Chicago v. Noem

Court
N.D. Ill.
Docket number
1:25-cv-12765
Filed
Last filing
Assigned judge
Manish S. Shah
Nature of suit
899 Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause
28:2201 Declaratory Judgement
Jurisdiction
U.S. Government Defendant
Jury demand
None
Case
Chicago v. Noem
Source
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101ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County by John Kelley Whitaker (Whitaker, John) (Entered: 01/30/2026)Open(opens another site)
102MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of County of Hennepin by Rebecca Holschuh; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-24674964. (Holschuh, Rebecca) (Entered: 02/03/2026)Open(opens another site)
103MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The motions for leave to appear pro hac vice 100 102 are granted. Notices mailed. (psm, ) (Entered: 02/04/2026)Open(opens another site)
104MOTION by Plaintiffs Alameda County Fire Department, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, City of Chicago, City And County of Denver, City of Boston, City of Minneapolis, City of New Haven, City of New York, City of Saint Paul, County of Alameda, County of Hennepin, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Ramsey County for preliminary injunction (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Henderson, # 2 Declaration McDonald, # 3 Declaration Sanchez, # 4 Declaration Waage, # 5 Declaration Young)(Metcalf, Chelsey) (Entered: 02/04/2026)Open(opens another site)
105NOTICE of Motion by Chelsey Blaire Metcalf for presentment of motion for preliminary injunction,, 104 before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 2/17/2026 at 09:45 AM. (Metcalf, Chelsey) (Entered: 02/04/2026)Open(opens another site)
106REQUEST for Clerk of Court to refund filing fee in the amount of 150, receipt no. AILNDC-24674482, (Holschuh, Rebecca) (Entered: 02/06/2026)Open(opens another site)
107REFUND PROCESSED re REQUEST for Clerk of Court to refund filing fee in the amount of 150, receipt no. AILNDC-24674482, (Holschuh, Rebecca) 106 (td, ) (Entered: 02/09/2026)Open(opens another site)
108MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: Motion hearing held. The government shall file a copy of the administrative record by 3/31/26. By 4/1/26, the parties shall file a status report with proposals for briefing summary judgment. The government's response to the motion for preliminary injunction 104 is due 3/24/26; plaintiffs' reply is due 3/3/26. The court will issue a ruling via cm/ecf. Notices Mailed. (psm, ) (Entered: 02/17/2026)Open(opens another site)
109RESPONSE by Department of Homeland Securityin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiffs Alameda County Fire Department, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, City of Chicago, City And County of Denver, City of Boston, City of Minneapolis, City of New Haven, City of New York, City of Saint Paul, 104 (Johnson, Patrick) (Entered: 02/24/2026)Open(opens another site)
110MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: Plaintiffs' second motion for a preliminary injunction 104 is granted. Defendants do not dispute that the new plaintiffs and movants seek the same relief as the original plaintiffs and defendants do not assert any new arguments in opposition to the motion. See 109 . The new plaintiffs, like the original ones, are municipal or county government entities awarded or expected to receive grants through the emergency management and homeland security grant programs at issue in the original preliminary injunction. The new movants have, for the same reasons applicable to the original plaintiffs, established a likelihood of success in the APA challenge to the grant conditions. See 72 at 10-19. The irreparable and balance of harms analysis is the same too. See 72 at 20-21; [104-1] at 4-5, [104-2] at 5-6, [104-3] at 6-8, [104-4] at 7, [104-5] at 4. Enter Second Preliminary Injunction. Notices Mailed. (psm, ) (Entered: 03/02/2026)Open(opens another site)
111ORDER GRANTING SECOND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. Signed by the Honorable Manish S. Shah on 3/2/2026. Notices Mailed. (psm, ) (Entered: 03/02/2026)Open(opens another site)
112WITHDRAWING Rachel Zemke as counsel for Plaintiff City of Chicago and substituting Chelsey Blaire Metcalf as counsel of record (Metcalf, Chelsey) (Entered: 03/05/2026)Open(opens another site)
113STATUS Report Regarding Compliance by Department of Homeland Security (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Johnson, Patrick) (Entered: 03/12/2026)Open(opens another site)
114MOTION by Defendant Department of Homeland Security to amend/correct scheduling order (unopposed) (Johnson, Patrick) (Entered: 03/26/2026)Open(opens another site)
115WITHDRAWING Donna R. Ziegler as counsel for Plaintiffs Alameda County Fire Department, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, County of Alameda and substituting Jason Michael Allen as counsel of record (Allen, Jason) (Entered: 03/26/2026)Open(opens another site)
116MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The motion to amend the scheduling order 114 is granted. The government shall file the administrative record by 4/28/26 and the parties' proposed briefing schedule shall be filed by 5/7/26. Notices Mailed. (psm, ) (Entered: 03/27/2026)Open(opens another site)
117MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Alameda County Fire Department, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, City of Chicago, City And County of Denver, City of Boston, City of Minneapolis, City of New Haven, City of New York, City of Saint Paul, County of Alameda, County of Hennepin, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Ramsey County by Grace Lee; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-24951242. (Lee, Grace) (Entered: 04/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
118MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The motion for leave to appear pro hac vice 117 is granted. Notices mailed. (psm, ) (Entered: 04/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
119MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Alameda County Fire Department, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, City of Chicago, City And County of Denver, City of Boston, City of Minneapolis, City of New Haven, City of New York, City of Saint Paul, County of Alameda, County of Hennepin, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Ramsey County by Eliana A. Greenberg; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-24954206. (Greenberg, Eliana) (Entered: 04/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
120MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The motion for leave to appear pro hac vice 119 is granted. Notices Mailed. (psm, ) (Entered: 04/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
121MOTION by Plaintiffs Alameda County Fire Department, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, City of Chicago, City And County of Denver, City of Boston, City of Minneapolis, City of New Haven, City of New York, City of Saint Paul, County of Alameda, County of Hennepin, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Ramsey County to amend/correct Scheduling Order (Kauffman, John) (Entered: 04/27/2026)Open(opens another site)
122NOTICE of Motion by John James Kauffman for presentment of motion to amend/correct, 121 before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 4/30/2026 at 09:45 AM. (Kauffman, John) (Entered: 04/27/2026)Open(opens another site)
123MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: Motion hearing held. For the reasons stated in open court, the motion to amend the scheduling order 121 is granted. Plaintiffs' motion for leave to file a second amended complaint is due 5/28/26, and should be noticed for presentment on the court's motion call. The deadline to file the administrative record is stayed and the summary judgment schedule is deferred until the request to amend the operative complaint is resolved. Notices Mailed. (psm, ) (Entered: 04/30/2026)Open(opens another site)
124ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff City of Chicago by Raphael Ginsburg (Ginsburg, Raphael) (Entered: 05/15/2026)Open(opens another site)
125MOTION by Plaintiffs Alameda County Fire Department, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, City of Chicago, City And County of Denver, City of Boston, City of Minneapolis, City of New Haven, City of New York, City of Saint Paul, County of Alameda, County of Hennepin, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Ramsey County for leave to file Second Amended Complaint (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(Kauffman, John) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
126NOTICE of Motion by John James Kauffman for presentment of motion for leave to file,, 125 before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 6/4/2026 at 09:45 AM. (Kauffman, John) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
127MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: Motion hearing held. For the reasons stated on the record, and no objection from the government, plaintiffs' motion for leave to file a second amended complaint 125 is granted. Plaintiffs shall file the second amended complaint as a separate entry on the docket. As stated on the record, the Court adopts the parties agreed briefing schedule and page limitations as follows: The administrative record shall be filed by 7/21/2026. Defendants' motion for summary judgment, not to exceed 30 pages, shall be file by 8/25/2026; Plaintiffs shall file a combined response to defendants' motion for summary judgment and cross-motion for summary judgment, not exceed 60 pages by 10/6/2026; Defendants shall file a combined response to plaintiffs' cross-motion for summary judgment and reply in support of their motion for summary judgment, not to exceed 55 pages, by 11/3/2026; Plaintiff shall file a reply in support of their cross-motion for summary judgment, not to exceed 25 pages by 11/24/2026. The Court stays defendants' obligation to file an answer and suspends compliance with Local Rule 56.1. Mailed notice (mjc, ) (Entered: 06/04/2026)Open(opens another site)
128Second AMENDED complaint by City of New York, City of Chicago, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, County of Hennepin, County of Alameda, City And County of Denver, Alameda County Fire Department, City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, City of Minneapolis, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, City of Boston, City of New Haven against All Defendants (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Kauffman, John) (Entered: 06/04/2026)Open(opens another site)
129ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Alameda County Fire Department, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, City of Chicago, City And County of Denver, City of Boston, City of Minneapolis, City of New Haven, City of New York, City of Saint Paul, County of Alameda, County of Hennepin, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Ramsey County by Joshua Karsh (Karsh, Joshua) (Entered: 07/21/2026)Open(opens another site)
130Notice of Administrative Record Filing by Department of Homeland Security (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-A, # 2 Exhibit 1-B, # 3 Exhibit 1-C, # 4 Exhibit 2-A, # 5 Exhibit 2-B, # 6 Exhibit 2-C)(Johnson, Patrick) (Entered: 07/21/2026)Open(opens another site)
131WITHDRAWING Patrick Johnson as counsel for Defendant Department of Homeland Security and substituting Alex H. Hartzler as counsel of record (Hartzler, Alex) (Entered: 08/03/2026)Open(opens another site)
132MOTION by Defendant Department of Homeland Security for extension of time (Unopposed) (Hartzler, Alex) (Entered: 08/07/2026)Open(opens another site)
133NOTICE of Motion by Alex H. Hartzler for presentment of extension of time 132 before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 8/13/2026 at 09:45 AM. (Hartzler, Alex) (Entered: 08/07/2026)Open(opens another site)
134MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The motion for extension of time 132 is granted, and no appearance is necessary. Defendants' motion for summary judgment is due 9/15/26, plaintiffs' response and cross-motion is due 10/27/26, defendants' response/reply is due 11/24/26, and plaintiff's final reply is due 12/15/26. Notices Mailed. (psm, ) (Entered: 08/11/2026)Open(opens another site)
135WITHDRAWING Eliana Greenberg as counsel for Plaintiffs Alameda County Fire Department, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, City And County of Denver, City of Boston, City of Chicago, City of Minneapolis, City of New Haven, City of New York, City of Saint Paul, County of Alameda, County of Hennepin, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Ramsey County and substituting Toby Merrill as counsel of record (Merrill, Toby) (Entered: 08/26/2026)Open(opens another site)
136MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of City of Saint Paul by Aaron Winter; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-25634691. (Winter, Aaron) (Entered: 09/09/2026)Open(opens another site)
137MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The motion for leave to appear pro hac vice 136 is granted. Notices Mailed. (psm, ) (Entered: 09/09/2026)Open(opens another site)
138MOTION by Defendant Department of Homeland Security for extension of time (Unopposed) (Hartzler, Alex) (Entered: 09/09/2026)Open(opens another site)
139NOTICE of Motion by Alex H. Hartzler for presentment of extension of time 138 before Honorable Manish S. Shah on 9/16/2026 at 09:45 AM. (Hartzler, Alex) (Entered: 09/09/2026)Open(opens another site)
140MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: The motion for extension of time 138 is granted, and no appearance is necessary. Defendants' motion for summary judgment is due on or before September 29, 2026; plaintiffs' consolidated response and cross-motion is due on or before November 10, 2026; defendants' consolidated reply and response to plaintiffs' cross-motion is due on or before December 8, 2026; and plaintiffs' reply is due on or before January 6, 2027. Notices Mailed. (psm, ) (Entered: 09/11/2026)Open(opens another site)
141MOTION by Defendant Department of Homeland Security for summary judgment (Hartzler, Alex) (Entered: 09/29/2026)Open(opens another site)
142MEMORANDUM by Department of Homeland Security in support of motion for summary judgment 141 (Hartzler, Alex) (Entered: 09/29/2026)Open(opens another site)
143ORDER : The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA by its attorney, ANDREW S. BOUTROS, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, having filed its Omnibus Motion to Withdraw Designations of Former Assistant United States Attorneys, and having shown good cause in support of its motion, it is hereby ORDERED that the government is granted leave to withdraw the designation of the attorneys identified in its motion as counsel for the United States in the matters identified in Exhibit A to this Order and those counsel shall be removed from the electronic notification list for those matters. Signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 10/7/2026: Mailed notice. (tg, ) (Entered: 10/09/2026)Open(opens another site)
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CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Manish S. Shah. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Gabriel A. Fuentes. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (cvk, )
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. (cvk, )
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SUMMONS - ERROR UNPROCESSED due to Multiple defendants listed on "To" section of the summons (man, )
SUMMONS - ERROR UNPROCESSED due to proposed summonses having all defendants listed in the TO: section. Each defendant must have their own summons form. (emc, )