Kadyrov v. Noem

1 District Judge Jamal N. Whitehead 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE MALIKA KADYROV fka KURBANOVA, Case No. 2:25-cv-00994-JNW Plaintiff, STIPULATED MOTION TO HOLD 11 v. CASE IN ABEYANCE AND ORDER KRISTI NOEM, et al., Noted for Consideration: 13 Defendants. September 18, 2025 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 October 30, 2025. Plaintiff brought this litigation pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act and Mandamus Act seeking, inter alia, to compel U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) to adjudicate her asylum application. This case is currently stayed through September 30, 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. P.1.

3 With additional time, this case may be resolved without the need of further judicial intervention. USCIS conducted Plaintiff’s asylum interview on September 17, 2025. USCIS needs additional time to continue processing the application. Accordingly, the parties request that the Court hold the case in abeyance until October 30, 2025. The parties will submit a status update on or before October 30, 2025.

8 DATED this 18th day of September, 2025.

9 Respectfully submitted, TEAL LUTHY MILLER LAW OFFICE OF LIYA DJAMILOVA Acting United States Attorney s/ Michelle R. Lambert s/ Liya Djamilova MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, NYS #4666657 LIYA DJAMILOVA, WSBA# 57783 Assistant United States Attorney Law Office of Liya Djamilova United States Attorney’s Office 421 23 Avenue S Western District of Washington Seattle, Washington 98144 1201 Pacific Ave., Ste. 700 Phone: 206-623-0118 Tacoma, WA 98402 Email: [email protected] Phone: (253) 428-3824 Attorneys for Plaintiff Fax: (253) 428-3826 Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Defendants I certify that this memorandum contains 221 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules.

1 ORDER 2 The case is held in abeyance until October 30, 2025. The parties shall submit a status ||update on or before October 30, 2025. It is so ORDERED.

4 DATED this 19th day of September, 2025. sr N. WHITEHEAD 7 nited States District Judge STIPULATED MOTION FOR ABEYANCE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY [Case No. 2:25-cv-00994-JNW] - 3 1201 PACIFIC AVE., STE. 700