Yara F. Abdulla Buker v. Kristi Noem, et al.

1 The Honorable Lauren King 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE YARA F. ABDULLA BUKER, Case No. 2:25-cv-02215-LK Plaintiff, STIPULATED MOTION TO HOLD 11 CASE IN ABEYANCE AND v. [PROPOSED] ORDER KRISTI NOEM, et al., Noted for Consideration: 13 December 18, 2025.

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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 stay these proceedings until May 28, 2026. 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 schedule an interview and adjudicate her asylum application. Defendants’ response to the Complaint is currently due on January 23, 2026. The parties are currently working towards a resolution to this litigation. For good cause, the parties request that the Court hold the case in abeyance until May 28, 2026.

23 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.

4 With additional time, this case may be resolved without the need of further judicial intervention. USCIS will complete Plaintiff’s asylum interview on January 28, 2026. USCIS agrees to diligently work towards completing the adjudication of her application within 120 days, 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.

10 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 an abeyance until 120 days from Plaintiff’s interview date, to allow USCIS to process her asylum application.

13 // 14 // 1 DATED this 18th day of December, 2025.

2 Respectfully submitted, 3 CHARLES NEIL FLOYD United States Attorney s/ Sarah Louise Bishop 5 SARAH LOUISE BISHOP, NY No. 5256359 Assistant United States Attorney 6 United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Washington 7 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, Washington 98101-1271 8 Phone: 206-553-4063 Fax: 206-553-4067 9 Email: [email protected] 10 Attorneys for Defendants 11 I certify that this memorandum contains 294 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules.

14 s/Kelly Vomacka KELLY VOMACKA, WSBA No. 20090 15 GIBBS HOUSTON PAUW 1000 Second Avenue, Suite 1600 16 Seattle, Washington 98104 Phone: 206-682-1080 17 Email: [email protected] 18 Attorney for Plaintiff 1 fPROPOSEDTL ORDER 2 The case is held in abeyance until May 28, 2026. The parties shall submit a status update 4 It is so ORDERED. 1962) favor a stay, and therefore GRANTS the stipulated motion.

6 DATED this 19th day of December , 2025.

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