District Court for the District of Columbia

Plaintiffs' First Amended Class Action Complaint

Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and to Strike Class Action Allegations; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support

Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification: Memorandum of Points and Authorities

Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Second Supplemental Memorandum in Support of their Motion for Class Certification

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Second Supplemental Memorandum in Support of their Motion for Class Certification

Defendant's Motion to File a Surreply to Plaintiffs' Second Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification and Surreply

Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Leave to File a Surreply to Plaintiffs' Second Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification

Defendant's Notice of Recent Decisions

Plaintiffs' Response to Defendant's Notice of Recent Decisions

Plaintiffs' Motion to Lift the Stay on Discovery, to Adopt a Discovery Plan and to Require Defendant to Preserve All Conceivably Relevant Documents and Tangible Things During the Pendency of This Case

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motions to Lift the Stay on Discovery and For an Order to Preserve Documents

Memorandum Opinion and Order by Judge James Robertson denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification

Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Stay Proceedings Nunc Pro Tunc to December 2, 2002 Pending Resolution of Plaintiffs' Interlocutory Appeal Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f)

Order by Judge James Robertson granting Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Stay Proceedings

Transcript of Status Hearing Before the Honorable James Robertson

Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Modify December 9, 2002 Order Staying Proceedings Nunc Pro Tunc to December 2, 2002 for Purposes of Tolling the Statute of Limitations

Order by Judge James Robertson granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Modify December 9, 2002 Order Staying Proceedings

01/13/03

Plaintiffs' Motion to Lift the Stay on Discovery, to Adopt a Discovery Plan and to Require Defendant to Preserve All Conceivably Relevant Documents and Tangible Things During the Pendency of This Case

Plaintiffs' Motion for Reconsideration or, in the Alternative, Clarification of Certain Issues

Transcript of Status Hearing Before the Honorable James Robertson

Plaintiffs' Notice of Deposition Directed to Defendant (Frederick D. Isler)

Plaintiffs' Notice of Deposition Directed to Defendant (Tony Califa)

Plaintiffs' Notice of Deposition Directed to Defendant (USDA) Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6)

Plaintiffs' First Set of Requests for Production of Documents

Plaintiffs' First Set of Interrogatories to Defendant

Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Discovery Requests

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Discovery Requests

Exhibits A, B, C, D

Transcript of Status Hearing Before the Honorable James Robertson

Defendant's Memorandum Regarding the Deliberative Process Privilege

Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Proposed Protective Order

Protective Order by Judge James Robertson

Defendant's Motion for a Brief Extension of Time in Which to Further Respond to Plaintiffs' Pending Discovery Requests

Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendant's Motion for an Extension of Time in Which to Further Respond to Plaintiffs' Pending Discovery Requests

Order by Judge James Robertson granting motion to extend time to June 5, 2003 to respond to plaintiffs' pending discovery requests

Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' First Set of Requests for Production of Documents

Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' First Set of Interrogatories

Transcript of Status Hearing Before the Honorable James Robertson

Plaintiffs' Status Report on the Progress of Discovery

Exhibits A-B, C, D, E-F, G-L

Transcript of Status Hearing Before the Honorable James Robertson

Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel Production of Certain Allegedly Privileged Documents and For In Camera inspection of Other Allegedly Privileged Documents

Appendices 1-9, Exhibits 1, 2-8

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel

Exhibits A-B

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel

Exhibit 1

Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Response to the Court's July 15, 2003 Order With Respect to Commonality

Exhibits 1-6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12-19

Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended Class Action Complaint with Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof

Exhibits 1, 2 (Third Amended  Class Action Complaint)

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion For Leave to File a Third Amended Class Action Complaint

Defendant's Opposition to Class Certification and Response to Plaintiffs' December 5, 2003 Memorandum Regarding Commonality

Order by Judge James Robertson granting plaintiffs' motion to compel

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Opposition to Motion For Leave to File a Third Amended Class Action Complaint

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Opposition to Class Certification and Response to Plaintiffs' December 5, 2003 Memorandum Regarding Commonality

Exhibits 1-4

Plaintiffs' Corrected Motion for Expenses with Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof

Exhibits 1, 2, 3

Notice of Filing of Supplemental Declaration in Support of Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Compel

Order by Judge James Robertson regarding February 6, 2004 in camera inspection

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Expenses

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Expenses

Memorandum Order granting plaintiffs' motion for attorney fees

Plaintiffs' Motion for Expedited Consideration of Pending Matters with Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof

Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Motion for Expedited Consideration

Notice to Counsel:  September 1, 2004 trial date is off the calendar and notice that decision on class certification will be issued within the next two weeks

Submission of Plaintiffs Concerning the Nature of the Injunctive Relief Sought by Plaintiffs' Proposed Third Amended Complaint

