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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (Western Division - Los Angeles) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:12-cv-07893-CAS-AGR
Courtney Carlsson et al v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al Assigned to: Judge Christina A. Snyder
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg
Related Case: 2:14-cv-04597-CAS-AGR
Cause: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act
Date Filed: 09/13/2012 Jury Demand: None
Nature of Suit: 465 Other Immigration Actions Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant
Plaintiff
Courtney Carlsson represented by Ira J Kurzban
Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli & Pratt PA 2650 SW 27th Avenue Suite 200 Miami, FL 33133
305-444-0060 Fax: 305-444-3503
Email: [email protected] ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Badrialsadat Hashemi Farsadani represented by Ira J Kurzban (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Guidong Jiang represented by Ira J Kurzban (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
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DeQing Kong
TERMINATED: 02/12/2014
represented by Ira J Kurzban
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Ye Yen Lai represented by Ira J Kurzban
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Wong Ai Lee TERMINATED: 02/12/2014
represented by Ira J Kurzban (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Ni Li represented by Ira J Kurzban (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Wei Li represented by Ira J Kurzban (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Jimin Lim represented by Ira J Kurzban
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
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Nuong Lien Luong represented by Ira J Kurzban
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
David Martin represented by Ira J Kurzban
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Patel N Rajeshbhai TERMINATED: 02/12/2014
represented by Ira J Kurzban (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Giti Seyedsalehi represented by Ira J Kurzban (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Hongli Shi TERMINATED: 02/12/2014
represented by Ira J Kurzban (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Amrit Pal Toor represented by Ira J Kurzban
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
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Van Der Ham
TERMINATED: 02/12/2014
represented by Ira J Kurzban
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Mengyou Yao represented by Ira J Kurzban
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Eun Sook Yoo represented by Ira J Kurzban (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Ai Lee Wong represented by Ira J Kurzban (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Gerardus Van Der Ham represented by Ira J Kurzban (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Rajeshbhai N Patel represented by Ira J Kurzban
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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V.
Defendant
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services represented by Geoffrey Forney US Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation - District Court Section
450 5th Street NW Room 6104 Washington, DC 20001
202-532-4329 Fax: 202-305-7000 Email: [email protected]
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Glenn M Girdharry US Department of Justice
Civil Division - Immigration Litigation PO Box 868 Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044 202-532-4807 Fax: 202-305-7000
Email: [email protected] ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
OIL-DCS Trial Attorney Office of Immigration Litigation
District Court Section PO Box 868 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044
202-305-0598 Email: [email protected]
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Sarah Maloney
US Department of Justice Civil Division - Office of Immigration Litigation
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450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20001 202-305-4193
Fax: 202-305-7000 Email: [email protected] ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
Janet Naplitano
Secretary U S Dept of Homeland Security TERMINATED: 02/12/2014
represented by Geoffrey Forney
(See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Glenn M Girdharry
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
OIL-DCS Trial Attorney (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
Alejandro Mayorkas Director U S Citizenship and Immigration Services
TERMINATED: 02/12/2014
represented by Geoffrey Forney (See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Glenn M Girdharry (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED OIL-DCS Trial Attorney
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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Defendant
