Hassan Awada, et al v. Rena Bitter, et al
| HASSAN AWADA and ESRAA TALEB |
| RENA BITTER, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State, JULIE M. STUFFT, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, U.S. Department of State, LISA A. JOHNSON, Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic, Counsel General, U.S. Embassy - Beirut, Lebanon, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, CHRISTOPHER A. WRAY, Director of Federal Bureau of Investigations and PAMELA BONDI, U.S. Attorney General |
| 25-3830 |
| October 16, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
| Prisoner: Mandamus & Other |
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| Filing 28 LETTER SENT to all Counsel: In light of the Court's order of dismissal being entered, oral argument has been cancelled. (KSF) [Entered: 03/23/2026 08:29 AM] |
| Filing 27 AMENDED JUDGE ORDER filed to dismiss case for lack of jurisdiction. No mandate to issue, decision not for publication. R. Guy Cole, Jr., Circuit Judge; Richard Allen Griffin, Circuit Judge and Chad A. Readler, Circuit Judge. (RGF) [Entered: 03/20/2026 10:43 AM] |
| Filing 26 ENTRY OF JUDGMENT. (RGF) [Entered: 03/20/2026 07:44 AM] |
| Filing 25 LOCKED - CLERICAL ERROR************ORDER filed to dismiss case for lack of jurisdiction. Late notice of appeal. No mandate to issue, decision not for publication. R. Guy Cole, Jr., Circuit Judge; Richard Allen Griffin, Circuit Judge and Chad A. Readler, Circuit Judge.--[Edited 03/20/2026 by RGF] (RGF) [Entered: 03/20/2026 07:43 AM] |
| Filing 24 Argument acknowledgment filed by Attorney Ms. Ruchi Asher for Appellees Rena Bitter, Ms. Pamela Bondi, Lisa A. Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Julie M. Stufft and Christopher A. Wray. Certificate of Service: 03/16/2026. [25-3830] (RA) [Entered: 03/16/2026 09:22 AM] |
| Filing 23 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Ms. Pamela Bondi, Lisa A. Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Julie M. Stufft, Christopher A. Wray and Rena Bitter by Ruchi V. Asher. Certificate of Service: 03/13/2026. [25-3830] (RA) [Entered: 03/13/2026 04:58 PM] |
| Filing 22 Argument acknowledgment filed by Attorney Ms. Farah Hobballah for Appellants Hassan Awada and Esraa Taleb. Certificate of Service: 03/10/2026. [25-3830] (FH) [Entered: 03/10/2026 08:10 PM] |
| Filing 21 Argument acknowledgment filed by Attorney Mr. Brendan Barker for Appellees Rena Bitter, Ms. Pamela Bondi, Lisa A. Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Julie M. Stufft and Christopher A. Wray. Certificate of Service: 03/10/2026. [25-3830] (BB) [Entered: 03/10/2026 04:45 PM] |
| Filing 20 ORAL ARGUMENT SCHEDULED for 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (RLJ) [Entered: 02/25/2026 02:49 PM] |
| Filing 19 REPLY BRIEF filed by Attorney Ms. Farah Hobballah for Appellants Hassan Awada and Esraa Taleb. Certificate of Service: 01/29/2026. [25-3830] (FH) [Entered: 01/29/2026 08:20 PM] |
| Filing 18 APPELLEE BRIEF filed by Mr. Brendan Barker for Rena Bitter, Ms. Pamela Bondi, Lisa A. Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Julie M. Stufft and Christopher A. Wray. Certificate of Service: 01/22/2026. Argument Request: not requested. [25-3830] (BB) [Entered: 01/22/2026 03:28 PM] |
| Filing 17 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Rena Bitter, Ms. Pamela Bondi, Lisa A. Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Julie M. Stufft and Christopher A. Wray by Brendan F. Barker. Certificate of Service: 01/05/2026. [25-3830] (BB) [Entered: 01/05/2026 03:30 PM] |
| Filing 16 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting expedited briefing schedule: appellee brief is now due 01/22/2026. REPLY brief is now due February 2, 2025. (RGF) [Entered: 12/29/2025 09:08 AM] |
Filing 15
ORDER filed - Upon review, the motion to expedite briefing is GRANTED IN PART, and the clerk will issue an expedited briefing schedule. The defendants shall file their brief by January 22, 2026, and the plaintiffs may file any reply brief within 10 days thereafter. No extensions of time will be granted. The appeal will be submitted to the court at the earliest practicable date that the courts schedule will permit. The determinations of whether and when any oral argument will be heldand whether to expedite a decisionare reserved to the merits panel to which this appeal will be assigned. Briefing will issue by separate letter. [ # 12 ] [ # 12 ] . (RGF) [Entered: 12/29/2025 08:57 AM]
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| Filing 13 APPENDIX filed by Ms. Farah Hobballah for Hassan Awada and Esraa Taleb. Volume: 1; Pages: 1 - 22.. Certificate of Service: 12/12/2025. [25-3830] (FH) [Entered: 12/12/2025 12:09 PM] |
| Filing 12 EMERGENCY MOTION filed by Ms. Farah Hobballah for Hassan Awada and Esraa Taleb to expedite decision, to expedite oral argument. Certificate of Service: 12/09/2025. [25-3830]--[Edited 12/10/2025 by RGF] (FH) [Entered: 12/09/2025 05:18 PM] |
| Filing 11 SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF filed by Attorney Ms. Farah Hobballah for Appellants Hassan Awada and Esraa Taleb. Certificate of Service:12/09/2025. [25-3830] (FH) [Entered: 12/09/2025 05:13 PM] |
| Filing 10 APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Ms. Farah Hobballah for Hassan Awada and Esraa Taleb. Certificate of Service: 12/09/2025. Argument Request: requested. [25-3830] (FH) [Entered: 12/09/2025 04:56 PM] |
| Filing 9 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting briefing schedule: appellant brief due 01/13/2026;. appellee brief due 02/12/2026; (RGF) [Entered: 12/04/2025 02:50 PM] |
| Filing 8 CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND ISSUES filed by Attorney Ms. Farah Hobballah for Appellants Hassan Awada and Esraa Taleb. Is this case a cross-appeal? No ; Has this case or a related one been before this court previously? No ; Please identify the party(ies) the appeal is being taken against: Rena Bitter, Ms. Pamela Bondi, Lisa A. Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Julie M. Stufft and Christopher A. Wray ; Issues:. Certificate of Service: 12/04/2025. [25-3830] (FH) [Entered: 12/04/2025 02:33 PM] |
| Filing 7 TRANSCRIPT ORDER filed - transcript is unnecessary for appeal purposes. Filed by Ms. Farah Hobballah for Hassan Awada and Esraa Taleb. Certificate of Service: 10/31/2025. [25-3830] (FH) [Entered: 10/31/2025 07:21 PM] |
| Filing 6 LOCKED - DUPLICATE ************APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Hassan Awada and Esraa Taleb by Farah Hobballah. Certificate of Service: 10/31/2025. [25-3830]--[Edited 11/04/2025 by RGF] (FH) [Entered: 10/31/2025 04:46 PM] |
| Filing 5 DEFICIENCY NOTICE: The appearance form , [ # 3 ], filed by Ms. Farah Hobballah for Hassan Awada and Esraa Taleb is deficient for the reason noted on the attached checklist. Deficiency to be corrected by 11/07/2025. (RGF) [Entered: 10/31/2025 03:59 PM] |
| Filing 4 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Farah Hobballah ; Hassan Awada and Esraa Taleb makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? NO 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? NO Certificate of Service: 10/31/2025. [25-3830] (FH) [Entered: 10/31/2025 03:58 PM] |
| Filing 3 APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Hassan Awada and Esraa Taleb by Farah Hobballah. Certificate of Service: 10/31/2025. [25-3830] (FH) [Entered: 10/31/2025 03:51 PM] |
| Filing 2 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Rena Bitter, Ms. Pamela Bondi, Lisa A. Johnson, Alejandro Mayorkas, Julie M. Stufft and Christopher A. Wray by Lisa Hammond Johnson. Certificate of Service: 10/21/2025. [25-3830] (LHJ) [Entered: 10/21/2025 02:08 PM] |
| Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellants Hassan Awada and Esraa Taleb. Transcript needed: n. (RGF) [Entered: 10/16/2025 02:37 PM] |
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| Plaintiff: HASSAN AWADA | |
| Represented By: | Farah Hobballah |
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| Plaintiff: ESRAA TALEB | |
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| Defendant: RENA BITTER, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State | |
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| Defendant: JULIE M. STUFFT, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, U.S. Department of State | |
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| Defendant: LISA A. JOHNSON, Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic, Counsel General, U.S. Embassy - Beirut, Lebanon | |
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| Defendant: ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security | |
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| Defendant: CHRISTOPHER A. WRAY, Director of Federal Bureau of Investigations | |
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