State of Texas et al v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al
Plaintiff: State of Alabama, State of Alaska, State of Arkansas, State of Florida, State of Idaho, State of Iowa, State of Kansas, Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Louisiana, State of Mississippi, State of Missouri, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of Ohio, State of South Carolina, State of Tennessee, State of Utah, State of West Virginia, State of Wyoming, State of Texas and State of Oklahoma
Defendant: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Ur Jaddou, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Troy Miller, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement and Tae Johnson
Amicus Curiae: Immigration Reform Law Institute
Case Number: 6:2023cv00007
Filed: January 24, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Drew B Tipton
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 551 Administrative Procedure Act
Jury Demanded By: None
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Date Filed Document Text
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 102 MOTION for Discovery by State of Texas, filed. Motion Docket Date 4/14/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A: Plaintiffs' First Set of Discovery Requests, #2 Proposed Order)(Walters, Ryan)
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 101 MOTION for Discovery by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. Motion Docket Date 4/14/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Proposed Discovery Requests)(Fudim, Elissa)
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 100 NOTICE of Appearance by Elissa Fudim on behalf of Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. (Fudim, Elissa)
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 99 NOTICE of Appearance by Brian C. Ward on behalf of Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. (Ward, Brian)
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 98 ORDER granting #91 Motion for James K. Rogers to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 97 ORDER granting #96 Motion for Benjamin Michael Flowers to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 96 MOTION for Benjamin M. Flowers to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Ohio, filed. Motion Docket Date 4/14/2023. (Flowers, Benjamin)
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 95 ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSCRIPT/RECORD from U.S. Department of Justice by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. (Attachments: #1 Unredacted attachment, #2 Unredacted attachment, #3 Unredacted attachment, #4 Unredacted attachment, #5 Unredacted attachment, #6 Unredacted attachment, #7 Unredacted attachment)(Reuveni, Erez)
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 94 ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSCRIPT/RECORD from U.S. Department of Justice by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. (Attachments: #1 Unredacted attachment, #2 Unredacted attachment, #3 Unredacted attachment, #4 Unredacted attachment, #5 Unredacted attachment, #6 Unredacted attachment, #7 Unredacted attachment)(Reuveni, Erez)
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 93 ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSCRIPT/RECORD from U.S. Department of Justice by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. (Attachments: #1 Unredacted attachment, #2 Unredacted attachment, #3 Unredacted attachment, #4 Unredacted attachment, #5 Unredacted attachment, #6 Unredacted attachment, #7 Unredacted attachment, #8 Unredacted attachment)(Reuveni, Erez)
March 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 92 ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSCRIPT/RECORD from U.S. Department of Justice by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. (Attachments: #1 Unredacted attachment, #2 Unredacted attachment, #3 Unredacted attachment, #4 Unredacted attachment, #5 Unredacted attachment, #6 Unredacted attachment, #7 Unredacted attachment)(Reuveni, Erez)
March 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 91 MOTION for James K. Rogers to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Texas, filed. Motion Docket Date 4/13/2023. (Rogers, James) (Main Document 91 replaced with flattened PDF on 3/24/2023) (BrittanyBoniface, 6).
March 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 90 ORDER Final Pretrial Conference set for 6/12/2023 at 01:00 PM in 4th Floor Courtroom of the Victoria, Texas Courthouse. Bench Trial set for 6/13/2023 at 09:00 AM in 4th Floor Courtroom of the Victoria, Texas Courthouse before Judge Drew B Tipton.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(KelliePapaioannou, 2)
March 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 89 NOTICE of service of administrative records by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. (Attachments: #1 Cuba Certification, #2 Cuba Administrative Record Index, #3 Haiti Certification, #4 Haiti Administrative Record Index, #5 Nicaragua Certification, #6 Nicaragua Administrative Record Index, #7 Venezuela Certification, #8 Venezuela Administrative Record Index)(Reuveni, Erez)
March 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 88 MEMORANDUM OF LAW of Immigration Reform Law Institute as Amicus Curiae in Support of #22 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Immigration Reform Law Institute, filed.(KelliePapaioannou, 2)
March 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 87 ORDER granting #81 Motion for Leave to File Brief.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(KelliePapaioannou, 2)
March 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 86 ORDER granting #73 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(KelliePapaioannou, 2)
March 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 85 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying #6 Corrected Motion to Transfer Case.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(KelliePapaioannou, 2)
March 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 84 ADVISORY by Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Alabama, State of Alaska, State of Arkansas, State of Florida, State of Idaho, State of Iowa, State of Kansas, State of Louisiana, State of Mississippi, State of Missouri, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of Ohio, State of Oklahoma, State of South Carolina, State of Tennessee, State of Texas, State of Utah, State of West Virginia, State of Wyoming, filed. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Walters, Ryan)
March 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 83 ORDER granting #80 Motion for Matt A. Crapo to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(BrittanyBoniface, 6)
