Mancia Mancia et al v. Mayorkas

Joint Status Report and Stipulation
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CRAIG H. MISSAKIAN (CABN 125202)
United States Attorney
PAMELA T. JOHANN (CABN 145558)
Chief, Civil Division
MOLLY A. FRIEND (CABN 289677)
Assistant United States Attorney
450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055
San Francisco, California 94102-3495
Telephone: (415) 436-7177
Facsimile: (415) 436-6748
Molly.Friend@usdoj.gov
Attorneys for Defendant
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
MARIA ELENA MANCIA MANCIA, et al,
Plaintiffs,
v.
KRISTI NOEM,1 Secretary of the United States
Department of Homeland Security,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:24-cv-08065 TSH
JOINT STATUS REPORT AND STIPULATION
TO CONTINUE THE STAY OF
PROCEEDINGS; ORDER
The parties, through their attorneys, submit this joint status report regarding Plaintiff’s Form
I-589, Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal. On November 20, 2025, the Court granted
the parties’ request to stay proceedings until December 22, 2025, to allow time for the agency to
complete adjudication of Plaintiff’s asylum application. Dkt. No. 15. On November 26, 2025, USCIS
has placed a hold on all asylum applications, pending a comprehensive review. See
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/policy-alerts/PM-602-0192-
PendingApplicationsHighRiskCountries-20251202.pdf. (last accessed December 19, 2025).
Accordingly, the parties stipulate and request that the proceedings in this case be stayed until
1 Kristi Noem is automatically substituted as the defendant in this matter in accordance with
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d).
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Joint Status Report and Stipulation
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February 20, 2026, at which time the parties will file a joint status report with the Court. At that time,
the parties may request a further continuance of the stay of proceedings, dismissal of the litigation if
appropriate, or placement of the case back on the Court’s active docket. A stay of proceedings in this
case will benefit the parties and conserve the Court’s resources while the parties pursue a potential
administrative resolution.
Dated: December 22, 2025 	Respectfully submitted,2
CRAIG H. MISSAKIAN
United States Attorney
/s/ Molly A. Friend
MOLLY A. FRIEND
Assistant United States Attorney
Attorneys for Defendant
Dated: December 22, 2025 	/s/ Kevin M. Crabtree
KEVIN M. CRABTREE
Attorney for Plaintiffs
ORDER
Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED. The case is stayed until February 20, 2026.
Date: December 29, 2025 ______________________ 	_
THOMAS S. HIXSON
United States Magistrate Judge
2 In accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer of this document attests that all
signatories listed herein concur in the filing of this document.
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