Opinion
2:22-cv-01675-BJR
05-03-2023
RASHMI MANSUR, SWETHA KRISHNAN, RUCHIR KHANDELWAL, AND ANUPAM AWAL, Plaintiffs, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, a federal agency, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, a federal agency, and UR MENDOZA JADDOU, Defendants.
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP AL ROUNDTREE, WSBA #54851 FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN & LOEWY, LLP Carl W. Hampe (Pro Hac Vice) Daniel P. Pierce (Pro Hac Vice) Attorneys for Plaintiffs NICHOLAS W. BROWN United States Attorney KATIE D. FAIRCHILD, WSBA #47712 Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office Attorneys for Defendants I certify that this memorandum contains 206 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP
AL ROUNDTREE, WSBA #54851
FRAGOMEN, DEL REY, BERNSEN & LOEWY, LLP
Carl W. Hampe (Pro Hac Vice)
Daniel P. Pierce (Pro Hac Vice)
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
NICHOLAS W. BROWN
United States Attorney
KATIE D. FAIRCHILD, WSBA #47712
Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney's Office
Attorneys for Defendants
I certify that this memorandum contains 206 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules
JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND DEADLINE
BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The parties, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6 and Local Rules 10(g) and 16, hereby jointly stipulate and move to extend Defendants' time to respond to the Complaint until June 20, 2023. Plaintiffs are foreign nationals who bring this litigation pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act and the Mandamus Act seeking, inter alia, to compel U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to adjudicate their visa applications. See Dkt. 1; Dkt. 14. Defendants have yet to answer the Amended Complaint.
A court may modify a deadline for good cause. Fed.R.Civ.P. 6(b). Continuing pretrial and trial dates is within the discretion of the trial judge. See King v. State of California, 784 F.2d 910, 912 (9th Cir. 1986). The parties are currently working in good faith to determine whether this case may be resolved without further litigation. One remaining plaintiff is scheduled for an interview with Defendant USCIS on May 30, 2023. To give the parties time to discuss potential resolution of this case, as well as allow the government additional time for further expedited administrative processing of that plaintiff's case, the parties stipulate and jointly request that the Court extend Defendants' time to respond to the Complaint until June 20, 2023.
SO STIPULATED.
I certify that this memorandum contains 206 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules.
ORDER
The parties having stipulated and agreed, it is hereby so ORDERED.