Massachusetts District Court
Judge:Mark L Wolf
Case #: 1:18-cv-10225
Nature of Suit463 Immigration - Habeas Corpus - Alien Detainee
Cause8:1105(a) Aliens: Habeas Corpus to Release INS Det
Case Filed:Feb 05, 2018
Last checked: Saturday Aug 04, 2018 5:20 AM EDT
Petitioner
Lilian Pahola Calderon Jimenez
Represented By
Kevin S. Prussia
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Colleen M. McCullough
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr, LLP
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Jonathan A. Cox
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Stephen Nicholas Provazza
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Michaela P. Sewall
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Adriana Lafaille
American Civil Liberties Union
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Matthew Segal
American Civil Liberties Union
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Kathleen M. Gillespie
Attorney At Law
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Petitioner
Carmen Sanchez
Represented By
Kevin S. Prussia
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Colleen M. McCullough
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr, LLP
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Jonathan A. Cox
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Stephen Nicholas Provazza
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Michaela P. Sewall
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Adriana Lafaille
American Civil Liberties Union
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Kathleen M. Gillespie
Attorney At Law
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Petitioner
Celina Rivera Rivas
Represented By
Kevin S. Prussia
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Colleen M. McCullough
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr, LLP
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Jonathan A. Cox
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Stephen Nicholas Provazza
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Michaela P. Sewall
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Adriana Lafaille
American Civil Liberties Union
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Kathleen M. Gillespie
Attorney At Law
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Petitioner
Oscar Rivas
Represented By
Kevin S. Prussia
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Colleen M. McCullough
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr, LLP
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Jonathan A. Cox
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Stephen Nicholas Provazza
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Michaela P. Sewall
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Adriana Lafaille
American Civil Liberties Union
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Kathleen M. Gillespie
Attorney At Law
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Petitioner
Amy Chen
Represented By
Kevin S. Prussia
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Colleen M. McCullough
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr, LLP
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Jonathan A. Cox
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Stephen Nicholas Provazza
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Michaela P. Sewall
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Adriana Lafaille
American Civil Liberties Union
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Kathleen M. Gillespie
Attorney At Law
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Petitioner
Lucimar De Souza
Represented By
Kevin S. Prussia
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Colleen M. McCullough
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr, LLP
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Jonathan A. Cox
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Stephen Nicholas Provazza
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Michaela P. Sewall
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Adriana Lafaille
American Civil Liberties Union
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Kathleen M. Gillespie
Attorney At Law
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Petitioner
Sandro De Souza
Represented By
Kevin S. Prussia
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Colleen M. McCullough
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr, LLP
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Jonathan A. Cox
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Stephen Nicholas Provazza
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Michaela P. Sewall
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Adriana Lafaille
American Civil Liberties Union
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Kathleen M. Gillespie
Attorney At Law
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Petitioner
Sergio Francisco
Represented By
Kevin S. Prussia
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Colleen M. McCullough
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr, LLP
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Jonathan A. Cox
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Stephen Nicholas Provazza
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Michaela P. Sewall
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Adriana Lafaille
American Civil Liberties Union
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Kathleen M. Gillespie
Attorney At Law
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Petitioner
Deng Gao
Represented By
Kevin S. Prussia
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Colleen M. McCullough
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr, LLP
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Jonathan A. Cox
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Stephen Nicholas Provazza
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Michaela P. Sewall
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Adriana Lafaille
American Civil Liberties Union
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Kathleen M. Gillespie
Attorney At Law
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Petitioner
Luis Gordillo
Represented By
Kevin S. Prussia
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Colleen M. McCullough
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr, LLP
