NILI v. BLINKEN et al
Plaintiff: AMIRHOSSEIN NILI
Defendant: ANTONY BLINKEN, MERRICK GARLAND, RENA BITTER, JULIE M. STUFFT and LESLIE ORDEMAN
Case Number: 1:2023cv02929
Filed: October 2, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Presiding Judge: Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
Nature of Suit: Immigration: Other Immigration Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MEMORANDUM OPINION accompanying #13 Order. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 11/16/23. (lcckk3)
November 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER dismissing case. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 11/16/23. (lcckk3)
November 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin Lau on behalf of AMIRHOSSEIN NILI (Lau, Benjamin)
November 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 SEALED DOCUMENT filed by AMIRHOSSEIN NILI re #1 Petition for Writ of Mandamus, (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(Bellwoar, Andrew)
October 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 DECLARATION of Benjamin C. Lau in Support of Motion To Admit Pro Hac Vice by AMIRHOSSEIN NILI. (Schneider, Jeremy)
October 27, 2023 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Court is in receipt of the #9 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Attorney Benjamin Lau, to appear as counsel for Plaintiff. The Court GRANTS the #9 Motion CONTINGENT on said attorney filing a declaration certifying familiarity with this Court's Local Rules by no later than NOVEMBER 1, 2023. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a) #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 10/27/23. (lcckk3)
October 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines: Declaration due by 11/1/2023. (lsj)
October 24, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Benjamin C. Lau, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number BDCDC-10441766. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by AMIRHOSSEIN NILI. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Benjamin C. Lau, #2 Certificate of Good Standing)(Schneider, Jeremy)
October 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re Order,,, (Minute Order dated October 5, 2023) filed by AMIRHOSSEIN NILI. (Schneider, Jeremy)
October 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 SUMMONS (1) Issued Electronically as to U.S. Attorney (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(zjm)
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines: Plaintiff shall Show Cause due by 10/19/2023 why the Complaint should not be dismissed sua sponte for failure to state a claim. (dot)
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE Matthew M. Graves, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia filed by AMIRHOSSEIN NILI. Related document: #1 Petition for Writ of Mandamus, filed by AMIRHOSSEIN NILI.(Schneider, Jeremy)
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 SUMMONS (5) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants. (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(zsl)
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER: This matter is before the Court on sua sponte review of Plaintiff's #1 Complaint. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants have not adjudicated his H-1B visa petition within a reasonable time as required by statute. Currently, his application has been in administrative processing for approximately six months, which is almost certainly a reasonable amount of time. See, e.g., Eljalabi v. Blinken, No. 21-1730 (RC), 2022 WL 2752613, at *6 (D.D.C. July 14, 2022) (collecting cases). As such, Plaintiff shall SHOW CAUSE on or before OCTOBER 19, 2023 why the Complaint should not be dismissed sua sponte for failure to state a claim. See Turan Petroleum, Inc. v. Ministry of Oil and Gas of Kaz., 406 F. Supp. 3d 1, 3 n.1 (D.D.C. 2019) (explaining circumstances where court may dismiss complaint for failure to state a claim sua sponte.. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 10/5/23. (lcckk3)
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Case Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. (zsl)
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF ERROR re #1 Petition for Writ of Mandamus; emailed to Jeremy.Schneider@jacksonlewis.com, cc'd 6 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Missing summonses-government. When naming a government agent or agency as a defendant, you must supply a summons for each defendant & two additional summonses for the U.S. Attorney & U.S. Attorney General. Please submit using the event Request for Summons to Issue. (zsl, )
October 4, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 CIVIL COVER SHEET by AMIRHOSSEIN NILI filed by AMIRHOSSEIN NILI.(Schneider, Jeremy)
October 4, 2023 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF ERROR re #1 Petition for Writ of Mandamus; emailed to Jeremy.Schneider@jacksonlewis.com, cc'd 6 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Blank or missing coversheet. Please use the cover sheet at https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/new-case-forms & file using the event Civil Cover Sheet., 2. Form filed as fillable PDF. Please file form in a non-fillable PDF format., 3. COMPLIANCE DEADLINE is by close of business today. This case will not proceed any further until all errors are satisfied. (zsl, )
October 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew Joseph Bellwoar on behalf of AMIRHOSSEIN NILI (Bellwoar, Andrew)
October 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Jeremy S. Schneider on behalf of AMIRHOSSEIN NILI (Schneider, Jeremy)
October 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number BDCDC-10391963) filed by AMIRHOSSEIN NILI. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Civil Cover Sheet, #8 Summons Antony Blinken, #9 Summons Merrick Garland, #10 Summons Rena Bitter, #11 Summons Julie Stufft, #12 Summons Leslie Ordeman)(Schneider, Jeremy)

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Plaintiff: AMIRHOSSEIN NILI
Represented By: Andrew Joseph Bellwoar
Represented By: Jeremy S. Schneider
Represented By: Benjamin Lau
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