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Case Name	P.K. v. Tillerson	IM-DC-0031
Docket / Court	1:17-cv-01533-TSC ( D.D.C. )
State/Territory	District of Columbia
Case Type(s)	Immigration and/or the Border
Special Collection	Civil Rights Challenges to Trump Travel Ban Orders
Attorney Organization	ACLU Affiliates (any) ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project ACLU National (all projects) ACLU of Northern California National Immigration Law Center
Case Summary	Case summary not yet recorded compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Content of Injunction

Preliminary relief granted

Defendant-type

Jurisdiction-wide

Discrimination-basis

National origin discrimination

General

Terrorism/Post 9-11 issues

Immigration/Border

Admission - criteria

Admission - procedure

Visas - criteria

Visas - procedures

National Origin/Ethnicity

Arab/Afgani/Middle Eastern

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Special Case Type

Habeas

Causes of Action

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Mandamus, 28 U.S.C. § 1361

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	United States Department of State
Plaintiff Description	Diversity lottery visa winners and their family members who are nationals of countries covered by President Trump's 2017 travel ban executive orders.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	ACLU Affiliates (any) ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project ACLU National (all projects) ACLU of Northern California National Immigration Law Center
Class action status sought	Yes
Class action status outcome	Pending
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Mixed
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order
Source of Relief	Litigation
Filed	08/03/2017
Case Ongoing	Yes

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	See this case at CourtListener.com (May provide additional documents and, for active cases, real-time alerts)
	Presidential Executive Order on Resuming the United States Refugee Admissions Program with Enhanced Vetting Capabilities White House Date: Oct. 24, 2017 By: United States [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Presidential Proclamation Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats www.whitehouse.gov Date: Sep. 24, 2017 By: President Donald Trump (Office of the President) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Implementing Executive Order 13780 Following Supreme Court Ruling -- Guidance to Visa-Adjudicating Posts Reuters Date: Jun. 28, 2017 By: U.S. Department of State [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence The White House Date: Jun. 14, 2017 By: Donald Trump (White House) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States Date: Mar. 6, 2017 By: President Donald Trump (President of the United States) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Memorandum to the Acting Secretary of State, the Acting Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security The White House Date: Feb. 1, 2017 By: Donald F. McGahn II, Counsel to the President (The White House) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	Statement by Acting Attorney General Sally Yates https://www.nytimes.com/ Date: 1/30/2017 By: Acting Attorney General Sally Yates (Department of Justice) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	Statement By Secretary John Kelly on the Entry of Lawful Permanent Residents into the United States https://www.dhs.gov/ Date: 1/29/2017 By: DHS Secretary John Kelly (Department of Homeland Security) Citation: https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/01/29/statement-secretary-john-kelly-entry-lawful-permanent-residents-united-states [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	OLC Memo Re: Proposed Executive Order Entitled "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States" Date: Jan. 27, 2017 By: Curtis Gannon (U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]
	Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States Federal Register Date: Jan. 27, 2017 By: President Donald Trump (Office of the President) [ Detail ] [ PDF ] [ External Link ]

Documents

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Court	Docket(s)
D.D.C. 06/28/2021	1:17-cv-1533 IM-DC-0031-9000.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
	General Documents
D.D.C. 08/03/2017	Petition for Mandamus and Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief [ECF# 1] IM-DC-0031-0001.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 08/03/2017	Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Emergency Motion for Mandamus Relief [ECF# 2] IM-DC-0031-0002.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 08/18/2017	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Request for a Preliminary Injunction and Mandamus Relief [ECF# 24] IM-DC-0031-0003.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 08/28/2017	Plaintiffs' Supplemental Brief in Support of Request for Preliminary Injunction [ECF# 30] IM-DC-0031-0004.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 09/22/2017	First Amended Petition for Mandamus and First Amended Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief [ECF# 46] IM-DC-0031-0005.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 09/29/2017	Memorandum Opinion [ECF# 49] (302 F.Supp.3d 1) IM-DC-0031-0018.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 09/29/2017	Order [ECF# 50] IM-DC-0031-0006.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 10/20/2017	Defendants' Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 53] IM-DC-0031-0007.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 11/03/2017	Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 54] IM-DC-0031-0008.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 11/13/2017	Defendants' Reply in Support of Their Motion to Dismiss [ECF# 56] IM-DC-0031-0009.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 12/04/2017	Plaintiffs' Status Update and Motion to Schedule Oral Argument [ECF# 57] IM-DC-0031-0013.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 12/12/2017	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Status Update [ECF# 59] IM-DC-0031-0010.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 01/05/2018	Plaintiffs' Status Update [ECF# 60] IM-DC-0031-0011.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 01/12/2018	Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Status Update [ECF# 61] IM-DC-0031-0012.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D.D.C. 03/27/2018	Memorandum Opinion [ECF# 65] (304 F.Supp.3d 1) IM-DC-0031-0014.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
U.S. Court of Appeals 09/04/2018	Brief for Plaintiffs-Appellants [Ct. of App. ECF# 17] IM-DC-0031-0016.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
U.S. Court of Appeals 12/14/2018	Opinion (933 F.3d 774) IM-DC-0031-0017.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Source: Google Scholar

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Judges	Chutkan, Tanya Sue (D.D.C.) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0006 \| IM-DC-0031-0014 \| IM-DC-0031-0018 \| IM-DC-0031-9000 Griffith, Thomas Beall (D.C. Circuit) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0017 Tatel, David S. (D.C. Circuit) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0017 Williams, Stephen Fain (D.C. Circuit) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0017
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Amdur, Spencer (New York) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0002 \| IM-DC-0031-0004 \| IM-DC-0031-0005 \| IM-DC-0031-0008 \| IM-DC-0031-0011 \| IM-DC-0031-0013 \| IM-DC-0031-0016 Ayoub, Abed A. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0002 \| IM-DC-0031-0008 \| IM-DC-0031-0011 \| IM-DC-0031-0013 \| IM-DC-0031-0016 Bokat-Lindell, Noah (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-9000 Cox, Justin Bryan (Georgia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0001 \| IM-DC-0031-0002 \| IM-DC-0031-0004 \| IM-DC-0031-0005 \| IM-DC-0031-0008 \| IM-DC-0031-0011 \| IM-DC-0031-0013 \| IM-DC-0031-0016 \| IM-DC-0031-9000 Eidelson, Ben (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0016 Jadwat, Omar C. (New York) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0002 \| IM-DC-0031-0004 \| IM-DC-0031-0005 \| IM-DC-0031-0008 \| IM-DC-0031-0011 \| IM-DC-0031-0013 \| IM-DC-0031-0016 Khalaf, Samer E. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0001 \| IM-DC-0031-0002 \| IM-DC-0031-0004 \| IM-DC-0031-0005 \| IM-DC-0031-0008 \| IM-DC-0031-0011 \| IM-DC-0031-0013 \| IM-DC-0031-0016 \| IM-DC-0031-9000 Michelman, Scott (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0001 \| IM-DC-0031-0002 \| IM-DC-0031-0004 \| IM-DC-0031-0005 \| IM-DC-0031-0008 \| IM-DC-0031-0011 \| IM-DC-0031-0013 \| IM-DC-0031-0016 \| IM-DC-0031-9000 Minzner, Max J (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0001 \| IM-DC-0031-0002 \| IM-DC-0031-0004 \| IM-DC-0031-0005 \| IM-DC-0031-0008 \| IM-DC-0031-0011 \| IM-DC-0031-0013 \| IM-DC-0031-0016 \| IM-DC-0031-9000 Price, Matthew E. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0001 \| IM-DC-0031-0002 \| IM-DC-0031-0004 \| IM-DC-0031-0005 \| IM-DC-0031-0008 \| IM-DC-0031-0011 \| IM-DC-0031-0013 \| IM-DC-0031-0016 \| IM-DC-0031-9000 Rondon, Yolanda C. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0002 \| IM-DC-0031-0004 \| IM-DC-0031-0005 \| IM-DC-0031-0008 \| IM-DC-0031-0011 \| IM-DC-0031-0013 \| IM-DC-0031-0016 Spitzer, Arthur (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0001 \| IM-DC-0031-0002 \| IM-DC-0031-0004 \| IM-DC-0031-0005 \| IM-DC-0031-0008 \| IM-DC-0031-0011 \| IM-DC-0031-0013 \| IM-DC-0031-0016 \| IM-DC-0031-9000 Sung, Esther (California) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0001 \| IM-DC-0031-0002 \| IM-DC-0031-0004 \| IM-DC-0031-0005 \| IM-DC-0031-0008 \| IM-DC-0031-0011 \| IM-DC-0031-0013 \| IM-DC-0031-0016 \| IM-DC-0031-9000 Tumlin, Karen C. (California) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0002 \| IM-DC-0031-0004 \| IM-DC-0031-0005 \| IM-DC-0031-0008 \| IM-DC-0031-0011 \| IM-DC-0031-0013 \| IM-DC-0031-0016 Wofsy, Cody H. (California) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0001 \| IM-DC-0031-0002 \| IM-DC-0031-0004 \| IM-DC-0031-0005 \| IM-DC-0031-0008 \| IM-DC-0031-0011 \| IM-DC-0031-0013 \| IM-DC-0031-0016 \| IM-DC-0031-9000 Wolson, Max (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Dorsey, Catherine (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0003 \| IM-DC-0031-0010 \| IM-DC-0031-0012 \| IM-DC-0031-9000 Peachey, William Charles (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0003 \| IM-DC-0031-0007 \| IM-DC-0031-0009 \| IM-DC-0031-0010 \| IM-DC-0031-0012 Platt, Steven (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0003 \| IM-DC-0031-0007 \| IM-DC-0031-0009 \| IM-DC-0031-0010 \| IM-DC-0031-0012 \| IM-DC-0031-9000 Press, Joshua S. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0003 \| IM-DC-0031-0007 \| IM-DC-0031-0009 \| IM-DC-0031-0010 \| IM-DC-0031-0012 \| IM-DC-0031-9000 Readler, Chad Andrew (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0003 \| IM-DC-0031-0007 \| IM-DC-0031-0009 \| IM-DC-0031-0010 \| IM-DC-0031-0012 Reuveni, Erez (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0003 \| IM-DC-0031-0007 \| IM-DC-0031-0009 Westwater, Gisela Ann (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-DC-0031-0003 \| IM-DC-0031-0007 \| IM-DC-0031-0010 \| IM-DC-0031-0012

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