Balanj, et al. v. Blinken

Filing 7

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR FIRST EXTENSION OF TIME AND CONTINUING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 5/22/2023. Initial Scheduling Conference re-set for 9/19/2023 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 7 (SKO) before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto.(Kusamura, W)

1 PHILLIP A. TALBERT
United States Attorney
2 ELLIOT WONG
Assistant United States Attorney
3 501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
4 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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6 Attorneys for Defendant
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SARGON RASHIDI BALANJ, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.

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ANTONY J. BLINKEN,

CASE NO. 1:23-CV-00408-ADA-SKO
STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR FIRST
EXTENSION OF TIME AND CONTINUING
SCHEDULING CONFERENCE
(Doc. 6)

Defendant.

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The Defendant respectfully requests a first extension of time in which to respond to the

17 Complaint, and counsel for Plaintiffs does not oppose. This case concerns the visa application of
18 Plaintiff Sona Noroozi ASL, which was refused for administrative processing following a November
19 2022, consular interview. The administrative processing has now been resolved. The parties anticipate
20 that the consular official will be able to complete the adjudication of the visa application in this case
21 shortly, following the receipt of requested documents from the beneficiary, which is expected to render
22 this lawsuit moot.
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The parties therefore stipulate that the new date for Defendants to file an answer or other

24 dispositive pleading is June 22, 2023. The parties further request that all other filing deadlines be
25 similarly extended, and that the initial scheduling conference, currently scheduled for July 20, 2023, be
26 vacated and reset.
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1 Respectfully submitted,
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Dated: May 19, 2023

PHILLIP A. TALBERT
United States Attorney

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By: /s/ ELLIOT C. WONG
ELLIOT C. WONG
Assistant United States Attorney

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/s/ CURTIS LEE MORRISON
CURTIS LEE MORRISON
Counsel for Plaintiff

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the foregoing stipulation (Doc. 16), and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY

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13 ORDERED that Defendants shall have an extension of time until June 22, 2023, to file an answer or other
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Scheduling Conference, currently set for July 20, 2023, is
CONTINUED to September 19, 2023, at 9:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto. A Joint

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Scheduling Report, carefully prepared and executed by all counsel/pro se parties, shall be electronically
filed in CM/ECF, one (1) full week prior to the Scheduling Conference, and shall be e−mailed, in Word

20 format, to [e-mail].
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Dated:
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/s/ Sheila K. Oberto

May 22, 2023

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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