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Case TitleVan Der Hout et al v. Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) et al
DistrictNorthern District of California
CitySan Francisco
Case Number3:2023cv04036
Date Filed2023-08-09
Date Closed2024-06-10
JudgeMagistrate Judge Laurel Beeler
PlaintiffMarc Van Der Hout
PlaintiffVan Der Hout LLP
PlaintiffHarjinder Pannu
Case DescriptionMarc van der Hout, an immigration attorney, submitted a FOIA request to the Executive Office for Immigration Review for records concerning the record of proceedings for Harjinder Kaur Pannu, his client. The agency acknowledged receipt of the request. The agency responded in part, disclosing 66 pages, but failed to release others. After hearing nothing further from the agency, Van der Hout filed suit.
Complaint issues: Litigation - Attorney's fees, Failure to respond within statutory time limit

DefendantExecutive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
DefendantU.S. Department of Justice
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2023-08-091COMPLAINT against Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ACANDC-18530638.). Filed byMarc Van Der Hout, Harjinder Pannu, Van Der Hout LLP. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Declaration Authenticating Declaration with Exhibits)(Sinodis, John) (Filed on 8/9/2023) (Entered: 08/09/2023)
2023-08-092Proposed Summons. (Sinodis, John) (Filed on 8/9/2023) (Entered: 08/09/2023)
2023-08-103Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler. 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. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 8/24/2023. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/10/2023) (Entered: 08/10/2023)
2023-08-104Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 11/2/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 11/9/2023 11:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom B, 15th Floor. (far, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/10/2023) (Entered: 08/10/2023)
2023-08-105Summons Issued as to Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (far, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/10/2023) (Entered: 08/10/2023)
2023-08-106Certificate of Interested Entities by Harjinder Pannu, Marc Van Der Hout, Van Der Hout LLP (Sinodis, John) (Filed on 8/10/2023) (Entered: 08/10/2023)
2023-08-157CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Harjinder Pannu, Marc Van Der Hout, Van Der Hout LLP.. (Sinodis, John) (Filed on 8/15/2023) (Entered: 08/15/2023)
2023-08-178AFFIDAVIT of Service for Complaint; Civil Cover Sheet; Conformed Summonses; Authenticating Declaration with Exhibits; Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference; Disclosure of Conflicts and Interested Entities or Persons; Notice of Assignment of Case to a United States Magistrate Judge; Standing Order; Court Call Procedures; Exhibit List; Standing Order for All Judges; and ECF Registration Handout served on Civil Process Clock at U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California; Executive Office for Immigration Review; U.S. Department of Justice on 08/17/2023, filed by Harjinder Pannu, Marc Van Der Hout, Van Der Hout LLP. (Sinodis, John) (Filed on 8/17/2023) (Entered: 08/17/2023)
2023-08-179CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Harjinder Pannu, Marc Van Der Hout, Van Der Hout LLP (Sinodis, John) (Filed on 8/17/2023) (Entered: 08/17/2023)
2023-08-2010CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice.. (Wolinsky, Benjamin) (Filed on 8/20/2023) (Entered: 08/20/2023)
2023-09-0811STIPULATION to Extend Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint filed by Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice. (Wolinsky, Benjamin) (Filed on 9/8/2023) (Entered: 09/08/2023)
2023-10-1612ANSWER to Complaint byExecutive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice. (Wolinsky, Benjamin) (Filed on 10/16/2023) (Entered: 10/16/2023)
2023-10-1913ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Sinodis, John) (Filed on 10/19/2023) (Entered: 10/19/2023)
2023-10-2014ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Wolinsky, Benjamin) (Filed on 10/20/2023) (Entered: 10/20/2023)
2023-10-3015CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING ZOOM HEARING: Initial Case Management Conference set for 11/9/2023 at 11:00 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only. Case Management Statement due by 11/2/2023. This proceeding 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/lb 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/ . (ejk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/30/2023) (Entered: 10/30/2023)
2023-11-0216STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER filed by Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Wolinsky, Benjamin) (Filed on 11/2/2023) (Entered: 11/02/2023)
