Haider v. Jaddou

1 District Judge Tana Lin 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE SOHAIB HAIDER, Case No. 2:24-cv-01513-TL Plaintiff, STIPULATED MOTION TO HOLD 11 v. CASE IN ABEYANCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER UR JADDOU, Noted for Consideration: 13 Defendant. December 2, 2024 15 Plaintiff and Defendant, 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 May 29, 2025. Plaintiff brought this litigation pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act seeking to compel U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) to schedule an interview and adjudicate his asylum application. Defendants’ response to the Complaint is currently due on December 9, 2024. The parties are currently working towards a resolution to this litigation.

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 Good cause exists to grant the requested stay. With additional time, this case may be resolved without the need of further judicial intervention. USCIS has scheduled Plaintiff’s asylum interview for January 29, 2025. USCIS agrees to diligently work towards completing the adjudication within 120 days of the interview, absent unforeseen or exceptional circumstances that would require additional time for adjudication. If the adjudication is not completed within that time, USCIS will provide a status report to the Court. Plaintiff will submit all supplemental documents and evidence, if any, to USCIS seven to ten days prior to the interview date. Plaintiff recognizes that failure to submit documents prior to the interview may require the interview to be rescheduled and the adjudication delayed. If needed, Plaintiff will bring an interpreter to the interview, otherwise the interview will need to be rescheduled and the adjudication delayed.

13 Once the application is adjudicated, Plaintiff will dismiss the case with each party to bear their own litigation costs and attorneys’ fees. Accordingly, the parties request this abeyance to allow USCIS to conduct Plaintiff’s asylum interview and then process his asylum application.

16 As additional time is necessary for this to occur, the parties request that the Court hold the case in abeyance until May 29, 2025. The parties will submit a status update on or before May 29, 2025.

19 // // // // // // 1 DATED this 2nd day of December, 2024.

2 Respectfully submitted, TESSA M. GORMAN CLARK HILL PLC United States Attorney s/ Michelle R. Lambert s/ Michael Laszlo MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, NYS #4666657 MICHAEL LASZLO, WSBA #39573 Assistant United States Attorney 2595 Canyon Boulevard, Ste. 210 United States Attorney’s Office Boulder, Colorado 80302 Western District of Washington Phone: (303) 926-0410 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 381 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules.

1 [PROPOSED] ORDER 2 The case is held in abeyance until May 29, 2025. The parties shall submit a status update on or before May 29, 2025. It is so ORDERED.

5 DATED this 2nd day of December, 2024.

TANA LIN 8 United States District Judge