Farra v. United States Citizenship And Immigration Services

The docket shows a one-line entry dated 2026-07-23 labeled “Remand.” The exact meaning and procedural effect of this entry (who remanded, to whom, or whether the court issued an order) are unclear from the entry text.

An amended complaint was filed on 2026-07-16; the docket entry appears to reflect only the filing and does not indicate any court action or ruling. It may correspond to the second amended complaint the court previously authorized, but the entry itself does not specify that.

A joint status report was filed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services on July 7, 2026, with two attachments labeled Exhibit A and Exhibit B; the entry reflects the filing only and does not state any court action or outcome.

The court issued an order directing the parties to file a status report concerning the pending Motion to Dismiss, with the status report due July 7, 2026. The order was signed by Judge Lisa J. Cisneros on June 30, 2026.

A motion hearing on the defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 31) was held on May 12, 2026; both parties argued, and the court took the matter under submission and stated it may request further briefing. The hearing lasted about 17 minutes.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services filed a reply brief in support of its Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction on April 27, 2026. The entry reflects the filing of that reply and does not state any court action or ruling.

Counsel for the petitioner filed an opposition/response to the defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction on April 20, 2026, attaching Exhibit A labeled "NOID."

The magistrate judge granted the stipulation to extend the deadlines for the plaintiff's response to the motion to dismiss and for the defendant's reply; the plaintiff's response is due by 2026-04-20 and the defendant's reply is due by 2026-04-27.

Plaintiff's counsel filed a stipulation with a proposed order requesting a three-day extension for the plaintiff to respond to the defendant's motion to dismiss; the entry does not indicate whether the court approved the extension. The filing is dated April 17, 2026 and was modified on May 7, 2026.

A corrected stipulation with a proposed order was filed asking to extend the plaintiff's time to respond to the defendant's motion to dismiss by three days. The entry reflects the filing of the corrected stipulation and does not indicate any court action or ruling.

A joint status report was filed in the case on April 6, 2026.

The court ordered the parties to meet and confer and to file a joint status report by April 7, 2026 stating each side’s position on whether the case will require discovery, a certified administrative record, or any other evidentiary record, and, if they disagree, to state their positions on how to resolve that dispute.

The plaintiff, through counsel Annas Farra (with Bradley Banias noted), filed an amended complaint against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on March 20, 2026. The docket entry reflects the filing only and does not indicate any court ruling or disposition.

An attorney (Annas Farra) filed a motion for leave to appear pro hac vice, paying a $328 filing fee (receipt ACANDC-21772624) and attaching a Certificate of Good Standing; the entry reflects the filing of the motion.

The magistrate judge issued an order granting the motion for attorney Bradley Banias to appear pro hac vice in the case. The order was filed on March 19, 2026.

Magistrate Judge Lisa J. Cisneros entered an order granting the parties' stipulation regarding the summary-judgment briefing schedule.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services filed a stipulation with a proposed order regarding the motion-for-summary-judgment briefing schedule on March 13, 2026; the entry reflects the filing only and does not indicate any court approval or ruling.

The court granted the parties' stipulation to extend time and adopted the deadlines set in that stipulation. The court also ordered that no later than March 13, 2026, the parties must file either a stipulation and proposed order setting a new deadline for the defendant's motion for summary judgment or a joint letter brief if they cannot agree on a deadline.

A stipulation with a proposed order was filed asking the court to extend the defendants' deadline to file a motion for summary judgment and to extend the plaintiff's time to amend the complaint. The entry reflects the filing only and does not indicate whether the court has approved the proposed extensions.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services filed an Answer to the complaint on February 6, 2026. The entry reflects the filing only and does not state any court ruling or disposition.

The magistrate judge granted the Motion to Substitute Attorney and the order terminates attorneys Jesse Matthew Bless and Kristina David from the case.

The court acknowledged the plaintiff's Motion to Substitute Law Firm (ECF No. 19) and stated it will refrain from entering an order on that motion until no earlier than February 5, 2026 to allow time for notice. The court ordered that any objection or opposition must be filed before February 5, 2026 and that plaintiff's counsel must notify the plaintiff of this Order by February 3, 2026.

Annas Farra filed a motion to substitute the attorney of record and submitted a proposed order; the entry reflects the filing only and does not state any court action or resolution.

The court states that the parties' stipulation to extend the defendant’s time to respond to the complaint (ECF No. 17) is self-executing under Civil Local Rule 6-1(a) and asks counsel not to include proposed orders with future stipulations that only extend response time. The entry is text-only and notes no separate document is attached.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services filed a stipulation with a proposed order requesting an extension of its deadline to respond to the complaint. The document is a filing proposing an extended response deadline; the entry does not state whether the court has approved it.