(PS) Wu v. Noem et al

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR FIRST EXTENSION OF
TIME
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ERIC GRANT
United States Attorney
SHELLEY D. WEGER
Assistant United States Attorney
501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: (916) 554-2700
Facsimile: (916) 554-2900
Attorneys for Defendants
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
PINGHUI WU,
Plaintiff,
v.
USCIS, ET AL.,
Defendants.
CASE NO. 2:25-CV-3180 DAD-JDP
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR
FIRST EXTENSION OF TIME
Defendants respectfully request a first extension of time in which to respond to the Complaint,
and Plaintiff does not oppose.1
In this case, pro se Plaintiff, Pinghui Wu, alleges the United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services (“USCIS”) has unreasonably delayed the adjudication of Plaintiff’s Form I-589, Application
for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, which he alleges was filed in 2016. Plaintiff alleges that
USCIS conducted his asylum interview in July 2023, and to date has not rendered a decision on his
asylum application.
USCIS’s asylum office has represented to undersigned counsel for defendants that it is
continuing to work on the adjucation of Plaintiff’s asylum application but requires additional time to
1 Undersigned counsel for Defendants called the phone number listed on the complaint and spoke
to an individual who represented himself to be Plaintiff’s son. Undersigned counsel obtained Plaintiff’s
email address and conferred with Plaintiff via email.
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work towards completing its adjudication, including to conduct vetting and background checks.2
Accordingly, Defendants request a 90-day extension of time to respond to the complaint.
The parties therefore stipulate that the new date for Defendants to file an answer or other
dispositive pleading is April 6, 2026. The parties further request that all other filing deadlines and any
initial status conference be similarly extended.
Dated: January 5, 2026
By:
ERIC GRANT
United States Attorney
/s/ Shelley D. Weger
SHELLEY D. WEGER
Assistant United States Attorney
Dated: January 5, 2026 /s/ PINGHUI WU
Plaintiff Pro Per
[PROPOSED] ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 6, 2026
JEREMY D. PETERSON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
2 On December 2, 2025, USCIS issued Policy Memorandum 602-0192, which placed a hold on
all asylum decisions “pending a comprehensive review” of all policies, procedures, and guidance in
order to protect and preserve national security. See PM 602-0192, Hold and Review of all Pending
Asylum Applications and all USCIS Benefit Applications Filed by Aliens from High-Risk Countries,
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-alerts/PM-602-0192-
PendingApplicationsHighRiskCountries-20251202.pdf. More information regarding implementation of
this policy will be provided to the public as it becomes available. However, regardless of the policy,
USCIS requires additional time to complete its adjudication of Plaintiff’s asylum application.
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