Maalin v. Mayorkas

Opinion

District Judge Tana Lin

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

FARTUN A. MAALIN et al., No. 2:21-cv-1700-TL

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED MOTION TO HOLD CASE IN v. ABEYANCE

ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, et al., Noted for Consideration on: June 3, 2022 Defendants.

Plaintiffs 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 for sixty days, including Defendants’ pending motion to dismiss. Dkt. No. 16. The parties are currently working diligently towards a resolution to this litigation. 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). Plaintiff Aadam H. Ali is scheduled for an interview at the U.S. Consulate in South Africa, on June 8, 2022. Once the interview has been conducted, this matter may be rendered moot. Therefore, the parties believe good cause exists for a brief stay in these proceedings to save the parties from spending unnecessary time and judicial resources on this matter. Accordingly, the parties jointly stipulate and request that the Court stay these proceedings for sixty days and strike Defendants’ motion to dismiss. Dkt. No. 16.

Dated: June 3, 2022 Respectfully submitted,

NICHOLAS W. BROWN United States Attorney s/Michelle R. Lambert MICHELLE R. LAMBERT, NYS #4666657 Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney’s Office 1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 700 Tacoma, Washington 98402 Phone: 206-428-3824 Email: michelle.lambert@usdoj.gov Attorneys for Defendants

s/Jane Marie O’Sullivan JANE MARIE O’SULLIVAN WSBA#34486 O’Sullivan Law Office 2417 Pacific Avenue SE, 2nd Floor Olympia, Washington 98501 Phone: 206-340-9980 Email: jane@osullivanlawoffice.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ORDER The parties having stipulated and agreed, it is hereby so ORDERED.

DATED this 3rd day of June, 2022.

A Tana Lin United States District Judge