ZAFARMAND V. POMPEO (CAND #3:20-cv-00803-MMC)

In Zafarmand v. Pompeo, 3 Iranian American families challenge the U.S. Government’s unreasonable administrative delays in adjudicating 9 travel ban waivers. Challenged policies include the U.S. Government’s usurpation of individual consular officers authority and discretion to adjudicate travel ban waivers, and the designation of that authority and discretion to non-consular officers, including consular managers, visa chiefs, consular section chiefs, consular management the Visa Office, and Quality Support, Inc. contractors, which is unlawful under Presidential Proclamation 9645, §3(C) ("PP 9645"). 

Plaintiffs in this action include U.S. citizens, their families, and their Iranian national immediate relatives  who have been denied timely adjudication of case-by-case PP 9645 waivers. 

The Iranian American families or couples are represented by Curtis Lee Morrison through:

The Law Office of Rafael Ureña

925 N La Brea Ave, 4th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90038

ru@urenaesq.com

(917) 204-0670

For a free consult, reach Curtis Morrison:

email: curtis@curtismorrisonlaw.com

whatsapp/telegram: @curtisatlaw or +1 714-661-3446. 

DECEMBER 9, 2020 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT 

NOVEMBER 30, 2020  ORDER VACATING HEARING ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT 

NOVEMBER 16, 2020  ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANTS  TO SUBMIT CHAMBERS COPIES 

NOVEMBER 9, 2020   DEFENDANTS’ REPLY IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT  

NOVEMEBER 2 , 2020  NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

OCTOBER 26, 2020  STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND DATE FOR FEDERAL DEFENDANTS' REPLY  

OCTOBER 26, 2020 STIPULATED REQUEST TO EXTEND DATE FOR FEDERAL DEFENDANTS’ REPLY

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 DEFENDANTS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND  MOTION TO DISMISS THE FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT; MEMORANDUM  OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT THEREOF 

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND

INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS

AUGUST 13, 2020 ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, GRANTING GOVERNMENT'S MOTION TO DISMISS, ALLOWING PLAINTIFFS UNTIL SEPT. 3 TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT

JUNE 5, 2020 ORDER VACATING JUNE 12 HEARING 

MAY 5, 2020 GOVERNMENT'S REPLY IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS

APRIL 27, 2020 ORDER CONTINUING HEARINGS TO JUNE 12

APRIL 21, 2020 PLAINTIFFS' OPPOSITION TO GOVERNMENT'S MOTION TO DISMISS

APRIL 7, 2020 GOVERNMENT'S MOTION TO DISMISS

MAR. 18, 2020 CLERK RESCHEDULES PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION HEARING FOR MAY 1, 2020

 MAR. 10, 2020 PLAINTIFFS' RE-NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

MAR. 10, 2020 DEFENDANTS DECLINE JURISDICTION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

MAR. 6, 2020 PLAINTIFFS' REPLY TO GOVERNMENT'S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

MAR. 6, 2020 GOVERNMENT'S NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY

MAR. 3, 2020 ORDER DIRECTING GOVERNMENT TO FILE CONSENT OR DECLINATION TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE JURISDICTION

MAR. 3, 2020 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE TO THE HONORABLE MAXINE M. CHESNEY

MAR. 2, 2020 NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT

FEB. 28, 2020 GOVERNMENT’S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

FEB. 27, 2020  NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL: CHRISTOPHER F. JEU ON BEHALF OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT DEFENDANTS

FEB. 18, 2020 PROOF OF SERVICE FILED

FEB. 14, 2020 PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

FEB. 4, 2020 CASE ASSIGNED TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOSEPH C. SPERO 

FEB. 3, 2020 COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS