Opinion
2:22-cv-02183-APG-EJY
04-03-2023
Gabriela Salas and Juan Carlos Salas Flores, Plaintiffs, v. Loren K. Miller, Director, Nebraska Service Center, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, in his official capacity as well as his successors and assigns; Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in his official capacity as well as his successors and assigns; Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, in her official capacity as well as her successor and assigns; Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State, in his official capacity as well as his successors and assigns; Phillip Slattery, Direct National Visa Center, U.S. Department of State, in his official capacity as well as his successors and assigns; Richard C. Visek, Acting Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of State, in his official capacity as well as his successors and assigns; Defendants.
QUIROGA LAW OFFICE, PLLC MARIA E. QUIROGA, ESQ. Attorney for Plaintiff JASON M. FRIERSON United States Attorney SKYLER H. PEARSON Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Federal Defendants
QUIROGA LAW OFFICE, PLLC MARIA E. QUIROGA, ESQ. Attorney for Plaintiff
JASON M. FRIERSON United States Attorney SKYLER H. PEARSON Assistant United States Attorney Attorneys for Federal Defendants
STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR DEFENDANTS TO FILE A RESPONSIVE PLEADING (FIRST REQUEST)
Plaintiffs, Gabriela Salas and Juan Carlos Salas Flores, and the United States of America, on behalf of Federal Defendants, through counsel, hereby stipulate and jointly move the Court to extend the time for Federal Defendants to file an answer or other responsive pleading to Plaintiffs' complaint by 60 days. This request is based on the following:
1. On December 30, 2022, Plaintiffs filed their complaint (ECF No. 1). Plaintiffs request, among other relief, that the Court “[c]ompel Defendants to complete the background checks for and adjudication of Plaintiff-husband's I-601A application and scheduling of Plaintiff-husband's DS-260 immigrant visa interview.” (ECF No. 1 at 12-13).
2. The current deadline for Federal Defendants to answer or otherwise plead is April 14, 2023.
3. Since the filing of the complaint, USCIS approved Plaintiff's I-601A application.
4. The granting of the application and upcoming agency actions may resolve some, or all, of the issues raised in Plaintiffs' complaint.
5. Accordingly, the parties request that the Court extend the time for Federal Defendants to answer or otherwise plead by 60 days. Federal Defendants responsive pleading would then be filed on or before June 13, 2023.
IT IS SO ORDERED: