KWOK et al v. USCIS et al
Plaintiff: HO WAN KWOK, HING CHI NGOK, MEI GUO, YANPING WANG, CHUNGUANG HAN, YAN YAN TSANG, DEFENG CAO, WENGUI GUO, MILES KWOK and YUE QINGZHI
Defendant: USCIS, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, UR M. JADDOU, TED KIM, NEW JERSEY ASYLUM OFFICE, SUSAN RAUFER and U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
Case Number: 2:2023cv00234
Filed: January 17, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Stanley R Chesler
Referring Judge: James B Clark
Nature of Suit: Other Immigration Actions
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 551 Administrative Procedure Act
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 29, 2023 Filing 28 Proposed Order Amended (Barred in Alabama, not New York) by DEFENG CAO, MEI GUO, CHUNGUANG HAN, HO WAN KWOK, HING CHI NGOK, YAN YAN TSANG, YANPING WANG re #26 Order on Motion for Leave to Appear. (WILDES, MICHAEL)
June 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER granting #22 Motion for Richard N. Freeth, Esq. to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 6/28/2023. (mxw)
June 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER granting #20 Motion for Kevin Thomas OConnor, Esq. to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 6/28/2023. (mxw)
June 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER granting #18 Motion for Yongbing Zhang, Esq. to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 6/28/2023. (mxw)
June 14, 2023 Set Deadlines as to #18 , #22 , and #20 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Motion set for 7/17/2023 before Magistrate Judge James B. Clark. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (jd, )
June 13, 2023 Filing 24 Certification of Michael J. Wildes on behalf of DEFENG CAO, MEI GUO, CHUNGUANG HAN, HO WAN KWOK, HING CHI NGOK, YAN YAN TSANG, YANPING WANG Re #20 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, #22 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, #18 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice,. (WILDES, MICHAEL)
June 13, 2023 Filing 23 Proposed Order by DEFENG CAO, MEI GUO, CHUNGUANG HAN, HO WAN KWOK, HING CHI NGOK, YAN YAN TSANG, YANPING WANG re #22 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Richard N. Freeth. (WILDES, MICHAEL)
June 13, 2023 Filing 22 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Richard N. Freeth by DEFENG CAO, MEI GUO, CHUNGUANG HAN, HO WAN KWOK, HING CHI NGOK, YAN YAN TSANG, YANPING WANG. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Affidavit B, Mr. Freeth's Affidavit, #3 Certificate of Service)(WILDES, MICHAEL)
June 13, 2023 Filing 21 Proposed Order by DEFENG CAO, MEI GUO, CHUNGUANG HAN, HO WAN KWOK, HING CHI NGOK, YAN YAN TSANG, YANPING WANG re #20 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Kevin Thomas O'Connor, Esq.. (WILDES, MICHAEL)
June 13, 2023 Filing 20 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Kevin Thomas O'Connor, Esq. by DEFENG CAO, MEI GUO, CHUNGUANG HAN, HO WAN KWOK, HING CHI NGOK, YAN YAN TSANG, YANPING WANG. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Affidavit B, Mr. O'Connor's Affidavit, #3 Certificate of Service)(WILDES, MICHAEL)
June 13, 2023 Filing 19 Proposed Order by DEFENG CAO, MEI GUO, CHUNGUANG HAN, HO WAN KWOK, HING CHI NGOK, YAN YAN TSANG, YANPING WANG re #18 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Yongbing Zhang. (WILDES, MICHAEL)
June 13, 2023 Filing 18 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Yongbing Zhang by DEFENG CAO, MEI GUO, CHUNGUANG HAN, HO WAN KWOK, HING CHI NGOK, YAN YAN TSANG, YANPING WANG. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, Certificates of Good Standing, #2 Affidavit B, Affidavit of Yongbing Zhang, #3 Certificate of Service)(WILDES, MICHAEL)
June 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 LETTER ORDER denying #14 , #15 , and #16 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice without Prejudice. Signed by Magistrate Judge James B. Clark on 6/12/2023. (jd, )
May 5, 2023 Set/Reset Deadlines as to #14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Kevin T. O'Connor, #16 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Yongbing Zhang, and #15 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Richard N. Freeth. Motion set for 6/5/2023 before Judge Stanley R. Chesler. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (jd, )
