Cheng Fang et al v. Antony J. Blinken et al
YINJIA ZHU, QIANG LI, GANG XU, HONGMEI WANG, CHENG FANG, YING YU, QIANQIAN WU, FENG LIU, MEIJUAN XIA, PEIYU SUN, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, PENG JIA, JUN WU, XIN CAO, WENYING AN, ZHIFANG HUANG, HONGLIANG WANG, LI ZHUANG, JIN JIHUA and JIANMIN WU |
Merrick Garland, ANTONY J BLINKEN and US DEPARTMENT OF STATE |
2:2021cv02752 |
March 30, 2021 |
US District Court for the Central District of California |
Jacqueline Chooljian |
R Gary Klausner |
Other Immigration Actions |
08 U.S.C. § 1329 |
None |
Docket Report
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Filing 35 OPPOSITION to for Preliminary Injunction #27 filed by Defendants ANTONY J BLINKEN, MERRICK GARLAND, US DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Barragan, Matthew) |
Filing 34 ORDER CONTINUING HEARING ON PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION OR APA SECTION 704 STAY (DKT. NO. 27) AND RELATED FILING DEADLINES #33 by Judge R. Gary Klausner that the Hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction or APA Section 704 Stay (Dkt. No. #27 ) be continued from 5/24/2021 at 9:00 AM., to 6/14/2021 at 9:00 AM. FURTHER ORDERED that any opposition be filed on or before 5/24/2021 and any reply be filed on or before 5/31/2021. (jp) |
Filing 33 Joint STIPULATION to Continue Hearing on Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction or APA Section 704 Stay (Dkt. No. 27) from May 24, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. to June 14, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Re: for Preliminary Injunction #27 filed by Defendants ANTONY J BLINKEN, MERRICK GARLAND, US DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Barragan, Matthew) |
Filing 32 (Attorney Matthew Jimenez Barragan added to party ANTONY J BLINKEN(pty:dft), Attorney Matthew Jimenez Barragan added to party MERRICK GARLAND(pty:dft), Attorney Matthew Jimenez Barragan added to party US DEPARTMENT OF STATE(pty:dft))(Barragan, Matthew) |
Filing 31 ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Jeffrey D. Joseph to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG and designating Bernard Wolfsdorf as local counsel #28 by Judge R. Gary Klausner (lc) |
Filing 30 ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Danielle M. Claffey to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG and designating Bernard Wolfsdorf as local counsel #24 by Judge R. Gary Klausner (lc) |
Filing 29 ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Charles H. Kuck to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG and designating Bernard Wolfsdorf as local counsel #23 by Judge R. Gary Klausner. (lc) |
Filing 28 First APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Jeffrey D. Joseph to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-31055926) filed by Plaintiff WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Wolfsdorf, Bernard) |
Filing 27 Motion for Preliminary Injunction #27 filed by Plaintiffs WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG. (Wolfsdorf, Bernard). Modified on 4/7/2021 (jp). |
Filing 26 NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF AND ORDER by Judge R. Gary Klausner. The Court has reviewed the Emergency NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Preliminary Injunction re Immediate Issuance of Delayed Eb-5 Immigrant Investor Visas #25 , filed on April 6, 2021. The document attached is a Memorandum of Points and Authorities. In accordance with Local Rule 6-1, Plaintiff shall properly file a Notice of Motion before 5:00 pm on April 6, 2021 or document filed at #25 will be stricken. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (sw) TEXT ONLY ENTRY |
Filing 25 Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Points and Authorities in support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction re Immediate issuance of delayed Eb-5 Immigrant Investor Visas filed by Plaintiff WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, Plaintiffs' Declarations, #2 Proposed Order) (Wolfsdorf, Bernard). Modified on 4/7/2021 (jp). |
Filing 24 First APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Danielle M. Claffey to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-31049758) filed by Plaintiff WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Wolfsdorf, Bernard) |
Filing 23 First APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Charles H. Kuck to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Previously Paid on 3/31/2021, Receipt No. 31024032) filed by Plaintiff WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Wolfsdorf, Bernard) |
Filing 22 ORDER by Judge R. Gary Klausner denying #19 Non-Resident Attorney Charles H Kuck APPLICATION to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG for failure to attach a Certificate of Good Standing issued within 30 days prior to filing of Application. (jp) |
Filing 21 NOTICE of Deficiency in Electronically Filed Pro Hac Vice Application RE: First NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION of Non-Resident Attorney Charles H. Kuck to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WA #19 . The following error(s) was/were found: Incorrect event selected. Correct event is Appear Pro Hac Vice (G-64) Local Rule 83-2.1.3.3(d) Certificate of Good Standing not attached for every state court listed to which the applicant has been admitted. Case information is incomplete. Case number and DJ and MJ initials missing. Document is an Application not a noticed motion. (lt) |
Filing 20 STANDING ORDER REGARDING NEWLY ASSIGNED CASES by Judge R. Gary Klausner. (sw) |
Filing 19 First NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION of Non-Resident Attorney Charles H. Kuck to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-31024032) filed by Plaintiff WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Wolfsdorf, Bernard) |
