New York Eastern District Court
Judge:Hector Gonzalez
Case #: 1:25-cv-01505
Nature of Suit465 Immigration - Other Immigration Actions
Cause05:551 Administrative Procedure Act
Case Filed:Mar 18, 2025
Last checked: Tuesday Mar 18, 2025 4:06 PM EDT
Defendant
Kristi Noem
Defendant
Kash Patel
Defendant
Kika Scott
Defendant
Mathew C. Varghese
Plaintiff
Qinmei Chen
Represented By
Cassandra Esteban Brusi
Samokhleb & Bitterman Law Group
contact info


Docket last updated: 9 hours ago
Monday, March 24, 2025
5 5 notice Notice of Appearance Mon 03/24 2:28 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel G. Saavedra on behalf of All Defendants (aty to be noticed) (Saavedra, Daniel)
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order Status Report Order Mon 03/24 9:56 PM
SCHEDULING ORDER: Defendants are directed to file an answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's complaint on or before May 20, 2025. If Defendants intend to move to dismiss the complaint, then Defendants shall file by that date a pre-motion letter summarizing the basis for their motion to dismiss, as required by Section IV.A of the Court's Individual Practices. Plaintiff shall file a responsive letter on or before May 27, 2025. Ordered by Judge Hector Gonzalez on 3/24/2025. (GEM)
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Friday, March 21, 2025
4 4 service Summons Returned Executed as to USA Fri 03/21 11:07 AM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Qinmei Chen. Kristi Noem served on 3/21/2025, answer due 5/20/2025; Kash Patel served on 3/21/2025, answer due 5/20/2025; Kika Scott served on 3/21/2025, answer due 5/20/2025; Mathew C. Varghese served on 3/21/2025, answer due 5/20/2025. (Esteban Brusi, Cassandra)
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Thursday, March 20, 2025
order Status Report Order Thu 03/20 6:31 PM
ORDER: Plaintiff shall file a letter no longer than three pages on or before April 8, 2025, describing Plaintiff's efforts to serve Plaintiff's complaint and a summons on each Defendant. If Plaintiff fails to file the letter required by this order, or if Plaintiff's letter demonstrates a lack of diligence in attempting service, then the Court is unlikely to extend the deadline for Plaintiff to complete service under Rule 4(m) in the absence of unusual circumstances demonstrating good cause. The Court will not extend the deadline for Plaintiff to file the letter required by this order unless Plaintiff requests an extension in accordance with Section I.D of the Court's Individual Practices. Ordered by Judge Hector Gonzalez on 3/20/2025. (GEM)
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
3 3 misc Quality Control Check - Attorney Case Opening Tue 03/18 3:43 PM
This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (SDM)
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2 2 service Summons Issued as to USA Tue 03/18 3:42 PM
Summons Issued as to Kristi Noem, Kash Patel, Kika Scott, Mathew C. Varghese, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (SDM)
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1 1 cmp Complaint Tue 03/18 3:25 PM
COMPLAINT against Kristi Noem, Kash Patel, Kika Scott, Mathew C. Varghese filing fee $ 405, receipt number ANYEDC-18866022 Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -YES,, filed by Qinmei Chen. (Esteban Brusi, Cassandra)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 2 Exhibit,
Att: 3 Proposed Summons
utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Tue 03/18 3:39 PM
Case Assigned to Judge Hector Gonzalez. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our[LINK:website] . Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (SDM)
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