Muhumed v. Rubio

7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE NOORA MUHUMED, et al., Case No. 2:25-cv-01245-JHC Plaintiffs, STIPULATED MOTION TO HOLD 11 v. CASE IN ABEYANCE AND ORDER MARCO RUBIO, et al., Noted for Consideration: 13 Defendants. August 28, 2025 15 For good cause, 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 through November 14, 2025. Plaintiffs bring this case pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act and Mandamus Act, inter alia, to compel Defendants to readjudicate Plaintiff Abdullahi Abdi Ismail’s visa application. Defendants’ response to the Complaint is due on September 15, 2025.

21 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 The parties are diligently working towards a resolution of this case. On July 18, 2022, the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, refused Plaintiff’s visa application pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1201(g). The Embassy has recently reached out to the applicant to request additional information. Plaintiffs are in the process of obtaining that information. Once the Embassy receives the requested information, the consular officer may readjudicate Plaintiff’s visa application, and this may moot the litigation. This stay is requested as additional time is necessary for Plaintiffs to submit the requested information and for the consular officer to subsequently review the submission.

11 For good cause, the parties agree and jointly request that this case be held in abeyance until November 14, 2025, and order the parties to file a joint status report on or before November 14, 2025.

14 DATED this 28th day of August, 2025.

1 || Respectfully submitted, || TEAL LUTHY MILLER LAW OFFICES OF BART KLEIN Acting United States Attorney s/ Michelle R. Lambert s/ Bart Klein || MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, NYS #4666657 BART KLEIN WSBA #10909 Assistant United States Attorney Law Offices of Bart Klein || United States Attorney’s Office 605 First Avenue South, Suite 500 Western District of Washington Seattle, WA 98104 || 1201 Pacific Ave., Ste. 700 Tel.: (206) 624-3787 Tacoma, WA 98402 Fax: (206) 624-6371 || Phone: (253) 428-3824 [email protected] Fax: (253) 428-3826 || Email: [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiffs || Attorneys for Defendants ||/ certify that this memorandum contains 283 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules.

1] ORDER The parties having so stipulated, the above is SO ORDERED. The parties shall file a joint status report on or before November 14, 2025.

DATED this 29th day of August, 2025.

Tok. 4. Chas 19 JOHN H. CHUN United States District Judge STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER [Case No. 2:25-cv-01245-JHC] - 3