Judge John Koeltl of the Southern District of New York, in an order dated December 9, stated that the Department of State will make an "initial production of discovery" in mid-January 2016 and will submit more details by February.
"The next conference in this case will take place on February 29, 2016," Koeltl said.
In September, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) had filed a complaint challenging the failure of the State Department to produce the documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking records from June 2013 onwards regarding visa and entry to Modi in the US.