International Refugee Assistance Project et al v. Trump et al

Filing 201

ORDER granting Plaintiffs leave to file a Second Amended Complaint and Motion for a Prelimnary Injunction; Scheduling a Motions hearing for October 17, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. Signed by Judge Theodore D. Chuang on 10/4/2017. (jf3s, Deputy Clerk)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MARYLAND

INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE
ASSISTANCE PROJECT, a project of the
Urban Justice Center, Inc., on behalf of itself
and its clients,
HIAS, INC., on behalf of itself and its clients,
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION of
North America, Inc., on behalf of itself and its
members,
MUHAMMED METEAB,
PAUL HARRISON,
IBRAHIM AHMED MOHOMED,
JOHN DOES Nos. 1 & 3, and
JANE DOE No.2,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Civil Action No. TDC-17-0361

DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity
as President of the United States,
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE,
ELAINE C. DUKE, in her official capacity as
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security,
REX W. TILLERS ON, in his official capacity
as Secretary of State, and
DANIEL R. COATS, in his official capacity as
Director of National Intelligence,
Defendants.

ORDER
For the reasons stated during the October 3, 2017 Case Management Conference, it is
hereby ORDERED that:

Plaintiffs are granted leave to file a Second Amended Complaint and a Motion for a
Preliminary Injunction.

The Plaintiffs have informed the Court that they are able to file the

Second Amended Complaint by October 5, 2017. As agreed upon by the parties, Defendants'
deadline to file an Answer or other responsive pleading is suspended pending resolution of the
Motion for a Preliminary

Injunction.

The schedule for the briefing of the Motion for a

Preliminary Injunction is as follows:
Plaintiffs' Motion: October 6, 2017 at 12:00 noon
Defendants' Response: October 12, 2017 at 12:00 noon
Plaintiffs' Reply: October 14, 2017 at 12:00 noon
A hearing on the Motion is scheduled for October 17, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. at the United
States Courthouse located at 6500 Cherrywood Lane in Greenbelt, Maryland. The specific
courtroom for the hearing will be available the week of the proceeding on the Court's website.

Date: October

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THEODORE D. CH
United States District