Rosemary Melville U S Citizenship and Immigration Services California
Service Center TERMINATED: 02/12/2014
represented by Geoffrey Forney (See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Glenn M Girdharry (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED OIL-DCS Trial Attorney
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
Jeh Johnson
Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
represented by Geoffrey Forney
US Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation - District Court Section 450 5th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001 202-532-4329
Fax: 202-305-7000 Email: [email protected] ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Sarah Maloney
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
Daniel Renaud Acting Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, California Service Center
represented by Geoffrey Forney (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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Sarah Maloney
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
Lori Scialabba
Acting Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
represented by Geoffrey Forney
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Sarah Maloney (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Date Filed # Docket Text
09/13/2012 1 COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against Defendants Alejandro Mayorkas, Rosemary Melville, Janet
Naplitano, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Case assigned to Judge Christina A. Snyder for all further proceedings. Discovery referred to Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg. (Filing fee $ 350 PAID.), filed by Plaintiffs Eun Sook Yoo, Mengyou Yao, Wong Ai Lee, David Martin, DeQing Kong, Jimin Lim, Courtney Carlsson, Patel N Rajeshbhai, Ni
Li, Amrit Pal Toor, Giti Seyedsalehi, Hongli Shi, Badrialsadat Hashemi Farsadani, Ye Yen Lai, Wei Li, Nuong Lien Luong, Van Der Ham, Guidong Jiang. (et) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/14/2012: # 1 Ntc of Asgmt, # 2Summons, # 3 Civil
Cover Sheet) (mg). (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/14/2012: # 4 Exhibit Part 1, # 5 Exhibit Part 3, # 6 Exhibit Part 4) (mg). (Entered: 09/13/2012)
09/13/2012 60 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint - (Discovery) 1 as to Defendants Alejandro Mayorkas, Rosemary Melville, Janet
Naplitano, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. (et) (Entered: 09/13/2012)
09/13/2012 2 CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiffs Courtney Carlsson, Van Der Ham, Badrialsadat Hashemi Farsadani, Guidong Jiang, DeQing Kong, Ye Yen Lai, Wong Ai Lee, Ni Li, Wei Li, Jimin Lim, Nuong Lien Luong,
David Martin, Patel N Rajeshbhai, Giti Seyedsalehi, Hongli Shi, Amrit Pal Toor, Mengyou Yao, Eun Sook Yoo. (et) (mg). (Entered: 09/13/2012)
09/13/2012 3 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (et) (Entered: 09/13/2012)
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09/14/2012 4 NOTICE OF CLERICAL ERROR: Due to clerical error Re: Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program (ADR-8) 3 , the above listed case does not qualify for the ADR Program and therefore should not have been added. (et) (Entered:
09/14/2012)
09/14/2012 5 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Geoffrey Forney on behalf of Defendants Alejandro Mayorkas, Rosemary Melville,
Janet Naplitano, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (Forney, Geoffrey) (Entered: 09/14/2012)
09/25/2012 6 EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order as to Defendants' Treatment of Plaintiffs' and Derivative Beneficiaries' Immigration Status. If this is filed during normal business hours, please contact the courtroom deputy assigned
to the judge. If you are filing this document after 5:00 Monday through Friday, on a weekend or holiday, and need immediate judicial review, please call 213-894-2485 to advise that a Temporary Restraining Order has been electronically filed. Failure
to call the courtroom deputy, or the after hours filing contact number, may result in a delay of judicial review. Ex Parte Application filed by Plaintiff Courtney Carlsson. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit Ex. A: Affidavit of Courtney Victoria Manuella Carlsson, # 3 Exhibit Ex. B: Affidavit of DeQuing Kong, # 4 Exhibit Ex. C Affidavit of Gerardus Johannes
Van Der Ham, # 5 Exhibit Ex. D: Declaration of Badrialsadat Hashemi Farsadani, # 6 Exhibit Ex. E: Declaration of Giti Seyedsalehi, # 7 Exhibit Ex. F: Affidavit of Amrit Pal Toor)(Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 09/25/2012)
09/27/2012 7 MEMORANDUM in Opposition to EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order as to Defendants' Treatment of Plaintiffs' and Derivative Beneficiaries' Immigration Status. If this is filed during normal business hours, please contact the courtroom deputy assign 6 filed by Defendants Alejandro Mayorkas, Rosemary Melville, Janet Naplitano, United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Excerpts from Administrative Record), # 2 Proposed Order)(Forney, Geoffrey) (Entered: 09/27/2012)
