Torres Hernandez et al v. United States Department of Labor et al
Plaintiff: Ramon Torres Hernandez and Familias Unidas por la Justicia
Defendant: Eugene Scalia, United States Department of Labor and Al Stewart
Amicus Curiae: Attorney General of Washington and Washington Farm Labor Association
Case Number: 1:2020cv03241
Filed: December 17, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Presiding Judge: Salvador Mendoza
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 0701
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 50 TEXT ORDER: Plaintiffs' motion to file a response to WAFLA's amicus brief and related motion to expedite, ECF No. #48 , are GRANTED. The Court will consider Plaintiffs response, ECF No. 48-1. If Defendants wish to file a reply, they must do so by no later than February 16, 2021 at 12:00 P.M. WAFLA shall not file any reply. TEXT-ONLY ENTRY; NO PDF DOCUMENT WILL ISSUE. THIS TEXT-ONLY ENTRY CONSTITUTES THE COURT'S ORDER OR NOTICE ON THE MATTER. Signed by Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. (CV, Case Administrator)
February 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 49 DECLARATION by Lori Jordan Isley in Support re #48 MOTION to Expedite MOTION for Leave to File Response to WAFLA Amicus Brief filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Isley, Lori)
February 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 48 MOTION to Expedite , MOTION for Leave to File Response to WAFLA Amicus Brief by All Plaintiffs. Motion Hearing set for 2/16/2021 Without Oral Argument before Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. (Attachments: #1 Response to WAFLA Amicus)(Isley, Lori)
February 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 47 TEXT ORDER: The Attorney General of Washington's construed motion to expedite, contained in his motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief, ECF No. #46 , is GRANTED. Any response to the Attorney General's motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief, ECF No. #46 , shall be filed by February 16, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. No reply shall be filed absent an Order from the Court. TEXT-ONLY ENTRY; NO PDF DOCUMENT WILL ISSUE. THIS TEXT-ONLY ENTRY CONSTITUTES THE COURT'S ORDER OR NOTICE ON THE MATTER. Signed by Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. (TR, Case Administrator)
February 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 46 MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief by Attorney General of Washington. Motion Hearing set for 2/18/2021 Without Oral Argument before Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. (Attachments: #1 Amicus Curiae Brief, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Text of Proposed Order)(Marquez, Patricio)
February 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 45 NOTICE of Appearance by Patricio A Marquez on behalf of Attorney General of Washington (Attorney Patricio A Marquez added to party Attorney General of Washington(pty:am))(Marquez, Patricio)
February 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 44 NOTICE of Appearance by Colleen M Melody on behalf of Attorney General of Washington (Attorney Colleen M Melody added to party Attorney General of Washington(pty:am))(Melody, Colleen)
February 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 43 NOTICE RESETTING TIME HEARING By Court - Text entry; no PDF document. Motion Hearing re: #19 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction set for 2/18/2021 at 2:00 PM is RESET to 01:00 PM Richland Courtroom 189 Video Conference before Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. Non-parties may call the Court's public conference line at 1-888-808-6929, access code 3648461 (no security code required), five minutes before the scheduled conference time.Case participants will be provided with separate call-in details by private email from the Court's staff to use for this videoconference. Hearing content provided via videoconference or teleconference dial-in access MUST NOT be recorded or rebroadcast.(TNC, Courtroom Deputy)
February 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 42 DECLARATION of Dan Fazio in Support of wafla as Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Revised Motion for Preliminary Injunction re #41 Amicus Brief by Washington Farm Labor Association. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Exhibit 11)(Morgan, Mark)
February 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 41 AMICUS BRIEF by Washington Farm Labor Association. (Morgan, Mark)
February 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDER GRANTING #30 MOTION TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF. Signed by Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. (AY, Case Administrator)
February 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 39 CORRECTED DOCUMENT filed by All Plaintiffs Re #32 Reply Memorandum. Description: Corrected language on page 7 related to state plan submitted pursuant to TEGL and reference to footnote 3 on page 13.. (Isley, Lori)
February 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 38 Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Adam Belzberg on behalf of Washington Farm Labor Association (Attorney Adam Belzberg added to party Washington Farm Labor Association(pty:am))(Belzberg, Adam)
February 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 37 TEXT ORDER: Washington Farm Labor Association's (WAFLA) motion to expedite, ECF No. #29 , is GRANTED. Any response to WAFLA's motion for leave to file amicus brief, ECF Nos. #30 & #31 , shall be filed by February 4, 2021. No reply shall be filed absent an Order from the Court. TEXT-ONLY ENTRY; NO PDF DOCUMENT WILL ISSUE. THIS TEXT-ONLY ENTRY CONSTITUTES THE COURT'S ORDER OR NOTICE ON THE MATTER. Signed by Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. (AY, Case Administrator)
February 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 36 DECLARATION by Rachael Pashkowski in Support re #19 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Second Supplemental filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 12)(Isley, Lori)
February 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 35 DECLARATION by Arasele Bueno in Support re #19 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Second Supplemental filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 38, #2 Exhibit 39, #3 Exhibit 40, #4 Exhibit 41, #5 Exhibit 42, #6 Exhibit 43)(Isley, Lori)
February 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 34 DECLARATION by Martin Rios in Support re #19 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by All Plaintiffs. (Isley, Lori)
February 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 33 DECLARATION by Victoria Ruddy in Support re #19 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by All Plaintiffs. (Isley, Lori)
February 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 32 REPLY MEMORANDUM re #19 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by All Plaintiffs. (Isley, Lori) See Amended/Corrected document filed at ECF No. #39 Modified on 2/4/2021 to create docket entry relationship (AY, Case Administrator).
