Vaganov v. Jaddou

1 District Judge Kymberly K. Evanson

7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE ANDREY VAGANOV, Ca se No. 2:23-cv-01701-KKE 10 Plaintiff, STIPULATED MOTION TO HOLD CASE IN ABEYANCE AND ORDER 11 v. Noted for Consideration: UR M. JADDOU, et al., May 28, 2024 13 Defendants.

15 Plaintiff brought this litigation pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act seeking, inter alia, to compel the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) to adjudicate his Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal. Pursuant to this Court’s Order on the parties’ stipulation, this case is stayed through May 31, 2024. Dkt. No. 9. The parties continue to work towards a resolution to this litigation. For good cause, the parties request that the Court continue to hold the case in abeyance until June 20, 2024.

21 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 With additional time, this case may be resolved without the need of further judicial intervention. USCIS is processing the application but needs a brief extension. USCIS will continue to use its best efforts to complete adjudication of Plaintiff’s asylum application prior to June 20, 2024. Once the application is adjudicated, Plaintiff agrees to dismiss the case without prejudice.

8 As additional time is necessary for this to occur, the parties request that the Court continue to hold the case in abeyance until June 20, 2024. The parties will submit a joint status report on or before June 20, 2024.

11 DATED this 28th day of May, 2024.

12 Respectfully submitted, TESSA M. GORMAN LAW OF FIC E OF JESS ICA T. ARENA United States Attorney s/ Michelle R. Lambert s/ Jessica T. Arena MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, NYS #4666657 JESSICA T. ARENA*, CA #301807 Assistant United States Attorney 2443 Fillmore Street, #380-1614 United States Attorney’s Office San Francisco, California 94115 Western District of Washington Phone: (541) 525-3341 1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 700 Email: [email protected] Tacoma, Washington 98402 *PHV Phone: (253) 428-3824 Fax: (253) 428-3826 GIBBS HOUS TON PAUW Email: [email protected] s/ Adam Boyd Attorneys for Defendants ADAM BOYD, WSBA# 49849 1000 Second Avenue, Suite 1600 I certify that this memorandum contains 252 Seattle, Washington 98104-1003 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Phone: (206) 682-1080 Rules. Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff 1 ORDER 2 The case is held in abeyance until June 20, 2024. The parties shall submit a joint status report on or before June 20, 2024. It is so ORDERED.

DATED this 28th day of May, 2024.

A Kymberly K. Evanson 8 United States District Judge