Datta v. Jaddou

Opinion

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4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 SIDHARTHA DATTA, et al., CASE NO. 2:22-cv-1302-JHC 8

Plaintiffs, ORDER 9 v. 10 UR M. JADDOU, Director, U.S. Citizenship 11 and Immigration Services, et al.,

12 Defendants. 13

14 This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ status report. Dkt. # 29. On 15 September 8, 2023, the Court stayed this case pending further appellate action, directing the 16 parties to file a status report by June 14, 2024. See Dkt. # 21. In their status report, the parties 17 state that Plaintiffs’ petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court is pending. Dkt. # 18 29 at 1–2. The parties agree that this case should continue to be stayed either until the Supreme 19 Court denies the pending petition for certiorari, or if the petition is granted, until a decision is 20 issued. Id. at 2. They “propose that they submit a status report within 14 days of either 21 occurrence.” Id. 22 The Court agrees. In determining whether to stay a case, “the competing interests which 23 will be affected by the granting or refusal to grant a stay must be weighed.” Lockyer v. Mirant 24 l Corp., 398 F.3d 1098, 1110 (9th Cir. 2005) (citing CMAX, Inc. v. Hall, 300 F.2d 265, 268 (9th 2 Cir. 1962)). Those interests include: (1) “the possible damage which may result from the 3 granting of a stay,” (2) “the hardship or inequity which a party may suffer in being required to go 4 forward,” and (3) “the orderly course of justice measured in terms of the simplifying or 5 complicating of issues, proof, and questions of law which could be expected to result from a 6 stay.” Jd. Here, the Court determines that these factors weigh in favor of extending the stay in 7 || this case. 8 Thus, the Court hereby STAYS this case until the Supreme Court resolves Plaintiffs’ 9 appeal of this Court’s denial of their motion fora TRO. See Dkt. #10. The Court also 10 || DIRECTS the parties to submit a status report within 14 days of said resolution. 11 Dated this 28th day of June, 2024. 12 Job. 4. Chur 13 John H. Chun United States District Judge 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24