Case 1:18-cv-01835-PLF Document 54 Filed 10/26/18 Page 1 of 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA M.M.M., on behalf of his minor child, J.M.A., et al., Plaintiffs, CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-1835 (PLF) v. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, III, Attorney General of the United States, et al., Defendants. Dora, et al. CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-1938 (PLF) Plaintiffs, v. Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, III, Attorney General of the United States, et al., Defendants. JOINT STATUS REPORT In accordance with the Court’s orders entered in the above-captioned cases, the parties respectfully file this joint status report, and in support state the following: 1. The parties reached a proposed class action settlement agreement on September 12, 2018 in related litigation pending in California. 41086183.1 Case 1:18-cv-01835-PLF Document 54 Filed 10/26/18 Page 2 of 6 2. On October 9, 2018, Judge Dana M. Sabraw (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California) issued an Order granting preliminary approval of the settlement subject to final determination following notice and hearing; preliminarily certifying the settlement classes, and approving class notice. See MMM v. Sessions, 3:18-cv-1832-DMS (S.D. Cal.) and Ms. L v. USCIS, 3:18-cv-428-DMS (S.D. Cal) (ECF 256). 3. Pursuant to Rule 23(g) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Judge Sabraw confirmed the appointment of the law firm Eversheds Sutherland, Muslim Advocates, and the Legal Aid Justice Center as counsel for the parent class for parents continuously physically present in the United States since June 26, 2018, the ACLU as counsel for parents who have been removed, and Hogan Lovells US LLP as counsel for the child class. 4. Judge Sabraw also ordered that Notice be provided to potential members of the Settlement Classes in accordance with the proposed notice plan. 5. The parties have begun to implement the settlement agreement, which is being overseen by Judge Sabraw. On October 18, 2018, Judge Sabraw directed the parties to begin implementing the settlement agreement prior to final approval, and specifically to begin conducting interviews for detained class members. 3:18-cv-428-DMS (S.D. Cal) (ECF 287). 6. The parties will be filing regular status reports in the S.D. Cal. cases to report progress on implementation. 7. The final fairness hearing on the class settlement agreement is scheduled for November 15, 2018. 2 41086183.1 Case 1:18-cv-01835-PLF Document 54 Filed 10/26/18 Page 3 of 6 October 26, 2018 Respectfully Submitted, HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP /s/ Justin W. Bernick Justin W. Bernick (DC Bar No. 988245) T. Clark Weymouth Zachary W. Best 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: (202) 637-5600 Facsimile: (202) 637-5910 justin.bernick@hoganlovells.com zachary.best@hoganlovells.com t.weymouth@hoganlovells.com Oliver J. Armas Ira M. Feinberg 875 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 Telephone: (212) 918-3000 Facsimile: (212) 918-3100 oliver.armas@hoganlovells.com ira.feinberg@hoganlovells.com Katherine A. Nelson 1601 Wewatta Street, Suite 900 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 899-7300 Facsimile: (303) 899-7333 katherine.nelson@hoganlovells.com Haley K. Costello Essig Park Place II 7930 Jones Branch Drive, Ninth Floor McLean, VA 22102 Telephone: (703) 610-6100 Facsimile: (703) 610-6200 haley.essig@hoganlovells.com Counsel for M.M.M. Plaintiffs 3 41086183.1 Case 1:18-cv-01835-PLF Document 54 Filed 10/26/18 Page 4 of 6 /s/ Briana Yuh Briana Yuh Trial Attorney U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division Office of Immigration Litigation District Court Section P.O. Box 868 Washington, DC 20044 Telephone: (202) 532-4165 Facsimile: (202) 305-7000 Briana.Yuh@usdoj.gov Joseph H. Hunt Assistant Attorney General Scott G. Stewart Deputy Assistant Attorney General August E. Flentje Special Counsel William C. Peachey Director, Office of Immigration Litigation District Court Section Jeffrey S. Robins Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation District Court Section Counsel for Defendants _/s/ Wilson G. Barmeyer___ __ Wilson G. Barmeyer (D.C. Bar No. 987107) Samir A. Aguirre (D.C. Bar No. 999585) EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP 700 Sixth Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 383-0100 (202) 637-3593 (facsimile) wilsonbarmeyer@evershedssutherland.com carolmcclarnon@eversheds-sutherland.com samiraguirre@eversheds-sutherland.com 4 41086183.1 Case 1:18-cv-01835-PLF Document 54 Filed 10/26/18 Page 5 of 6 Sirine Shebaya (D.C. Bar No. 1019748) Johnathan Smith (D.C. Bar No. 1029373) MUSLIM ADVOCATES P.O. Box 34440 Washington, D.C. 20043 (202) 897-2622 (202) 508-1007 (facsimile) johnathan@muslimadvocates.org sirine@muslimadvocates.org yusuf@muslimadvocates.org Simon Y. Sandoval-Moshenberg* simon@justice4all.org Sophia Gregg* sophia@justice4all.org LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER 6066 Leesburg Pike, Suite 520 Falls Church, VA 22041 (703) 778-3450 (703) 778-3454 (facsimile) John H. Fleming* (Georgia Bar No. 263250) Margaret L. Flatt* (Georgia Bar No. 201864) EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP 999 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300 Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 853-8000 (404) 853-8806 (facsimile) johnfleming@eversheds-sutherland.com margaretflatt@eversheds-sutherland.com Kara Ford* (New York Bar No. 5357967) EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP The Grace Building, 40th Floor 1114 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 (212) 389-5000 (212) 389-5099 (facsimile) karaford@eversheds-sutherland.com *application for pro hac vice admission forthcoming °admitted in California; supervised by members of the DC bar Counsel for Dora Plaintiffs 5 41086183.1 Case 1:18-cv-01835-PLF Document 54 Filed 10/26/18 Page 6 of 6 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, on October 26, 2018, I filed the foregoing JOINT STATUS REPORT with the Clerk of the Court through the ECF system. This system provided a copy to and effected service of this document on all parties. By:_/s/ Wilson G. Barmeyer_____ Wilson G. Barmeyer 6 41086183.1