Nilufar Kiani et al v. Antony J. Blinken et al
Plaintiff: Niloufar Kiani and Bijan Kiani
Defendant: Antony J. Blinken, Rena Bitter and Stephanie Zakhem
Case Number: 2:2023cv05069
Filed: June 26, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Jacqueline Chooljian
Referring Judge: George H Wu
Nature of Suit: Other Immigration Actions
Cause of Action: 08 U.S.C. § 1329 Writ of Mandamus to Adjudicate Visa Petition
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 3, 2023 Filing 17 Joint STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to All Defendants, re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 filed by Defendants Rena Bitter, Antony J. Blinken, Stephanie Zakhem.(Bashyrov, Jacob)
July 25, 2023 Filing 16 PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff Niloufar Kiani, Bijan Kiani, upon Defendant Rena Bitter served on 7/7/2023, answer due 9/5/2023; Antony J. Blinken served on 7/7/2023, answer due 9/5/2023; Stephanie Zakhem served on 7/7/2023, answer due 9/5/2023. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon U.S. Attorney, Merrick Garland, Antony J. Blinken, Rena Bitter, Stephanie Zakhem in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by method of service not specified. Original Summons returned. (Aftalion, Jonathan)
July 21, 2023 Filing 15 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Oil Appellate counsel for Defendants Rena Bitter, Antony J. Blinken, Stephanie Zakhem. Filed by Defendants Blinken, et al. (Attorney Oil Appellate added to party Rena Bitter(pty:dft), Attorney Oil Appellate added to party Antony J. Blinken(pty:dft), Attorney Oil Appellate added to party Stephanie Zakhem(pty:dft))(Appellate, Oil)
July 20, 2023 Filing 14 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE of Assistant United States Attorney on behalf of defendants Rena Bitter, Antony J. Blinken, Stephanie Zakhem. (Attorney Jacob Bashyrov added to party Rena Bitter(pty:dft), Attorney Jacob Bashyrov added to party Antony J. Blinken(pty:dft), Attorney Jacob Bashyrov added to party Stephanie Zakhem(pty:dft))(Bashyrov, Jacob)
July 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER ON APPLICATION OF NON-RESIDENT ATTORNEY TO APPEAR IN A SPECIFIC CASE PRO HAC VICE by Judge George H. Wu. APPLICATION of Attorney Rafael N. Urena to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plainiffs Bijan Kiani, Niloufar Kiani, designating Jonathan J Aftalion as local counsel GRANTED.; GRANTING #12 Non-Resident Attorney Rafael N. Urena. (aco)
July 6, 2023 Filing 12 APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Rafael N. Urena to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Plaintiffs Bijan Kiani, Niloufar Kiani (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-35624353) filed by Plainiffs Bijan Kiani, Niloufar Kiani. (Attachments: #1 NYS Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Proposed Order) (Aftalion, Jonathan)
June 30, 2023 Filing 11 60 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 as to Defendants Rena Bitter, Antony J. Blinken, Stephanie Zakhem. (rolm)
June 29, 2023 Filing 10 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 filed by Plaintiffs Bijan Kiani, Niloufar Kiani. (Attachments: #1 Face Page of the Complaint, #2 Defendants' Names and Addresses)(Aftalion, Jonathan)
June 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 STANDING ORDER RE FINAL PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCES FOR CIVIL JURY TRIALS BEFORE JUDGE GEORGE H. WU by Judge George H. Wu. You are instructed to read and to follow (unless otherwise superseded herein) the Central District of California Local Rules (henceforth "Local Rules") 16-1 through 16-15 regarding pre-trial requirements. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.) (rolm)
June 28, 2023 Filing 8 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Rafael Urena. 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. (lh)
June 28, 2023 Filing 7 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Attorney Case Opening RE: Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 . The following error(s) was found: Other error(s) with document(s): Attachments No. 6 Civil Cover Sheet should not have been attached to Docket Entry No. 1. Each document should have been filed separately. You are not required to take any action to correct this deficiency unless the Court so directs. (lh)
June 28, 2023 Filing 6 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Request to Issue Summons RE: Summons Request #2 . 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. (lh)
June 28, 2023 Filing 5 Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (lh)
June 28, 2023 Filing 4 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge George H. Wu and Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian. (lh)
June 26, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiffs All Plaintiffs, (Aftalion, Jonathan)
June 26, 2023 Filing 2 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 filed by Plaintiffs Bijan Kiani, Niloufar Kiani. (Attachments: #1 Attachment 1)(Aftalion, Jonathan)
June 26, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: ACACDC-35558496 - Fee: $402, filed by Plaintiffs Niloufar Kiani, Bijan Kiani. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Civil Cover Sheet) (Attorney Jonathan Joshua Aftalion added to party Bijan Kiani(pty:pla), Attorney Jonathan Joshua Aftalion added to party Niloufar Kiani(pty:pla))(Aftalion, Jonathan)

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Plaintiff: Niloufar Kiani
Represented By: Jonathan Joshua Aftalion
Represented By: Rafael N. Urena
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Plaintiff: Bijan Kiani
Represented By: Jonathan Joshua Aftalion
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Defendant: Antony J. Blinken
Represented By: Ernesto Molina
Represented By: Jacob Bashyrov
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Represented By: Oil Appellate
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Defendant: Rena Bitter
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Defendant: Stephanie Zakhem
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