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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

AUDREY B. HEMESATH

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2729

Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THAIR TALIB ISMEAL; ) CV 07-cv-F-206 OWW SMS

LAMIA MEHDI, )

)

)

Plaintiffs, )

)

v. )

) DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

Michael Chertoff, et al. ) AN EXTENSION OF TIME IN

) WHICH TO FILE AN ANSWER 

) AND ORDER

Defendants. )

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Plaintiffs have filed a complaint alleging that defendants have failed to timely process their

applications for naturalization. Defendants respectfully inform the Court that plaintiffs’ applications

are currently pending clearance by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Under current protocol, all

applications for naturalization are routed through the FBI for name and fingerprint checks, a process

over which the named agency, Citizenship and Immigration Services has no control. Once the FBI

has cleared the application, CIS resumes the processing of the application in the most expedited

manner possible. 

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Because plaintiffs’ applications are currently pending at the FBI, defendants request an

extension of time in which to either file an answer to the complaint or a joint motion to dismiss the

case as moot. An expedite request has been placed with the FBI. The typical time frame required

by that agency for completion of the name and background check is 60 days from the date of the

expedite request. Defendants therefore request an extension untilJune 6, 2007. This is defendants’

first request for an extension in this case. 

 

Dated: April 2, 2007 Respectfully Submitted,

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/Audrey Hemesath

Audrey B. Hemesath

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for the Defendants

ORDER

Pursuant to this Motion for an Extension of Time and for the reasons stated therein, IT IS

HEREBY ORDERED that the defendants’ Answer is due on June 6, 2007, and the Scheduling

Conference, currently set for June 14, 2007 is reset to July 6, 2007 at 8:45 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 5, 2007 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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