Mohamed et al v. Lynch et al

Filing 18

STIPULATION and ORDER re: Extension of Time. Defendants are granted a 90-day extension of time for filing a response to the Complaint (Doc. 1). Defendants shall file a response to the Complaint on or before May 22, 2017. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 2/21/2017. (Timken, A)

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PHILLIP A. TALBERT
United States Attorney
AUDREY B. HEMESATH
Assistant United States Attorney
501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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CHAD A. READLER
Acting Assistant Attorney General
WILLIAM C. PEACHEY
Director
KIMBERLY HELVEY
Senior Litigation Counsel
ADRIENNE ZACK
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Civil Division
Office of Immigration Litigation
District Court Section
P.O. Box 868, Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044-0868
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EBTISAM ALI MOHAMED and JAMAL
SALEH ALMUHARRAK,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
JEFFERSON B. SESSIONS III, et al.,1

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Defendants.

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) Case No.: 1:16-cv-1735-DAD-SKO
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) JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER
) RE: EXTENSION OF TIME
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On February 9, 2017, Jefferson B. Sessions III was sworn in as Attorney General of the United
States, automatically substituting for Loretta Lynch, former Attorney General, as a party in
accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d).
Jt. Stip. to Extend Time

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On November 14, 2016, Plaintiffs filed the instant action, seeking to compel adjudication
of Plaintiffs’ immigrant visa petition and application. Service on the U.S. Attorney’s Office was

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perfected on December 21, 2016. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reviewed

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Plaintiffs’ file, reaffirmed the visa petition, and transferred the file to the National Visa Center.

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The State Department is in the process of transferring Plaintiffs’ file to the appropriate consular

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post so that Plaintiff Almuharrak may be reinterviewed and have his visa application adjudicated
once again. Presently, Defendants’ response is due February 21, 2017, and no previous

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extensions have been sought. The parties hereby stipulate to a 90-day extension to answer or

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otherwise respond to the complaint, until May 22, 2017.

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Dated: February 21, 2017

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Julie A. Goldberg
(as authorized on 2/21/17)
JULIE A. GOLDBERG
5586 Broadway
Third Floor
Bronx, NY 10463
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

PHILLIP A. TALBERT
United States Attorney
AUDREY B. HEMESATH
Assistant United States Attorney

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CHAD A. READLER
Acting Assistant Attorney General
WILLIAM C. PEACHEY
Director
KIMBERLY HELVEY
Senior Litigation Counsel

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/s/ Adrienne Zack
ADRIENNE ZACK
Trial Attorney
United States Department of Justice
Civil Division
Office of Immigration Litigation
District Court Section
P.O. Box 868, Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044-0868
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Jt. Stip. to Extend Time

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ORDER

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Based on the parties’ above-stipulation (Doc. 17), and for good cause shown, IT IS

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HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants are granted a 90-day extension of time for filing a

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response to the Complaint (Doc. 1). Defendants shall file a response to the Complaint on or

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before May 22, 2017.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

February 21, 2017

/s/

Sheila K. Oberto

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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