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Jonathan A. Cox
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Stephen Nicholas Provazza
Wilmer Hale LLP
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Michaela P. Sewall
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr Llp (bos)
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Adriana Lafaille
American Civil Liberties Union
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Kathleen M. Gillespie
Attorney At Law
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Respondent
Donald J. Trump
Represented By
William Weiland
U.S. Department Of Justice
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J. Max Weintraub
U.S. Department Of Justice, Office Of Immigration Litigation
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Respondent
Thomas Homan
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William Weiland
U.S. Department Of Justice
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J. Max Weintraub
U.S. Department Of Justice, Office Of Immigration Litigation
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Respondent
Thomas Brophy
Burlington, MA 01803
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William Weiland
U.S. Department Of Justice
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J. Max Weintraub
U.S. Department Of Justice, Office Of Immigration Litigation
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Respondent
STEVEN W TOMPKINS
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Eve A. Piemonte
U.S. Attorney'S Office
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William Weiland
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Mary Larakers
U.S. Department Of Justice, Office Of Immigration Litigation
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J. Max Weintraub
U.S. Department Of Justice, Office Of Immigration Litigation
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Respondent
Yolanda Smith
Superintendent of Suffolk County Correctional Facility Suffolk County House of Correction 20 Bradston Street
Boston, MA 02118
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Eve A. Piemonte
U.S. Attorney'S Office
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William Weiland
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Mary Larakers
U.S. Department Of Justice, Office Of Immigration Litigation
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J. Max Weintraub
U.S. Department Of Justice, Office Of Immigration Litigation
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Respondent
Kirstjen M NIELSEN
Represented By
Eve A. Piemonte
U.S. Attorney'S Office
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William Weiland
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Mary Larakers
U.S. Department Of Justice, Office Of Immigration Litigation
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J. Max Weintraub
U.S. Department Of Justice, Office Of Immigration Litigation
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Respondent
Christopher Cronen
Boston Field Office Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement 1000 District Avenue
Burlington, MA 01803
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Eve A. Piemonte
U.S. Attorney'S Office
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William Weiland
U.S. Department Of Justice
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Mary Larakers
U.S. Department Of Justice, Office Of Immigration Litigation
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J. Max Weintraub
U.S. Department Of Justice, Office Of Immigration Litigation
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GPO Feb 07 2018
Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. (Bono, Christine)
GPO Feb 15 2018
Judge Mark L. Wolf: "...[I]t is hereby ORDERED that: 1. Respondents shall, by 12:00 noon on February 21, 2018, file an affidavit from an ICE representative describing: (a) the official who made the original decision that Calderon should be detained; (b) the legal basis for the decision, including whether ICE considered her detention mandatory or discretionary; (c) the procedures followed in reaching the decision and, if any, the individualized reasons for it; (d) the official who decided that Calderon should be released; (e) the reason(s) for her release; (f) the reason(s) why she was released on February 13, 2018, rather than sooner or later; (g) whether respondents assert that they had, and still have, the authority to detain Calderon without an individualized determination of dangerousness and risk of flight; (h) whether Calderon has been released for a defined period of time and, therefore, may be detained again; (i) whether any individuals other than Calderon and de Oliveira were arrested while taking steps to seek permanent residency at a Massachusetts or Rhode Island CIS office in January 2018; (j) if so, whether any of those individuals have received individualized determinations of dangerousness and risk of flight without filing petitions under §2241; and (k) whether any of them have also been released. 2. The parties shall confer and, by 12:00 noon on February 23, 2018, report, jointly if possible, concerning: (a) whether they have reached an agreement to resolve this case; (b) the issues to be litigated, including but not limited to whether Calderon's release moots the issue of ICE's authority to detain her; and (c) a proposed schedule for briefing the issues identified." ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Bono, Christine)
GPO Jun 11 2018
Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER.Associated Cases: 1:18-cv-10225-MLW, 1:18-cv-10307-MLW(Bono, Christine)
GPO Jul 16 2018
