CASTILLO v. RICE

No. 07 Civ. 2628(DAB).

581 F.Supp.2d 468 (2008)

Enrique CASTILLO, Eridania Del Carmen Paez, Andres Gomez and Danny Pichardo, Petitioners, v. Condoleeza RICE, Secretary of State of the United States; Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs; June Kunzman, Managing Director, Visa Office, U.S. Department of State; Jeffrey Gorsky, Chief of Legislation and Regulatory Assistance, U.S. Department of State; John Brennan, Director of Field Support and Liaison, U.S. Department of State; Hans Hertell, U.S. Ambassador, Dominican Republic; Mike R. Schimmel, Consul General and Chief of Visa Operation, U.S. Consulate; William Bent, Chief, Immigrant Visa Unit, U.S. Consulate, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Michael Chertoff, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; Emilio Gonzalez, Director, U.S. CIS; and Donald Neufeld, Chief, Field Operations, Domestic Operations, U.S. CIS, Respondents.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

July 28, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dawn Pipek Guidone, Esq., Mineola, NY, for Petitioners.

F. James Loprest, Jr., Sp. Asst. U.S. Attorney, S.D.N.Y., New York, NY, for Respondents.


MEMORANDUM & ORDER

DEBORAH A. BATTS, District Judge.

Petitioners Enrique Castillo and Eridania del Carmen Paez filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus (the "Petition") on March 30, 2007 seeking to compel the United States Consulate located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to schedule immediately an interview to allow them to present evidence in support of Ms. Paez' application for a K-3 visa. Ms. Paez, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, had...

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