Chen et al v. Noem et al

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CRAIG H. MISSAKIAN (CABN 125202)
United States Attorney
PAMELA T. JOHANN (CABN 145558)
Chief, Civil Division
WILLIAM SKEWES-COX (DCBN 1780431)
Special Assistant United States Attorney
450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055
San Francisco, California 94102-3495
Telephone: (415) 436-7298
Facsimile: (415) 436-6748
Attorneys for Defendants
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION
JOHN DOE,
Plaintiff,
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, et al.,
Defendants.
S.Y., et al.,
Plaintiff,
v.
KRISTI NOEM, et al.,
Defendants.
ZHOUER CHEN, et al.
Plaintiff,
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KRISTI NOEM, et al.,
Defendants.
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No. 25-cv-03140 JSW
JOINT STATUS REPORT
No. 25-cv-3244-JSW
No. 25-cv-3292-JSW
AND ORDER SETTING DEADLINE FOR FURTHER
STATUS REPORT IN ALL CASES
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W.B.
Plaintiff,
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KRISTI NOEM, et al.,
Defendants
J.C. et al.,
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KRISTI NOEM, et al.,
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No. 25-cv-03407-JSW
No. 4:25-cv-3502-JSW
Pursuant to the Court’s Order dated February 17, 2026 in these four related cases, see, e.g., Doe
v. Trump, No. 25-cv-3140 (“Doe”), Dkt, No. 100, and the Court’s previous order dated February 6,
2026, see, e.g., Doe, Dkt, No. 101, the parties submit this joint status report regarding a proposed case
management procedure.
The parties have begun a meet and confer process to discuss the remaining disputed issues
asserted in the original complaints in this litigation, and whether they can be resolved without further
involvement of the Court. These discussions exclude the claims asserted against the Department of State
in the amended complaint in Chen v. Noem, No. 25-cv-3292, which are the subject of a pending motion
to dismiss. The Chen parties agree that the motion to dismiss will remain pending and can be resolved
by the Court notwithstanding any settlement discussions regarding the claims against the Department of
Homeland Security.
After initial discussions, that parties agree that further discussions would be productive. The
Plaintiffs are in the process of preparing demands to submit to Defendants, and the parties will thereafter
engage in negotiations in an attempt to resolve these cases.
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The parties anticipate that this process will take place over the next month, and they respectfully
request that the Court defer setting any case management schedule while the parties explore a possible
resolution. Accordingly, the parties propose that the Court order the parties to submit an additional
status report on March 20, 2026. At that time, the parties will report whether they have reached a
resolution or whether they need additional time to complete the process; if not, they will propose a case
management schedule for the Court’s consideration.
DATED: February 20, 2026 Respectfully submitted,
CRAIG H. MISSAKIAN
United States Attorney
s/ Pamela T. Johann
PAMELA T. JOHANN
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Defendants
DATED: February 20, 2026 VAN DER HOUT, LLP
s/ John Nicholas Sinodis
JOHN NICHOLAS SINODIS
Attorneys for Plaintiffs John Doe, et al.
(25-cv-3140); S.Y., et al. (25-cv-3244);
and J.C., et al. (25-cv-3502_
DATED: February 20, 2026 REEVES IMMIGRATION LAW GROUP
s/ Ben Loveman
BEN LOVEMAN
Attorneys for Plaintiff W.B. (25-cv-
3407)
DATED: February 20, 2026 CHINESE AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE
ALLIANCE
s/ Justin Sadowsky
JUSTIN SADOWSKY
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Zhuoer Chen, et
al. (25-cv-3292)
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[PROPOSED] ORDER
Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. The Parties will file a joint status
report by March 20, 2026.
Date:
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Jeffrey S. White
United States Senior District Judge
February 23, 2026
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