KHADEMI v. NOEM et al

District Of Columbia District Court
Judge:	Sparkle L Sooknanan
Case #:	1:25-cv-01206
Nature of Suit	465 Immigration - Other Immigration Actions
Cause	28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

Case Filed:	Apr 22, 2025
Case in other court:	Wisconsin Western, 3:25-cv-00283

Docket
Parties (5)

Last checked: Tuesday Apr 22, 2025 5:08 PM EDT

Defendant TODD LYONS
Defendant KRISTI NOEM
Defendant U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 500 C STREET, S.W. WASHINGTON, DC 30529
Plaintiff KRISH LAL ISSERDASANI Shabnam Lotfi LOTFI LEGAL LLC 14 W. Mifflin Street Suite 300 Madison, WI 53703
Plaintiff HAMIDREZA KHADEMI Shabnam Lotfi LOTFI LEGAL LLC 14 W. Mifflin Street Suite 300 Madison, WI 53703

Docket last updated: 6 hours ago

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
18		18 misc Memorandum Wed 04/23 11:26 PM MEMORANDUM re17 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Proposed Order by HAMIDREZA KHADEMI. (Green, Brian) Related: [-]
17		17 motion Temporary Restraining Order Wed 04/23 11:25 PM MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Proposed Order by HAMIDREZA KHADEMI.(Green, Brian) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
16		16 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice Wed 04/23 11:12 PM MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Veronica Sustic, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11639893. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by HAMIDREZA KHADEMI.(Green, Brian) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing
15		15 notice Notice of Appearance Wed 04/23 10:46 PM NOTICE of Appearance by Brian Scott Green on behalf of HAMIDREZA KHADEMI (Green, Brian) Related: [-]
14		14 notice Notice of Appearance Wed 04/23 11:32 AM NOTICE of Appearance by Joseph F. Carilli, Jr on behalf of All Defendants (Carilli, Joseph) Related: [-]
		order .Order ~Util - Set/Reset Hearings Wed 04/23 9:47 AM MINUTE ORDER: In light of the13 recent case transfer, the Court directs the Parties to appear for a status conference today at 2:00 PM on Zoom before Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan. Signed by Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan on 4/23/2025. (lcas) Related: [-]
		minutes Status Conference Wed 04/23 2:30 PM Minute Entry for video Status Conference held before Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan on 4/23/2025. Counsel for the Plaintiff is directed to enter their line of appearance. Counsel is further directed to file a line of appearance for the named Plaintiff in the transferred case. (Court Reporter: Bryan Wayne) (lsj) Related: [-]
		order .Order Wed 04/23 4:37 PM MINUTE ORDER: In light of 12 and the status conference held on April 23, 2025, the Court directs the Clerk of the Court to modify the parties and case caption to reflect that only Mr. Hamidreza Khademi's claims are pending before this Court. Signed by Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan on 4/23/2025. (lcas) Related: [-]
		order .Order ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines ~Util - Set/Reset Hearings Wed 04/23 4:44 PM MINUTE ORDER: In light of the status conference held on April 23, 2025, the Court ORDERS the Plaintiff to file any motion for temporary restraining order today and the Defendants to file their response by tomorrow, April 24, 2025, at 6:00 PM. The Plaintiff may file a reply by April 25, 2025, at 11:00 AM. The Court directs the Parties to appear for a hearing on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 1:00 PM on Zoom before Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan. Signed by Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan on 4/23/2025. (lcas) Related: [-]
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
13		13 transfer Case Transferred In - District Transfer Tue 04/22 4:20 PM Case transferred in from District of Wisconsin Western; Case Number 3:25-cv-00283. Original file ,transfer order and docket sheet received. Related: [-]
Friday, April 18, 2025
12		12 TEXT ONLY ORDER After the court directed plaintiffs' counsel to notify the court to which venue plaintiff Hamidreza Khademi preferred to have his case transferred (dkt. #10 ), plaintiffs' counsel expressed a preference for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. (Dkt. #11 .) It appears that there is venue in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, as that is where defendants represent that they reside. (Dkt. #9 , at 10.) Accordingly, plaintiff Khademi's claims are SEVERED and in the interests of justice TRANSFERRED to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for reasons amply explained in this court's earlier opinions and orders. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 4/18/2025. (nln) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
11		11 Notice by Plaintiffs Krish Lal Isserdasani, Hamidreza Khademi of Preference on Transferee Court . (Sustic, Veronica) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
Thursday, April 17, 2025
10		10 ORDER that plaintiffs' counsel shall notify the court no later than 3:00 p.m. on April 18, 2025, as to which court with proper venue plaintiff Hamidreza Khademi has a preference for transferring his claims. Alternatively, plaintiffs' counsel may have until then to move to voluntarily dismiss plaintiff Khademi's claims without prejudice to refiling elsewhere. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 4/17/2025. (lam) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
9		9 Brief in Opposition by Defendants Todd Lyons, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security to Plaintiffs' Supplement to Motion for TRO (Herje, Leslie) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
8		8 Supplement to4 Motion for TRO filed by Krish Lal Isserdasani, Hamidreza Khademi (Sustic, Veronica) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
7		7 ORDER Plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order (dkt. #4) is GRANTED in part. Pending a preliminary injunction hearing, defendants are enjoined from (1) terminating plaintiff Krish Lal Isserdasani's F-1 student status records from the Student and Exchange Visitor System ("SEVIS"); and (2) directly or indirectly enforcing, implementing, or otherwise taking any action or imposing any legal consequences as the result of the decision to terminate his SEVIS records, including revoking Isserdasani's visa or detaining him. The court will hold a preliminary injunction hearing at 10:00 a.m. on April 28, 2025. Plaintiff Isserdasani shall file proposed findings of fact consistent with the court's procedures for preliminary injunctions by Friday April 18, 2025. Defendants may file under the same procedures by April 23, 2025. Plaintiff Hamidreza Khademi may file additional briefing regarding the venue issue on which the court has reserved ruling by April 15, 2025. Counsel for defendants may file any briefing on that issue by the following day, April 16, 2025. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 04/15/2025. (acd) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
		Set/Reset Deadlines[LINK:Procedure to be followed on Motions for Injunctive Relief] attached. Injunctive Hearing set for 4/28/2025 at 10:00 AM. (acd) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
Monday, April 14, 2025
6		6 Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (lak) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
5		5 Brief in Support of4 Motion for TRO by Plaintiffs Krish Lal Isserdasani, Hamidreza Khademi (Lotfi, Shabnam) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
4		4 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by Plaintiffs Krish Lal Isserdasani, Hamidreza Khademi. (Lotfi, Shabnam) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
3		3 Declaration of Hamidreza Khademi (Lotfi, Shabnam) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
2		2 Declaration of Krish Lal Isserdasani (Lotfi, Shabnam) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
1		1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants. ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AWIWDC-3594551.), filed by All Plaintiffs. (Lotfi, Shabnam) Modified on 4/14/2025. (lak) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
		Att: 1 JS-44 Civil Cover Sheet,
		Att: 2 Exhibit A. Evidence of SEVIS termination,
		Att: 3 Exhibit B. ICE Policy on Visa Revocation,
		Att: 4 Exhibit C. News articles on recent SEVIS terminations nationwide,
		Att: 5 Summons - Kristi Noem,
		Att: 6 Summons - DHS,
		Att: 7 Summons - Todd Lyons
		Case randomly assigned to District Judge William M. Conley and Magistrate Judge Anita Marie Boor. (lak) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]
		Standard attachments for Judge William M. Conley required to be served on all parties with summons or waiver of service:[LINK:NORTC] ,[LINK:Corporate Disclosure Statement] . (lak) [Transferred from Wisconsin Western on 4/22/2025.] Related: [-]

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