Al Khateeb v. United States Department of Homeland Security

Opinion

The Honorable Marsha J. Pechman

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

MUATAZ YAHYA ABDULJABBAR AL KHATEEB, CASE NO. 2:21-cv-0863-MJP an individual; SHAYMAA TAREQ ZAIDAN, an

individual; O.A., a child represented by his parents Muataz and Shaymaa; Y.Y., a child represented by his

parents Muataz and Shaymaa; MUSTAFA MUATAZ YAHYA, an individual; and YAHYA MUATAZ

YAHYA, an individual.

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED v. MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND

SECURITY; ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, in his official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security;

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND NOTING DATE: OCTOBER 4, 2021 IMMIGRATION SERVICES; UR M. JADDOU, in her

official capacity as Director of USCIS; USCIS FRAUD DETECTION AND NATIONAL SECURITY

DIRECTORATE; MATTHEW D. EMRICH, in his official capacity as Associate Director of the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate of USCIS; USCIS SEATTLE DISTRICT OFFICE; ANNE CORSANO, in her official capacity as the District Director for the Seattle Field Office of USCIS; CYNTHIA MUNITA, in her official capacity as the Field Office Director for the Seattle Field Office of USCIS; USCIS ROME FIELD OFFICE or its successor; SARAH SHERGILL, in her official capacity as the Field Office Director for the Rome Field Office of USCIS or her successor; USCIS REFUGEE, ASYLUM, AND INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS; and JENNIFER B. HIGGINS, in her official capacity as the Associate Director of the USCIS RAIO, Defendants.1 The parties, pursuant to LCR 10(g), hereby stipulate and move for a 30-day extension of the deadline for Defendant to answer the Complaint until November 3, 2021. A court may modify a deadline for good cause. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b). Continuing pretrial and trial dates is within the discretion of the trial judge. See King v. State of California, 784 F.2d 910, 912 (9th Cir. 1986). The parties submit there is good cause for an extension of the deadline to answer. The parties are discussing potential resolution of this matter that may avoid the need for further judicial intervention. The parties respectfully seek an extension of 30 days to determine if resolution is possible before Defendant responds to the Complaint.

Dated: October 4, 2021. Respectfully submitted,

Acting United States Attorney /s/ James C. Strong JAMES C. STRONG, OR # 131597 Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney’s Office 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, Washington 98101-1271 Phone: 206-553-7970 Fax: 206-553-4073 E-mail: james.strong@usdoj.gov 1 On August 3, 2021, Ur M. Jaddou became Director of USCIS. She should be automatically substituted for Defendant Tracy Renaud. Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d). Dated: October 4, 2021 /s/ Jay Gairson JAY GAIRSON, WSBA # 43365 Garrison Law, LLC 4606 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S. Seattle, Washington 98108 Phone: 206-357-4218 E-mail: jay@gairson.com

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated this 4th day of October, 2021. A

Marsha J. Pechman United States Senior District Judge