Sokolov v. Jaddou

1 Magistrate Judge Michelle L. Peterson

7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE MIKHAIL YURYEVICH SOKOLOV, Ca se No. 2:24-cv-00536-MLP 10 Plaintiff, STIPULATED MOTION TO HOLD CASE IN ABEYANCE AND 11 v. [PROPOSED] ORDER UR M. JADDOU, et al., Noted for Consideration: June 26, 2024 13 Defendants.

Plaintiff 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 hold this case in abeyance until July 31, 2024. Plaintiff brought this litigation pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act and Mandamus Act seeking, inter alia, to compel the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) adjudicate his Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal. Defendants’ response to the Complaint is currently due on July 1, 2024. The parties are currently working towards a resolution to this litigation.

For good cause, the parties request that the Court hold the case in abeyance until July 1, 2024.

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.

4 With additional time, this case may be resolved without the need of further judicial intervention. USCIS is conducting necessary security and background checks required before the issuance of a decision. USCIS requests an additional 30 days to continue this processing.

7 Once the application is adjudicated, Plaintiff will dismiss the case with each party to bear their own litigation costs and attorneys’ fees.

9 As additional time is necessary for this to occur, the parties request that the Court hold the case in abeyance until July 31, 2024. The parties will submit a joint status report on or before July 31, 2024.

12 DATED this 26th day of June, 2024.

13 Respectfully submitted, TESSA M. GORMAN GIBBS H OU STON PAU W United States Attorney /s/Michelle R. Lambert s/ Adam Boyd MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, NYS #4666657 ADAM BOYD, WSBA# 49849 Assistant United States Attorney 1000 Second Avenue, Suite 1600 United States Attorney’s Office Seattle, Washington 98104-1003 Western District of Washington Phone: (206) 682-1080 1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 700 Email: [email protected] Tacoma, Washington 98402 Phone: (253) 428-3824 Fax: (253) 428-3826 Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants Attorneys for Plaintiff I certify that this memorandum contains 287 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules.

1 [PROPOSED] ORDER 2 The case is held in abeyance until July 31, 2024. The parties shall submit a joint status report on or before July 31, 2024. It is so ORDERED.

DATED this 27th day of June, 2024.

A MICHELLE L. PETERSON 7 United States Magistrate Judge