City of Chicago v. Department of Justice

Court
N.D. Ill.
Docket number
1:25-cv-13863
Filed
Last filing
Assigned judge
Jorge L. Alonso
Nature of suit
899 Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause
05:551 Administrative Procedure Act
Jurisdiction
U.S. Government Defendant
Jury demand
None
Case
City of Chicago v. Department of Justice
Source
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51MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Unopposed motion by Defendant to modify scheduling order regarding summary judgment briefing 50 is granted. Mailed notice. (jn,) (Entered: 05/22/2026)Open(opens another site)
52NOTICE of Motion by Patrick Walter Johnson for presentment of motion to amend/correct 50 before Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 5/28/2026 at 09:30 AM. (Johnson, Patrick) (Entered: 05/22/2026)Open(opens another site)
53MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Presentment of motion set for 5/28/26 is stricken. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, ) (Entered: 05/26/2026)Open(opens another site)
54MOTION by Defendant Department of Justice for summary judgment (Johnson, Patrick) (Entered: 06/05/2026)Open(opens another site)
55MOTION by Plaintiffs City of Chicago, City of Saint Paul, City of Santa Monica for extension of time, MOTION by Plaintiffs City of Chicago, City of Saint Paul, City of Santa Monica for leave to file excess pages (Kauffman, John) (Entered: 07/02/2026)Open(opens another site)
56NOTICE of Motion by John James Kauffman for presentment of extension of time,, motion for leave to file excess pages, 55 before Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 7/15/2026 at 09:30 AM. (Kauffman, John) (Entered: 07/02/2026)Open(opens another site)
57MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Plaintiff's unopposed motion 55 for extension of time is granted. Plaintiffs shall file a combined response to Defendant's motion and cross-motion for summary judgment of up to 35 pages by 7/20/26. Defendants shall file a combined reply and response to Plaintiff's cross-motion of up to 35 pages by 8/17/26. Plaintiff shall file a reply of up to 25 pages by 9/8/26. Presentment of motion set for 7/15/26 is stricken. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, ) (Entered: 07/14/2026)Open(opens another site)
58MOTION by Plaintiffs City of Chicago, City of Santa Monica, City of Saint Paul for summary judgment (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration Bacher, # 3 Declaration Charles, # 4 Declaration Cline, # 5 Declaration Jacob, # 6 Declaration Kane, # 7 Declaration Kapustianyk, # 8 Declaration Maulawin, # 9 Declaration Milstein)(Kauffman, John) (Entered: 07/20/2026)Open(opens another site)
59MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of William W Buzbee, Noah Rosenblum, Jodi Short by Patrick Center for Appl Jacobi; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-25438799. (Jacobi, Patrick) (Entered: 07/27/2026)Open(opens another site)
60MOTION by Movants William W Buzbee, Noah Rosenblum, Jodi Short for leave to file Brief as Amici Curiae in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment and in Support of Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Brief of Law Scholars Amici Curiae in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment and in Support of Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment)(Jacobi, Patrick) (Entered: 07/27/2026)Open(opens another site)
61NOTICE of Motion by Patrick Center for Appl Jacobi for presentment of motion for leave to file, 60 before Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 7/30/2026 at 09:30 AM. (Jacobi, Patrick) (Entered: 07/27/2026)Open(opens another site)
62MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Counsel Patrick R. Jacobi's motion 59 for leave to appear pro hac vice is granted. Unopposed motion 60 by William W. Buzbee, Noah Rosenblum, and Jodi Short to file amici curiae brief is granted. The brief shall be filed as a new entry on the docket. Presentment of motion set for 7/30/26 is stricken. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, ) (Entered: 07/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
63BRIEF filed by Patrick R. Jacobi on behalf of Amici Curiae Profs. Buzbee, Rosenblum, and Short (Jacobi, Patrick) (Entered: 07/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
64WITHDRAWING Patrick Johnson as counsel for Defendant Department of Justice and substituting Alex H. Hartzler as counsel of record (Hartzler, Alex) (Entered: 08/03/2026)Open(opens another site)
65MOTION by Defendant Department of Justice for extension of time (Unopposed) (Hartzler, Alex) (Entered: 08/07/2026)Open(opens another site)
66NOTICE of Motion by Alex H. Hartzler for presentment of extension of time 65 before Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 8/13/2026 at 09:30 AM. (Hartzler, Alex) (Entered: 08/07/2026)Open(opens another site)
67MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Defendant's unopposed motion 65 to extend time is granted. Defendants shall reply in support of their motion for summary judgment and respond to Plaintiffs' cross-motion by 9/8/26. Plaintiffs shall reply by 9/29/26. Presentment of motion set for 8/13/26 is stricken. Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, ) (Entered: 08/11/2026)Open(opens another site)
68REPLY by Defendants Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to motion for summary judgment 54 (Defendants' Consolidated Reply in Support of Their Motion for Summary Judgment and Response to Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment) (Hartzler, Alex) (Entered: 09/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
69MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of City of Saint Paul by Aaron Winter; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-25634748. (Winter, Aaron) (Entered: 09/09/2026)Open(opens another site)
70MINUTE entry before the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso: Counsel Aaron Winter's motion 69 for leave to appear pro hac vice is granted.Notice mailed by Judge's staff (lf, ) (Entered: 09/10/2026)Open(opens another site)
71REPLY by Plaintiffs City of Chicago, City of Saint Paul, City of Santa Monica in support of Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (Kauffman, John) (Entered: 09/29/2026)Open(opens another site)
72ORDER : 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)
73ORDER: For the reasons stated herein, Defendants' motion 54 for summary judgment is denied and Plaintiffs' motion 58 for summary judgment is granted. The Court will separately enter an order that effectuates this ruling. By 11/13/26, Plaintiffs' counsel shall provide a Word version of an order that effectuates this ruling to the undersigned judge's proposed order inbox after discussing the form of the order with Defendants' counsel. In addition, the parties shall file a joint status report by 11/13/26 setting forth proposed next steps for this case. Signed by the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 10/30/2026. Mailed notice (ags) (Entered: 10/30/2026)Open(opens another site)
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, )
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, )