Gill et al v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al
Plaintiff: Waqas Ahmad Gill and Maria Amir
Defendant: United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Acting Director Kenneth Cuccinelli, Elizabeth Miller, Tracy Renaud and Alejandro Mayorkas
Case Number: 2:2021cv02363
Filed: April 28, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Denis R Hurley
Referring Judge: Steven Tiscione
2 Judge: James M Wicks
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 08 U.S.C. § 1329 Writ of Mandamus to Adjudicate Visa Petiti
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 21, 2021 Opinion or Order ORDER: The Defendants' (U.S. Dep't of Homeland Security, et al.) Motion for an extension of time to answer, move, or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs' (Waqas Ahmad Gill and Maria Amir) Complaint is hereby granted, and the defendants time within which to respond to the Complaint is hereby extended to and including July 19, 2021. Defendants' Motion for an extension of time for the parties to file a Proposed Scheduling Order with the Court is hereby granted and the parties are directed to file a Proposed Scheduling Order no later than August 4, 2021. Defendants' Motion to adjourn the in-person Initial Conference from July 7, 2021 is hereby granted. The in-person Initial Conference will be held at 9:30 AM on August 18, 2021. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks on 5/21/2021. (Ortiz, Grisel)
May 20, 2021 Filing 12 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, #11 Scheduling Order,, Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File Proposed Discovery Plan, Consent MOTION to Adjourn Conference by Kenneth Cuccinelli, Alejandro Mayorkas, Elizabeth Miller, Tracy Renaud, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Department of Homeland Security. (Dickman, Mary)
May 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 INITIAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULING ORDER: An in-person initial conference will be held at 11:30 AM on July 7, 2021, before Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks in Courtroom 1020. All counsel must attend. Counsel are directed to complete the attached Discovery Plan Worksheet and electronically file same with the Court no later than June 30, 2021. Should the parties wish to adopt a plan for discovery different from the structure in the discovery worksheet, they may do so only if they file a letter explaining why such a plan is appropriate in this case. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks on 5/18/2021. (Attachments: #1 Discovery Plan Worksheet, #2 JMW Individual Rules) (Ortiz, Grisel)
May 14, 2021 Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks. Magistrate Judge Steven Tiscione no longer assigned to the case. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our #website. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (Florio, Lisa)
April 29, 2021 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Mary M. Dickman on behalf of All Defendants (aty to be noticed) (Dickman, Mary)
April 29, 2021 Filing 9 In accordance with Rule 73 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 73.1, the parties are notified that if all parties consent a United States magistrate judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action including a (jury or nonjury) trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. Attached to the Notice is a blank copy of the consent form that should be filled out, signed and filed electronically only if all parties wish to consent. The form may also be accessed at the following link: #http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/FormsAndFees/Forms/AO085.pdf. You may withhold your consent without adverse substantive consequences. Do NOT return or file the consent unless all parties have signed the consent. (Cox, Dwayne)
April 29, 2021 Filing 8 Case transferred in from District of District of Columbia; Case Number 1:21-cv-00517. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
April 29, 2021 The case of Gill et al v. United States Department of Homeland Security et al, has been transferred from US District Court for the District of Columbia to the Eastern District of New York. The new case number is 21-cv-2363-DRH-ST. PLEASE NOTE: if you plan to continue representing your client(s), you must be admitted to practice before this court. You must do so by applying for Pro Hac Vice or permanent admission. To apply for Pro Hac Vice admission, you must first register for an ECF login and password. Please visit the Court's website at www.nyed.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions for guidance. Once registered, you must electronically file a Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. You must pay the required pro hac vice fee online. (Cox, Dwayne)
April 28, 2021 Filing 7 Case transferred to the USDC for the Eastern District of New York pursuant to #6 Order Transferring Case,,, Sent to Court via extraction. (ztd) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 4/29/2021.]
April 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER: Upon consideration of Defendants' consent motion to transfer and for extension of time to file an answer or otherwise respond to the complaint, Dkt. #5 , it is hereby ORDERED that (1) Defendants' consent motion to transfer is GRANTED; (2) the case is hereby TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1404(a); (3) Defendants' consent motion to extend is GRANTED; and (4) Defendants shall file their answer or otherwise respond to the complainton or before 21 days after this action is docketed in the transferee district or on or before May 10, 2021, whichever is later. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 4/14/2021. (lcrdm3) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 4/29/2021.]
April 14, 2021 Set/Reset Deadlines: Transfer due by 4/24/2021. (kt) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 4/29/2021.]
April 8, 2021 Filing 5 Consent MOTION to Transfer Case by ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, ELIZABETH MILLER, UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, TRACY RENAUD. (Tepe, Sean). Added MOTION for Extension of Time to on 4/13/2021 (znmw). [Transferred from District of Columbia on 4/29/2021.]
March 29, 2021 Filing 4 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. KENNETH CUCCINELLI served on 3/25/2021; ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS served on 3/8/2021; ELIZABETH MILLER served on 3/8/2021; UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES served on 3/25/2021; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY served on 3/8/2021, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 3/9/2021., RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 3/9/2021. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 5/8/2021.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Hacking, James) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 4/29/2021.]
March 2, 2021 Filing 3 SUMMONS (7) Issued Electronically as to KENNETH CUCCINELLI, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, ELIZABETH MILLER, UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 4/29/2021.]
March 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 STANDING ORDER: The parties are hereby ORDERED to comply with the directives set forth in the attached Standing Order. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 03/01/2021. (lcrdm3) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 4/29/2021.]
March 1, 2021 Case Assigned to Judge Randolph D. Moss. (zsb) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 4/29/2021.]
February 26, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-8252255) filed by WAQAS AHMAD GILL, MARIA AMIR. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons, #3 Summons, #4 Summons, #5 Summons, #6 Summons, #7 Summons, #8 Summons)(Hacking, James) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 4/29/2021.]

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Plaintiff: Waqas Ahmad Gill
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