Doe v. United States Department of Homeland Security

Opinion

District Judge Tana Lin

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

JOHN DOE, Case No. 2:24-cv-01712-TL Plaintiff, STIPULATED MOTION TO HOLD v. CASE IN ABEYANCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER HOMELAND SECURITY, et al., Noted for Consideration: August 21, 2025 Defendants. 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 continue stay these proceedings until September 8, 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 schedule an interview and adjudicate his asylum application. This case is currently stayed through August 25, 2025. The parties are currently working towards a resolution to this litigation. 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. With additional time, this case should be resolved without the need of further judicial

intervention. USCIS is actively working to adjudicate Plaintiff’s application. However, USCIS needs additional time to do so. USCIS believes that this can be completed on or before September 8, 2025. Accordingly, the parties request that this case remain stayed through September 8, 2025. The parties will either submit a joint status report before that date or seek dismissal of this litigation. DATED this 21st day of August, 2025.

Respectfully submitted, TEAL LUTHY MILLER Acting United States Attorney

s/ Michelle R. Lambert MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, NYS #4666657 Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Washington 1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 700 Tacoma, Washington 98402 Phone: (253) 428-3824 Fax: (253) 428-3826 Email: michelle.lambert@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Defendants

I certify that this memorandum contains 239 words, in compliance with the Local Civil Rules.

} COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS, WASHINGTON STATE CHAPTER s/ Anessa Novasio ] ANESSA NOVASIO WSBA#44294 Council on American Islamic Relations, Washington State Chapter 1511 Third Avenue, Suite 788 Seattle, Washington 98101 Phone: 206-384-8432 Email: anovasio@cair.com Attorney for Plaintiff {PROPOSED} ORDER The case is held in abeyance until September 8, 2025. The parties shall either submit a status update or seek dismissal of this litigation on or before September 8, 2025. It is so } ORDERED. DATED this 22nd day of August, 2025. aa Zo TANA LIN United States District Judge STIPULATED MOTION FOR ABEYANCE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY [Case No. 2:24-cv-01712-TL] - 3 1201 PACIFIC AVE., STE. 700