District Of Columbia District Court
Judge:Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
Case #: 1:26-cv-00884
Nature of Suit465 Immigration - Other Immigration Actions
Cause08:1329 Writ of Mandamus to Adjudicate Visa Petiti
Case Filed:Mar 13, 2026
Last checked: Saturday Mar 14, 2026 3:06 AM EDT
Defendant
JOSEPH EDLOW
Defendant
ALISSA EMMEL
Defendant
MARKWAYNE MULLIN
Defendant
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
Plaintiff
DAWEI CAI
Represented By
Caroline Murphy
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
contact info
Plaintiff
QINGXIAN FANG
Represented By
Caroline Murphy
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
contact info
Plaintiff
ZICHUN GAO
Represented By
Caroline Murphy
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
contact info
Plaintiff
DALEI HAO
Represented By
Caroline Murphy
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
contact info
Plaintiff
LIHONG HUANG
Represented By
Caroline Murphy
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
contact info
Plaintiff
JIANSHE JIAO
Represented By
Caroline Murphy
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
contact info
Plaintiff
ZHENYU LI
Represented By
Caroline Murphy
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
contact info
Plaintiff
SIZHE LIU
Represented By
Caroline Murphy
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
contact info
Plaintiff
XIAOLI LOU
Represented By
Caroline Murphy
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
contact info
Plaintiff
SHANGYUAN XU
Represented By
Caroline Murphy
Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
contact info


Docket last updated: 04/03/2026 11:59 PM EDT
Friday, March 20, 2026
3 3 order .Order Fri 03/20 11:53 AM
ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CIVIL CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 03/20/2026. (lcckk1)
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Monday, March 16, 2026
2 2 service Electronic Summons Issued as to AUSA,USAG Mon 03/16 9:22 AM
SUMMONS (6) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General(zmtm)
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Att: 1 Notice and Consent
utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Mon 03/16 9:11 AM
Case Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. (zmtm)
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Friday, March 13, 2026
1 1 cmp Complaint Fri 03/13 7:03 PM
COMPLAINT against JOSEPH EDLOW, ALISSA EMMEL, MARKWAYNE MULLIN, UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-12299255) filed by JIANSHE JIAO, ZICHUN GAO, XIAOLI LOU, SHANGYUAN XU, QINGXIAN FANG, SIZHE LIU, DAWEI CAI, DALEI HAO, ZHENYU LI, LIHONG HUANG.(Murphy, Caroline)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet,
Att: 2 Summons Markwayne Mullin,
Att: 3 Summons Joseph Edlow,
Att: 4 Summons Alissa Emmel,
Att: 5 Summons USCIS,
Att: 6 Summons Attorney General,
Att: 7 Summons Civil Process Clerk