March 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 82 PROPOSED ORDER to #81 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief (Proposed Order), filed by Immigration Reform Law Institute. (Crapo, Matt)
March 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 81 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by Immigration Reform Law Institute, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/24/2023. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law of Immigration Reform Law Institute as Amicus Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction)(Crapo, Matt)
March 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 80 MOTION for Matt A. Crapo to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Immigration Reform Law Institute, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/24/2023. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Crapo, Matt)
March 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 79 ORDER granting #78 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to file joint proposed schedule and motions for discovery. (Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(KelliePapaioannou, 2)
March 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 78 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to file joint proposed schedule and motions for discovery by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/23/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Reuveni, Erez)
March 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 77 ORDER granting #70 Motion for Marc Manley to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
March 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 76 ORDER granting #65 Motion for Christian B. Corrigan to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
March 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 75 ORDER granting #68 Motion for Garry M. Gaskins, II to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
February 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 74 Supplemental MEMORANDUM in support re: #6 Corrected MOTION to Transfer Case to Austin Division, Western District of Texas or District of Columbia; Alternatively, to Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Houston, Laredo, or McAllen in the Southern District, #46 Reply in Support of Motion,, by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed.(Reuveni, Erez)
February 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 73 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/21/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Reuveni, Erez)
February 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 72 Notice of Filing of Official Transcript as to #69 Transcript. Party notified, filed. (BrittanyBoniface, 6)
February 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 71 ORDER. Motions requesting extra-record discovery or evidence filed no later than 12:00pm on 3/3/2023. Responses due by 12:00pm on 3/10/2023. (Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(BrittanyBoniface, 6)
February 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 70 MOTION for Marc Manley to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Commonwealth of Kentucky, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/20/2023. (Manley, Marc)
February 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 69 TRANSCRIPT re: Motion Hearing held on 2/21/23 before Judge Drew B Tipton. Court Reporter/Transcriber Heather Alcaraz. Ordering Party Erez Reuveni Release of Transcript Restriction set for 5/30/2023., filed. (Alcaraz, Heather)
February 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 68 MOTION for Garry M. Gaskins, II to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Oklahoma, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/20/2023. (Gaskins, Garry)
February 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 67 ADVISORY by Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Alabama, State of Alaska, State of Arkansas, State of Florida, State of Idaho, State of Iowa, State of Kansas, State of Louisiana, State of Mississippi, State of Missouri, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of Ohio, State of Oklahoma, State of South Carolina, State of Tennessee, State of Texas, State of Utah, State of West Virginia, State of Wyoming, filed. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Walters, Ryan)
February 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 66 NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher A. Robison on behalf of State of Alaska, filed. (Robison, Christopher)
February 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 65 MOTION for Christian B. Corrigan to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Montana, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/16/2023. (Corrigan, Christian)
February 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 64 ORDER granting #61 Motion for David M.S. Dewhirst to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
February 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 63 ORDER granting #62 Motion for Elizabeth B. Murrill to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
February 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 62 MOTION for Elizabeth B. Murrill to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Louisiana, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/16/2023. (Murrill, Elizabeth)
February 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 61 MOTION for David M.S. Dewhirst to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Idaho, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/16/2023. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Dewhirst, David)
February 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 60 ORDER granting #58 Motion for Melissa A. Holyoak to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
February 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 59 AO 435 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by State of Texas/Leif A. Olson for Transcript of Motion hearing and Scheduling Conference 02/21/23, Hon. Drew B. Tipton. Daily (24 hours) turnaround requested. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Heather Alcaraz, filed. (Olson, Leif)
February 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 58 MOTION for Melissa Holyoak to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Utah, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/15/2023. (Holyoak, Melissa)
February 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 57 AO 435 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Defendants/Erez Reuveni for Transcript of Motion Hearing and Scheduling Conference, 2/21/2023 at 04:00 PM, Judge Tipton. Daily (24 hours) turnaround requested. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Heather Alcaraz, filed. (Reuveni, Erez) (Main Document 57 replaced with flattened PDF on 2/23/2023) (BrittanyBoniface, 6).
