Docket Entries Parties and Attorneys Authorities Document Number Date Filed Try again later. 5 Oct 2, 2025 ORDER AMENDED GENERAL ORDER 25-0024: GENERAL ORDER HOLDING IN ABEYANCE: CIVIL MATTERS INVOLVING THE UNITED STATES AS A PARTY: This matter is before the Court due to the lapse of congressional appropriations funding the federal government, including the Department of Justice and the United States Attorney's Office. Absent an appropriation, the United States represents that certain Department of Justice attorneys and employees of the federal government 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." 31 U.S.C. § 1342. Therefore, the lapse in appropriations requires a reduction in the workforce of the United States Attorney's Office and other federal agencies, particularly with respect to prosecution and defense of civil cases. The Court, in response, and with the intent to avoid any default or prejudice to the United States or other civil litigants occasioned by the lapse in funding, sua sponte enters this General Order. As a result of the cited workforce reductions, it is hereby ORDERED, effective October 1, 2025, that all civil litigation involving as a party the United States of America, its agencies, its officers or employees (whether in their individual or official capacity and whether current or former employees), and/or any other party represented by the Department of Justice or the United States Attorney's Office is immediately suspended, postponed, and held in abeyance continuing until funding for federal government operations is fully restored. The Court may renew or modify this General Order depending on developments in the stay period. The Court intends "civil litigation" to include all pending non-criminal cases in which the United States, its agencies, its officers or employees (whether in their individual or official capacity and whether current or former employees) is in any way a named party and any non-criminal cases in which the United States Attorney's Office or the Department of Justice is counsel of record. This includes, without limitation, all pending Social Security cases and all cases seeking monetary or equitable relief in which the United States is involved as a civil litigant. The General Order does not affect habeas corpus cases pending or filed under Chapter 153 of Title 28. This General Order suspends and continues, during the stay, any and all events and deadlines in the affected civil litigation (whether established by order, rule, or agreement), including but not limited to any scheduled proceedings, hearings, and/or discovery and pleading dates. No party will be required to take any steps in civil litigation affected until expiration of the stay. The Court warns litigants that this General Order does not purport to affect rights to, or deadlines concerning, appeal from any decision of this Court, which will continue to operate and issue orders in the normal course. Any litigant affected by this General Order may seek relief from the order by motion. The Court may, in any particular case, vary the effect or operation of this General Order by a separate order. The Court shall distribute this General Order: (a) by electronic service to all registered CM/ECF users; (b) by first-class mail to unregistered civil litigants, including pro se litigants, and to attorneys pending pro hac vice admission; and (c) by posting the General Order on the Court's public website. This General Order does not operate as a stay of any injunction or restraining order entered by any judge of this court. The Court shall clarify the status of case schedules upon expiration of the stay and dependent on the timing of the funding resolution. Signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 10/2/2025. Mailed notice (td, ) Main Document order 4 Nov 12, 2025 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of City of Saint Paul by Kelsey J McElveen; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-24336149. (McElveen, Kelsey) Main Document motion to appear pro hac vice 3 Nov 12, 2025 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff City of Chicago by Rebecca Alfert Hirsch (Hirsch, Rebecca) attorney appearance 2 Nov 12, 2025 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Metcalf, Chelsey) Main Document civil cover sheet 1 Nov 12, 2025 COMPLAINT filed by City of Chicago; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24334685.(Metcalf, Chelsey) complaint Nov 12, 2025 CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (lj, ) clerk's notice Nov 12, 2025 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Keri L. Holleb Hotaling. