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Case TitleJustice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco et al v. Department of Homeland Security et al
DistrictNorthern District of California
CitySan Francisco
Case Number3:2020cv05208
Date Filed2020-07-29
Date Closed2022-04-22
JudgeMagistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley
PlaintiffJustice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco
PlaintiffImmigrant Legal Resource Center
PlaintiffCommunity Legal Services in East Palo Alto
PlaintiffDolores Street Community Services
PlaintiffLegal Services for Children
PlaintiffPangea Legal Services
PlaintiffImmigration Center for Women and Children
Case DescriptionThe Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco and other immigrant rights groups submitted a FOIA request to the Department of Homeland Security for records concerning the agency's Alternatives to Detention program. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request but after hearing nothing further from the agency the coalition filed an administrative appeal. After hearing nothing further from the agency, the immigrant rights coalition filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit, Adequacy - Search, Litigation - Vaughn index, Litigation - Attorney's fees

DefendantDepartment of Homeland Security
DefendantImmigration and Customs Enforcement
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2020-07-291COMPLAINT For Declaratory and Injunctive Relief Under the Freedom of Information Act against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0971-14750538.). Filed byPangea Legal Services, Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Immigration Center for Women and Children, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Dolores Street Community Services, Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco, Legal Services for Children. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibits A-F, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Weissman Ward, Lisa) (Filed on 7/29/2020) (Entered: 07/29/2020)
2020-07-292Proposed Summons. (Weissman Ward, Lisa) (Filed on 7/29/2020) (Entered: 07/29/2020)
2020-07-293Certificate of Interested Entities by Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Dolores Street Community Services, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Immigration Center for Women and Children, Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco, Legal Services for Children, Pangea Legal Services (Weissman Ward, Lisa) (Filed on 7/29/2020) (Entered: 07/29/2020)
2020-07-304Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 8/13/2020. (mbcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/30/2020) (Entered: 07/30/2020)
2020-07-305CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Dolores Street Community Services, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Immigration Center for Women and Children, Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco, Legal Services for Children, Pangea Legal Services.. (Weissman Ward, Lisa) (Filed on 7/30/2020) (Entered: 07/30/2020)
2020-07-306Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 10/22/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 10/29/2020 01:30 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom E, 15th Floor. (hdjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/30/2020) (Entered: 07/30/2020)
2020-07-307Summons Issued as to Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (hdjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/30/2020) (Entered: 07/30/2020)
2020-07-318CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Dolores Street Community Services, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Immigration Center for Women and Children, Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco, Legal Services for Children, Pangea Legal Services (Weissman Ward, Lisa) (Filed on 7/31/2020) (Entered: 07/31/2020)
2020-09-029Defendants' ANSWER to Complaint byDepartment of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Hsu, Shining) (Filed on 9/2/2020) (Entered: 09/02/2020)
2020-09-0210CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.. (Hsu, Shining) (Filed on 9/2/2020) (Entered: 09/02/2020)
2020-10-0911ADR Clerks Notice re: Non-Compliance with Court Order. The parties have failed to file an ADR Certification as required by the Initial Case Management Scheduling Order. Counsel shall comply promptly with the requirements of ADR L.R. 3-5(b) and shall file the ADR Certification. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (cmfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/9/2020) (Entered: 10/09/2020)
2020-10-0912ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Weissman Ward, Lisa) (Filed on 10/9/2020) (Entered: 10/09/2020)
2020-10-1313ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Hsu, Shining) (Filed on 10/13/2020) (Entered: 10/13/2020)
2020-10-2214JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of ICE FOIA Officer Fernando Pineiro)(Hsu, Shining) (Filed on 10/22/2020) (Entered: 10/22/2020)
2020-10-2315CLERKS NOTICE SETTING ZOOM HEARING. Initial Case Management Conference set for 10/29/2020 at 1:30 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley will be held via a Zoom webinar. Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/jsc Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wis h to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. A list of names and emails must be sent to the CRD at jsccrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than 12:00 p.m. on 10/27/2020. General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/ . (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated wi th this entry.) (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/23/2020) (Entered: 10/23/2020)
2020-10-2816NOTICE of Appearance by Jayashri Srikantiah for Plaintiffs (Srikantiah, Jayashri) (Filed on 10/28/2020) (Entered: 10/28/2020)
2020-10-2917Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley: Initial Case Management Conference held and recorded by Zoom videoconference on 10/29/2020. Defendants shall produce at least 500 pages per month. Case Management Statement due by 1/5/2021. Further Case Management Conference set for 1/7/2021 at 1:30 p.m. by videoconference. Joint case management conference statement shall be filed by 1/5/2021. (Recording Time: 1:30-1:42.) Attorneys for Plaintiffs: Lisa Weissman-Ward and Shanti Tharayil. Attorney for Defendants: Shining Hsu. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 10/29/2020) (Entered: 10/30/2020)
2020-10-3018ORDER RE DEFENDANTS' PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on 10/30/2020. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/30/2020) (Entered: 10/30/2020)
2021-01-0419CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING ZOOM HEARING. Further Case Management Conference set for 1/7/2021 at 1:30 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Corley will be held via a Zoom webinar. Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/jsc Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identi fied by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. A list of names must be sent to the CRD at jsccrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than 12:00 p.m. on 1/6/2021. General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/ . (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) ( ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/4/2021) (Entered: 01/04/2021)