09/27/2012 8 EX PARTE APPLICATION to Exceed Page Limitation Defedants' Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Application for a Temporary Restraining Order filed by Defendants Alejandro Mayorkas, Rosemary Melville, Janet Naplitano, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Forney, Geoffrey) (Entered: 09/27/2012)
09/27/2012 9 Notice of Electronic Filing re EX PARTE APPLICATION to Exceed Page Limitation Defedants' Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Application for a Temporary Restraining Order 8 , MEMORANDUM in Opposition to Motion,, 7 e-
mailed to [email protected] bounced due to 5.1.2 - Bad destination host 'DNS Hard Error looking up civ.usdoj.gov. Notifications resent to [email protected] Pursuant to the General Order and Local Rules it is the attorneys obligation to maintain all personal contact information including e-mail address in the CM/ECF system. THERE IS NO PDF
DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY.(tyw) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 09/27/2012)
09/27/2012 10 REPLY in support of EX PARTE APPLICATION for Temporary Restraining Order as to Defendants' Treatment of Plaintiffs'
and Derivative Beneficiaries' Immigration Status. If this is filed during normal business hours, please contact the courtroom deputy assign 6 filed by Plaintiff Courtney Carlsson. (Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 09/27/2012)
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10/03/2012 11 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER PLAINTIFFS' EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (filed September 25, 2012) by Judge Christina A. Snyder: The Court finds that plaintiffs have not made a sufficient
showing entitling them to a temporary restraining order. Accordingly, plaintiffs' application for a TRO is hereby DENIED. In light of the potential hardships to plaintiffs here, the Court sets a status conference for October 11, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. 6 Ex
Parte Application for TRO (bp) (Entered: 10/04/2012)
10/05/2012 12 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Reschedule status conference filed by plaintiffs Courtney Carlsson, Van Der Ham, Badrialsadat Hashemi Farsadani, Guidong Jiang, DeQing Kong, Ye Yen Lai, Wong Ai Lee, Ni Li, Wei Li, Jimin Lim, Nuong
Lien Luong, David Martin, Patel N Rajeshbhai, Giti Seyedsalehi, Hongli Shi, Amrit Pal Toor, Mengyou Yao, Eun Sook Yoo. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 10/05/2012)
10/05/2012 13 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Reschedule Status Conference filed by Defendants Alejandro Mayorkas, Rosemary Melville, Janet Naplitano, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Forney, Geoffrey) (Entered: 10/05/2012)
10/05/2012 14 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Glenn M Girdharry on behalf of Defendants Alejandro Mayorkas, Rosemary Melville, Janet Naplitano, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (Girdharry, Glenn) (Entered: 10/05/2012)
10/09/2012 15 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) by Judge Christina A. Snyder: Since the filing of Plaintiffs' Unopposed Notice of Motion and Motion to Continue Status Conference 12 and Defendants' Motion to Reset Hearing Date or for Leave to Appear Telephonically 13 , the Court has been notified that counsel for both sides will be present at the Status Conference set on
10/11/2012 at 1:00 PM. Therefore, the Court finds the motions moot. Court Reporter: Not Present. (gk) (Entered: 10/10/2012)
10/11/2012 16 MINUTES OF Status Conference held before Judge Christina A. Snyder: The Court confers with counsel. The Court orders
defendants to produce the Administrative Record on compact disk (CD) forthwith. Plaintiff may conduct discovery as follows: Up to and including ten Interrogatories; and Production of documents re: change in policy over the last 12 months. The Court sets a Further Status Conference on 1/14/2013 11:00 AM before Judge Christina A. Snyder, regarding the case and
setting of dates. Counsel shall file a Joint Report re: Dates on or before 1/7/2013. Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg has agreed to preside over the action for settlement purposes. Counsel shall contact her Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Marine
Pogosyan regarding Judge Rosenberg's calendar. Court Reporter: Laura Elias. (gk) (Entered: 10/16/2012)
10/18/2012 17 SCHEDULING NOTICE RE TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE by Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg 16 . A Telephone Conference is set for 10/19/2012 at 11:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg. The Court will initiate the call.
THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY.(mp) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 10/18/2012)
10/19/2012 18 MINUTES OF Telephone Conference held before Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg. Telephonic conference held off the
record regarding settlement conference dates. Settlement conference shall take place on November 5, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. or when counsel arrive at the Spring Street courthouse after the hearing in Santa Ana, whichever is earlier. A separate order shall
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issue regarding the settlement conference. All counsel agree that the magistrate judge may conduct separate, confidential settlement sessions with each side beginning today. (mp) (Entered: 10/19/2012)
10/19/2012 19 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg re: Telephone Conference 18 . SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE ORDER. IT IS ORDERED that the parties shall appear for a settlement conference on November 5, 2012,
2:00 p.m., at 312 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, California, in Courtroom "B"- 8th floor. On or before October 29, 2012, each party shall deliver or fax to the chambers of Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg at (213) 894-2934 a Confidential Settlement Conference Statement. EACH PARTY SHALL APPEAR AT THE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE IN
PERSON, absent Court permission to participate telephonically. The appearing party, or party representative, is to have authority to settle the case. (See Order for details.) (mp) (Entered: 10/19/2012)
10/24/2012 20 RESCHEDULING NOTICE by Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg re: SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE 19 . The Settlement Conference previously scheduled for 11/5/2012 2:00 p.m. has been rescheduled. Settlement Conference is set for 11/5/2012 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS ENTRY.(mp) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 10/24/2012)
11/05/2012 21 MINUTES OF Settlement Conference held before Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg, Settlement conference held
November 5, 2012. The matter was called and the parties stated their appearances. The settlement conference was conducted off the record. The Government shall respond to the proposal by November 13, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. by contacting the Judges Clerk, Marine Pogosyan at 213-894-5419. Court Recorder: CS 11-5-12. (lmh) (Entered: 11/05/2012)
11/14/2012 22 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg re: Settlement Conference, 21 . SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. On November 5, 2012, the settlement conference was conducted off the record. At the
settlement conference the Court ordered the Government to respond to the proposal by November 13, 2012. On November 13, 2012, the Government contacted the court and accepted the proposal. The matter is SETTLED. (mp) (Entered: 11/14/2012)
11/29/2012 23 Joint STIPULATION to Stay Case pending Plaintiffs' voluntary dismissal of their Complaint without prejudice filed by
Defendants Alejandro Mayorkas, Rosemary Melville, Janet Naplitano, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order granting the parties' stipulation jointly requesting the Court stay the case)(Girdharry,
Glenn) (Entered: 11/29/2012)
11/30/2012 24 ORDER by Judge Christina A. Snyder 23 . In light of the parties' settlement agreement, and based on the terms of the parties' stipulation, the Court STAYS the case, including all discovery requirements and other deadlines, until further notice. Case
Terminated. Made JS-6. Case stayed. (ms) (Entered: 12/03/2012)
02/11/2014 25 STIPULATION to Complaint - (Discovery),,, 1 filed by plaintiffs Courtney Carlsson, Van Der Ham, Badrialsadat Hashemi
Farsadani, Guidong Jiang, Ye Yen Lai, Wong Ai Lee, Ni Li, Wei Li, Jimin Lim, Nuong Lien Luong, David Martin, Patel N Rajeshbhai, Giti Seyedsalehi, Amrit Pal Toor, Mengyou Yao, Eun Sook Yoo. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - First Amended
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Complaint, # 2 Exhibit 1 to First Amended Complaint, # 3 Exhibit 2 to First Amended Complaint, # 4 Exhibit 3 to First Amended Complaint, # 5 Exhibit 4 to First Amended Complaint, # 6 Exhibit 5 to First Amended Complaint, # 7 Exhibit 6 to
First Amended Complaint, # 8 Exhibit 7 to First Amended Complaint, # 9 Exhibit 8 to First Amended Complaint, # 10 Exhibit 9 to First Amended Complaint, # 11 Exhibit 10 to First Amended Complaint, # 12 Exhibit 11 to First Amended
Complaint, # 13 Exhibit 12 to First Amended Complaint, #14 Exhibit 13 to First Amended Complaint, # 15 Exhibit 14 to First Amended Complaint, # 16 Exhibit 15 to First Amended Complaint, # 17 Exhibit 16 to First Amended Complaint, #18 Exhibit 17 to First Amended Complaint, # 19 Exhibit 18 to First Amended Complaint, # 20 Exhibit 19 to First Amended
Complaint, # 21 Exhibit 20 to First Amended Complaint, #22 Exhibit 21 to First Amended Complaint, # 23 Exhibit 22 to First Amended Complaint, # 24 Proposed Order)(Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 02/11/2014)
02/12/2014 26 ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION TO GRANT PLAINTIFFS LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT by Judge Christina A. Snyder: Upon Stipulation 25 , the Court orders as follows: Plaintiffs are granted leave to file forthwith their First Amended Complaint, a copy of which was attached to the parties' stipulation as Exhibit A. The stay is hereby lifted
and the Court places the action back on its active caseload. The First Amended Complaint shall be deemed to be served on Defendants as of the date of this Order. Defendants shall have 30 days from the date of this Order to Answer or otherwise
respond to Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint. (Case reopened. MD JS-5.) (gk) (Entered: 02/13/2014)
02/12/2014 27 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT against Defendants United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Jeh Johnson, Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Daniel Renaud, Acting Director, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, and
Lori Scialabba, Acting Director, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services; Party Wong Ai Lee, Alejandro Mayorkas, Rosemary Melville, Janet Naplitano, Patel N Rajeshbhai, Hongli Shi, Van Der Ham and DeQing Kong terminated; amending
Complaint 1 ; filed by Plaintiffs Courtney Carlsson, Badrialsadat Hashemi Farsadani, Guidong Jiang, Ye Yen Lai, Ni Li, Wei Li, Jimin Lim, Nuong Lien Luong, David Martin, Rajeshbhai N. Patel, Giti Seyedsalehi, Amrit Pal Toor, Gerardus Van Der Ham, Ai Lee Wong, Mengyou Yao, and Eun Sook Yoo. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit
4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19,
# 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22)(gk) (Entered: 02/13/2014)
02/20/2014 28 NOTICE TO COUNSEL upon filing of the complaint by Judge Christina A. Snyder. (rba) (Entered: 02/20/2014)
03/14/2014 29 TRAVERSE to Amended Complaint,,,, 27 (Defendants' Answer) filed by Defendants Jeh Johnson, Daniel Renaud, Lori
Scialabba, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. (Forney, Geoffrey) (Entered: 03/14/2014)
01/14/2015 30 REQUEST for Order for status conference filed by plaintiffs Guidong Jiang, Wei Li, Jimin Lim, David Martin, Rajeshbhai N
Patel, Giti Seyedsalehi, Gerardus Van Der Ham, Ai Lee Wong. Request set for hearing on 1/26/2015 at 10:00 AM before Judge Christina A. Snyder. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 01/14/2015)
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01/21/2015 31 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Sarah Maloney on behalf of Defendants Jeh Johnson, Daniel Renaud, Lori Scialabba, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (Attorney Sarah Maloney added to party Jeh Johnson(pty:dft),
Attorney Sarah Maloney added to party Daniel Renaud(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Maloney added to party Lori Scialabba(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Maloney added to party United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services(pty:dft))(Maloney, Sarah) (Entered: 01/21/2015)
01/21/2015 32 ORDER SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE by Judge Christina A. Snyder, re REQUEST for Order for status conference 30 . Upon consideration of Plaintiffs Request for a Status Conference, the Court sets a status conference on the
above-captioned case for January 26, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (kss) (Entered: 01/21/2015)
01/23/2015 33 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge Christina A. Snyder. Scheduling Conference set for 3/2/2015
at 11:00 AM before Judge Christina A. Snyder. (cj) (Entered: 01/23/2015)
01/25/2015 34 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Order for Affirming the Agency's Decisions filed by Defendants Jeh Johnson, Daniel Renaud, Lori Scialabba, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Motion set for hearing on 4/20/2015 at
10:00 AM before Judge Christina A. Snyder. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Attorney Geoffrey Forney added to party Jeh Johnson(pty:dft), Attorney Geoffrey Forney added to party Daniel Renaud(pty:dft), Attorney Geoffrey Forney added to
party Lori Scialabba(pty:dft))(Forney, Geoffrey) (Entered: 01/25/2015)
01/26/2015 35 MINUTES OF Motion Hearing and Status Conference Pursuant to Plaintiff's Request 30 held before Judge Christina A. Snyder: Tentative order provided. The Court confers with counsel and counsel argue. The Court takes Defendants' Motion to
Transfer Venue under submission. The Court states it will confer with Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg as to whether further settlement discussions are warranted. If Court advises counsel that further settlement discussions are appropriate,
counsel shall contact her Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Marine Pogosyan, regarding Judge Rosenberg's calendar. Court Reporter: Laura Elias. (gk) (Entered: 01/29/2015)
02/05/2015 36 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Judge Christina A. Snyder: Judge Rosenberg has reviewed the files and determines
that further settlement discussions would not be fruitful in the above-referenced related actions. Accordingly, the Court will proceed to rule on the pending motion to transfer in CV14-4597-CAS(AGRx). (pj) (Entered: 02/06/2015)
02/20/2015 37 JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 5 days (plaintiffs); 10 days (defendants), filed by Plaintiffs Guidong Jiang, Wei Li, Jimin Lim, David Martin, Rajeshbhai N Patel, Gerardus Van Der Ham, Ai Lee Wong.. (Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 02/20/2015)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (Western Division - Los Angeles) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:14-cv-04597-CAS-AGR
Marzieh Adab et al v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services et al Assigned to: Judge Christina A. Snyder
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg
Related Case: 2:12-cv-07893-CAS-AGR
Cause: 05:551 Administrative Procedure Act
Date Filed: 06/16/2014 Date Terminated: 02/09/2015
Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 465 Other Immigration Actions
Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant
Plaintiff
Marzieh Adab represented by Vera A Weisz
Weisz Immigration Law Group 510 West 6th Street Suite 200 Los Angeles, CA 90014
213-347-0025 Fax: 213-623-2899
Email: [email protected] LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ira J Kurzban
Kurzban Kurzban Weinger Tetzeli and Pratt PA 2650 SW 27th Avenue Suite 200 Miami, FL 33133
305-444-0060 Fax: 305-444-3503
Email: [email protected] ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Ian Bowles represented by Vera A Weisz (See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY
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ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ira J Kurzban
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Bei Guo represented by Vera A Weisz (See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ira J Kurzban (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Mohammad Saeid Khorram represented by Vera A Weisz (See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ira J Kurzban (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
David Lawler represented by Vera A Weisz (See above for address) LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ira J Kurzban
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(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Plaintiff
Jing Zhang represented by Vera A Weisz (See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ira J Kurzban (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
V.
Defendant
United States Citizenship & Immigration Services represented by Geoffrey Forney
US Department of Justice Office of Immigration Litigation - District Court Section
450 5th Street NW Washington, DC 20001 202-532-4329
Fax: 202-305-7000 Email: [email protected] ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Glenn M Girdharry
US Department of Justice Civil Division - Immigration Litigation PO Box 868 Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044 202-532-4807
Fax: 202-305-7000 Email: [email protected]
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ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Sarah Maloney
US Department of Justice Civil Division - Office of Immigration Litigation 450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20001 202-305-4193
Fax: 202-305-7000 Email: [email protected] ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
Jeh Johnson
Secretary, U.S. Dep't of Homeland Security
represented by Geoffrey Forney
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Glenn M Girdharry (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Sarah Maloney (See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
Nicholas Colucci
Chief, Immigrant Investor Program, USCIS
represented by Geoffrey Forney
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Glenn M Girdharry (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
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Sarah Maloney
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Defendant
Lori Scialabba
Acting Director, USCIS
represented by Geoffrey Forney
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Glenn M Girdharry (See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Sarah Maloney