February 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 56 ORDER granting #55 Motion for Thomas T. Hydrick to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(NeldaGarcia, 2)
February 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Drew B Tipton. MOTION HEARING held on 2/21/2023. Plaintiffs request an expedited bench trial. Parties to confer and submit proposed scheduling order to the Court by close of business 2/24/2023. Motions for extra record discovery due by 2/24/2023. Any Response due by 3/3/2023. The Court hears argument re: #6 Corrected MOTION to Transfer Case. The Court carries the motion. Parties may file supplemental briefing regarding the Motion to Transfer Case. Appearances: Erez Reuveni, M David Bryant, Jr, Leif A. Olson, Ryan Daniel Walters.(Digital # 4:02-5:59)(Court Reporter: Heather Alcaraz), filed.(KelliePapaioannou, 2)
February 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 55 MOTION for Thomas T. Hydrick to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of South Carolina, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/14/2023. (Hydrick, Thomas)
February 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 54 ORDER granting #53 Motion for Sylvia May Mailman to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
February 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 53 MOTION for Sylvia May Mailman to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Ohio, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/14/2023. (Mailman, Sylvia)
February 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 52 ORDER granting #47 Motion for James Percival to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
February 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 51 ORDER granting #50 Motion for Eric J. Hamilton to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
February 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 50 MOTION for Eric J. Hamilton to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Nebraska, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/14/2023. (Hamilton, Eric)
February 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 49 ORDER granting #45 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(KelliePapaioannou, 2)
February 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 48 NOTICE of Appearance by David Bryant on behalf of State of Texas, filed. (Bryant, M)
February 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 47 MOTION for James Percival to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Florida, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/13/2023. (Percival, James)
February 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 46 REPLY in Support of #6 Corrected MOTION to Transfer Case to Austin Division, Western District of Texas or District of Columbia; Alternatively, to Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Houston, Laredo, or McAllen in the Southern District, filed by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex A - Suits by TX AG vs. Biden Admnistration in Texas Federal Court, #2 Exhibit Ex B - Texas District Court Divisions, #3 Exhibit Ex C - Declaration of Blas Nuez-Neto)(Reuveni, Erez)
February 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 45 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/13/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Reuveni, Erez)
February 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ORDER granting #39 Motion for Ryan Schelhaas to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(vrios, 2)
February 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ORDER Granting #38 MOTION for Clark L. Hildabrand to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
February 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 42 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to U.S. Customs & Border Protection served on 2/10/2023, answer due 4/11/2023, filed. (Attachments: #1 Ex A Advisory re SOP, #2 Ex B Ack of Receipt)(Olson, Leif)
February 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 41 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Alejandro Mayorkas served on 2/10/2023, answer due 4/11/2023, filed. (Attachments: #1 Ex A Advisory re SOP, #2 Ex B Ack of Receipt)(Olson, Leif)
February 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 40 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Troy Miller served on 2/10/2023, answer due 4/11/2023, filed. (Attachments: #1 Ex A Advisory re SOP, #2 Ex B Ack of Receipt)(Olson, Leif)
February 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 39 MOTION for Ryan Schelhaas to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Wyoming, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/9/2023. (Schelhaas, Ryan)
February 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MOTION for Clark L. Hildabrand to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Tennessee, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/9/2023. (Attachments: #1 Hildabrand - TN Certificate of Good Standing)(Hildabrand, Clark)
February 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 37 NOTICE of Setting re: #6 Corrected MOTION to Transfer Case to Austin Division, Western District of Texas or District of Columbia; Alternatively, to Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Houston, Laredo, or McAllen in the Southern District. Parties notified. Motion Hearing and Scheduling Conference set for 2/21/2023 at 04:00 PM by video before Judge Drew B Tipton, filed. Zoom link to be emailed to counsel. (KelliePapaioannou, 2)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER Granting #30 MOTION for Nicholas J. Bronni to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER Granting #31 MOTION for Jesse A. Burris to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(SashaOzuna, 2)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 34 RESPONSE in Opposition to #5 Opposed MOTION to Transfer Case to Austin Division, Western District of Texas or District of Columbia; Alternatively, to Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Houston, Laredo, or McAllen in the Southern District, filed by Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Alabama, State of Alaska, State of Arkansas, State of Florida, State of Idaho, State of Iowa, State of Kansas, State of Louisiana, State of Mississippi, State of Missouri, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of Ohio, State of Oklahoma, State of South Carolina, State of Tennessee, State of Texas, State of Utah, State of West Virginia, State of Wyoming. (Olson, Leif)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER granting #29 Motion for Edmund LaCour Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(BrittanyBoniface, 6)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER granting #28 Motion for Lindsay See to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(BrittanyBoniface, 6)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MOTION for Jesse A. Burris to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Kansas, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/8/2023. (Burris, Jesse)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MOTION for Nicholas J. Bronni to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Arkansas, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/8/2023. (Bronni, Nicholas)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MOTION for Edmund G. LaCour Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Alabama, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/8/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(LaCour, Edmund)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MOTION for Lindsay S. See to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of West Virginia, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/8/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Good Standing Certificate)(See, Lindsay)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER granting #25 Motion for Michael Williams to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(BrittanyBoniface, 6)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER granting #24 Motion for Eric Wessan to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(BrittanyBoniface, 6)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MOTION for Michael R. Williams to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of West Virginia, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/8/2023. (Williams, Michael)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MOTION for Eric Wessan to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Iowa, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/8/2023. (BrittanyBoniface, 6)
