Current stage: Preliminary Injunction
The plaintiffs sued a federal official seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and vacatur of a challenged USCIS policy, and they moved for a preliminary injunction. The court issued an order granting the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, denied the defendant’s motion to stay, and directed the parties to file a status report outlining next steps.
Deadlines, hearings, and court-ordered dates from this docket
Consent or declination to proceed before the magistrate judge is due by 2026-04-27.
Defendant was requested to file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge by 2026-04-30.
Opposition to the motion was due by 2026-05-11.
Reply in support of the motion was due by 2026-05-18.
Motion hearing set for 6/25/2026 at 9:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 4, 5th Floor before Judge Edward J. Davila.
Hearing on Plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction (ECF No. 14) set for 2026-06-25.
The parties must re-file the opposition in compliance with the Local Rules and the Court’s Standing Order by this date; the re-filed opposition must not present new arguments.
An answer to the complaint is due by 2026-06-26.
The parties must re-file the reply in compliance with the Local Rules and the Court’s Standing Order by this date; the re-filed reply must not present new arguments.
Motion hearing continued to July 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 4, 5th Floor before Judge Edward J. Davila.
Extracted from court filings. Check linked sources for official deadlines.
July 14, 2026
Key EventThe court issued an order granting the plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, denied the defendant’s motion to stay, and directed that a status report be filed. The order explains the court’s findings and reasons for granting preliminary injunctive relief.
July 13, 2026
The docket reflects an entry titled "Order on Stipulation" dated 2026-07-13; the entry appears to indicate the court issued an order concerning a stipulation, but the entry text does not state the substance or effect of that order.
July 10, 2026
The docket entry indicates that the parties filed a stipulation together with a proposed order. The entry does not describe the stipulation's terms or state whether the court has signed or entered the proposed order.
July 8, 2026
The docket entry indicates that an administrative motion was filed under Civil Local Rule 7-11. The entry does not state who filed it, what relief is requested, or any court action on the motion.
July 8, 2026
A document titled "Opposition/Response to Motion" was filed on 2026-07-08; the docket entry does not identify which motion is opposed or which party filed the document.
June 29, 2026
A filing labeled “Reply to Opposition/Response” was filed on 2026-06-29. The entry does not state which motion it replies to or which party filed it.
June 25, 2026
The docket entry indicates that an Opposition/Response to a motion was filed on June 25, 2026. The entry does not identify which motion the filing opposes or state any court action or outcome.
June 18, 2026
The court found the previously filed opposition and reply noncompliant with the local rules and the court’s standing order, ordered the parties to re-file both documents without presenting new arguments, reset briefing deadlines, and continued the scheduled motion hearing. The hearing originally set for June 25, 2026 was continued to July 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM.
June 12, 2026
The court granted the parties' stipulation extending the defendant's time to respond to the complaint; the response is to be filed one week after the Court decides the plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction, which is set for hearing on June 25, 2026. The order was signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on June 12, 2026.
June 9, 2026
The defendant filed a stipulation, accompanied by a proposed order, requesting additional time to file a response to the plaintiffs' complaint.
May 20, 2026
The plaintiffs filed an errata correcting their previously filed reply to the defendant's opposition to the preliminary injunction; the filing (dated 2026-05-20) includes an exhibit.
May 17, 2026
Plaintiffs filed a reply in support of their motion for preliminary injunction.
May 14, 2026
The defendant filed an errata correcting declarations attached to the opposition to the motion for preliminary injunction.
May 11, 2026
The defendant filed an opposition/response to the plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction, including multiple declarations and an exhibit.
May 4, 2026
Following reassignment, the clerk reset the motion hearing for the preliminary injunction to 2026-06-25 at 9:00 AM before Judge Edward J. Davila and set opposition and reply deadlines of 2026-05-11 and 2026-05-18, respectively.
May 1, 2026
Key EventAn order reassigned the case to U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila, stated that all hearing and trial dates were vacated, and explained that existing briefing schedules remain unchanged though motions must be re-noticed for the reassigned judge.
May 1, 2026
The clerk notified the parties that the case will be reassigned to a U.S. District Judge because a party has not consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction, and that all hearings scheduled before the magistrate judge are vacated and must be re-noticed.
April 30, 2026
Counsel (John Louis Wollman) filed a notice of appearance on behalf of the named federal official defendant.
April 30, 2026
A summons return was filed indicating the named federal official defendant was served on 2026-04-27 and that an answer is due by 2026-06-26.
April 30, 2026
A consent/declination to proceed before a U.S. Magistrate Judge was filed by the named federal official defendant.
April 24, 2026
An errata was filed correcting pages in the previously filed motion for preliminary injunction.
April 23, 2026
The clerk issued a notice ordering plaintiffs to serve defendants with the preliminary injunction motion and to file proof of service.
April 23, 2026
The clerk issued a notice requesting that defendant file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge, with that filing due by 2026-04-30.
April 22, 2026
Plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction; the original hearing was set for 2026-05-27 at 11:00 AM with responses due 2026-05-06 and replies due 2026-05-13.
April 20, 2026
A summons return was filed stating that summonses were returned executed with respect to the listed parties and defendants.
April 17, 2026
A magistrate judge issued a related-case order concluding that several more recently filed cases are not related to the earlier-assigned case and referred those later cases to the judges assigned to the next-earliest filed cases for related-case determinations. The order notes a motion for administrative relief was filed and that the time to file oppositions or statements of support has passed.
April 14, 2026
An errata was filed correcting specified pages of the complaint.
April 13, 2026
A notice was filed indicating that one plaintiff is voluntarily dismissing that plaintiff's individual claims; the remaining plaintiffs are not dismissing their claims at this time. The filing is a unilateral notice of voluntary dismissal by a plaintiff.
April 13, 2026
A notice of voluntary dismissal was filed indicating one plaintiff is dismissed while the remaining plaintiffs do not dismiss their claims at this time.
April 13, 2026
A summons was issued as to the named federal defendants (U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General).
April 13, 2026
Multiple plaintiffs filed a consent/declination form regarding proceeding before a U.S. Magistrate Judge.
April 13, 2026
The case was assigned to Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins; the clerk advised counsel about service responsibilities and that a scheduling order would issue within two business days. The docket entry directed that consent or declination to proceed before the magistrate judge was due by 2026-04-27.
April 13, 2026
A procedural order for an immigration mandamus case was entered by the court; no substantive details are provided in the docket text.
April 12, 2026
On 2026-04-12 the plaintiffs filed a Complaint and Petition for Writ of Mandamus seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and vacatur under the Administrative Procedure Act against a government official. The filing includes multiple exhibits and shows a $405 filing fee was paid.
April 12, 2026
A proposed summons document was filed and entered in the case on April 12, 2026.
April 12, 2026
A plaintiff filed a notice informing the court that an Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Are Related was filed in an earlier-filed, potentially related case; the notice includes an exhibit attaching that motion.
April 12, 2026
A notice was filed stating that one plaintiff is voluntarily dismissing her individual claims, and that the remaining plaintiffs are not dismissing their claims at this time.