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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 Hold Case in Abeyance

C07-1739 RS 1

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

LIWEI QI, )

and his wife LEI XU, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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ALBERTO GONZALES, Attorney General )

of the United States; MICHAEL CHERTOFF, )

Secretary of the Department of Homeland )

Security; EMILIO GONZALEZ, Director of )

United States Citizenship and Immigration )

Services; ROBERT MUELLER, Director )

of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, )

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Defendants. )

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No. C 07-1739 RS

STIPULATION TO HOLD CASE IN

ABEYANCE and [PROPOSED] ORDER

The plaintiffs, by and through their attorney of record, and defendants, by and through their

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

defendants’ response to the court’s order to show and hold the case in abeyance in light of the

following:

1. On July 19, 2007, the Court granted the parties’ request to extend the time for defendants’

response to the court’s order to show cause to July 25, 2007. 

2. This is a mandamus action where Plaintiffs are seeking to compel the USCIS to adjudicate

their adjustment of status application. Plaintiff’s name check is pending with the Federal Bureau

*E-FILED 7/23/07*

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of Investigations.

2. On July 16, 2007, USCIS requested an expedited name check for the plaintiffs.

3. The parties believe this matter will resolve itself without further litigation and hereby ask

the Court to hold the case in abeyance for 60 days so as to allow the FBI to complete the

namecheck and for USCIS to adjudicate the application for adjustment of status to that of legal

permanent resident. 

4. If this case is not dismissed by stipulation as moot, the defendants will file their response to

the court’s scheduling order by September 26, 2007.

Date: July ____, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

SCOTT N. SCHOOLS

United States Attorney

__________________________

ILA C. DEISS

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Date: July ____, 2007 __________________________

TRICIA WANG

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: 

 RICHARD SEEBORG

United States Magistrate Judge

July 23, 2007

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