Sultan et al v. Roark et al

Filing 9

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. on 10/21/2009 ORDERING 8 that the time for the government to answer the complaint is EXTENDED to 12/15/2009, and the status conference is reset to 3/29/2010, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 10 (GEB) before Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. A joint status report is to be filed 14 days prior to the hearing. (Reader, L)

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LAWRENCE G. 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 MUHAMMAS SULTAN, et al. Plaintiffs, v. David Roark, Director, USCIS Texas Service Center, et al. Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. CV S 09 2158 GEB EFB JOINT STIPULATION RE: EXTENSION OF TIME FOR ANSWER TO COMPLAINT; ORDER

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This is an immigration case in which plaintiff has challenged the delay in the processing of his application to adjust status to that of lawful permanent resident by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS). The parties respectfully inform the Court that they are endeavoring to reach a resolution to the matter at the administrative level. Accordingly, the parties stipulate to a 60-day extension of time for the government to file its answer to the complaint, until December 15, 2009. As well, the parties request that the scheduling conference, currently set for November 2, 2009, be reset to sometime after the new answer date.

LAWRENCE G. BROWN United States Attorney

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

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By:

/s/ Robert B. Jobe Robert B. Jobe Attorney for the Plaintiffs

ORDER 6 Pursuant to this Joint Stipulation and for the reasons stated therein, IT IS HEREBY 7 ORDERED that the time for the government to answer the complaint is extended to December 8 15, 2009, and the status conference is reset to March 29, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. A joint status report 9 is to be filed fourteen days prior to the hearing. 10 IT IS SO ORDERED. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR. United States District Judge Dated: October 21, 2009

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