Barrows v. Schofer

1 District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez

7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE JENNIFER LYNN BARROWS, Case No. 2:24-cv-00598-RSM Plaintiff, STIPULATED MOTION TO HOLD 11 CASE IN ABEYANCE AND ORDER v. 12 Noted for Consideration: ANDREW SCHOFER, et al., August 23, 2024 Defendants.

15 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 continue to stay these proceedings through September 23, 2024. Plaintiff brings this litigation pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act and Mandamus Act seeking, inter alia, to compel Defendants to complete processing of Plaintiff’s husband’s immigrant visa application. The case is currently stayed through August 23, 2024. Dkt. No. 6, Order. The parties submit that good cause exists to continue to hold this case in abeyance.

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 As previously explained, the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, returned Plaintiff’s Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) with a recommendation that the petition be revoked. USCIS is currently processing the returned petition. Once USCIS completes processing, the parties will be able to determine next steps for this litigation.

8 Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the instant action be stayed until September 23, 2024. The parties will submit a joint status report on or before September 23, 2024.

11 DATED this 23rd day of August, 2024.

12 Respectfully submitted, TESSA M. GORMAN GOLDSTEIN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS United States Attorney s/ Michelle R. Lambert s/ Joshua L. Goldstein MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, NYS #4666657 JOSHUA L. GOLDSTEIN, WSBA #61773 Assistant United States Attorney 611 Wilshire Boulevard, Ste. 317 United States Attorney’s Office Los Angeles, California 90017 Western District of Washington Phone: (213) 425-1979 1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 700 Email: [email protected] Tacoma, Washington 98402 Phone: (253) 428-3824 Attorney for Plaintiff Fax: (253) 428-3826 Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants I certify that this memorandum contains 249 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules.

1 ORDER 2 The case is held in abeyance until September 23, 2024. The parties shall submit a joint status report on or before September 23, 2024. It is so ORDERED.

4 DATED this 23rd day of August, 2024.

5 A RICARDO S. MARTINEZ 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE