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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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Justin Fok, Esq., CA Bar: 242272 

Law Offices of Jean D. Chen 

2107 N. 1st Street, Suite 400 

San Jose, CA 95131 

Telephone: (408) 437-1788 

Facsimile: (408) 437-9788 

Email: jfok@jclawoffice.com

Attorney for Plaintiff 

Hao Xu 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

Hao Xu,

 

 Plaintiffs, 

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Michael B. Mukasey*

, United States Attorney 

General, U.S. Department of Justice,

Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department

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Emilio T. Gonzalez, Director of United States 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

 

 

 Defendants. 

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Case No. C 07-3383 PVT 

STIPULATION TO HOLD CASE IN 

ABEYANCE AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

 

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

attorney of record, hereby stipulate, subject to approval of the Court, to hold the above titled 

action in abeyance, in light of the following: 

 

*

 Alberto Gonzales resigned from his post as Attorney General on September 17, 2007. Michael B. Mukasey is

currently the United States Attorney General.

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1. On October 3, 2007, the Court ordered that the cross-motions for summary judgment for this 

case would be resolved on the papers without a hearing. 

2. On October 16 and 17, 2007, the parties filed their cross-motions for summary judgment. 

3. On October 30, 2007, the parties filed their opposition motions. 

4. All motions and oppositions have been submitted and the Court is currently deliberating the 

outcome. 

5. On November 13, 2007, the State Department issued the Visa Bulletin for December 2007, 

stating that there were no longer any employment-based visas available in December 2007, for 

applicants with Plaintiff’s priority date. (The Visa Bulletin is attached as Exhibit A) 

6. The State Department cannot issue an employment-based visa to Plaintiff during the month 

of December 2007, and thus by statute, the USCIS is unable to adjudicate the application for 

adjustment of status which is at issue in this case.

7. Therefore, the parties hereby request this Court to hold this case in abeyance until visas 

become available again. Within three days of visas becoming available, the parties shall notify 

the Court. 

Dated: November 19, 2007 __________/s/__________ 

 JUSTIN FOK

 Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: November 19, 2007 __________/s/__________ 

 ILA C. DEISS

 Assistant United States Attorney

 Attorney for Defendants

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[PROPOSED] ORDER 

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

in abeyance. The parties shall notify the Court within three days of visas becoming available. 

Dated: November __, 2007 

 ______________________ 

 Patricia V. Trumbull

 United States Magistrate Judge 

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