Another #YoungvBiden couple has reunited!

#YoungvBiden Update: Tonight, with great help from Christelle and Kristina on our team, Ms. Robinson and I filed a joint status update with Judge Chen.

#YoungvBiden Update: Judge Chen has just entered an order setting the deadline for the government to file their motion to dismiss for Wednesday, April 22, 2021. The hearing on this motion is set for May 27, at 1:30 pm PST.

This is no surprise as it is the schedule that the parties stipulated to in the last joint status report.

Note: there is also a status conference scheduled in this case for April 29, at 1:130 pm PST.

For those curious about the course of the #YoungvBiden case, I've just pulled the docket report. Here you go.

#YoungvBiden Update: The court issued an order today changing the time for the next status conference to April 29, 2021 at 10:30 AM PST.

#YoungvBiden Update: Tonight, the government filed their motion to dismiss based upon mootness. As an exhibit, they filed the declarations they filed in March in Jacob case. Why no fresh statistic? What are they hiding?🤣 Our team will get to work on the opposition!

Another #YoungvBiden plaintiff finally reunited with family in the USA! 🙏

#YoungvBiden Update. Today, Kristina filed notice of voluntary dismissal for 19 more Young plaintiff families who have been issued visas. So now 158 families on this case have now been issued visas- and we have only 22 more to go!

REMINDER: Status conference in #YoungvBiden starts in 9 minutes! https://cand.uscourts.gov/judges/chen-edward-m-emc/

Conclusion: since only a handful of #YoungvBiden plaintiffs are awaiting visas, court is hoping this case will be wrapped up soon, so briefing schedule on the mootness motion has been put on hold and a new status conference have been set for May 28 at 1:30 pm PST.

#YoungvBiden Update: The court entered the civil minutes from the last conference and a minute order explaining what is next. Parties have joint status report due May 21 and status conference before Judge Chen set for May 28 at 1:30 pm PST.

#YoungvBiden Update: Kimberly A. Robinson is out. The government just filed this notice with the court, which says:

"PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Assistant United States Attorney Kimberly A. Robinson hereby withdraws her appearance as counsel of record for Defendants in the above-referenced action. Assistant United States Attorney Valerie E. Smith hereby enters her appearance as counsel of record for Defendants."

#YoungvBiden Updates. Tonight, we filed a voluntary dismissal of the 5 families that have been issued visas since our last status report. We also filed a joint status report with the new government attorney on this case, Valerie Smith.

#YoungvBiden Reminder: Further Case Management Conference set for Friday 5/28/2021 at 1:30PM PST before Judge Chen.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DKVKpRe6pt9vOlU5UwsOT2BASLqXALWS/view?usp=drivesdk

Instructions to join zoom:
http://cand.uscourts.gov/judges/chen-edward-m-emc/

Reminder: #YoungvBiden status conference before Judge Chen today at 1:30 PM PST (in 4 hours). https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/chen-edward-m-emc/

#YoungvBiden status conference before Judge Chen is live! https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/chen-edward-m-emc/

#YoungvBiden Update: Here's the minute entry from the status conference held before Judge Chen on May 28, 2021.

#YoungvBiden Update: Pursuant to the court's instruction, we have filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of all Young v Biden plaintiffs except for the 12 families who have viable claims for unreasonable delay.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VQNM_sJg4umUwJDs2TQkBlx-3-f2mouf/view?usp=sharing

#YoungvBiden Update - Here's the transcript from the last status conference- held before Judge Chen on May 28. We started out with 181 families in that case, but only 12 still need visas, so we continue to fight.

Related- I realize our "family preference"-category plaintiffs who were dismissed from Jacob case this week are frustrated seeing how the outcome was different from Young to Jacob. What is important is that we have options moving forward. This weekend we will send email to Jacob family preference category plaintiffs letting them know about a Zoom webinar for Monday, 10 am PST, to discuss options moving forward. Thanks.

#YoungvBiden Update: Our next status conference has been rescheduled. It is now set for July 22, 2021 at 1:30 PM PST.