Ilanloo v. Blinken

1 District Judge Barbara J. Rothstein

7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE AKRAM ILANLOO, et al., Ca se No. 2:24-cv-00713-BJR 10 Plaintiffs, STIPULATED MOTION TO HOLD CASE IN ABEYANCE AND ORDER 11 v. ANTONY J. BLINKEN, et al., 13 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 until September 27, 2024. Plaintiffs brought this litigation pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act seeking, inter alia, to compel Defendants to complete administrative processing and issue a decision for Plaintiff Inanloo immigrant visa application. Defendants’ response to the Complaint is currently due on July 29, 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 September 27, 2024.

23 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. A consular officer at the U.S. Embassy in Yerevan refused Plaintiff immigrant visa application pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1201(g) on January 23, 2023. This case is actively undergoing administrative processing, including security screening, which may result in a consular officer readjudicating Plaintiff Inanloo’s immigrant visa application.

9 As additional time is necessary for this to occur, the parties request that the Court hold the case in abeyance until September 27, 2024. The parties will submit a joint status report on or before September 27, 2024.

12 DATED this 25th day of July, 2024.

13 Respectfully submitted, TESSA M. GORMAN RED EA GL E LAW, L.C .

United States Attorney s/ Michelle R. Lambert s/ Curtis Lee Morrison MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, NYS #4666657 CURTIS LEE MORRISON*, CA #321106 Assistant United States Attorney 5256 S Mission Road, Suite 135 United States Attorney’s Office Bonsall, California 90067 Western District of Washington Phone: (714) 661-3446 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 279 Seattle, Washington 98104-1003 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Phone: (206) 682-1080 Rules. Email: [email protected] 24 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 1 ORDER 2 The case is held in abeyance until September 27, 2024. The parties shall submit a status update on or before September 27, 2024. It is so ORDERED.

DATED this 26th day of July, 2024.

A B arbara Jacobs Rothstein 8 U .S. District Court Judge