February 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 31 CORRECTED DOCUMENT filed by Washington Farm Labor Association Re #30 MOTION for Leave to File to File Brief of wafla as Amicus Curiae. Description: corrected language in motion for leave; signed Decl. page of Dan Fazio; corrected signature block in Amicus Brief. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Attachment A, #2 Exhibit Attachment B, #3 Exhibit Attachment C)(Morgan, Mark)
February 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MOTION for Leave to File to File Brief of wafla as Amicus Curiae by Washington Farm Labor Association. Motion Hearing set for 2/9/2021 Without Oral Argument before Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(Morgan, Mark)
February 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MOTION to Expedite Hearing Date of its Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief by Washington Farm Labor Association. Motion Hearing set for 2/9/2021 Without Oral Argument before Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Morgan, Mark)
January 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Mark O Morgan on behalf of Washington Farm Labor Association (Attorney Mark O Morgan added to party Washington Farm Labor Association(pty:am))(Morgan, Mark)
January 25, 2021 Opinion or Order NON-SCANNABLE EXHIBITS RECEIVED - All non-scannable exhibits as listed on the inventory filed were received by the Court Re #27 Notice of Filing of Non-Scannable Exhibits (Chambers and Clerk's Office on CDs. (VR, Courtroom Deputy)
January 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 NOTICE of Filing of Non-Scannable Exhibits with the Clerk. The following non-scannable exhibits have been filed with the Clerk: Microsoft Excel spreadsheets re #24 Declaration in Opposition to Motion, by All Defendants Type of application required to view or listen to digital media: Microsoft Excel (Drake, John)
January 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 DECLARATION by John T. Drake in Opposition re #19 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Drake, John)
January 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 DECLARATION by Katherine Walum in Opposition re #19 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by All Defendants. (Drake, John)
January 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 DECLARATION by Paul Gotte in Opposition re #19 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E)(Drake, John)
January 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 RESPONSE to Motion re #19 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Appendix A - PWRs for 2021)(Drake, John)
January 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER SETTING HEARING BY VIDEOCONFERENCE. Motion Hearing Re: #19 Plaintiffs' Amended Motion for Preliminary Injunction RESET in location only for 2/18/2021 at 02:00 PM Richland Courtroom 189 via Video Conference. Signed by Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. (AY, Case Administrator)
January 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 DECLARATION by Rachael Pashkowski in Support re #19 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Supplemental filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 11)(Isley, Lori)
January 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 DECLARATION by Arasele Bueno in Support re #19 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Supplemental filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 34, #2 Exhibit 35, #3 Exhibit 36, #4 Exhibit 37)(Isley, Lori)
January 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by All Plaintiffs. Motion Hearing set for 2/18/2021 at 02:00 PM via Teleconference before Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. (Isley, Lori)
January 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER ADOPTING #17 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. (AY, Case Administrator)
January 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Stipulated MOTION for Protective Order by Eugene Scalia, United States Department of Labor. Motion Hearing set for 2/8/2021 Without Oral Argument before Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. (Drake, John)
January 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 TEXT ORDER: The Court has reviewed the parties' Amended Stipulation RE: Preliminary Injunction Briefing and Hearing Schedule, ECF No. #15 , and GRANTS IT IN PART and DENIES IT IN PART. Plaintiffs' revised motion for preliminary injunction shall be filed by January 13, 2021 and shall not exceed 30 pages. Defendants' response shall be due by January 25, 2021 and shall be not exceed 30 pages. Any reply shall be due by February 2, 2021 and shall not exceed 15 pages. Plaintiff shall set the hearing for February 18, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in Richland. Plaintiff motion for preliminary injunction, ECF No. #3 , is DENIED AS MOOT. TEXT-ONLY ENTRY; NO PDF DOCUMENT WILL ISSUE. THIS TEXT-ONLY ENTRY CONSTITUTES THE COURT'S ORDER OR NOTICE ON THE MATTER. Signed by Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. (AY, Case Administrator)
