Thanks
I will update you folks Thursday evening or Friday morning. I am very curious about what the Court is thinking.
I will update you folks Thursday evening or Friday morning. I am very curious about what the Court is thinking.
****Hearing date rescheduled to June 3, 2004****
- Thread starter Rajiv S. Khanna
- Start date
I am going to be there, for sure!
Well,
It is a pity to see that such a simple tactics used by the goverment was so efficient (it is widely used by traffic violators: pospone the court, and cops may be busy to show up).
If we cannot stand for our own rights - who else is going to?
I will certainly go to the court
Well,
It is a pity to see that such a simple tactics used by the goverment was so efficient (it is widely used by traffic violators: pospone the court, and cops may be busy to show up).
If we cannot stand for our own rights - who else is going to?
I will certainly go to the court
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Let's hope that things will go in our favor.
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smart_guy007
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i am wondering same thing. How did it go in court today ? eagerly waiting for updates from Rajiv. If things look good it might prompt those sitting on fence to jump in and join the fight.
GC_YEAHRIGHT!
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Court Update.....6-3-04
Hi ALL
Just got back from the Courtroom.
The hearing of the case was pre-poned from 4.45 to 4.15 so I missed all the initial stuff..
The basic summary is as follows:
As Rajiv put it "We got the things we NEED, maybe not all the things we WANT"
Class Certification. Judge has decided that he will rule on this matter after knowing all the facts, which will happen during the "discovery" phase, so for now its postponed.
Regular Case. Judge wanted both parties to meet and start the "discovery" phase. He laso has asked both parties for a "phone teleconference" between the judge, and counsel for both Plaintiffs and Defendants sometime within next 45 days or so (Rajiv has the exact details,)
My views on the proceedings: We seem to have a strong basis for our case. The USCIS lawyer seemed under pressure explaining his points to the judge (my opinion)...he was trying to say that the plaintiffs want their cases processed out of turn and this defeats USCIS's policy of FIFO..Blah..Blah...he was also trying to confuse the issue saying "I-485" means all sorts of cases like Asyleee etc etc, whereas our positions is that, we are only interested in "EMPLOYMENT BASED 1-485's. RAJIV vigorously defended our cause on this point and I think during Discovery phase the judge too will see through USICS fudging of facts.
Anyways all in all I was satisfied with todays outcome and I think the Judge did not wish to make too many rulings until he familiarizes himself with all the "FACTS", which I guess will happen during the "discovery" phase.
Please take above comments as my personal opinion/understanding of the "partial proceedings" that I witnessed and wait for Rajivs comments on this evening's Courtroom events.
All the best to US
Hi ALL
Just got back from the Courtroom.
The hearing of the case was pre-poned from 4.45 to 4.15 so I missed all the initial stuff..
The basic summary is as follows:
As Rajiv put it "We got the things we NEED, maybe not all the things we WANT"
Class Certification. Judge has decided that he will rule on this matter after knowing all the facts, which will happen during the "discovery" phase, so for now its postponed.
Regular Case. Judge wanted both parties to meet and start the "discovery" phase. He laso has asked both parties for a "phone teleconference" between the judge, and counsel for both Plaintiffs and Defendants sometime within next 45 days or so (Rajiv has the exact details,)
My views on the proceedings: We seem to have a strong basis for our case. The USCIS lawyer seemed under pressure explaining his points to the judge (my opinion)...he was trying to say that the plaintiffs want their cases processed out of turn and this defeats USCIS's policy of FIFO..Blah..Blah...he was also trying to confuse the issue saying "I-485" means all sorts of cases like Asyleee etc etc, whereas our positions is that, we are only interested in "EMPLOYMENT BASED 1-485's. RAJIV vigorously defended our cause on this point and I think during Discovery phase the judge too will see through USICS fudging of facts.
Anyways all in all I was satisfied with todays outcome and I think the Judge did not wish to make too many rulings until he familiarizes himself with all the "FACTS", which I guess will happen during the "discovery" phase.
Please take above comments as my personal opinion/understanding of the "partial proceedings" that I witnessed and wait for Rajivs comments on this evening's Courtroom events.
All the best to US
Thanks for the mini update. It is a big joke that they (INS) are arguing against out of turn approvals and talking about the importance of FIFO. It is like rapists talking about the importance of moral values. Their own actions are completely contradicting their arguments.
hidden_dragon
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!!!??? Exactly, who is making things out of turn here? They deserve a hammer on the head as he was telling a straight lie without even blinking...I wish I could watch how Rajiv defend us.
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