Meimei Zheng v. Ur Mendoza Jaddou et al

Filing 11

ORDER RE: DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE by Magistrate Judge Pedro V. Castillo. IT IS ORDERED THAT this action is dismissed without prejudice to any party seeking to vacate this Order and reopen the action nunc pro tunc if Plaintiff is unable to receive a determination in the time contemplated by the parties. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS) Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (hr)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MEIMEI ZHENG,

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Case No. CV 23-8131 PVC
Plaintiff,

v.

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UR MENDOZA JADDOU, et al.,

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Defendants.

ORDER RE: DISMISSAL WITHOUT
PREJUDICE

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On January 3, 2024, the Court granted the parties’ joint stipulation to stay the case
pending adjudication of Plaintiff’s asylum application. (Dkt. Nos. 8, 10).

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In the Court’s experience with numerous similar requests in recent mandamus

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actions challenging similar delays, the setting of an agreed interview date generally leads

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to the resolution of the parties’ dispute without the need for further intervention by the

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Court. However, staying cases requires the continued commitment of judicial resources to

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monitoring the cases and ensuring compliance with requirements to file status reports. It

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also increases the burden on the parties to file status reports or seek dismissal of the stayed

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case upon resolution of the matter.

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The Court finds that the more efficient approach is to dismiss this action without

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prejudice to either party moving to reopen nunc pro tunc if further Court intervention

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becomes necessary. The Court perceives no practical difference between this approach

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and the relief stipulated by the parties, apart from eliminating the need for future

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monitoring or action if the parties honor their agreement, as the Court expects them to.

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Based on the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED THAT this action is dismissed without

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prejudice to any party seeking to vacate this Order and reopen the action nunc pro tunc if

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Plaintiff is unable to receive a determination in the time contemplated by the parties.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: March 12, 2025

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PEDRO V. CASTILLO
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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