Judge Mark L. Wolf: ENDORSED ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that: 1.Petitioner's Motion for Leave to Depose ICE Directors Adducci, Brophy, and Lyons (Docket Nos. 108, 114) is ALLOWED in part and DENIED in part. 2.Respondents shall, by July 18, 2018, produce all documents concerning: (a) the 2018 policies and general practices of the ICE Boston Field Office concerning the arrest, detention, and removal of aliens presenting for I-130 interviews at CIS offices or otherwise pursuing the provisional waiver process; (b) the identity and status of all aliens arrested while at a CIS office in 2018 within the jurisdiction of the ICE Boston Field Office while appearing for an I-130 interview, including: whether and for how long they have been detained; whether and when they received or will receive notices of custody reviews and custody reviews; whether and when ICE intends to deport them; whether they have received stays of removal; and whether ICE considered their applications for provisional waivers when deciding whether to deport them; and (c) the reasons for the decision to give De Souza a June 12, 2018 notice to depart the United States and to withdraw it, and the identity of the official(s) who made those decisions. 3.Petitioners may take one six-hour deposition of Adducci. They shall confer concerning whether depositions of Brophy and Lyons remain necessary and, if so, petitioners may take one up to four-hour deposition of each. The depositions shall be taken by July 27, 2018. 4.Petitioners shall by, August 1, 2018, supplement their submissions on the pending motions. 5. Respondents shall, by August 7, 2018, supplement their submissions on the pending motions. 6.A hearing on the pending motions shall commence on August 14, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., and may continue from day to day. (Franklin, Yvonne)
GPO Sep 21 2018
Amended Complaint (Docket No. 44) is hereby DENIED." ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER(Bono, Christine)Judge Mark L. Wolf: "...For the foregoing reasons, this court has jurisdiction, petitioners state plausible claims on which relief can be granted, and their detention claims are not moot. Therefore, respondents' Motion to Dismiss the First
GPO Aug 07 2019
Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered.By August 8, 2019, the parties shall confer and report regarding any agreement they have reached concerning: (a) changed the Boston Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will make to the Notice to Alien of File Custody Review provided to individuals in custody and related issues; (b) the result of ICE's Boston's custody review and (c) what if anything, ICE-Boston intends to do concerning the individuals in custody. If the parties have not reached an agreement concerning issue (c) they shall propose dates as to supplemental filing to Motion to Show Cause.316 Joint Motion for Protective Order is ALLOWED with some modifications. (see Order) 320 Respondents' Unopposed Request to Extend Deadline for Production of Discovery to August 14, 2019 is ALLOWED. A Federal Rule Civil Procedure 16(b) Conference shall be held on August 27, 2019 at 2:00 PM. The parties shall confer and by August 20, 2019, file a joint statement. (Discovery to be completed by 8/14/2019) (Attachments: # (1) sample scheduling order) (Montes, Mariliz)
GPO Dec 24 2019
Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. It is hereby ordered that to the extent that the Motion (Docket No. 437) requests a temporary restraining order, it is ALLOWED as follows: 1. ICE shall release Kim forthwith on the conditions previously imposed and promptly report to the court that this has been done. 2. Paragraph 3 of the December 23, 2019 order (Docket No. 440) is VACATED. 3. This temporary restraining order shall expire on January 8, 2020, at 12:00 noon unless ICE consents to its extension to at least January 17, 2020, at 6:00 p.m., or good cause is shown for an extension. 4. Respondents shall, by 10:00 a.m. on December 26, 2019, report whether they consent to an extension of this temporary restraining order to at least January 17, 2020. If not, the court will conduct the December 27, 2019 hearing, at 9:30 a.m., as previously ordered. (Rynne, Michelle)
GPO Oct 18 2024
Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. Please see attached.Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:1. A hearing to address the foregoing issues concerning theMotion and possibly others shall be held on October 23, 2024 at11:00 a.m. EST.2. To accommodate counsel for Respondents, the hearing willbe held by videoconference.3. Any request to reschedule the October 23, 2024 hearingshall be filed by October 21, 2024. If granted, the tentativeNovember 19, 2024 date for the hearing to decide whether theproposed settlement should be preliminarily approved may bejeopardized.Motion Hearing set for 10/23/2024 11:00 AM in Courtroom 2 (Remote only) before Judge Mark L. Wolf.(Cook, Savannah)
GPO Nov 04 2024
Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered re 652 Joint MOTION for Preliminary Approval of Settlement Agreement and Notice of Settlement and Fairness Hearing. Please see attached. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1) (Cook, Savannah)

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Submitted Mon 08/20/2018
Docket last updated: 11/25/2024 11:59 PM EST
Wednesday, November 06, 2024
667 667 1 pgs order Order Lifting Stay Wed 11/06 11:44 AM
Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. ORDER LIFTING STAY. (Cook, Savannah)
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Monday, November 04, 2024
666 666 notice Notice of Filing of Official Transcript Mon 11/04 1:36 PM
NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at[LINK:https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/transcripts.htm] (Kelly, Danielle)
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665 665 misc Transcript Mon 11/04 1:36 PM
Transcript of Zoom Video Hearing held on October 25, 2024, before Judge Mark L. Wolf. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Jessica Leonard at jessicamichaelleonard@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 11/25/2024. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 12/5/2024. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/3/2025. (Kelly, Danielle)
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664 664 4 pgs order Order Mon 11/04 1:09 PM
Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered re652 Joint MOTION for Preliminary Approval of Settlement Agreement and Notice of Settlement and Fairness Hearing . Please see attached. (Cook, Savannah)
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1
Thursday, October 31, 2024
663 663 misc Proposed Documents Submitted to the Court Thu 10/31 5:22 PM
Proposed Document(s) submitted by Lilian Pahola Calderon Jimenez, Amy Chen, Sandro De Souza, Lucimar De Souza, Sergio Francisco, Deng Gao, Luis Gordillo, Oscar Rivas, Celina Rivera Rivas, Carmen Sanchez. Document received: Proposed Order Granting the Parties' Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Settlement Agreement.(Cox, Jonathan)
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Att: 1 Notice of Proposed Settlement and Fairness Hearing