Current stage: Motion Pending
The plaintiffs filed a complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and petition for mandamus, and subsequently moved for a preliminary injunction. The defendant was served and has appeared; the parties consented to magistrate jurisdiction and the court granted the defendant leave to file an oversized response and issued directions regarding an extension request. The plaintiffs have now filed a reply to the defendant's response to the preliminary injunction motion, and the court has not yet entered a ruling on that motion.
March 6, 2026
Key EventThe magistrate judge granted the defendant's expedited motion for an extension of time to respond to the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction, setting a new deadline of March 18, 2026. The order explains the court found no bad faith in the request, considered plaintiffs' objections about prejudice, and states the court will set a hearing after the motion is fully briefed.
March 5, 2026
Key EventThe magistrate judge granted the defendant's unopposed motion for leave to file an overlength response and allowed the defendant to file a response to the plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction of up to 40 pages. The court also reviewed the defendant's opposed expedited request for an extension, ordered the plaintiffs to file any objections to that extension by the close of business on March 6, 2026, and stayed the defendant's response deadline pending the court's consideration of the plaintiffs' filing.
February 18, 2026
Key EventThe Chief Judge entered an order referring the case to Magistrate Judge Timothy P. O'Hara for all purposes pursuant to the parties' consent under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). The entry is dated 2/18/2026.
February 8, 2026
Key EventA group of individual plaintiffs filed a Complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and a writ of mandamus against Joseph B. Edlow (USCIS), challenging recent USCIS policy memos (exhibits attached). The filing lists many named plaintiffs and includes two USCIS policy memoranda and other exhibits.