Opinion
2:21-cv-02752-RGK-JC
06-15-2021
Cheng Fang et al v. Antony J. Blinken et al
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
HONORABLE R. GARY KLAUSNER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Proceedings:(IN CHAMBERS) Order to Show Cause Regarding Venue
On March 30, 2021, Plaintiffs, who are all EB-5 visa applicants, filed a complaint against the United States Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken; the United States Attorney General, Merrick Garland: and the U.S. State Department (collectively, "Defendants") alleging violations of the Administrative Procedures Act ("APA").
On April 6, 2021, Plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the U.S. State Department to innnediately process named Plaintiffs' pending EB-5 visa applications. (See Pis.' Proposed Order on Mot. Preliminary Inj., ECF No. 25-2). This motion was calendared for hearing on June 14, 2021 and was taken under submission.
On June 11, 2021, Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint. One of Defendants' grounds for dismissal was for improper venue. Given the case's purported time pressures, and as Defendants have now contested venue, the Court orders Plaintiffs to respond to whether venue is proper in this Court by 4:00 PM Friday, June 18, 2021. Defendants may respond to Plaintiffs by 4:00 PM Monday, June 21, 2021. Both briefs shall not exceed 10 pages in length.
IT IS SO ORDERED.