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (lj, ) case assigned 7 Nov 13, 2025 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff City of Chicago by Chelsey Blaire Metcalf (Metcalf, Chelsey) Main Document attorney appearance 6 Nov 13, 2025 MOTION by Plaintiffs City of Chicago, City of Saint Paul for order Entering Agreed Schedule, Relieving the Action from Amended General Order 25-0024, and Granting Leave to File Excess Pages (Metcalf, Chelsey) motion for order 8 Nov 14, 2025 ORDER GENERAL ORDER 25-0028: RESETTING OF DEADLINES IN CIVIL MATTERS INVOLVING THE UNITED STATES AS A PARTY IT APPEARING THAT as a result of the partial federal government shutdown, this Court amended General Order 25-0024 suspending as of October 1, 2025, all civil litigation in which the United States of America, its agencies, its officers, or employees were parties, with the stated intention of clarifying schedules in such cases upon the expiration of the lapse in appropriations; and IT FURTHER APPEARING THAT appropriations having been restored to fund the Department of Justice and other Executive Branch agencies, with employees beginning to report for work beginning on November 13, 2025; accordingly IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the stay entered by General Order 25-0024 is hereby lifted, and any and all deadlines in affected civil cases (whether established by order, rule, or agreement.), including but not limited to any scheduled discovery and pleading dates, are extended by 49 days. The Court warns litigants that this General Order does not purport to affect rights to or deadlines concerning appeal from any decision of this Court. Any litigant affected by this General Order may seek relief from the order by motion. Trial dates in the affected cases will stand, although they may need to be adjusted in individual cases to account for the extension of other dates. The Court may, in any particular case, vary the effect or operation of this General Order by a separate ruling. The Court shall distribute this General Order: (a) by electronic service to all registered CM/ECF users; (b) by first-class mail to unregistered civil litigants, including pro se litigants, and to attorneys pending pro hac vice admission; and (c) by posting the General Order on the Court's public website. Signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 11/14/2025: Mailed notice. (tg, ) Main Document order 12 Nov 17, 2025 MEMORANDUM by City of Chicago in support of motion for preliminary injunction[11] (Attachments: # (1) Declaration Stephen Kane, # (2) Declaration Tomas Maulawin, # (3) Declaration Lindsay Bacher)(Hirsch, Rebecca) memorandum in support of motion Declaration Stephen Kane Declaration Tomas Maulawin Declaration Lindsay Bacher 11 Nov 17, 2025 MOTION by Plaintiff City of Chicago for preliminary injunction (Hirsch, Rebecca) motion for preliminary injunction 10 Nov 17, 2025 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff City of Chicago by Stephen J Kane (Kane, Stephen) Main Document attorney appearance 9 Nov 17, 2025 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Counsel McElveen's motion [4] for leave to appear pro hac vice is granted. Plaintiff's unopposed motion [6] is granted as follows. Plaintiffs will file their motion for a preliminary injunction of up to 25 pages by 11/17/25. Defendants shall file an opposition motion of up to 25 pages by 12/5/25. Plaintiffs shall reply by 12/12/25. The deadline for Plaintiffs to accept any grant award or grant funding related to this Action is extended to: 12/22/25. In-person oral argument is set for Wednesday, 12/17/25 at 9:30 a.m. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, ) Main Document order on motion to appear pro hac vice 13 Nov 18, 2025 DESIGNATION of Patrick Walter Johnson as U.S. Attorney for Defendants Pamela Bondi, Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Cory Randolph (Johnson, Patrick) Main Document attorney designation 14 Nov 24, 2025 MOTION by Defendant Department of Justice to amend/correct scheduling order regarding preliminary injunction motion (Johnson, Patrick) Main Document motion to amend/correct 15 Nov 26, 2025 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Defendant's unopposed motion [14] to modify the scheduling order is granted in part. Defendants' response to the motion for preliminary injunction is due 12/10/25. Plaintiffs' reply is due 12/17/25. The Court schedules oral argument for 1/9/26 at 10:00 a.m. and anticipates issuing a decision by 1/15/26. This would require Defendants to extend the funding deadline applicable to this action to 1/16/26. By 12/1/25, the parties shall submit a joint status report confirming that they are available on 1/9/26 for oral argument and that they are amenable to a funding deadline of 1/16/26. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, ) Main Document order on motion to amend/correct 16 Dec 1, 2025 STATUS Report (joint) by Department of Justice (Johnson, Patrick) status report 17 Dec 10, 2025 RESPONSE by Department of Justicein Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff City of Chicago for preliminary injunction [11] (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1, # (2) Exhibit 1.A, # (3) Exhibit 1.B, # (4) Exhibit 1.C, # (5) Exhibit 1.D, # (6) Exhibit 1.E, # (7) Exhibit 1.F, # (8) Exhibit 1.G, # (9) Exhibit 1.H)(Johnson, Patrick) response in opposition to motion Attachment 1 Exhibit 1 Attachment 2 Exhibit 1.A Attachment 3 Exhibit 1.B Attachment 4 Exhibit 1.C Attachment 5 Exhibit 1.D Attachment 6 Exhibit 1.E Attachment 7 Exhibit 1.F Attachment 8 Exhibit 1.G Attachment 9 Exhibit 1.H 19 Dec 12, 2025 MOTION by Movant Federation for American Immigration Reform for leave to file Amicus Brief (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Proposed Amicus Brief)(Hauenschild, Jonathon) Main Document motion for leave to file Exhibit Proposed Amicus Brief 18 Dec 12, 2025 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Federation for American Immigration Reform by Jonathon P. Hauenschild; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-24464958. (Hauenschild, Jonathon) Main Document motion to appear pro hac vice 21 Dec 15, 2025 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: The unopposed motion [19] for Federation for American Immigration Reform ("FAIR") for leave to file an amicus curiae brief is granted. FAIR shall file the motion instanter. Mailed notice (ags) Main Document terminate motions 20 Dec 15, 2025 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Motion to appear pro hac vice [18] is granted. Attorney Jonathon P. Hauenschild is added as counsel for Federation for American Immigration Reform. The motion hearing scheduled for 12/17/25 is stricken. Mailed notice (ags) Main Document order on motion to appear pro hac vice 22 Dec 16, 2025 BRIEF filed by Federation for American Immigration Reform by Jonathon P. Hauenschild. (Hauenschild, Jonathon) (Docket Text Modified by Clerk's Office) Modified on 12/16/2025 (aee, ). brief 23 Dec 17, 2025 REPLY by City of Chicago, City of Saint Paul to MOTION by Plaintiff City of Chicago for preliminary injunction [11], response in opposition to motion, [17] (Attachments: # (1) Declaration Scott Hvizdos)(Metcalf, Chelsey) reply to response to motion Declaration Scott Hvizdos 24 Dec 31, 2025 ANNUAL REMINDER: Pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 (Notification of Affiliates), any nongovernmental party, other than an individual or sole proprietorship, must file a statement identifying all its affiliates known to the party after diligent review or, if the party has identified no affiliates, then a statement reflecting that fact must be filed. An affiliate is defined as follows: any entity or individual owning, directly or indirectly (through ownership of one or more other entities), 5% or more of a party. The statement is to be electronically filed as a PDF in conjunction with entering the affiliates in CM/ECF as prompted. As a reminder to counsel, parties must supplement their statements of affiliates within thirty (30) days of any change in the information previously reported. This minute order is being issued to all counsel of record to remind counsel of their obligation to provide updated information as to additional affiliates if such updating is necessary. If counsel has any questions regarding this process, this LINK will provide additional information. Signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 12/31/2025: Mailed notice. (tg, ) Main Document Local Rule 3.2 Annual Reminder Order 25 Jan 5, 2026 ANNUAL REMINDER: Pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 (Notification of Affiliates), any nongovernmental party, other than an individual or sole proprietorship, must file a statement identifying all its affiliates known to the party after diligent review or, if the party has identified no affiliates, then a statement reflecting that fact must be filed. An affiliate is defined as follows: any entity or individual owning, directly or indirectly (through ownership of one or more other entities), 5% or more of a party. The statement is to be electronically filed as a PDF in conjunction with entering the affiliates in CM/ECF as prompted. As a reminder to counsel, parties must supplement their statements of affiliates within thirty (30) days of any change in the information previously reported. This minute order is being issued to all counsel of record to remind counsel of their obligation to provide updated information as to additional affiliates if such updating is necessary. If counsel has any questions regarding this process, this LINK will provide additional information. Signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 1/5/2026: Mailed notice. (tg, ) Main Document Local Rule 3.2 Annual Reminder Order 26 Jan 9,