New York Southern District Court
Judge:Katherine Polk Failla
Case #: 1:25-cv-00163
Nature of Suit465 Immigration - Other Immigration Actions
Cause28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus
Case Filed:Jan 08, 2025
Last checked: Wednesday Jan 08, 2025 2:07 PM EST
Defendant
Alissa L. Emmel
Defendant
Merrick Garland
Defendant
UR M. JADDOU
Defendant
Edward Y. Kim
Defendant
ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS
Plaintiff
Seng Khien Tee


Docket last updated: 01/17/2025 11:59 PM EST
Thursday, January 16, 2025
14 14 3 pgs order Order for Initial Pretrial Conference Thu 01/16 4:47 PM
NOTICE OF INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: This case has been assigned to me for all purposes. It is hereby ORDERED that counsel for all parties appear for an initial pretrial conference with the Court on May 9, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. The conference will be held telephonically. At the scheduled date and time, the parties are to call (855) 244-8681 and enter access code 2315 780 7370. Initial Conference set for 5/9/2025 at 11:00 AM before Judge Katherine Polk Failla. (Signed by Judge Katherine Polk Failla on 1/16/2025) (rro)
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
13 13 service Summons Returned Executed as to USA Wed 01/15 4:12 PM
SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED Summons and Complaint/Petition in the Nature of Mandamus,, served. Edward Y. Kim served on 1/13/2025, answer due 3/14/2025. Service was accepted by Gary Dowling, authorized person to accept service. Document filed by Seng Khien Tee..(Fojas, Martin)
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Friday, January 10, 2025
12 12 service Summons Issued Fri 01/10 10:32 AM
ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Ur M. Jaddou..(jgo)
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11 11 service Summons Issued Fri 01/10 10:32 AM
ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Merrick Garland..(jgo)
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10 10 service Summons Issued Fri 01/10 10:31 AM
ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Edward Y. Kim..(jgo)
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9 9 service Summons Issued Fri 01/10 10:31 AM
ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Alissa L. Emmel..(jgo)
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8 8 service Summons Issued Fri 01/10 10:30 AM
ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Alejandro Mayorkas..(jgo)
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notice Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice Fri 01/10 10:25 AM
CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Katherine Polk Failla. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at[LINK:https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges] . Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at[LINK:https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions] ..(jgo)
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utility Case Designation Fri 01/10 10:29 AM
Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link:[LINK:https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf] . (jgo)
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utility Case Designated ECF Fri 01/10 10:29 AM
Case Designated ECF. (jgo)
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misc Notice to Attorney Regarding Party Modification Fri 01/10 10:34 AM
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Martin Oliver Cabrera Fojas. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: UR M. JADDOU; ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name was entered in all caps;. (jgo)
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Wednesday, January 08, 2025
7 7 service Request for Issuance of Summons Wed 01/08 2:31 PM
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Edward Y. Kim, in his official capacity as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, re:1 Complaint/Petition in the Nature of Mandamus,,. Document filed by Seng Khien Tee..(Fojas, Martin)
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6 6 service Request for Issuance of Summons Wed 01/08 2:29 PM
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Merrick Garland, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States of America, re:1 Complaint/Petition in the Nature of Mandamus,,. Document filed by Seng Khien Tee..(Fojas, Martin)
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5 5 service Request for Issuance of Summons Wed 01/08 2:28 PM
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Alissa L. Emmel, in her official capacity as Chief, Immigrant Investor Program Office, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, re:1 Complaint/Petition in the Nature of Mandamus,,. Document filed by Seng Khien Tee..(Fojas, Martin)
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4 4 service Request for Issuance of Summons Wed 01/08 2:27 PM
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Alejandro Mayorkas, in his official capacity as Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, re:1 Complaint/Petition in the Nature of Mandamus,,. Document filed by Seng Khien Tee..(Fojas, Martin)
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3 3 service Request for Issuance of Summons Wed 01/08 2:26 PM
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to UR M. Jaddou, in her official capacity as Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, re:1 Complaint/Petition in the Nature of Mandamus,,. Document filed by Seng Khien Tee..(Fojas, Martin)
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2 2 misc Civil Cover Sheet Wed 01/08 2:20 PM
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Fojas, Martin)
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1 1 cmp Complaint/Petition in the Nature of Mandamus Wed 01/08 2:14 PM
COMPLAINT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS against Alissa L. Emmel, Merrick Garland, UR M. JADDOU, Edward Y. Kim, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-30428339).Document filed by Seng Khien Tee..(Fojas, Martin)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A - Excerpt of Form I-829, Petition By Entrepreneur to Remove Conditional Basis of Lawful Permanent Residence Status,
Att: 2 Exhibit B - I-829 Receipt Notices for Plaintiff, dated July 2, 2024,
Att: 3 Exhibit C - I-526 Approval Notice,
Att: 4 Exhibit D - Plaintiff's Permanent Residence "Green Card", dated September 23, 2022