2023-11-0317ORDER re: 16 Stipulation to Continue Initial Case Management Conference. Initial Case Management Conference previously set for 11/9/2023 is reset to 12/7/2023 at 11:00 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only. Case Management Statement due by 11/30/2023. This proceeding 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/lb 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/ . Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 11/03/2023. (ejk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/3/2023) (Entered: 11/03/2023)
2023-11-3018STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Continue Initial CMC filed by Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Wolinsky, Benjamin) (Filed on 11/30/2023) (Entered: 11/30/2023)
2023-12-0119ORDER re: 18 Stipulation to Continue Initial CMC. Initial Case Management Conference previously set for 12/7/2023 is reset to 2/8/2024 at 11:00 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only. Case Management Statement due by 2/1/2024. This proceeding 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/lb 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/ . Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 12/01/2023. (ejk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/1/2023) (Entered: 12/01/2023)
2024-02-0120STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Continue Initial CMC filed by Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice. (Wolinsky, Benjamin) (Filed on 2/1/2024) (Entered: 02/01/2024)
2024-02-0221ORDER re: 20 Stipulation to Continue Initial CMC. Initial Case Management Conference previously set for 2/8/2024 is reset to 3/7/2024 at 11:00 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only. Case Management Statement due by 2/29/2024. This proceeding 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/lb 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/ . Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 02/02/2024. (ejk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/2/2024) (Entered: 02/02/2024)
2024-02-2922STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to continue CMC filed by Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Wolinsky, Benjamin) (Filed on 2/29/2024) Modified on 3/1/2024 (shy, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/29/2024)
2024-02-29Set/Reset Hearing Further Case Management Conference set for 4/4/2024 11:00 AM. At the parties' request, the court continues the CMC. An update is due by 3/28/2024. (Beeler, Laurel) (Filed on 2/29/2024) (Entered: 02/29/2024)
2024-02-29Set/Reset Hearing Initial Case Management Conference set for 8/22/2024 11:00 AM. The pleadings have not settled, and the court thus continues the initial CMC. Staging of discovery, if an issue before the pleadings settle, can be raised under the procedures in the court's standing orders, which essentially have a CMC approach to managing a case, including discovery. (Beeler, Laurel) (Filed on 2/29/2024) (Entered: 02/29/2024)
2024-02-29Set/Reset Hearing The previous entry with the August date was set in error. The 4/4/2024 date is the next date. (Beeler, Laurel) (Filed on 2/29/2024) (Entered: 02/29/2024)
2024-03-09Set/Reset Hearing The court resets the Case Management Conference from 4/4/2024 to 4/11/2024 at 11:00 AM by Zoom. (Beeler, Laurel) (Filed on 3/9/2024) (Entered: 03/09/2024)
2024-03-2823NOTICE by Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice with [Proposed] Order to Continue CMC (Wolinsky, Benjamin) (Filed on 3/28/2024) (Entered: 03/28/2024)
2024-03-2924ORDER TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMNT CONFERENCE. Further Case Management Conference previously set for 4/11/2024 is reset to 5/16/2024 at 11:00 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only. Case Management Statement due by 5/9/2024. This proceeding 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/lb 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/ . Signed by Judge Laurel Beeler on 03/29/2024. (ejk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/29/2024) (Entered: 03/29/2024)
2024-05-0925STATUS REPORT (JOINT); with [Proposed] Order by Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice. (Wolinsky, Benjamin) (Filed on 5/9/2024) (Entered: 05/09/2024)
2024-05-0926STIPULATION filed by Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Wolinsky, Benjamin) (Filed on 5/9/2024) (Entered: 05/09/2024)
2024-05-1027CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE: In light of the notice of settlement, the court vacates the CMC set for 5/16/2024 and sets a Status Conference for 6/27/2024 at 11:00 AM to avoid losing track of the case and directs the filing of a dismissal or short update by 6/20/2024. Status Conference set for 6/27/2024 at 11:00 AM in San Francisco - Videoconference Only before Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler. Case Management Statement due by 6/20/2024. This proceeding 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/lb 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/ . (ejk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/10/2024) (Entered: 05/10/2024)
2024-06-0928STIPULATION to Dismiss with Prejudice filed by Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), U.S. Department of Justice. (Wolinsky, Benjamin) (Filed on 6/9/2024) (Entered: 06/09/2024)
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