Ali v. Blinken

1 District Judge James L. Robart

7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE HAWA ALI, et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-00210-JLR Plaintiffs, STIPULATED MOTION TO HOLD 11 CASE IN ABEYANCE AND v. [PROPOSED] ORDER ANTONY J. BLINKEN, et al., Noted for Consideration: 13 April 23, 2024 Defendants.

15 Plaintiffs and Defendants, by and through their counsel of record, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6 and Local Rules 7(d)(1), 10(g) and 16, hereby jointly stipulate and move to stay these proceedings for sixty days. Plaintiffs bring this case pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act and Mandamus Act, inter alia, to compel the State Department to complete processing of their visa applications. Defendants’ response to the Complaint is due on May 6, 2024. For good cause, the parties request that case be held in abeyance through July 5, 2024.

22 Courts have “broad discretion” to stay proceedings. Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 706 (1997). “[T]he power to stay proceedings is incidental to the power inherent in every court to control the disposition of the causes on its docket with economy of time and effort for itself, for counsel, and for litigants.” Landis v. N. Am. Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254 (1936); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 1.

3 The parties are diligently working towards a resolution of this case without the need for further litigation. A consular officer interviewed Plaintiff Ibrahim on April 1, 2024. Thereafter, her visa application was refused pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1201(g). To potentially overcome this refusal, Plaintiff Ibrahim must submit statutorily required medical documentation. Once the documentation is submitted, the consular officer will continue processing her visa application.

8 Because these steps are necessary, the parties agree and jointly request that this case be held in abeyance until July 5, 2024, and order the parties to file a joint status report on or before July 5, 2024.

11 DATED this 23rd day of April, 2024.

12 Respectfully submitted, TESSA M. GORMAN LAW OF FIC ES OF BA RT KLEIN United States Attorney s/ Michelle R. Lambert s/ Bart Klein MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, NYS #4666657 BART KLEIN WSBA #10909 Assistant United States Attorney 605 First Avenue South, Suite 500 United States Attorney’s Office Seattle, WA 98104 Western District of Washington Phone: (206) 624-3787 1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 700 Fax: (206) 624-6371 Tacoma, Washington 98402 Email: [email protected] Phone: (253) 428-3800 Fax: (253) 428-3826 Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants Attorney for Plaintiffs I certify that this memorandum contains 264 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules.

1 [PROPOSED] ORDER 2 The parties having so stipulated, the above is SO ORDERED. The parties shall file a joint status report on or before July 5, 2024.

5 DATED this 23rd day of April, 2024.

7 A 9 JAMES L. ROBART United States District Judge