AHMED
AHMED v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AHMED, et al., Case No. 23-cv-01892-JST g Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
Vv. LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS BRIEF U.S DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Re: ECF No. 90 SECURITY, et al., Defendants.
The States of Washington, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, || New York, and Oregon, and the District of Columbia (collectively, ““States”) seek leave to file an amicus brief. ECF No. 90. Defendants object on timeliness grounds. ECF No. 91. a The Court agrees with Defendants that there is no reason to re-open briefing. But, || particularly now that the hearing on the underlying substantive motions has been continued, || Defendants’ consideration of the States’ contentions will no longer be “on a truncated timeline.” || Jd. at 2. The States will “fulfill[] the classic role of amicus curiae by assisting in a case of general || public interest, supplementing the…