(See above for address) ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Date Filed # Docket Text
06/16/2014 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: 0973-13966039 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiffs Jing Zhang, Bei Guo, Ian Bowles, Marzieh Adab, Mohammad Saeid Khorram, David Lawler. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4,
# 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11) (Attorney Ira J Kurzban added to party Marzieh Adab(pty:pla), Attorney Ira J Kurzban added to party Ian Bowles(pty:pla), Attorney Ira J Kurzban added to party Bei Guo(pty:pla), Attorney Ira J Kurzban added to party Mohammad Saeid Khorram(pty:pla),
Attorney Ira J Kurzban added to party David Lawler(pty:pla), Attorney Ira J Kurzban added to party Jing Zhang(pty:pla))(Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 06/16/2014)
06/16/2014 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiffs Marzieh Adab, Ian Bowles, Bei Guo, Mohammad Saeid Khorram, David Lawler,
Jing Zhang. (Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 06/16/2014)
06/16/2014 3 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),, 1 filed by Plaintiffs Marzieh Adab, Ian
Bowles, Bei Guo, Mohammad Saeid Khorram, David Lawler, Jing Zhang. (Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 06/16/2014)
06/16/2014 4 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiffs All Plaintiffs, (Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 06/16/2014)
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06/16/2014 5 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Dale S. Fischer and Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian. (esa) (Entered: 06/16/2014)
06/16/2014 6 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (esa) (Entered: 06/16/2014)
06/16/2014 7 60 DAY Summons issued re Complaint 1 as to defendants Nicholas Colucci, Jeh Johnson, Lori Scialabba, United States
Citizenship & Immigration Services. (esa) (Entered: 06/16/2014)
06/16/2014 8 INITIAL STANDING ORDER upon filing of the complaint by Judge Dale S. Fischer. If a party would be entitled to attorneys fees, counsel are referred to the Order Re Fees found on Courts website under Judge Fischer's Procedures and
Schedules contained in the Judges Requirements tab. Read all Orders carefully. They govern this case and differ in some respects from the Local Rules. (dp) (Entered: 06/16/2014)
06/16/2014 9 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: (IN CHAMBERS) NOTICE: Judge Dale S. Fischer is participating in a pilot program regarding the submission of sealed documents. Effective July 8, 2013, all proposed documents related to under seal filings must be submitted via e-mail to the Judges Chambers e-mail at [email protected]. Please refer to the judges pilot
program procedures for detailed instructions for submission of sealed documents. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (dp) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 06/16/2014)
06/20/2014 10 ORDER RE TRANSFER PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 14-03 -Related Case- filed. Related Case No: CV 12-07893 CAS(AGRx). Case transferred from Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian and Judge Dale S. Fischer to Judge Christina A. Snyder and Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of
the transferee Judge CV 14-04597 CAS(AGRx). Signed by Judge Christina A. Snyder (rn) (Entered: 06/20/2014)
06/30/2014 11 NOTICE TO COUNSEL upon filing of the complaint by Judge Christina A. Snyder. (rba) (Entered: 06/30/2014)
07/10/2014 12 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg is participating in a pilot project regarding the submission of SEALED DOCUMENTS. Effective July 8, 2013, all proposed sealed documents pertaining to discovery matters referred to the magistrate judge must be submitted via e-mail to the Judges Chambers email address at
[email protected]. Please refer to the judges procedures and schedules for detailed instructions for submission of sealed documents. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (kl) TEXT
ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 07/10/2014)
08/01/2014 13 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Geoffrey Forney on behalf of Defendants Nicholas Colucci, Jeh Johnson, Lori Scialabba, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (Attorney Geoffrey Forney added to party Nicholas
Colucci(pty:dft), Attorney Geoffrey Forney added to party Jeh Johnson(pty:dft), Attorney Geoffrey Forney added to party Lori Scialabba(pty:dft), Attorney Geoffrey Forney added to party United States Citizenship & Immigration
Services(pty:dft))(Forney, Geoffrey) (Entered: 08/01/2014)
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08/04/2014 14 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Glenn M Girdharry on behalf of Defendants Nicholas Colucci, Jeh Johnson, Lori Scialabba, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (Attorney Glenn M Girdharry added to party Nicholas
