Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-5_06-cv-07132/USCOURTS-cand-5_06-cv-07132-6/pdf.json

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

---

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

Marc Van Der Hout, CA SBN # 80778 

Stacy Tolchin, CA SBN # 217431 

Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP 

180 Sutter Street, Fifth Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 981-3000 

Facsimile: (415) 981-3003 

Email: ndca@vblaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

A.M. Rashed CHOWDHURY, 

Mumtaz CHOWDHURY, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

Frank SICILIANO, his Official Capacity, Officer in 

Charge, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

United States Department of Homeland Security, San 

Jose, California; David STILL, in his Official 

Capacity, District Director, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, United States Department of 

Homeland Security, San Francisco, California; 

Christina POULOS, in her Official Capacity, Acting 

Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 

California Service Center, United States Department of

Homeland Security; Michael CHERTOFF, in his 

Official Capacity, Secretary, United States Department 

of Homeland Security; and Alberto R. GONZALES, in 

his Official Capacity, Attorney General, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

 Defendants. 

Case No. C 06-7132 JW 

STIPULATION TO 

EXTEND ANSWER 

DATE; AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER 

Stip. to Extend Answer Date No. C 06-7132 JW

Case 5:06-cv-07132-JW Document 29 Filed 08/29/07 Page 1 of 3
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

Plaintiffs, by and through their attorney of record, and Defendants, by and 

through their attorneys of record, hereby stipulate, subject to the approval of the Court, to 

the following: 

1. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reviewed 

Plaintiffs’ files, and issued an interim employment authorization cards for Plaintiff and 

his spouse. 

2. Plaintiffs appeared before the Immigration Court for a hearing on July 27, 

2007, and were granted relief by the Immigration Judge. The Government reserved the 

right to appeal but did not file an appeal of that decision. 

3. Defendants’ Answer is due August 27, 2007, and a case management 

conference is currently scheduled for September 17, 2007. 

4. The parties agree that there is a reasonable likelihood that this case will be 

administratively resolved in the near future. 

5. Accordingly, the parties respectfully ask this Court to allow Defendants 

additional time to file an Answer, if at all, and propose the following schedule: 

Last day to file Joint ADR Certification and for 

Defendants to file an Answer: October 1, 2007 

Last day to file/serve Joint Case Management Statement: October 15, 2007 

Case Management Conference: October 22, 2007 at 

10:00 a.m.

6. If the case becomes moot, the parties will file a stipulation to dismiss. 

Stip. to Extend Answer Date No. C 06-7132 JW

1

Case 5:06-cv-07132-JW Document 29 Filed 08/29/07 Page 2 of 3
1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

Dated: August 28, 2007 Respectfully submitted, 

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS 

United States Attorney 

/s/ 

ILA C. DEISS 

Assistant United States Attorney 

Attorney for Defendants 

Dated: August 28, 2007 /s/ 

MARC VAN DER HOUT 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

ORDER 

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: _________________________ 

 JAMES WARE

United States District Judge 

Stip. to Extend Answer Date No. C 06-7132 JW

2

August 29, 2007

Case 5:06-cv-07132-JW Document 29 Filed 08/29/07 Page 3 of 3