additional Attachment(s) Order)(Brown, Steven)
June 21, 2023 Filing 2 Additional Attachments to Main Document: #1 Complaint,,,.. (Brown, Steven)
June 20, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ATXEDC-9558070.), filed by Sudheer Vempati, Prabal Saxena, Satya Siva Ram Valluri, Amit Sawhney, Karthik Rajashekaran, Ramesh Reddy Jannapally, Amarender Narlapuram, Ashok Kumar Cheejati, Shridhar Yamijala, Jigar Patel, Manish Katiyar, Akhil Kamma, Amit Sawhney Divya Doma, Anoop George, Srikanth Koppula, Abdul Jaleel Gaffar, Nishant Mathur, Vasudeva Ashik Shanthigrama, Ashwin Padmala, Vikrant Bharadwaj, Akshat Jasra, Rahul Prakash Deshmukh, Haragopal Chakravarthy, Rohit Dhingra, Tanuja Varkanthe, Rashpal Singh Gill, Seshu Gavara. (Attachments: #1 Additional Attachment(s) Summons - Attorney General, #2 Additional Attachment(s) Summons - USCIS, #3 Additional Attachment(s) Summons - USAO, #4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Brown, Steven)
June 20, 2023 Case assigned to District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III. (slo)
June 20, 2023 In accordance with the provisions of 28 USC Section 636(c), you are hereby notified that a U.S. Magistrate Judge of this district court is available to conduct any or all proceedings in this case including a jury or non-jury trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. The form #Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge is available on our website. All signed consent forms, excluding pro se parties, should be filed electronically using the event Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge. (slo, )

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