Jodah v. Garland et al

Filing 9

ORDER granting #8 Motion to Stay. This matter is hereby STAYED until October 22, 2021. Defendant's shall file a responsive pleading to Plaintiff's Complaint. This case is to remain open. Signed by Judge Edmund A. Sargus on 1/3/2021. (cmw)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
ABDIFATAH JODAH,
Plaintiff,

Case No. 2:21-cv-1533
Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr.
Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson

v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND,
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the parties’ Joint Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance.
(ECF No. 8.) The parties request a stay until October 22, 2021 for the opportunity to process
Plaintiff’s underlying Form I-821, or Application for Temporary Protected Status. The parties
submit that the administrative processing and ultimate adjudication of Plaintiff’s Form I-821, or
Application for Temporary Protected Status, will satisfy Plaintiff’s Complaint for a Writ of
Mandamus and moot this action.
Accordingly, the Court GRANTS the motion. (ECF No. 8.) This matter is hereby
STAYED until October 22, 2021. If the parties have not filed a stipulation of dismissal by October
22, 2021, Defendants shall file a responsive pleading to Plaintiff’s Complaint. This case is to
remain open.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
6/3/2021
DATE

s/Edmund A. Sargus, Jr.
EDMUND A. SARGUS, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE