Case: United States v. City of Newark

The United States of America v. City of Newark

President Donald Trump

COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by UNITED STATES.(CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 05/22/2025)

Exhibit to 1 Complaint Civil Cover Sheet by All Plaintiffs. (CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 05/22/2025)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Case assigned to Judge Evelyn Padin. (tjg, )

Letter from Plaintiff re 1 Complaint, 2 Exhibit (to Document). (CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 06/09/2025)

SUMMONS ISSUED as to RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, STEVEN M. FULOP, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF JERSEY CITY, JERSEY CITY CITY COUNCIL, ALEX MENDEZ, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PATERSON, PATERSON CITY COUNCIL, ANDREW SAYEGH, JOYCE E WATTERMAN. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (ps) (Entered: 06/10/2025)

Add and Terminate Judges

Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa added. (ps)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Process Receipts and Returns of Service)(CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 06/24/2025)

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First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer on Consent by ALEX MENDEZ, CITY OF PATERSON, PATERSON CITY COUNCIL, ANDREW SAYEGH. (ABOUSHI, AYMEN) (Entered: 07/10/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by BRITTANY MURRAY on behalf of STEVEN M. FULOP, CITY OF JERSEY CITY, JERSEY CITY CITY COUNCIL, JOYCE E WATTERMAN (MURRAY, BRITTANY) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by AYSHA IQBAL on behalf of All Plaintiffs (IQBAL, AYSHA) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by STEVEN M. FULOP, CITY OF JERSEY CITY, JERSEY CITY CITY COUNCIL, JOYCE E WATTERMAN. (MURRAY, BRITTANY) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

LETTER ORDER granting 6 Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. For good cause shown, the time to respond to the Complaint is extended by forty-five (45) days. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 7/14/2025. (jd, ) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by GURBIR S. GREWAL on behalf of RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Neal K. Katyal in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Colleen Roh Sinzdak in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Kristina Alekseyeva in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/14/2025)

LETTER ORDER granting 9 Motion for Extension of Time. Service of process having been executed on 6/23/2025, and for good cause shown, the time for the Jersey City Defendants to answer, move, or otherwise reply is extended by 45 days, to 8/28/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 7/15/2025. (kht) (Entered: 07/15/2025)

DECLARATION re 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/15/2025)

DECLARATION of Gurbir S. Grewal re 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/15/2025)

DECLARATION of Gurbir S. Grewal re 14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/15/2025)

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Set Deadlines as to 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, 15 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer, 14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion set for 8/18/2025 before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (ld)

ORDER extending time to answer through 7/28/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 7/16/2025. (lag, ) (Entered: 07/16/2025)

MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 07/21/2025)

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Set Deadlines as to 21 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer . Motion set for 8/18/2025 before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (lag, )

LETTER ORDER granting 21 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer until August 28, 2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 7/22/2025. (ld). (Entered: 07/22/2025)

NOTICE of Change of Address by GURBIR S. GREWAL (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 08/05/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by OWEN TRENT CAMPBELL on behalf of ALEX MENDEZ, CITY OF PATERSON, PATERSON CITY COUNCIL, ANDREW SAYEGH (CAMPBELL, OWEN) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

ORDER GRANTING Motions for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 12, 13, 14 as to NEAL K. KATYAL, ESQ., COLLEEN ROH SINZDAK, ESQ., KRISTINA ALEKSEYEVA, ESQ. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 8/19/2025. (adc, ) (Entered: 08/19/2025)

Letter from Gurbir S. Grewal. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 08/28/2025)

Letter on behalf of Jersey City Defendants, City of Jersey City, Steven Fulop, Jersey City City Council and Council President Joyce Watterman. (Received via ECF Help Desk)(arm) (Entered: 08/29/2025)

Letter on behalf of Jersey City Defendants City of Jersey City, Steven Fulop, Jersey City City Council and Council President Joyce Watterman from BRITTANY M. MURRAY. (Received via ECF Helpdesk) (sm) (Entered: 09/02/2025)

Letter on behalf of City of Paterson Defendants, City of Paterson, Andre Sayegh, and Alex Mendez, from AYMEN A. ABOUSHI. (ld)(Received via ECF Helpdesk) (Entered: 09/02/2025)

CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The Letter 29 submitted by the Clerk's Office Staff on 9/2/2025 is a duplicate of 28 . These submissions will remain on the docket unless otherwise ordered by the court. This message is for informational purposes only. (sm)

CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The Letter 28 submitted by the Clerk's Office Staff on 9/2/2025 is a duplicate of 27 . These submissions will remain on the docket unless otherwise ordered by the court. This message is for informational purposes only. (sm) Modified on 9/4/2025 (sm).

