Velazquez Benitez et al v. USCIS et al
| Claudio Velazquez Benitez, Dario Garcia Rodriguez, Mariana Lopez Real, Pedro Botello Dorado and Renato Mercado Buendia |
| USCIS, Director UR M JADDOU, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Ur M Jaddou and Alejandro Mayorkas |
| 1:2023cv03702 |
| June 12, 2023 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Edmond E Chang |
| Other Immigration Actions |
| 05 U.S.C. § 702 Administrative Procedure Act |
| None |
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| Filing 11 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Telephone status hearing held with counsel for the parties. The Plaintiffs' counsel reported that the named Plaintiffs are not family members of one another or otherwise directly connected to one another. As discussed during the hearing, the Court is skeptical that joinder is proper under Civil Rule 20(a)(1), because each Plaintiff submitted a separate provisional-waiver application. To give the Plaintiffs an opportunity to brief the issue, the Plaintiffs' position paper on joinder is due on 08/18/2023. The government's response is due on 08/25/2023. A tracking status hearing is set for 09/01/2023 at 8:30 a.m. to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). The government's 09/05/2023 responsive-pleading deadline remains in place. Another tracking status hearing is set for 09/15/2023 at 8:30 a.m. to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Instead, the parties to file a joint status report by 09/08/2023. Emailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: On review of the status report, R. 9, the response to the complaint is due on 09/05/2023. The tracking status hearing of 08/04/2023 is vacated. A phone status hearing to discuss the litigation scheduled and whether the Plaintiffs are properly joined in one complaint is set for 08/09/2023 at 10:00 a.m. Members of the public and media will be able to call-in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is (650) 479-3207 and the access code 180 384 7218#. Counsel of record will receive an email before the start of the telephonic hearing with instructions to join the call. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Emailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 9 STATUS Report by Pedro Botello Dorado, Dario Garcia Rodriguez, Mariana Lopez Real, Renato Mercado Buendia, Claudio Velazquez Benitez (Tamayo, Angilberto) |
| Filing 8 DESIGNATION of Craig Arthur Oswald as U.S. Attorney for Defendants Ur M Jaddou, Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (Oswald, Craig) |
| Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Initial tracking status hearing set for 08/04/2023 at 8:30 a.m. to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Instead, the Court will set the case schedule after reviewing the written status report. The parties must file a joint initial status report with the content described in the attached status report requirements by 07/27/2023. Plaintiffs must still file the report even if Defendants has not responded to requests to craft a joint report. If not all Defendants, and the appropriate governmental; agencies, have been served, then Plaintiffs must complete the part of the report on the progress of service. Also, counsel (or the parties, if proceeding pro se) must carefully review Judge Chang's Case Management Procedures, available online at ilnd.uscourts.gov (navigate to Judges / District Judges / Judge Edmond E. Chang). Because the Procedures are occasionally revised, counsel (or the party, if proceeding pro se) must read them anew even if the counsel or the party has appeared before Judge Chang in other cases. Emailed notice (Attachments: #1 Status Report Requirements) (mw, ) |
| Filing 6 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiffs Pedro Botello Dorado, Dario Garcia Rodriguez, Mariana Lopez Real, Renato Mercado Buendia, Claudio Velazquez Benitez regarding Complaint & Summons served on USCIS on 06/13/2023 (Tamayo, Angilberto) |
| Filing 5 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiffs Pedro Botello Dorado, Dario Garcia Rodriguez, Mariana Lopez Real, Renato Mercado Buendia, Claudio Velazquez Benitez regarding Complaint & Summons served on US Attorney on 06/13/2023 (Tamayo, Angilberto) |
| Filing 4 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiffs Pedro Botello Dorado, Dario Garcia Rodriguez, Mariana Lopez Real, Renato Mercado Buendia, Claudio Velazquez Benitez regarding Complaint & Summons served on Alejandro Mayorkas on 06/13/2023 (Tamayo, Angilberto) |
| Filing 3 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiffs Pedro Botello Dorado, Dario Garcia Rodriguez, Mariana Lopez Real, Renato Mercado Buendia, Claudio Velazquez Benitez regarding Complaint & Summons served on Ur M. Jaddou on 06/13/2023 (Tamayo, Angilberto) |
| Filing 2 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiffs Pedro Botello Dorado, Dario Garcia Rodriguez, Mariana Lopez Real, Renato Mercado Buendia, Claudio Velazquez Benitez regarding Affidavit of Service served on US Attorney General on 06/13/2023 (Tamayo, Angilberto) |
| SUMMONS Issued as to UR M JADDOU, Alejandro Mayorkas, USCIS, U.S. Attorney, and U.S. Attorney General (kra, ) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Mariana Lopez Real, Dario Garcia Rodriguez, Pedro Botello Dorado, Claudio Velazquez Benitez, Renato Mercado Buendia; Filing fee $ 402, receipt number BILNDC-20727922. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Tamayo, Angilberto) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sheila M. Finnegan. Case assignment: Random assignment. (kra, ) |
| CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (kra, ) |
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