Doe v. US Secretary of State et al
Plaintiff: John Doe
Defendant: Anthony J. Blinken, National Visa Center and US Secretary of State
Case Number: 1:2023cv00441
Filed: September 21, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Presiding Judge: Landya B McCafferty
Referring Judge: Talesha L Saint-Marc
Nature of Suit: Other Immigration Actions
Cause of Action: 08 U.S.C. ยง 1329 Writ of Mandamus to Adjudicate Visa Petiti
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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November 9, 2023 Filing 10 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Sergio Sarkany on behalf of National Visa Center, US Secretary of State Attorney Sergio Sarkany added to party National Visa Center(pty:dft), Attorney Sergio Sarkany added to party US Secretary of State(pty:dft).(Sarkany, Sergio)
October 13, 2023 ENDORSED ORDER granting #8 Motion for Tejas Shah to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Text of Order: Granted. Local counsel shall comply with all obligations required by L.R. 83.2(b) absent order of the court. So Ordered by US Magistrate Judge Talesha Leah Saint-Marc.The clerks office will provide the admitted attorney with instructions on how to obtain access to electronic filing by separate email. The admitted attorney must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of New Hampshire. After obtaining e-filing access, the admitted attorney must file an appearance to begin receiving electronic notices.(de)
October 13, 2023 ENDORSED ORDER granting #7 Motion for Bruce Ratain to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Text of Order: Granted. Local counsel shall comply with all obligations required by L.R. 83.2(b) absent order of the court. So Ordered by US Magistrate Judge Talesha Leah Saint-Marc.The clerks office will provide the admitted attorney with instructions on how to obtain access to electronic filing by separate email. The admitted attorney must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of New Hampshire. After obtaining e-filing access, the admitted attorney must file an appearance to begin receiving electronic notices.(de)
October 9, 2023 Filing 9 AFFIDAVIT of Service of Complaint as to US Secretary of State filed by John Doe. Served/Mailed on 9/26/2023. Answer Follow Up on 10/17/2023. The court only follow up date DOES NOT include 3 additional days that may apply per FRCP 6(d) and FRCrP 45(c).(Puckett, Samantha)
October 3, 2023 Filing 8 MOTION for Tejas Shah to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $ 100, Receipt # ANHDC-2428473.) filed by John Doe.Follow up on Objection on 10/17/2023. The court only follow up date DOES NOT include 3 additional days that may apply per FRCP 6(d) and FRCrP 45(c). (Attachments: #1 Exhibit (Affidavit))(Puckett, Samantha)
October 3, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION for Bruce Ratain to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $ 100, Receipt # ANHDC-2428472.) filed by John Doe.Follow up on Objection on 10/17/2023. The court only follow up date DOES NOT include 3 additional days that may apply per FRCP 6(d) and FRCrP 45(c). (Attachments: #1 Exhibit (Affidavit))(Puckett, Samantha)
October 3, 2023 Opinion or Order ENDORSED ORDER granting #6 Motion to Seal Declaration of John Doe. Text of Order: Doc. no. 6 is granted. With respect to doc. no. 3, plaintiff appears to meet the requirements for proceeding under a pseudonym set forth in Doe v. Mass. Inst. of Tech., 46 F.4th 61 (1st Cir. 2022). However, the court defers ruling on doc. no. 3 until defendants have entered appearances and have an opportunity to respond. In addition, it may be helpful to the parties to review proposed Local Rule 10.1, which lays out the proposed procedures to use where a party seeks to use a pseudonym. Available at https://www.nhd.uscourts.gov/pdf/Local%20Rules%202023%20Amendments% 20Public%20Comment%20Draft.pdf So Ordered by Chief Judge Landya B. McCafferty.(de)
September 27, 2023 Filing 5 Summons issued electronically as to National Visa Center. NOTICE: Counsel shall print and serve the summons and all attachments in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. (Attachments: #1 Notice ECF, #2 Notice in Immigration Case) (mc)
September 26, 2023 Filing 6 Plaintiff's MOTION to Seal Declaration of John Doe in Support of Motion to Proceed Under Pseudonym filed by John Doe.Follow up on Objection on 10/10/2023. The court only follow up date DOES NOT include 3 additional days that may apply per FRCP 6(d) and FRCrP 45(c).(de)
September 26, 2023 Filing 4 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS/WAIVER by John Doe(Puckett, Samantha)
September 26, 2023 Filing 3 MOTION for Leave to File to Proceed Under Pseudonym filed by John Doe.Follow up on Objection on 10/10/2023. The court only follow up date DOES NOT include 3 additional days that may apply per FRCP 6(d) and FRCrP 45(c). (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law, #2 Exhibit Redacted Declaration)(Puckett, Samantha) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/28/2023: #3 Exhibit (Affidavit) Unredacted version) (de).
September 22, 2023 Filing 2 Summonses issued electronically as to National Visa Center, US Secretary of State. NOTICE: Counsel shall print and serve the summonses and all attachments in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4. (Attachments: #1 Notice ECF, #2 Immigration Notice)(ed)
September 22, 2023 NOTICE. This case has been designated for Electronic Case Filing. All further submissions shall be filed in compliance with the Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing. Pro se litigants are not required to file electronically and may continue to file documents in paper format. Persons filing electronically are strongly encouraged to complete the interactive training modules available on the courts website. To access these modules, click #HERE. (ed)
September 21, 2023 Case assigned to Chief Judge Landya B. McCafferty and US Magistrate Judge Talesha Leah Saint-Marc. The case designation is: 1:23-cv-441-LM-TSM. Please show this number with the judge designation on all future pleadings. (ed)
September 21, 2023 Filing 1 NEW CASE/ COMPLAINT Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ANHDC-2423736 filed by John Doe. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons - Waiver, #3 Summons - Waiver)(Puckett, Samantha)

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Plaintiff: John Doe
Represented By: Samantha Puckett
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Defendant: Anthony J. Blinken
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Defendant: National Visa Center
Represented By: Sergio Sarkany
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