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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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Stipulation to Vacate Hearing Date

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SCOTT N. SCHOOLS, SC SBN 9990

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON, CSBN 88143

Assistant United States Attorney

Chief, Civil Division

ILA C. DEISS, NY SBN 3052909

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-7124

FAX: (415) 436-7169

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

BO TANG, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of the )

Department of Homeland Security; )

EMILIO T. GONZALEZ, Director of )

United States Citizenship and Immigration )

Services; )

DAVID STILL, San Francisco District Director, )

United States Citizenship and Immigration )

Services; )

ROBERT S. MUELLER, III, Director )

of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, )

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Defendants. )

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No. C 07-0683 JF

STIPULATION TO EXTEND HEARING

DATE ON THE PARTIES’ CROSSMOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT;

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

Date: July 27, 2007

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Courtroom: 3, 5 Floor th

The plaintiff, by and through his attorney of record, and defendants, by and through their

attorneys of record, hereby stipulate, subject to approval of the Court, to extend the hearing date

on the parties’ motion for summary judgment, which is currently scheduled for July 27, 2007, in

light of the following:

1. On June 1, 2007, the Court scheduled a hearing on the parties’ cross-motion for summary

judgment for July 27, 2007.

2. On July 2, 2007, the State Department issued an “Update on July Visa Availability” stating

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that there were no more employment-based visa numbers available for the rest of the fiscal year,

attached hereto as Exhibit A.

3. The State Department will not be issuing any more employment-based visas until October

2007, and USCIS is unable by statute to adjudicate the application for adjustment of status.

4. Therefore, the parties hereby request this Court to vacate the July 27, 2007 hearing date and

to hold the case in abeyance until visas become available. Within three days of visas becoming

available the parties agree to reset the hearing date on the cross-motions for summary judgment. 

Dated: July 11, 2007 /s/ 

ILA C. DEISS

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for Defendants

Dated: July 11 , 2007 /s/ 

JUSTIN FOK

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED that the case is held temporarily held

in abeyance and the July 27, 2007 hearing is vacated.

Dated: July ____, 2007 

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

A Status Conference is set for November 9, 2007 at 10:30 AM. 17

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