Valencia v. Cuccinelli

Opinion

Chief District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez

WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

JESUS ANGELES VALENCIA, Case No. C20-6026-RSM

Plaintiff, STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME V. Note on Motion Calendar: April 29, 2021 TRACY RENAUD, Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, et al., ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, Secretary of Homeland Security, CYNTHIA MUNITA, Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Seattle Field Office Defendants. COMES NOW, Plaintiff, Jesus Angeles Valencia, and Defendants Tracy Renaud, et al., by and through their counsel of record, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6 and Local Rules 10(g) and 16, and hereby jointly stipulate and move for an extension of 120 days for Defendants to respond to the Complaint. Defendants’ responsive pleading to the Complaint is due May 4, 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 deadlines. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has issued a Notice of Intent to Deny (“NOID”). Plaintiff has 90 days to respond to the NOID. Once the NOID has been adjudicated, this matter might be resolved without further involvement of the Court. Continuing the existing deadline for a

responsive pleading will allow the parties to conserve resources because they will not have to expend resources completing work on the case that may become moot (or the issues may change). Therefore, the parties stipulate and agree to a 120-day extension for Defendants to respond to the Complaint. If the matter is not resolved before then, Defendants will respond to the Complaint by September 1, 2021. Stipulated to and presented this 29th day of April, 2021. ALEXANDRA LOZANO TESSA M. GORMAN IMMIGRATION LAW Acting United States Attorney

s/ Alexandra Lozano s/ James C. Strong ALEXANDRA LOZANO, WSBA # 40478 JAMES C. STRONG, OR # 131597 Alexandra Lozano Immigration Law Assistant United States Attorney 16400 Southcenter Pkwy, Suite 410 United States Attorney’s Office Tukwila, WA 98188 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Phone: 206-406-3068 Seattle, Washington 98101-1271 Email: alexandra@abogadaalexandra.com Phone: 206-553-7970 Fax: 206-553-4067 Counsel for Plaintiff Email: james.strong@usdoj.gov

Counsel for Defendants

The parties having stipulated and agreed, it is hereby so ORDERED. DATED this 30th day of April, 2021.

A RICARDO S. MARTINEZ CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE