FENG et al v. U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES et al
Plaintiff: CHIAO SEN YANG, CHIAO YU YANG, TAO FENG, CHEN YU, YUSHEN FENG, XIAOPING LONG, GUIPENG CHEN, QINYUAN CHEN, LIHUI HUANG, JIFU CHEN, Z. C., CHUANGUO XUE, XIUQING FAN, JINGHUA YANG, JINGLIN WANG, MENGQI YANG, YANG YUEH PING, MATTIA PIAGGI, SONIA PIAGGI, YA WUN LAI, CHE YUAN HSU, Y. H., J. H., ABDULLAH ABDULRAHMAN ALNAMLAH, LEI CHEN, EFAT SHALABI, YUNJI GU, LEI HUANG, MURALI KRISHNA MADDIPATI, RAKHEE MADDIPATI and YANG HAN
Defendant: U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, UR M. JADDOU, ALISSA L. EMMEL and ALEJANDRO N. MAYORKAS
Case Number: 1:2023cv00428
Filed: February 16, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Presiding Judge: Reggie B Walton
Nature of Suit: Immigration: Other Immigration Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 12, 2023 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Brian P. Hudak on behalf of All Defendants (Hudak, Brian)
March 14, 2023 Filing 10 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. ALISSA L. EMMEL served on 3/2/2023 (Joyce, William)
March 10, 2023 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of the #9 Plaintiffs' Motion to File Amended Complaint, it is hereby ORDERED that the #9 Plaintiffs' Motion to File Amended Complaint is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that the Clerk's Office is directed to file the plaintiffs' [9-1] Amended Complaint as a separate entry on the docket. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on March 10, 2023. (lcrbw3)
March 9, 2023 Filing 9 First MOTION to Amend/Correct Complaint by ABDULLAH ABDULRAHMAN ALNAMLAH, Z. C., GUIPENG CHEN, JIFU CHEN, LEI CHEN, QINYUAN CHEN, XIUQING FAN, TAO FENG, YUSHEN FENG, YUNJI GU, J. H., Y. H., YANG HAN, CHE YUAN HSU, LEI HUANG, LIHUI HUANG, YA WUN LAI, XIAOPING LONG, MURALI KRISHNA MADDIPATI, RAKHEE MADDIPATI, YANG YUEH PING, EFAT SHALABI, JINGLIN WANG, CHUANGUO XUE, CHIAO SEN YANG, CHIAO YU YANG, JINGHUA YANG, MENGQI YANG, CHEN YU. (Attachments: #1 Amended Complaint, #2 Amended Complaint - Redline, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(Joyce, William)
March 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 GENERAL ORDER FOR CIVIL CASES BEFORE THE HONORABLE REGGIE B. WALTON. Signed by Judge Reggie B. Walton on March 9, 2023. (lcrbw3)
March 9, 2023 Filing 7 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/3/2023. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 5/2/2023. (Joyce, William)
March 9, 2023 Filing 6 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 03/03/2023. (Joyce, William)
February 17, 2023 Filing 5 SUMMONS (7) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(zsl)
February 17, 2023 Filing 4 CIVIL COVER SHEET by J. H., LIHUI HUANG, LEI HUANG, CHEN YU, CHIAO YU YANG, TAO FENG, YA WUN LAI, CHIAO SEN YANG, MURALI KRISHNA MADDIPATI, YUNJI GU, RAKHEE MADDIPATI, MENGQI YANG, Y. H., EFAT SHALABI, CHUANGUO XUE, XIUQING FAN, ABDULLAH ABDULRAHMAN ALNAMLAH, LEI CHEN, JINGLIN WANG, YANG HAN, QINYUAN CHEN, YUSHEN FENG, Z. C., JINGHUA YANG, YANG YUEH PING, JIFU CHEN, XIAOPING LONG, CHE YUAN HSU, GUIPENG CHEN re #1 Complaint,, filed by J. H., LIHUI HUANG, LEI HUANG, CHEN YU, CHIAO YU YANG, TAO FENG, YA WUN LAI, CHIAO SEN YANG, MURALI KRISHNA MADDIPATI, YUNJI GU, RAKHEE MADDIPATI, MENGQI YANG, Y. H., EFAT SHALABI, CHUANGUO XUE, XIUQING FAN, ABDULLAH ABDULRAHMAN ALNAMLAH, LEI CHEN, JINGLIN WANG, YANG HAN, QINYUAN CHEN, YUSHEN FENG, Z. C., JINGHUA YANG, YANG YUEH PING, JIFU CHEN, XIAOPING LONG, CHE YUAN HSU, GUIPENG CHEN. Related document: #1 Complaint,, filed by XIAOPING LONG, XIUQING FAN, YANG HAN, Y. H., YA WUN LAI, CHIAO SEN YANG, JIFU CHEN, MENGQI YANG, RAKHEE MADDIPATI, YUSHEN FENG, MURALI KRISHNA MADDIPATI, CHIAO YU YANG, Z. C., ABDULLAH ABDULRAHMAN ALNAMLAH, QINYUAN CHEN, GUIPENG CHEN, LEI CHEN, YUNJI GU, JINGHUA YANG, YANG YUEH PING, EFAT SHALABI, LIHUI HUANG, TAO FENG, LEI HUANG, J. H., CHEN YU, CHUANGUO XUE, JINGLIN WANG, CHE YUAN HSU.(Joyce, William)
February 17, 2023 Case Assigned to Judge Reggie B. Walton. (zsl)
February 16, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by All Plaintiffs. Case related to Case No. 1:22-cv-03279. (Joyce, William)
February 16, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by William P. Joyce on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Joyce, William)
February 16, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-9864955) filed by J. H., LIHUI HUANG, LEI HUANG, CHEN YU, CHIAO YU YANG, TAO FENG, YA WUN LAI, CHIAO SEN YANG, MURALI KRISHNA MADDIPATI, YUNJI GU, RAKHEE MADDIPATI, MENGQI YANG, Y. H., EFAT SHALABI, CHUANGUO XUE, XIUQING FAN, ABDULLAH ABDULRAHMAN ALNAMLAH, LEI CHEN, JINGLIN WANG, YANG HAN, QINYUAN CHEN, YUSHEN FENG, Z. C., JINGHUA YANG, YANG YUEH PING, JIFU CHEN, XIAOPING LONG, CHE YUAN HSU, GUIPENG CHEN. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons USCIS General Counsel, #3 Summons DHS OCC, #4 Summons Mayorkas, #5 Summons Jaddou, #6 Summons Emmel, #7 Summons AUSA, #8 Summons AG)(Joyce, William)
February 16, 2023 NOTICE OF ERROR re #1 Complaint; emailed to wjoyce@joyceassociates.com, cc'd 0 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Incorrect coversheet. Please use the cover sheet at https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/new-case-forms & file using the event Civil Cover Sheet., 2. COMPLIANCE DEADLINE is by close of business today. This case will not proceed any further until all errors are satisfied. (zsl, )

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Plaintiff: CHIAO SEN YANG
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Defendant: ALISSA L. EMMEL
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Defendant: ALEJANDRO N. MAYORKAS
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