Colucci(pty:dft), Attorney Glenn M Girdharry added to party Jeh Johnson(pty:dft), Attorney Glenn M Girdharry added to party Lori Scialabba(pty:dft), Attorney Glenn M Girdharry added to party United States Citizenship & Immigration
Services(pty:dft))(Girdharry, Glenn) (Entered: 08/04/2014)
08/11/2014 15 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Sarah Maloney on behalf of Defendants Nicholas Colucci, Jeh Johnson, Lori Scialabba, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (Attorney Sarah Maloney added to party Nicholas
Colucci(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Maloney added to party Jeh Johnson(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Maloney added to party Lori Scialabba(pty:dft), Attorney Sarah Maloney added to party United States Citizenship & Immigration
Services(pty:dft))(Maloney, Sarah) (Entered: 08/11/2014)
08/15/2014 16 STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Oct. 20, 2014 filed by Defendants Nicholas Colucci, Jeh Johnson, Lori Scialabba, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Maloney, Sarah)
(Entered: 08/15/2014)
08/18/2014 17 ORDER by Judge Christina A. Snyder 16 . The Court APPROVES the parties' stipulation. Defendants shall answer or
otherwise respond to Plaintiffs' complaint by October 20, 2014. (im) (Entered: 08/19/2014)
09/10/2014 18 STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File Motion for Class Certification filed by plaintiffs Marzieh Adab, Ian Bowles, Bei Guo, Mohammad Saeid Khorram, David Lawler. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Ira J. Kurzban, # 2 Proposed
Order)(Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 09/10/2014)
09/11/2014 19 ORDER GRANTING THE PARTIES' STIPULATION TO EXTEND PLAINTIFFS' DEADLINE TO MOVE FOR CLASS
CERTIFICATION by Judge Christina A. Snyder: Upon Stipulation 18 , the Court extends Plaintiffs' deadline to move for class certification by 90 days. Plaintiffs shall move for class certification by 12/15/2014. (gk) (Entered: 09/12/2014)
10/20/2014 20 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Change Venue to filed by Defendants Nicholas Colucci, Jeh Johnson, Lori
Scialabba. Motion set for hearing on 1/26/2015 at 10:00 AM before Judge Christina A. Snyder. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Proposed Order)(Maloney, Sarah) (Entered: 10/20/2014)
01/05/2015 21 MEMORANDUM in Opposition to MOTION to Change Venue to 20 Transfer Venue filed by Plaintiff Marzieh Adab. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 01/05/2015)
01/12/2015 22 REPLY In Support of MOTION to Change Venue to 20 the District for the District of Columbia filed by Defendants
Nicholas Colucci, Jeh Johnson, Lori Scialabba, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services. (Maloney, Sarah) (Entered: 01/12/2015)
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01/26/2015 23 MINUTES OF Motion Hearing and Status Conference Pursuant to Plaintiff's Request held before Judge Christina A. Snyder: Tentative order provided. The Court confers with counsel and counsel argue. The Court takes Defendants' Motion to Transfer
Venue 20 under submission. The Court states it will confer with Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg as to whether further settlement discussions are warranted. If Court advises counsel that further settlement discussions are appropriate, counsel
shall contact her Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Marine Pogosyan, regarding Judge Rosenberg's calendar. Court Reporter: Laura Elias. (gk) (Entered: 01/29/2015)
02/05/2015 24 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) by Judge Christina A. Snyder: Judge Rosenberg has reviewed the files and determines that
further settlement discussions would not be fruitful in the above-referenced related actions. Accordingly, the Court will proceed to rule on the pending motion to transfer in CV14-04597 CAS (AGRx). Court Reporter: Not Present. (gk) (Entered:
02/06/2015)
02/09/2015 25 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) by Judge Christina A. Snyder: The Court hereby GRANTS Defendants' Motion to Transfer this action to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 20 . ( MD JS-6. Case Terminated ) Court Reporter:
Not Present. (gk) (Entered: 02/11/2015)
02/17/2015 26 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Certify Order Transferring Venue to the District of Columbia (ECF No. 25) for
Interlocutory Appeal Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1292(b) filed by plaintiffs Marzieh Adab, Ian Bowles, Bei Guo, Mohammad Saeid Khorram, David Lawler, Jing Zhang. Motion set for hearing on 3/23/2015 at 10:00 AM before Judge Christina A. Snyder. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Kurzban, Ira) (Entered: 02/17/2015)