Al-Mashwali et al v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services et al

Filing 31

ORDER granting 30 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File. Application GRANTED. By June 21, 2024, Plaintiffs shall file their opposition to the Government's motion for summary judgment and their own cross-motion for summary judgment, no t to exceed 40 pages. By July 12, 2024, the Government shall file its reply and opposition to Plaintiffs' cross-motion for summary judgment, not to exceed 25 pages. By July 26, 2024, Plaintiffs shall file their reply in support of their cross- motion, not to exceed 10 pages. Notwithstanding the aforementioned page allocation, the parties may reallocate the page numbers as they deem appropriate, so long as neither party exceeds 50 pages of briefing in total. The parties shall otherwise comply with the Court's Individual Rules in filing their motions and supporting papers. (Signed by Judge Lorna G. Schofield on 5/9/24) (yv)

Application GRANTED. By June 21, 2024, Plaintiffs shall file their opposition to the Government's
motion for summary judgment and their own cross-motion for summary judgment, not to exceed 40
pages. By July 12, 2024, the Government shall file its reply and opposition to Plaintiffs' cross-motion for
summary judgment, not to exceed 25 pages. By July 26, 2024, Plaintiffs shall file their reply in support
of their cross-motion, not to exceed 10 pages. Notwithstanding the aforementioned page allocation,
the parties may reallocate the page numbers as they deem appropriate, so long as neither party
exceeds 50 pages of briefing in total. The parties shall otherwise comply with the Court's Individual
Rules in filing their motions and supporting papers.
Dated: May 9, 2024
New York, New York

Re: Al-Mashwali, et al. v. USCIS, et al., 23-cv-7967 (LGS)
Dear Judge Schofield,
This Office represents the plaintiffs in the above-captioned action: Mutaher Saeed
Al-Mashwali ('Mr. Al-Mashwali') and his biological children, Salma Mutaher Saeed
Al-Mashwali, Ahmed Mutaher Saeed Al-Mashwali, and Khabab Mutaher Saeed Al-Mashwali,
for whom Mr. Al-Mashwali submitted as petitioner on behalf of each of the remaining named
plaintiff beneficiaries. This legal matter challenges the decision by U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (“USCIS”) to deny three Petitions for Alien Relatives (“Form I-130”).
The plaintiffs respectfully request a thirty-nine-day extension of the current May 13, 2024,
deadline to file their opposition to the defendants’ (“the Government”) motion for summary
judgment and their cross-motion for summary judgment. Additionally, the plaintiffs propose a
revised briefing schedule to accommodate this extension.
For the purpose of background, on March 19, 2024 [ECF No. 29], the Court granted the
Government’s first consent motion to modify the motion for summary judgment briefing
schedule and entered a revised schedule as follows: by April 15, 2024, the Government shall
file its motion for summary judgment, with a memorandum of law not to exceed 25 pages. By
May 13, 2024, plaintiffs shall file their opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment,
not to exceed 40 pages. By June 3, 2024, the Government shall file its reply and opposition to
plaintiffs’ cross-motion for summary judgment, not to exceed 25 pages. By June 17, 2024,
plaintiffs shall file their reply in support of their cross-motion, not to exceed 10 pages Since
then, the Government has filed its motion for summary judgment.
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This is the plaintiffs’ first request to modify the current briefing schedule. The necessity
for an extension arises from an unforeseen reduction in the supporting legal team within this
Office, notably marked by a sudden leave of absence of a pivotal attorney involved in this case.
These developments have compelled this Office to reallocate resources and reassess its
capacity to meet the existing deadlines effectively. Accordingly, and with the Government’s
consent, plaintiffs respectfully proposes the following new schedule: plaintiffs shall file their
opposition and cross-motion for summary judgment by June 21, 2024, not to exceed 40 pages;
the government shall file its reply and opposition to plaintiffs’ cross-motion for summary
judgment by July 12, not to exceed 25 pages; and plaintiffs shall file their reply in support of
their cross-motion by July 26, 2024, not to exceed 10 pages.
Plaintiffs thank the Court for its consideration of this request.

Respectfully Submitted,

By: /s/ Julie Goldberg
Julie Goldberg, Esq.
GOLDBERG & ASSOCIATES, P.C
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Attorney for Plaintiffs

NEW YORK
5586 Broadway, Third Floor
Bronx, NY 10463

LOS ANGELES
14370 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

DETROIT
3005 Oakwood Blvd.
Melvindale, MI 48122

Tel. [phone]

Tel. [phone]

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DJIBOUTI
Marabout Lot No 549A
Heron, Djibouti
Past the second Circle,
Big Yellow House