New York Eastern District Court
Judge:Natasha C Merle
Case #: 1:25-cv-00164
Nature of Suit465 Immigration - Other Immigration Actions
Cause05:702 Administrative Procedure Act
Case Filed:Jan 10, 2025
Last checked: Friday Jan 10, 2025 1:05 PM EST
Defendant
US Attorney General Merrick Garland
US Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
Defendant
NY District Director Tamika Gray
Defendant
Secretary of DHS Alejandro Mayorkas
Office of the General Counsel 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20528
Defendant
National Benefits Center
Plaintiff
Mingliang Zhang


Docket last updated: 01/17/2025 11:59 PM EST
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
order Order to Show Cause (Federal) Wed 01/15 9:36 AM
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE and Electronic Service upon the US Attorneys Office re1 Complaint -- Upon the complaint for writ of mandamus filed January 10, 2025, it is ORDERED that: (1) The United States Attorney, as attorney for defendants, is directed to show cause on or before March 17, 2025, in writing, why a writ of mandamus should not be issued, and shall serve a copy of the response on plaintiff, with proof of such service to the Clerk of this Court; (2) On or before April 16, 2025, plaintiff shall file their reply, if any, with proof of service to the Clerk of this Court; (3) Service of a copy of this Order, together with a copy of the complaint, shall be made by the Clerk of this Court via electronic case filing to the United States Attorney. Ordered by Judge Natasha C. Merle on 1/15/2025. (AG)
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Tuesday, January 14, 2025
4 4 notice Notice of Appearance Tue 01/14 2:53 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Varuni Nelson on behalf of All Defendants (aty to be noticed) (Nelson, Varuni)
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Friday, January 10, 2025
3 3 service Summons Issued as to USA Fri 01/10 1:58 PM
Summons Issued as to Merrick Garland, Tamika Gray, Alejandro Mayorkas, National Benefits Center, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (KD)
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2 2 misc Quality Control Check - Attorney Case Opening Fri 01/10 1:51 PM
This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (KD)
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1 1 cmp Complaint Fri 01/10 1:44 PM
COMPLAINT FOR WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS against Merrick Garland, Tamika Gray, Alejandro Mayorkas, National Benefits Center filing fee $ 405, receipt number ANYEDC-18652546 Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -Yes,, filed by Mingliang Zhang. (Jia, Jason)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 2 Proposed Summons Proposed Summons,
Att: 3 Exhibit Exhibits
utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Fri 01/10 1:50 PM
Case Assigned to Judge Natasha C. Merle. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our[LINK:website] . Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (KD)
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