Madhavan v. Jaddou

Opinion

District Judge Thomas S. Zilly

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT AT SEATTLE

PRITISH MADHAVAN, et al., No. 2:22-cv-933-TSZ

Plaintiffs, STIPULATED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF DEADLINES v.

UR JADDOU, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; ANTHONY J. BLINKEN, Secretary of the U.S. Department of State,

Defendants.

The parties, by and through counsel of record, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b) and Local Rules 7(l), and 10(g), jointly stipulate and move for a one-week extension of the noting dates and the submission of Plaintiffs’ reply briefs for their Motion for a Preliminary Injunction/Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 15) and Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. No. 16). The parties further stipulate and move for a two-week extension to Defendants’ time to respond to the Complaint. For good cause, the parties request that the deadlines be extended until September 16, 2022, and September 27, 2022, respectively. A court may modify a deadline for good cause. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(b). Continuing pretrial

STIPULATED MOTION FOR EXTENSIONS - 1 UNITED STAT ES ATTORNEY 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 are discussing the potential resolution of this matter which, if reached, would eliminate the need for additional judicial intervention. However, the parties require additional time to do so. To provide the parties with sufficient time to confer, the parties request the following short extensions: Deadline Current Date New Date Noting Date/ Plaintiffs’ Reply September 9, 2022 September 16, 2022 Briefs for Dkt. Nos. 15, 16 Defendants’ Response to the September 13, 2022 September 27, 2022 Complaint Dated: September 9, 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/ Kripa Upadhyay KRIPA UPADHYAY, WSBA #40063 Orbit Law, PLLC 2459 152nd Ave. NE, Suite 17-2459 Redmond, WA 98052 Kripa@orbitlawpllc.com (206) 623-3352

STIPULATED MOTION FOR EXTENSIONS - 2 UNITED STAT ES ATTORNEY s/Charles H. Kuck CHARLES H. KUCK, GSBA #40063 Kuck Baxter Immigration, LLC 365 Northridge Rd, Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30350 ckuck@immigration.net (404) 816-8611 Pro Hac Vice

s/Jonathan Wasden JONATHAN WASDEN, PBA 199563 Wasden, Bless & Forney, LLC 3675 Market St., Suite 200 Philadelphia, PA 19104 jon@wbf-law.com (267) 244-8244 Pro Hac Vice

s/Aaron Hall AARON HALL; CBA #40376 Joseph & Hall, P.C. 12203 E. Second Ave. Aurora, CO 80011 aaron@immigrationissues.com (303) 297-9171 Pro Hac Vice

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

STIPULATED MOTION FOR EXTENSIONS - 3 UNITED STAT ES ATTORNEY The stipulated motion for extension (Dkt. No. 22) is GRANTED, and Plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment (Dkt. No. 15) and class certification (Dkt. No. 16) are RENOTED for September 16, 2022. Defendants’ response to the complaint is due on or before September 27, 2022. It is so ORDERED.

DATED this 9th day of September, 2022.

A Thomas S. Zilly United States District Judge

STIPULATED MOTION FOR EXTENSIONS - 4 UNITED STAT ES ATTORNEY