Khabazha v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Khabazha v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X : MEYSAM KHABAZHA, : : Petitioner, : 25-CV-5279 (JMF) : -v- : NOTICE OF : CONFERENCE WILLIAM JOYCE et al., : : Respondents. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X
JESSE M. FURMAN, United States District Judge: It is hereby ORDERED that counsel for all parties appear for a conference with the Court on June 30, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. The conference will be held remotely by telephone in accordance with Rule 3(B) of the Court’s Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases, available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-jesse-m-furman. The parties should join the conference by calling the Court’s dedicated conference line at (855) 244-8681 and using access code 2303 019 3884, followed by the pound (#) key. When prompted for an attendee ID number, press the pound (#) key again. Counsel should confer in advance of the conference and submit a joint letter, no later than tomorrow, June 27, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., indicating whether the conference is necessary and addressing how the Court should handle the present Petition. In the letter, Respondents should also address whether Petitioner was, as the Petition alleges, see ECF No. 1, ¶¶ 13, 22, located in the Southern District of New York at the time that the Petition was filed. If counsel do not believe a conference is required, and that briefing is appropriate, counsel should propose a briefing schedule (expedited or otherwise) in the joint letter.
To preserve the Court’s jurisdiction pending a ruling on the petition, Petitioner shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise. See, e.g., Khalil v. Joyce, No. 25-CV-01935-JMF,
2025 WL 750599, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 10, 2025) (citing cases); see also, e.g., Du v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec., No. 3:25-CV- 644 (OAW),
2025 WL 1317944, at *1 (D. Conn. Apr. 24, 2025) (“[A] a federal court may temporarily enjoin immigration authorities from deporting individuals if it preserves the court’s jurisdiction over a case or cases.”).
All counsel are required to register promptly as filing users on ECF. All counsel must familiarize themselves with the Court’s Individual Rules, which are available at http:// nysd.uscourts.gov/judge/Furman. Absent leave of Court obtained by letter-motion filed before the conference, all pretrial conferences must be attended by the attorney who will serve as principal trial counsel. If this case has been settled or otherwise terminated, counsel are not required to appear, provided that a stipulation of discontinuance, voluntary dismissal, or other proof of termination is filed on the docket prior to the date of the conference, using the appropriate ECF Filing Event. See SDNY ECF Rules & Instructions §§ 13.17-13.19 & App’x A, available at http://nysd. uscourts.gov/ecf_filing.php. In accordance with the Court’s Individual Rules and Practices, requests for an extension or adjournment may be made only by letter-motion filed on ECF and must be received at least 48 hours before the deadline or conference. The written submission must state (1) the original date(s); (2) the number of previous requests for adjournment or extension; (3) whether these previous requests were granted or denied; (4) whether the adversary consents and, if not, the reasons given by the adversary for refusing to consent; and (5) the date of the parties’ next scheduled appearance before the Court. Unless counsel are notified that the conference has been adjourned, it will be held as scheduled. No later than today, June 26, 2025, Petitioner’s counsel is directed (1) to serve Respondents with a copy of the petition and accompanying papers, along with a copy of this Order, by e-mail to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and by overnight mail, and (2) to promptly file proof of such service on the docket. Counsel for Respondents shall promptly enter notices of appearance. SO ORDERED. Dated: June 26, 2025 New York, New York SSE RMAN ited States District Judge
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