Singh v. Chertoff et al

Filing 17

ORDER re 16 Stipulation filed by Michael Chertoff, Condoleeza Rice, Christina Poulos, Susan M. Curda, and Jonathan Scharfen, signed by Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr., on 10/8/09. Dfts' Answer is DUE on 12/15/09.(Kastilahn, A)

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LAWRENCE BROWN United States Attorney AUDREY B. HEMESATH Assistant United States Attorney 501 I Street, Suite 10-100 Sacramento, California 95814 Telephone: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SATNAM SINGH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) v. ) Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland ) ) Security, et al. ) ) Defendants. ) No. 08-cv-S-2366 FCD EFB FIFTH JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: EXTENSION OF TIME

This is an immigration case in which plaintiff has challenged the delay in the execution of his I-824 application and the processing of his family's immigrant visa applications by the United States Department of State and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The parties have previously stipulated to four extensions of time, until October 15, 2009, for the government to file its answer to the complaint. At the time of the filing of the last extension request, the Department of State was awaiting further documentation from the applicants. The parties have continued communication throughout this extension period, and at the time of this filing, the Department of State is again awaiting further documentation from the applicants. It is anticipated that this documentation will be submitted and the processing completed within an additional 60 days. Because of the likelihood that this matter will shortly be resolved on the administrative level, the parties stipulate to a fifth extension of time, until December 15, 2009, for the filing of the government's answer.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2_______________________________________ FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: October 8, 2009

LAWRENCE BROWN United States Attorney

By:

/s/Audrey Hemesath Audrey B. Hemesath Assistant U.S. Attorney Attorneys for the Defendants /s/ Jagdip S. Sekhon Jagdip S. Sekhon Attorney for the Plaintiffs

By:

ORDER Pursuant to this Joint Stipulation and for the reasons stated therein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the defendants' Answer is due on December 15, 2009.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:

October 8, 2009