QC - Duplicate Filings

Letter from Plaintiff United States of America re 26 Letter, 29 Letter, 28 Letter. (CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 09/04/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by SEAN SKEDZIELEWSKI on behalf of All Plaintiffs (SKEDZIELEWSKI, SEAN) (Entered: 09/10/2025)

TEXT ORDER: The Court has reviewed the parties' pre-motion letters. The Court will forgo a pre-motion conference and allow Defendants to proceed with filing their respective motions to dismiss. The parties shall jointly propose a briefing schedule. So Ordered by Judge Evelyn Padin on 9/22/2025. (bt) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

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Letter from Gurbir S. Grewal re Motion to Dismiss Briefing Schedule. (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 09/26/2025)

LETTER ORDER granting the 33 Letter Request and adopting the proposed schedule: 10/14/2025: deadline for all Defendants to file Motions to Dismiss; 11/14/2025: deadline for Plaintiff to file a response to the Motions; 12/5/2025: deadline for all Defendants to submit replies in support of their Motions. Signed by Judge Evelyn Padin on 10/1/2025. (wh) (Entered: 10/01/2025)

NOTICE by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA re: the Court's Standing Order 2025-06 - Stay of Civil Matters Involving the United States as a Party (CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 10/14/2025)

MOTION to Stay by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 10/14/2025)

MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint Pursuant to F.R.C,P. 12(b)(1) and (6) by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL. Responses due by 11/14/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Certificate of Service)(GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 10/14/2025)

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MOTION to Dismiss by STEVEN M. FULOP, CITY OF JERSEY CITY, JERSEY CITY CITY COUNCIL, JOYCE E WATTERMAN. Responses due by 11/14/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Brief, # 2 Certification of Service, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(MURRAY, BRITTANY) (Entered: 10/14/2025)

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MOTION to Dismiss by ALEX MENDEZ, CITY OF PATERSON, PATERSON CITY COUNCIL, ANDREW SAYEGH. Responses due by 11/14/2025. (Attachments: # 1 Brief in support of Motion, # 2 Certification in support of Motion, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(CAMPBELL, OWEN) (Entered: 10/14/2025)

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Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Set Deadlines as to 36 MOTION to Stay . Motion set for 11/17/2025 before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (lag, )

Set Deadlines as to 38 MOTION to Dismiss, 37 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint Pursuant to F.R.C,P. 12(b)(1) and (6), 39 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion set for 11/17/2025 before Judge Evelyn Padin. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (lag, )

TEXT ORDER: Plaintiff has filed a motion to stay, D.E. 36, in which it represents that Defendants intend to oppose this motion. Defendants shall file any opposition to Plaintiff's motion to stay on or before 10/21/2025, and Plaintiff may reply by 10/27/2025. So Ordered by Judge Evelyn Padin on 10/16/2025. (bt) (Entered: 10/16/2025)

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RESPONSE in Opposition filed by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, STEVEN M. FULOP, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF JERSEY CITY, JERSEY CITY CITY COUNCIL, ALEX MENDEZ, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PATERSON, PATERSON CITY COUNCIL, ANDREW SAYEGH, JOYCE E WATTERMAN re 36 MOTION to Stay (GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 10/21/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by GIANCARLO GENARO PICCININI on behalf of STATE OF NEW JERSEY (PICCININI, GIANCARLO) (Entered: 10/21/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Amicus Curiae by STATE OF NEW JERSEY. (Attachments: # 1 Brief)(PICCININI, GIANCARLO) (Entered: 10/21/2025)

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Amicus Curiae by SIXTY-SIX CITIES, COUNTIES, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum, # 2 Exhibit A - Brief of Amici Curiae, # 3 Text of Proposed Order, # 4 Certificate of Service)(STAPLETON, JOHN) (Entered: 10/21/2025)

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Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Set Deadlines as to 43 MOTION for Leave to Appear Amicus Curiae. Motion set for 11/17/2025 before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (adc, )