Filing 18 Certification and NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG, identifying None. (Attachments: #1 Supplement)(Wolfsdorf, Bernard) |
Filing 17 60 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 as to Defendants ANTONY J BLINKEN, MERRICK GARLAND, Civil Process Clerk. (Attachments: #1 Summon Issued as to Merrick B Garland, #2 Summon Issued as to Civil Process Clerk) (jp) |
Filing 16 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),,,,,,,, #1 filed by Plaintiff WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG. (Attachments: #1 Supplement)(Wolfsdorf, Bernard) |
Filing 15 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),,,,,,,, #1 filed by Plaintiff WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG. (Attachments: #1 Supplement)(Wolfsdorf, Bernard) |
Filing 14 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),,,,,,,, #1 filed by Plaintiff WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG. (Attachments: #1 Supplement)(Wolfsdorf, Bernard) |
Filing 13 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Request to Issue Summons. The following error(s) was found: The caption of the summons must match the caption of the complaint verbatim. If the caption is too large to fit in the space provided, enter the name of the first party and then write see attached.Next, attach a face page of the complaint or a second page addendum to the Summons. The summons cannot be issued until this defect has been corrected. Please correct the defect and re-file your request. (jtil) |
Filing 12 NOTICE OF CLERICAL ERROR: Due to clerical error, The Notice to Parties of Court Direct ADR Program was inadvertently docketed. Please disregard the entry. (jtil) |
Filing 11 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Attorney Case Opening. The following error(s) was found: No Notice of Interested Parties has been filed. A Notice of Interested Parties must be filed with every partys first appearance. See Local Rule 7.1-1. Counsel must file a Notice of Interested Parties immediately. Failure to do so may be addressed by judicial action, including sanctions. See Local Rule 83-7. (jtil) |
Filing 10 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Jeff Joseph. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (jtil) |
Filing 9 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Greg Siskind. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (jtil) |
Filing 8 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Charles Kuck. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. You have been removed as counsel of record from the docket in this case, and you will not be added back to the docket until your Pro Hac Vice status has been resolved. (jtil) |
Filing 7 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (jtil) |
Filing 6 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge R. Gary Klausner and Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian. (jtil) |
Filing 5 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiffs WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG, Movant JUN WU. (Wolfsdorf, Bernard) |
Filing 4 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),,,,,,,, #1 filed by Plaintiff WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG. (Wolfsdorf, Bernard) |
Filing 3 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),,,,,,,, #1 filed by Plaintiff WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG. (Wolfsdorf, Bernard) |
Filing 2 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),,,,,,,, #1 filed by Plaintiff WENYING AN, XIN CAO, CHENG FANG, ZHIFANG HUANG, PENG JIA, JIN JIHUA, SVETLANA KRYLOVA, QIANG LI, FENG LIU, PEIYU SUN, HONGLIANG WANG, HONGMEI WANG, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, QIANQIAN WU, MEIJUAN XIA, GANG XU, YING YU, YINJIA ZHU, LI ZHUANG. (Wolfsdorf, Bernard) |
Filing 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: ACACDC-31015444 - Fee: $402, filed by Plaintiff WENYING AN, JIANMIN WU, JUN WU, GANG XU, QIANG LI, YING YU, ZHIFANG HUANG, JIN JIHUA, PENG JIA, CHENG FANG, MEIJUAN XIA, HONGMEI WANG, YINJIA ZHU, FENG LIU, HONGLIANG WANG, QIANQIAN WU, XIN CAO, LI ZHUANG, PEIYU SUN, SVETLANA KRYLOVA. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit, #10 Exhibit, #11 Exhibit, #12 Exhibit, #13 Exhibit, #14 Exhibit, #15 Exhibit, #16 Exhibit, #17 Exhibit, #18 Exhibit, #19 Exhibit, #20 Exhibit, #21 Exhibit, #22 Exhibit, #23 Exhibit, #24 Exhibit) (Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party WENYING AN(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party XIN CAO(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party CHENG FANG(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party ZHIFANG HUANG(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party PENG JIA(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party JIN JIHUA(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party SVETLANA KRYLOVA(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party QIANG LI(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party FENG LIU(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party PEIYU SUN(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party HONGLIANG WANG(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party HONGMEI WANG(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party JIANMIN WU(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party JUN WU(pty:bkmov), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party QIANQIAN WU(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party MEIJUAN XIA(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party GANG XU(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party YING YU(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party YINJIA ZHU(pty:pla), Attorney Bernard P Wolfsdorf added to party LI ZHUANG(pty:pla))(Wolfsdorf, Bernard) |
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