2021-01-0520JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Hsu, Shining) (Filed on 1/5/2021) (Entered: 01/05/2021)
2021-01-0521STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 20 Joint Case Management Statement to Continue Case Management Conference filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Hsu, Shining) (Filed on 1/5/2021) (Entered: 01/05/2021)
2021-01-0522ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 21 Stipulation to Continue Case Management Conference. Joint Case Management Statement due by 3/8/2021. Further Case Management Conference reset for 3/11/2021at 1:30 p.m. by videoconference.(ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/5/2021) (Entered: 01/05/2021)
2021-02-2223NOTICE by Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, Dolores Street Community Services, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Immigration Center for Women and Children, Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco, Legal Services for Children, Pangea Legal Services Notice of Appearance of Certified Law Students (Weissman Ward, Lisa) (Filed on 2/22/2021) (Entered: 02/22/2021)
2021-03-0424STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Continue Case Management Conference filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Hsu, Shining) (Filed on 3/4/2021) (Entered: 03/04/2021)
2021-03-0825ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 24 Stipulation to Continue Case Management Conference. Updated Case Management Statement due by 4/5/2021. Further Case Management Conference reset for 4/8/2021 at 1:30 p.m. by videoconference.(ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/8/2021) (Entered: 03/08/2021)
2021-03-1626NOTICE of Substitution of Counsel by David Michael DeVito (DeVito, David) (Filed on 3/16/2021) (Entered: 03/16/2021)
2021-04-0127JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (DeVito, David) (Filed on 4/1/2021) (Entered: 04/01/2021)
2021-04-0128STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 27 Joint Case Management Statement TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (DeVito, David) (Filed on 4/1/2021) (Entered: 04/01/2021)
2021-04-0129ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 28 Stipulation to continue case management conference. Joint case management statement due by 6/7/2021. Further Case Management Conference reset for 6/10/2021 at 1:30 p.m. by videoconference. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/1/2021) (Entered: 04/01/2021)
2021-06-0430JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (DeVito, David) (Filed on 6/4/2021) (Entered: 06/04/2021)
2021-06-0431STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 30 Joint Case Management Statement TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (DeVito, David) (Filed on 6/4/2021) (Entered: 06/04/2021)
2021-06-0832ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 31 Stipulation to Continue Case Management Conference. Joint Case Management Statement due by 9/20/2021. Further Case Management Conference reset for 9/23/2021 at 1:30 p.m. by videoconference.(ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/8/2021) (Entered: 06/08/2021)
2021-06-08The case management conference set for September 23, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley will be held via a Zoom webinar. Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/jsc Court Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. A list of names must be sent to the CRD at jsccrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than 12:00 p.m. on September 22, 2201. General Order 58. Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/zoom/ . (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/8/2021) (Entered: 06/08/2021)
2021-09-1633STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David M. DeVito)(DeVito, David) (Filed on 9/16/2021) (Entered: 09/16/2021)
2021-09-2034ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting as modified 33 Stipulation to Continue Case Management Conference. Joint Case Management Statement due by 11/8/2021. Further Case Management Conference reset for 11/10/2021 at 1:30 p.m. by videoconference. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/20/2021) (Entered: 09/20/2021)
2021-11-0535STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David M. DeVito)(DeVito, David) (Filed on 11/5/2021) (Entered: 11/05/2021)
2021-11-0836ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 35 Stipulation to Continue Case Management Conference. Updated Case Management Statement due by 12/13/2021. Further Case Management Conference reset for 12/16/2021 at 1:30 p.m. by videoconference. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/8/2021) (Entered: 11/08/2021)
2021-12-0937STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David M. DeVito)(DeVito, David) (Filed on 12/9/2021) (Entered: 12/09/2021)
2021-12-1338ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 37 Stipulation to Continue Case Management Conference. Joint Case Management Statement due by 1/24/2022. Further Case Management Conference reset for 1/27/2022at 1:30 p.m. by videoconference.(ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/13/2021) (Entered: 12/13/2021)
2022-01-1839STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of David M. DeVito)(DeVito, David) (Filed on 1/18/2022) (Entered: 01/18/2022)
2022-01-1940ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 39 Stipulation to Continue Case Management Conference. Joint Case Management Statement due by 3/24/2022. Further Case Management Conference reset for 3/17/2022 at 1:30 p.m. by videoconference. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/19/2022) (Entered: 01/19/2022)
2022-03-0941NOTICE of Appearance by Sharanya Mohan (Mohan, Sharanya) (Filed on 3/9/2022) (Entered: 03/09/2022)
2022-03-0942STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Continue Case Management Conference filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Sharanya Mohan)(Mohan, Sharanya) (Filed on 3/9/2022) (Entered: 03/09/2022)
2022-03-1043ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 42 Stipulation to Continue Case Management Conference. Case Management Statement due by 4/25/2022. Initial Case Management Conference reset for 4/28/2022 at 1:30 p.m. by videoconference.(ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/10/2022) (Entered: 03/10/2022)
2022-04-2144STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Regarding Settlement and Dismissal filed by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (DeVito, David) (Filed on 4/21/2022) (Entered: 04/21/2022)
2022-04-2245ORDER by Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 44 Stipulation Regarding Settlement and Dismissal. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/22/2022) (Entered: 04/22/2022)
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