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Case TitleKurshid Jehan Shaikh v. United States Department of State
DistrictCentral District of California
CityWestern Division - Los Angeles
Case Number2:2014cv05352
Date Filed2014-07-09
Date Closed2014-09-12
JudgeJudge Philip S. Gutierrez
PlaintiffKurshid Jehan Shaikh
also known as Khurshid Jehan
also known as Khurshid Suleman
also known as Khurshid Jehan Shaikh
Case DescriptionKurshid Jehan Shaikh, a native of Pakistan, obtained lawful permanent resident status in 2009. In February 2014, she was placed into removal proceedings because she had failed to comply with a 1998 voluntary departure order. Shaikh asserted that she left the U.S. as required in July 1998 and was issued a nonimmigrant visa by the U.S. Consulate in Islamabad, Pakistan in September 1998. Through her attorney, Shaikh submitted a FOIA request to the Department of State for records related to her nonimmigrant visa applications. The agency acknowledged receipt of her request, but after hearing nothing further from the agency, Shaikh filed suit.
Complaint issues: Failure to respond within statutory time limit

DefendantUnited States Department of State
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2014-07-091COMPLAINT Receipt No: 0973-14091504 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiff Kurshid Jehan Shaikh. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit FOIA receipt, # 2 Exhibit FOIA Request) (Attorney Stacy Eva Tolchin added to party Kurshid Jehan Shaikh(pty:pla))(Tolchin, Stacy) (Entered: 07/09/2014)
2014-07-092CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff Kurshid Jehan Shaikh. (Tolchin, Stacy) (Entered: 07/09/2014)
2014-07-093NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Kurshid Jehan Shaikh, (Tolchin, Stacy) (Entered: 07/09/2014)
2014-07-094Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), 1 filed by Plaintiff Kurshid Jehan Shaikh. (Tolchin, Stacy) (Entered: 07/09/2014)
2014-07-105NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez and Magistrate Judge Stephen J. Hillman. (jp) (Entered: 07/10/2014)
2014-07-106NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (jp) (Entered: 07/10/2014)
2014-07-10760 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) 1 as to Defendant United States Department of State. (jp) (Entered: 07/10/2014)
2014-07-108STANDING ORDER REGARDING NEWLY ASSIGNED CASES upon filing of the complaint by Judge Philip S. Gutierrez. (PLEASE REVIEW DOCUMENT FOR FULL AND COMPLETE DETAILS) (lw) (Entered: 07/10/2014)
2014-07-299PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff Kurshid Jehan Shaikh, upon Defendant United States Department of State served on 7/11/2014, answer due 8/10/2014. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon the United States Attorneys Office by delivering a copy to Civil Process Clerk. Service was executed in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Due diligence declaration NOT attached. Registered or certified mail return receipt attached. Original Summons NOT returned. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit exhibit)(Tolchin, Stacy) (Entered: 07/29/2014)
2014-08-0510STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to United States Department of State answer now due 9/9/2014, re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), 1 filed by DEFENDANT United States Department of State.(Attorney Alarice M Medrano added to party United States Department of State(pty:dft))(Medrano, Alarice) (Entered: 08/05/2014)
2014-09-0911STIPULATION to Dismiss Case filed by DEFENDANT United States Department of State.(Medrano, Alarice) (Entered: 09/09/2014)
2014-09-1212ORDER ON JOINT STIPULATION TO DISMISS by Judge Philip S. Gutierrez: re Stipulation to Dismiss Case 11 .IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Plaintiff, Kurshid Jehan Shaikh, and Defendant U.S. Department of State (DOS), through their counsel, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), that the following matters be voluntarily dismissed: (a) the above-captioned action brought under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), including any and all claims relating to the underlying FOIA request dated February 7, 2014,1 and (b) Plaintiffs administrative appeal submitted to DOS regarding nine records referred to DOS by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in connection with a separate FOIA request Plaintiff submitted to USCIS.2 Each party will bear its own costs and fees, including attorney fees, in connection with these matters. This Stipulation is entered into by the parties because the DOS intends to provide Plaintiff a declaration regarding certain information pertaining to the 1998 Visa Application of Plaintiff Khurshid Jehan, including the date the application was received by the U.S. Embassy. The declaration will be provided to Plaintiff within twenty-four hours of the filing of this Courts Order dismissing the above-captioned case. (ab) (Entered: 09/12/2014)
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