Florida Southern District Court
Judge:Beth Bloom
Case #: 1:25-cv-20529
Nature of Suit465 Immigration - Other Immigration Actions
Cause08:1329 Writ of Mandamus to Adjudicate Visa Petition
Case Filed:Feb 05, 2025
Case in other court:Illinois Northern, 1:25-cv-00372
Last checked: Wednesday Feb 05, 2025 12:07 PM EST
Defendant
Antony J. Blinken
Represented By
Joshua Samuel Press
Doj-Civ
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Noticing INS Attorney
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Defendant
Thomas Cioppa
Represented By
Joshua Samuel Press
Doj-Civ
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Noticing INS Attorney
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Defendant
Alejandro Myorkas
Represented By
Joshua Samuel Press
Doj-Civ
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Noticing INS Attorney
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Defendant
Christopher A. Wray
as the Director of the FB Federal Bureau of Investigations 2111 W Roosevelt Rd
Chicago, IL 60608
Represented By
Joshua Samuel Press
Doj-Civ
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Noticing INS Attorney
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Plaintiff
Olga Zayats


Docket last updated: 12 hours ago
Friday, February 07, 2025
13 13 7 pgs order Order Requiring Joint Scheduling Report Fri 02/07 11:01 AM
ORDER REQUIRING SCHEDULING REPORT AND CERTIFICATES OF INTERESTED PARTIES. Signed by Judge Beth Bloom on 2/5/2025. See attached document for full details. (gqa)
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Thursday, February 06, 2025
12 12 misc Bar Letter Thu 02/06 8:18 AM
Bar Letter re: Admissions sent to attorney Reem H Odeh, mailing date February 6, 2025, (pt)
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Wednesday, February 05, 2025
11 11 order Clerk's Notice of Judge Assignment and Optional Consent Wed 02/05 11:32 AM
Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Beth Bloom. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Marty Fulgueira Elfenbein is available to handle any or all proceedings in this case. If agreed, parties should complete and file the Consent form found on our website. It is not necessary to file a document indicating lack of consent. (jua)
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10 10 transfer Case Transferred In - District Transfer - CV - NO FEE Wed 02/05 11:17 AM
Case transferred in from Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:25-cv-00372. Electronic file including transfer order and docket sheet received. .(jua)
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9 9 transfer Case Transferred Out - District Wed 02/05 10:08 AM
TRANSFERRED to the USDC Southern of Florida, Miami Division the electronic record. (jxm, )
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8 8 minutes ~Util - Terminate Hearings ICMS - converted docket entry Order on Motion to Vacate Order on Motion to Show Cause - Order (PAPERLESS or pdf attached) Wed 02/05 9:42 AM
MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: After an inquiry by the courtroom deputy to counsel for the government with the Plaintiff's counsel copied, the government reported no objection to the Plaintiff's motion to transfer venue, R. 7. Given the absence of a connection to this venue, and the Plaintiff's residence in Miami-Dade County, Florida, the motion to transfer venue7 is granted. This case is hereby ordered transferred forthwith to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division. The status hearing of 03/07/2025 is vacated. Civil case terminated. Emailed notice (mw, )
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Tuesday, February 04, 2025
7 7 MOTION by Plaintiff Olga Zayats to vacate , MOTION by Plaintiff Olga Zayats for order to show cause , MOTION by Plaintiff Olga Zayats to transfer case Motion to Transfer Venue (Odeh, Reem)
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
6 6 DESIGNATION of Joshua Samuel Press as U.S. Attorney for Defendants Alejandro Myorkas, Christopher A. Wray, Thomas Cioppa, Antony J. Blinken (Press, Joshua)
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5 5 DESIGNATION of Craig Arthur Oswald as U.S. Attorney for Defendants Alejandro Myorkas, Christopher A. Wray, Thomas Cioppa, Antony J. Blinken (Oswald, Craig)
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
4 4 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Initial tracking status hearing set for 03/07/2025 at 8:30 a.m. to track the case only (no appearance is required, the case will not be called). Instead, the Court will set the case schedule after reviewing the written status report. The parties must file a joint initial status report with the content described in the ***ATTACHED*** status report requirements (do ***not*** use templates from other cases) by 03/26/2025. Plaintiff must still file the report even if Defendants have not responded to requests to craft a joint report. If not all Defendants and appropriate governmental agencies have been served, then Plaintiff must complete the part of the report on the progress of service. Also, counsel (or the parties, if proceeding pro se) must carefully review Judge Chang's Case Management Procedures, available online at ilnd.uscourts.gov (navigate to Judges / District Judges / Judge Edmond E. Chang). Because the Procedures are occasionally revised, counsel (or the party, if proceeding pro se) must read them anew even if the counsel or the party has appeared before Judge Chang in other cases. Emailed notice (mw, )
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Att: 1 Status Report Requirements
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
3 3 MINUTE entry before the Executive Committee: Case reassigned to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang for all further proceedings pursuant to the provisions of IOP 13(f)(2)(a). Mailed notice (ags)
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Att: 1 Request for reassignment
SUMMONS Issued as to Antony J. Blinken, Thomas Cioppa, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, Christopher A. Wray, U.S. Attorney, and U.S. Attorney General (axk, )
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Case Reassigned to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. The Honorable Charles P. Kocoras no longer assigned to the case. (ags)
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Monday, January 13, 2025
2 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Olga Zayats by Reem H Odeh (Odeh, Reem)
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1 1 COMPLAINT filed by Olga Zayats; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22946627.(Odeh, Reem)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 2 Exhibit,
Att: 3 Exhibit
CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Charles P. Kocoras. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Beth W. Jantz. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (ksr, )
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CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached[LINK:Consent To] [LINK:form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (ksr, )
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