January 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 STIPULATION re 12 Order,, #3 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order Amended by All Plaintiffs. (Isley, Lori)
January 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 First AMENDED COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injuctive Relief against All Defendants. Filed by All Plaintiffs.(Isley, Lori)
December 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by John T Drake on behalf of Eugene Scalia, United States Department of Labor (Attorney John T Drake added to party Eugene Scalia(pty:dft), Attorney John T Drake added to party United States Department of Labor(pty:dft))(Drake, John)
December 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 TEXT ORDER: The parties' stipulation, ECF No. #11 , is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF No. #3 , is CONVERTED to a Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Defendants' response is due by no later than January 6, 2021. Any reply is due by no later than January 11, 2021. The hearing on ECF No. #3 is RESET to January 21, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. via videoconference. THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY; NO PDF WILL ISSUE; THIS ENTRY CONSTITUTES THE COURT'S RULING/NOTICE ON THE MATTER. Signed by Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. (LTR, Case Administrator)
December 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 STIPULATION re #3 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order Briefing and Hearing Schedule by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Isley, Lori)
December 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 TEXT ORDER: Plaintiffs' Motion to Expedite Its Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and to Exceed Page Limit, ECF No. #2 , is GRANTED. The Court accepts Plaintiffs' twenty-page Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF No. #3 . The hearing on the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF No. #3 , is SET for January 8, 2021 at 9:30 A.M. via videoconference. THIS IS A TEXT-ONLY ENTRY; NO PDF WILL ISSUE; THIS ENTRY CONSTITUTES THE COURTS RULING/NOTICE ON THE MATTER. Signed by Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. (AY, Case Administrator)
December 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER SETTING HEARING BY VIDEOCONFERENCE. Motion Hearing Re: #3 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order RESET for 1/8/2021 at 09:30 AM Richland Courtroom 189 via Video Conference. Signed by Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. (AY, Case Administrator)
December 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Summons Issued to United States Department of Labor (Attachments: #1 Summons Eugene Scalia) as to all Defendants. (AY, Case Administrator)
December 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 DECLARATION by Rachael Pashkowski in Support re #3 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10)(Isley, Lori)
December 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 DECLARATION by Arasele Bueno in Support re #3 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Exhibit 11, #12 Exhibit 12, #13 Exhibit 13, #14 Exhibit 14, #15 Exhibit 15, #16 Exhibit 16, #17 Exhibit 17, #18 Exhibit 18, #19 Exhibit 19, #20 Exhibit 20, #21 Exhibit 21, #22 Exhibit 22, #23 Exhibit 23, #24 Exhibit 24, #25 Exhibit 25, #26 Exhibit 26, #27 Exhibit 27, #28 Exhibit 28, #29 Exhibit 29, #30 Exhibit 30, #31 Exhibit 31, #32 Exhibit 32, #33 Exhibit 33)(Isley, Lori)
December 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 DECLARATION by Ramon Barba Torres in Support re #3 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by All Plaintiffs. (Isley, Lori)
December 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 DECLARATION by Ramon Torres Hernandez in Support re #3 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by All Plaintiffs. (Isley, Lori)
December 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by All Plaintiffs. Motion Hearing set for 1/8/2021 at 09:30 AM in Yakima Courtroom 324 before Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. (Isley, Lori)
December 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 MOTION to Expedite , MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by All Plaintiffs. Motion Hearing set for 12/17/2020 Without Oral Argument before Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. (Isley, Lori)
December 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402; Receipt # 0980-3647544) Filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Disclosure Statement, #2 Civil Cover Sheet, #3 Attachment to Civil Cover Sheet, #4 Summons, #5 Summons)(Isley, Lori)
December 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Notice of Judge Assignment. Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr assigned to case. (AY, Case Administrator)

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