May 2, 2023 Filing 16 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Yongbing Zhang by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Certification of Good Standing EDNY, #3 Certification of Good Standing NYS)(WILDES, MICHAEL)
May 2, 2023 Filing 15 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Richard N. Freeth by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Certification of Good Standing)(WILDES, MICHAEL)
May 2, 2023 Filing 14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Kevin T. O'Connor by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Certification of Good Standing)(WILDES, MICHAEL)
April 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER Staying this action pending resolution of Plaintiff KWOK's criminal case; Administratively Terminating this action and any pending motions, and this shall not constitute a dismissal Order under Fed. R. of Civ. procedure. The Parties may request this action be reopened following significant developments in Plaintiff KWOK's criminal case. Signed by Judge Stanley R. Chesler on 4/19/2023. (jd, )
April 14, 2023 Filing 12 Letter from Plaintiff's Counsel Requesting Placement in Abeyance. (WILDES, MICHAEL)
March 22, 2023 Clerk`s Text Order - The document #11 Application for Clerk's Order to Ext Answer/Proposed Order, submitted by TED KIM, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, NEW JERSEY ASYLUM OFFICE, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UR M. JADDOU, SUSAN RAUFER has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 4/14/2023. (jd, )
March 20, 2023 Filing 11 Application and Proposed Order for Clerk's Order to extend time to answer as to all Defendants. Attorney ALEX D. SILAGI for UR M. JADDOU,ALEX D. SILAGI for TED KIM,ALEX D. SILAGI for ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS,ALEX D. SILAGI for NEW JERSEY ASYLUM OFFICE,ALEX D. SILAGI for SUSAN RAUFER,ALEX D. SILAGI for U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES added. (SILAGI, ALEX)
March 20, 2023 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by ALEX D. SILAGI on behalf of All Defendants (SILAGI, ALEX)
February 2, 2023 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by YAN YAN TSANG, MEI GUO, DEFENG CAO, HING CHI NGOK, HO WAN KWOK, YANPING WANG, CHUNGUANG HAN. (WILDES, MICHAEL)
February 2, 2023 Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by YAN YAN TSANG, MEI GUO, DEFENG CAO, HING CHI NGOK, HO WAN KWOK, YANPING WANG, CHUNGUANG HAN. All Defendants. (WILDES, MICHAEL)
February 2, 2023 Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by YAN YAN TSANG, MEI GUO, DEFENG CAO, HING CHI NGOK, HO WAN KWOK, YANPING WANG, CHUNGUANG HAN. (WILDES, MICHAEL)
February 2, 2023 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by YAN YAN TSANG, MEI GUO, DEFENG CAO, HING CHI NGOK, HO WAN KWOK, YANPING WANG, CHUNGUANG HAN. All Defendants. (WILDES, MICHAEL)
February 2, 2023 Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by YAN YAN TSANG, MEI GUO, DEFENG CAO, HING CHI NGOK, HO WAN KWOK, YANPING WANG, CHUNGUANG HAN. (WILDES, MICHAEL)
February 2, 2023 Filing 4 SUMMONS Returned Executed by YAN YAN TSANG, MEI GUO, DEFENG CAO, HING CHI NGOK, HO WAN KWOK, YANPING WANG, CHUNGUANG HAN. All Defendants. (WILDES, MICHAEL)
February 2, 2023 Filing 3 SUMMONS Returned Executed by YAN YAN TSANG, MEI GUO, DEFENG CAO, HING CHI NGOK, HO WAN KWOK, YANPING WANG, CHUNGUANG HAN. All Defendants. (WILDES, MICHAEL)
January 18, 2023 Filing 2 SUMMONS ISSUED as to UR M. JADDOU, TED KIM, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, NEW JERSEY ASYLUM OFFICE, SUSAN RAUFER, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (jd, )
January 18, 2023 CLERK'S QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE - The case you electronically filed has been processed, however, the following deficiencies were found: Party Information . The Clerk's Office has made the appropriate changes. Please refer to the Attorney Case Opening Guide for processing electronically filed cases. (jd, )
January 17, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, UR M. JADDOU, TED KIM, NEW JERSEY ASYLUM OFFICE, and SUSAN RAUFER. ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-13962949), filed by YAN YAN TSANG, MEI GUO, DEFENG CAO, HING CHI NGOK, HO WAN KWOK, YANPING WANG, CHUNGUANG HAN. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(WILDES, MICHAEL) Modified on 1/18/2023 (jd,).
January 17, 2023 Judge Stanley R. Chesler and Magistrate Judge James B. Clark added. (ps)

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