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Set Deadlines as to 44 MOTION for Leave to Appear Amicus Curiae . Motion set for 11/17/2025 before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (arm)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (GRAHAM PROVOST) by SIXTY-SIX CITIES, COUNTIES, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of J. Stapleton, # 2 Certification of G. Provost, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(STAPLETON, JOHN) (Entered: 10/24/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (TOBY MERRILL) by SIXTY-SIX CITIES, COUNTIES, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of J. Stapleton, # 2 Certification of T. Merrill, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(STAPLETON, JOHN) (Entered: 10/24/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (KARIANNE JONES) by SIXTY-SIX CITIES, COUNTIES, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of J. Stapleton, # 2 Certification of K. Jones, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(STAPLETON, JOHN) (Entered: 10/24/2025)

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Set Deadlines as to 47 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (KARIANNE JONES), 46 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (TOBY MERRILL), 45 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (GRAHAM PROVOST). Motion set for 11/17/2025 before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (sm)

REPLY to Response to Motion filed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA re 36 MOTION to Stay (CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 10/27/2025)

TEXT ORDER: On 10/3/2025, Chief Judge Bumb issued Standing Order 2025-06, which immediately suspended, postponed, and held in abeyance all civil litigation involving as a party the United States of America with the exception of a very limited number of cases, including this one. Plaintiff has asked this Court to stay this action despite that order. D.E. 36 ("Motion to Stay"). Defendants have collectively opposed the Motion to Stay, D.E. 41, and Plaintiff has replied, D.E. 48 ("Reply").While Plaintiff acknowledges in its Reply that Chief Judge Bumb's Standing Order explicitly excluded this action from the stay, Plaintiff asserts that there is a risk of prejudice if required to continue prosecuting this action because "Department attorneys and staff assigned this matter are furloughed during the lapse in appropriations." Reply at 1. However, it is not clear to the Court, based on this representation, whether the risk of prejudice is present any more than when Chief Judge Bumb, despite recognizing this risk in all cases involving the United States as a party, decided to exclude this action from the stay.Furthermore, the Court finds that the nature of Plaintiff's allegations also weighs in favor of denying the Motion to Stay. The Court recognizes that Department of Justice attorneys are "prohibited from working, even on a voluntary basis, except in very limited circumstances, including 'emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.'" Reply at 1 (quoting 31 U.S.C. § 1342). And although Plaintiff states that this case does not involve such circumstances, id. at 1, the first paragraph of the Complaint alleges there is an ongoing "crisis of illegal immigration," D.E. 1 1. That paragraph cites to Proclamation 10,886, Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States, 90 Fed. Reg. 8327 (Jan. 20, 2025), which, among other things, references the "horrific and inexcusable murders of many innocent American citizens" and notes the "the gravity and emergency of this present danger and imminent threat." In the Court's view, the serious nature of Plaintiff's allegations warrants this action proceeding in its ordinary course.Accordingly, the Court DENIES Plaintiff's Motion to Stay. Plaintiff's failure to comply with the briefing schedule it previously agreed to, see D.E. 34, may result in dismissal of this action. So Ordered by Judge Evelyn Padin on 10/28/2025. (bt) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Amicus Curiae by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW JERSEY AND 29 ORGANIZATIONS. (Attachments: # 1 Brief, # 2 Certification of Farrin R. Anello, # 3 Text of Proposed Order, # 4 Certificate of Service)(ANELLO, FARRIN) (Entered: 10/28/2025)

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Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Set Deadlines as to 50 MOTION for Leave to Appear Amicus Curiae . Motion set for 12/1/2025 before Judge Evelyn Padin. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (ld)

NOTICE of Appearance by JEANNE LOCICERO on behalf of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW JERSEY AND 29 ORGANIZATIONS (LOCICERO, JEANNE) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by MOLLY KC LINHORST on behalf of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW JERSEY AND 29 ORGANIZATIONS (LINHORST, MOLLY) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by EZRA D. ROSENBERG on behalf of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW JERSEY AND 29 ORGANIZATIONS (ROSENBERG, EZRA) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

Letter from from J. LoCicero regarding Pro Hac Vice submission on behalf of proposed amici the ACLU-NJ & 29 organizations. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order, # 2 Certification of Delany Sisiruca, # 3 Certification of Jeanne LoCicero)(LOCICERO, JEANNE) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

