Al-Azzah v. Abbate et al
| Mohammad Al-Azzah |
| Paul Abbate, Mick Dedvukaj and Mike Pompeo |
| 1:2023cv04496 |
| July 12, 2023 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Franklin U Valderrama |
| Other Immigration Actions |
| 28 U.S.C. ยง 1651 Petition for Writ of Mandamus |
| None |
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| Filing 8 LETTER from Mohammad. (ph, ) |
| Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: Plaintiff Mohammad Al Azzah filed this mandamus action on 7/12/2023, initiated by the filing of a complaint signed by attorney Sam A. Odeh of Odeh Law Group. #1 Although the Complaint was signed by Attorney Odeh, it contained several handwritten corrections which appear to have been initiated by Plaintiff. Plaintiff also filed a pro se appearance form #4 . On 9/6/2023, Plaintiff filed a letter, which appears to have been sent by Attorney Odeh to the USCIS Field Office and contains a copy of the filed Complaint #6 . Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(a), every pleading "must be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney's name-or by a party personally if the party is unrepresented." Here, based on the filing of Plaintiff's pro se appearance, the Court understands that Plaintiff is representing himself. Therefore, his Complaint must be signed by Plaintiff himself, rather than his former attorney. By 9/21/2023, the Court directs Plaintiff to file an amended Complaint that he has personally signed, if he is indeed representing himself in this case. If, on the other hand, Plaintiff intends to be represented by counsel, Attorney Odeh must file an appearance in this case so that he may be counsel of record. Any such appearance must be filed by 9/21/2023. After an amended complaint or attorney appearance is filed, the next step is service. For every Defendant named in the complaint, Plaintiff must (a) present a summons that complies with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(a) to the clerk for signature and seal and (b) serve the issued summons and complaint (or amended complaint) upon Defendants consistent with Rule 4(i). Plaintiff is put on notice that Rule 4(m) requires the Complaint to be served within 90 days of it being filed unless the court finds good cause to extend the date. If Plaintiff intends to proceed pro se, the Court strongly encourages Plaintiff to consult the U.S. District Court Hibbler Memorial Pro Se Assistance Program for legal assistance, information about which can be found at: https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Pages.aspx?/2+UWDbtVzCDq3Lu8BusuQ== or 312-435-5691. The Court directs the Clerk to send a copy of this Minute Entry to Plaintiff and to Attorney Sam Odeh at oodeh@odehlawoffice.com and 11350 South Harlem Ave., Suite 2, Worth, IL 60482. Emailed notice (axc). |
| MAILED copy of Minute Entry #7 to Attorney Sam Odeh. (axc). |
| Filing 6 LETTER from Mohammad Al Azzah. (Attachments). (gcy, ) |
| Filing 5 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: On or before 09/25/2023 the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Joint Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Valderrama's name and then again on the link entitled 'Joint Initial Status Report. Plaintiff must serve this Minute Entry on all other parties. If the defendant(s) has not been served with process by that date, plaintiff's counsel is instructed to file an individual status report indicating the status of service of process by the same deadline. The parties are further ordered to review all of Judge Valderrama's standing orders and the information available on his webpage. Any nongovernmental corporate party that qualifies under the Rules is reminded of the requirement to file a disclosure statement under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1/N.D. Ill. Local Rule 3.2. Emailed notice (axc). |
| 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. (kl, ) |
| Filing 4 PRO SE Appearance by Plaintiff Mohammad Al-Azzah (kl, ) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (kl, ) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Mohammad Al-Azzah (Attachments) (kl, ) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sheila M. Finnegan. Case assignment: Random assignment. (kl, ) |
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