Washington Western District Court
Judge:Theresa L Fricke
Case #: 2:25-cv-00745
Nature of Suit465 Immigration - Other Immigration Actions
Cause28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus
Case Filed:Apr 23, 2025
Case in other court:District of Columbia, 1:24-cv-02424
Last checked: Wednesday Apr 23, 2025 1:09 PM PDT
Defendant
Emilia Bardini
Represented By
Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel
U.S. Attorney'S Office For The District Of Columbia
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Defendant
Associate Director Matthew D Emrich
Represented By
Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel
U.S. Attorney'S Office For The District Of Columbia
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Defendant
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Represented By
Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel
U.S. Attorney'S Office For The District Of Columbia
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Defendant
Steve K Francis
Represented By
Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel
U.S. Attorney'S Office For The District Of Columbia
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Defendant
Merrick B Garland
Represented By
Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel
U.S. Attorney'S Office For The District Of Columbia
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Defendant
Matthew M Graves
Represented By
Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel
U.S. Attorney'S Office For The District Of Columbia
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Defendant
Homeland Security Investigations
Represented By
Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel
U.S. Attorney'S Office For The District Of Columbia
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Defendant
Ur Mendoza Jaddou
Represented By
Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel
U.S. Attorney'S Office For The District Of Columbia
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Defendant
Alejandro N Mayorkas
Represented By
Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel
U.S. Attorney'S Office For The District Of Columbia
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Defendant
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Represented By
Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel
U.S. Attorney'S Office For The District Of Columbia
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Defendant
United States Department of Homeland Security
Represented By
Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel
U.S. Attorney'S Office For The District Of Columbia
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Defendant
Christopher A Wray
Represented By
Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel
U.S. Attorney'S Office For The District Of Columbia
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Plaintiff
Mohamed Eltohamy
Represented By
Daniel Joseph Porcerelli
Elsharnoby & Associates
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Docket last updated: 10 hours ago
Thursday, May 01, 2025
13 13 misc Consent Letter & Form Thu 05/01 8:24 AM
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT TO A US MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND DECLINATION OF CONSENT FORM. Each party will be deemed to have knowingly and voluntarily consented to proceed before a Magistrate Judge if this form is not returned by 5/8/2025. Please Note: Forms must not be electronically filed with the Court. (GMR- ad hoc email to pltf counsel)
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Thursday, April 24, 2025
12 12 motion Stipulated Motion Thu 04/24 11:13 AM
Stipulated MOTION to Hold Case in Abeyance and [Proposed] Order , filed by All Defendants. Noting Date 4/24/2025, (Lambert, Michelle)
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11 11 notice Notice of Appearance Thu 04/24 11:06 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Michelle R. Lambert on behalf of Defendants Federal Bureau of Investigation, Christopher A Wray, Merrick B Garland, Matthew M Graves, United States Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro N Mayorkas, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Emilia Bardini, Homeland Security Investigations, Steve K Francis, Matthew D Emrich. (Lambert, Michelle)
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
10 10 utility Judge Assignment Letter (Removal & Transfer cases only) Wed 04/23 1:56 PM
LETTER from Clerk to counsel re receipt of case from District of District of Columbia and advising of WAWD case number and judge assignment. (AVC)
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9 9 transfer Case Transferred In - District Transfer Wed 04/23 12:05 PM
Case transferred in from District of District of Columbia, Case Number 1:24-cv-02424. (AVC)
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utility Add and Terminate Judges Wed 04/23 1:36 PM
Judge Theresa L Fricke added. (AVC)
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Thursday, April 10, 2025
Set/Reset Deadlines: Transfer due by 4/21/2025. (zcll) [Transferred from dcd on 4/23/2025.]
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Wednesday, April 09, 2025
8 8 ORDER granting Defendants'4 Motion to Transfer Case. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan on 4/9/2025. (lcer) [Transferred from dcd on 4/23/2025.]
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Friday, December 20, 2024
7 7 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 9/18/2024. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 11/17/2024. (Porcerelli, Daniel) [Transferred from dcd on 4/23/2025.]
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6 6 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 09/17/2024. (Porcerelli, Daniel) [Transferred from dcd on 4/23/2025.]
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5 5 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY served on 9/25/2024, ALEJANDRO N. MAYORKAS served on 9/26/2024, UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES served on 9/18/2024, UR MENDOZA JADDOU served on 9/19/2024, EMILIA BARDINI served on (unknown), HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS served on 9/19/2024, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION served on 9/17/2024, CHRISTOPHER A. WRAY served on 9/17/2024 (Porcerelli, Daniel) Modified to add parties served on 12/30/2024 (znmw). [Transferred from dcd on 4/23/2025.]
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Thursday, November 14, 2024
4 4 MOTION to Transfer Case by FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, CHRISTOPHER A. WRAY, MERRICK B. GARLAND, MATTHEW M. GRAVES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ALEJANDRO N. MAYORKAS, UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, UR MENDOZA JADDOU, EMILIA BARDINI, HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS, STEVE K. FRANCIS, MATTHEW D. EMRICH. (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar). Added MOTION to Dismiss on 11/15/2024 (znmw). [Transferred from dcd on 4/23/2025.]
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3 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Dimitar Georgiev-Remmel on behalf of All Defendants (Georgiev-Remmel, Dimitar) [Transferred from dcd on 4/23/2025.]
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Thursday, August 22, 2024
2 2 SUMMONS (12) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General(znmw) [Transferred from dcd on 4/23/2025.]
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Att: 1 Notice and Consent
Case Assigned to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan. (znmw) [Transferred from dcd on 4/23/2025.]
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
1 1 PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11107798) filed by MOHAMED ELTOHAMY.(Porcerelli, Daniel) (Attachment 2 replaced on 8/22/2024) (znmw). [Transferred from dcd on 4/23/2025.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit ELTOHAMY, MOHAMED-Writ of Mandamus-Exhibits,
Att: 2 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 3 Summons UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY,
Att: 4 Summons ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS,
Att: 5 Summons UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES,
Att: 6 Summons UR M. JADDOU,
Att: 7 Summons EMILIA BARDINI,
Att: 8 Summons HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS,
Att: 9 Summons STEVE K. FRANCIS,
Att: 10 Summons MATTHEW D. EMRICH,
Att: 11 Summons FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
Att: 12 Summons MERRICK B. GARLAND,
Att: 13 Summons CHRISTOPHER A. WRAY,
Att: 14 Summons MATTHEW M. GRAVES