Defendant's Motion to Strike Submission of Plaintiffs Concerning the Nature of the Injunctive Relief Sought by Plaintiffs' Proposed Third Amended Complaint

Memorandum Order Denying Class Certification

Plaintiffs' Motion for Certification or Order for Interlocutory Review Under 28 U.S.C. 1292(b) with Memorandum in Support Thereof

Order by Judge James Robertson granting plaintiffs' motion for certification of order for interlocutory review.  This Court's memorandum order of March 20, 2002 is certified for interlocutory review

Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Exhibits 1-3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Exhibits 1-3

Memorandum Order denying plaintiffs' emergency motion for preliminary injunction

Mandate of USCA (certified copy) as to Notice of Interlocutory Appeal granting permission to take an interlocutory appeal

Notice of Interlocutory Appeal as to Order on Motion for Leave to File, Order on Motion to Strike

Notice of Interlocutory Appeal as to Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief

USCA Judgment (certified copy) as to Notice of Interlocutory Appeal affirming denial of class certification and dismissal of the failure to investigate claim asserted under ECOA; appeal dismissed and case remanded to District Court

Order re Briefing Schedule of APA

Third Amended Class Action Complaint

Transcript of Scheduling Conference Before the Honorable James Robertson

Plaintiffs' Brief in Support of Claims That Defendant's Unlawful Failure to Investigate Plaintiffs' Discrimination Complaints and the Discriminatory Denial of Benefits Are Reviewable Under the Administrative Procedure Act

Exhibits 1-3, 4, 5, 6-7, 8, 9-10, 11, 12, 13-14, 15-17

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Request For Administrative Procedure Act Review

Plaintiffs' Reply Brief in Support of Their Claims Based on the Administrative Procedure Act

Exhibits 1, 2-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-38, 39, 40

Transcript of Motions Hearing Before the Honorable James Robertson

Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Their Claims Based on the Administrative Procedure Act

Exhibit 1 - Pt. A (pages 1-33), Pt. B (pages 34-77), Pt. C (pages 78-127)

Notice to Counsel

Defendant's Unopposed Motion For a One Week Extension of Time to File Supplemental Brief

Defendant's Supplemental Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Request for Administrative Procedure Act Review

Plaintiffs' Brief in Response to Notice to Counsel

Exhibit 1

Order that the APA cause of action with respect to such claims is dismissed

Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Continue Order Staying Proceedings or, in the Alternative, to Issue a New Stay of Proceedings Nunc Pro Tunc to November 30, 2007 Until Further Order of the Court

Exhibits 1-3

Defendant's Partial Opposition to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Continue Order Staying Proceeding or, in the Alternative, to Issue a New Stay of Proceedings Nunc Pro Tunc to November 30, 2007 Until Further Order of the Court

Defendant's Notice of Errata and corrected Defendant's Partial Opposition to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Continue Order Staying Proceeding or, in the Alternative, to Issue a New Stay of Proceedings Nunc Pro Tunc to November 30, 2007 Until Further Order of the Court

Order granting motion to continue the existing stay

Plaintiffs' Motion to Amend November 30, 2007 Order to Certify the Amended Order For Interlocutory Review Under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b)

Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Amend November 30, 2007 Order to Certify the Amended Order For Interlocutory Review Under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b)

Plaintiffs' Reply to Defendant's Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Amend November 30, 2007 Order to Certify the Amended Order For Interlocutory Review Under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b)

Order granting plaintiffs' motion to certify for interlocutory appeal

Transcript of Scheduling Conference Before the Honorable James Robertson

Minute Order denying without prejudice defendants' motion to transfer case (no document attached)

Status Conference set for 8/4/2009 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 23A before Judge James Robertson

Status Conference Hearing Transcript

Reassignment of Civil Case (to Judge Reggie B. Walton)

Defendant's Status Report

Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion to Review Defendant’s Proposed Notice and Terms of Class-wide Settlement, and to Certify a Settlement Class (with exhibits)

Exhibits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Part 1, 7 Part 2, 8-12, 13

Order Re Status Conference 12-03-2010

Defendant's Second Status Report

Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Stay Publication of Defendant's Proposed Notice of a Class-Wide Settlement Pending Court Review with Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof

USDA’s Combined Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion to Review Defendant’s Proposed Notice and Terms of Class-Wide Settlement, and to Certify a Settlement Class

Order Denying Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Stay Publication of Defendant's Proposed Notice of a Class-Wide Settlement

Plaintiffs' Corrected Response to Defendent's Sixth and Seventh Status Reports

Exhibits 1 - 7

Transcript of 10/21/11 Status Hearing Before the Honorable Reggie B. Walton