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NOTICE of Appearance by KATHERINE ELIZABETH CONSIDINE on behalf of AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW JERSEY AND 29 ORGANIZATIONS (CONSIDINE, KATHERINE) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

BRIEF in Opposition filed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA re 39 MOTION to Dismiss, 38 MOTION to Dismiss, 37 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint Pursuant to F.R.C,P. 12(b)(1) and (6) (CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 11/14/2025)

TEXT ORDER: On 11/14/2025, Plaintiff filed an overlength brief in violation of Local Rule 7.2. Plaintiff shall re-submit the brief by 11/19/2025 to comply with the page limits set forth in Local Rule 7.2. So Ordered by Judge Evelyn Padin on 11/17/2025. (bt) (Entered: 11/17/2025)

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BRIEF in Opposition filed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA re 39 MOTION to Dismiss, 38 MOTION to Dismiss, 37 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint Pursuant to F.R.C,P. 12(b)(1) and (6) (amended brief) (CHEN, HANS) (Entered: 11/18/2025)

NOTICE of Appearance by JOHN MICHAEL MIANO on behalf of Federation for American Immigration Reform (MIANO, JOHN) (Entered: 11/19/2025)

Consent MOTION for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae by Federation for American Immigration Reform. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(MIANO, JOHN) (Entered: 11/20/2025)

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Set Deadlines as to 60 Consent MOTION for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae. Motion set for 12/15/2025 before Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (mj)

REPLY to Response to Motion filed by RAS J. BARAKA, RAVINDER S. BHALLA, C. LAWRENCE CRUMP, JAMES DOYLE, CITY OF HOBOKEN, HOBOKEN CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF NEWARK, NEWARK CITY COUNCIL re 37 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint Pursuant to F.R.C,P. 12(b)(1) and (6) (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(GREWAL, GURBIR) (Entered: 12/05/2025)

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REPLY to Response to Motion filed by ALEX MENDEZ, CITY OF PATERSON, PATERSON CITY COUNCIL, ANDREW SAYEGH re 39 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service Service)(CAMPBELL, OWEN) (Entered: 12/05/2025)

REPLY BRIEF to Opposition to Motion filed by STEVEN M. FULOP, CITY OF JERSEY CITY, JERSEY CITY CITY COUNCIL, JOYCE E WATTERMAN re 38 MOTION to Dismiss (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Service)(MURRAY, BRITTANY) (Entered: 12/05/2025)

TEXT ORDER: The Reply Brief filed by the Paterson Defendants, D.E. 62, does not comply with this Court's Local Rule that all PDF filings be text searchable and at a minimum 400 dpi. See L. Civ. R. 5.2. Defendants shall file a compliant brief on or before 12/10/2025. So Ordered by Judge Evelyn Padin on 12/9/2025. (bt) (Entered: 12/09/2025)

REPLY to Response to Motion filed by ALEX MENDEZ, CITY OF PATERSON, PATERSON CITY COUNCIL, ANDREW SAYEGH re 39 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint - Corrected (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service Service)(CAMPBELL, OWEN) (Entered: 12/09/2025)

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RENEWING THE MOTION TO INTERVENE, MOTIONING FOR STAY AND NOTICE OF PENDING 4TH CIRCUIT REVIEW by LYNAE KISA CRAWFORD. (sm) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

Substitution of Attorney - Attorney GIANCARLO GENARO PICCININI terminated. Attorney SURINDER K. AGGARWAL for STATE OF NEW JERSEY added.. (AGGARWAL, SURINDER) (Entered: 01/08/2026)

Motions No Longer Referred

The 44 MOTION for Leave to Appear Amicus Curiae, 43 MOTION for Leave to Appear Amicus Curiae, 60 Consent MOTION for Leave to File Brief Amicus Curiae, and 50 MOTION for Leave to Appear Amicus Curiae no longer referred to the Magistrate Judge. Motion to be decided by the District Judge. (jd, )

ORDER granting 45 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Graham Provost, Esq.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 03/05/2026. (aji, ) (Entered: 03/05/2026)

ORDER granting 46 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to TOBY MERRILL. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 3/5/2026. (jal, ) (Entered: 03/05/2026)