February 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER granting #21 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(KelliePapaioannou, 2)
February 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 22 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Alabama, State of Alaska, State of Arkansas, State of Florida, State of Idaho, State of Iowa, State of Kansas, State of Louisiana, State of Mississippi, State of Missouri, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of Ohio, State of Oklahoma, State of South Carolina, State of Tennessee, State of Texas, State of Utah, State of West Virginia, State of Wyoming, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/7/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - DHS press release, #2 Exhibit B - Pilot Program webpage, #3 Exhibit C - Gipson decl. (DPS), #4 Exhibit D - Lopez decl. (TEA), #5 Exhibit E - Bricker decl. (HHSC), #6 Exhibit F - Walz decl. (TDCJ), #7 Proposed Order)(Olson, Leif)
February 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 21 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Alabama, State of Alaska, State of Arkansas, State of Florida, State of Idaho, State of Iowa, State of Kansas, State of Louisiana, State of Mississippi, State of Missouri, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of Ohio, State of Oklahoma, State of South Carolina, State of Tennessee, State of Texas, State of Utah, State of West Virginia, State of Wyoming, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/7/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Olson, Leif)
February 14, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by State of Mississippi, State of Iowa, State of Tennessee, State of Alabama, State of Utah, State of Texas, State of South Carolina, State of Montana, State of Idaho, State of Alaska, Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of Missouri, State of Wyoming, State of Nebraska, State of Ohio, State of Kansas, State of Arkansas, State of West Virginia, State of Louisiana, State of Florida, State of Oklahoma.(Olson, Leif)
February 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER granting #18 Motion for Justin L. Matheny to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(BrittanyBoniface, 6)
February 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MOTION for Justin L. Matheny to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Mississippi, filed. Motion Docket Date 3/1/2023. (Matheny, Justin)
February 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Summons Issued as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. Issued summons returned to plaintiff by NEF, filed.(BrittanyBoniface, 6)
February 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Request for Issuance of Summons as to All Defendants, Attorney General of the United States, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, filed.(Olson, Leif)
February 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Summons Not Issued as to All Defendants due to these deficiencies: Case Number/Style do not match case, incomplete summons. Attorney for Plaintiff notified of deficiencies by email, filed.(BrittanyBoniface, 6)
February 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Request for Issuance of Summons as to All Defendants, filed. (Attachments: #1 Summons A. Mayorkas, #2 Summons U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, #3 Summons U. Jaddou, #4 Summons U.S. Customs and Border Protection, #5 Summons T. Miller, #6 Summons U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, #7 Summons T. Johnson)(Olson, Leif)
February 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Gene P. Hamilton on behalf of State of Texas, filed. (Hamilton, Gene)
February 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Ryan D. Walters on behalf of State of Texas, filed. (Walters, Ryan)
February 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Aaron F. Reitz on behalf of State of Texas, filed. (Reitz, Aaron)
February 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting #9 Motion for Charles F. Capps to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(BrittanyBoniface, 6)
February 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER granting #8 Motion for Joshua M. Divine to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found #here.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(BrittanyBoniface, 6)
February 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MOTION for Charles F. Capps to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Missouri, filed. Motion Docket Date 2/22/2023. (Capps, Charles)
February 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MOTION for Joshua M. Divine to Appear Pro Hac Vice by State of Missouri, filed. Motion Docket Date 2/22/2023. (Divine, Joshua)
January 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER Granting #4 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(KelliePapaioannou, 2)
January 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Corrected MOTION to Transfer Case to Austin Division, Western District of Texas or District of Columbia; Alternatively, to Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Houston, Laredo, or McAllen in the Southern District by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. Motion Docket Date 2/16/2023. (Reuveni, Erez)
January 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Opposed MOTION to Transfer Case to Austin Division, Western District of Texas or District of Columbia; Alternatively, to Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Houston, Laredo, or McAllen in the Southern District by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. Motion Docket Date 2/16/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Reuveni, Erez)
January 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. Motion Docket Date 2/16/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Reuveni, Erez)
January 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Erez Reuveni on behalf of Ur Jaddou, Tae Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Troy Miller, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, filed. (Reuveni, Erez)
January 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 4/25/2023 at 02:00 PM by video before Judge Drew B Tipton.(Signed by Judge Drew B Tipton) Parties notified.(BrittanyBoniface, 6)
January 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ATXSDC-29363625) filed by STATE OF TEXAS. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet , #2 Continuation Civil Cover Sheet Attachment)(Olson, Leif) (Attachment 1 replaced with flattened PDF on 1/24/2023) (BrittanyBoniface, 6).

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