Ivanov v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

1 The Honorable Kymberly K. Evanson

7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE A.I., Case No. 2:25-cv-01276-KKE Plaintiff, STIPULATED MOTION TO HOLD 11 v. CASE IN ABEYANCE AND ORDER UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, et al., Defendants.

15 For good cause, 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 stay these proceedings until January 15, 2026. Plaintiff brought this litigation pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act and Mandamus Act, inter alia, to compel U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) to adjudicate their asylum application. Defendants’ response to the Complaint is currently due on September 15, 2025. 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. 2 P. 1.

3 With additional time, this case may be resolved without the need of further judicial intervention. USCIS has scheduled Plaintiff’s asylum interview for September 17, 2025. USCIS agrees to diligently work towards completing the adjudications 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 adjudications delayed. Once the application is adjudicated, Plaintiff will dismiss the case. Accordingly, the parties request this abeyance to allow USCIS to conduct Plaintiff’s asylum interview and then process their asylum application.

15 As additional time is necessary for this to occur, the parties request that the Court hold the case in abeyance until January 15, 2026. The parties will submit a status update on or before January 15, 2026.

18 // // 1 DATED this 19th day of August, 2025.

2 Respectfully submitted, TEAL LUTHY MILLER LAW OFFICE OF SHARA SVENDSEN Acting United States Attorney PLLC s/ James C. Strong s/ Elaine R. Fordyce JAMES C. STRONG, WSBA No. 59151 ELAINE R. FORDYCE, WSBA No. 44416 Assistant United States Attorney Law Office of Shara Svendsen PLLC United States Attorney’s Office 16300 Mill Creek Blvd Ste 206 Western District of Washington Mill Creek, WA 98012 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Phone: 425-361-1511 Seattle, Washington 98101-1271 Email: [email protected] Phone: 206-553-7970 Fax: 206-553-4067 Attorney for Plaintiff Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants I certify that this memorandum contains 363 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules.

1 ORDER 2 The Court GRANTS the parties’ stipulated motion to hold this case in abeyance until January 15, 2026. Dkt. No. 9. The parties shall submit a status update on or before January 15, 2026.

6 DATED this 19th day of August, 2025.

A Kymberly K. Evanson 10 United States District Judge