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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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*Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d)(1), Michael B. Mukasey is substituted for his predecessor,

Alberto Gonzales, as the United States Attorney General, and Rosemary L. Melville is

substituted for her predecessor, David Still, as the Director of the San Francisco Field Office..

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

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JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO, CSBN 44332

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON, CSBN 88143

Assistant United States Attorney

Chief, Civil Division

MELANIE L. PROCTOR, CSBN 228971

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102

Telephone: (415) 436-6730

FAX: (415) 436-7169

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

KAMAL KHARRAT, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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MICHAEL B. MUKASEY,* Attorney General; )

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary, Department )

of Homeland Security; EMILIO T. GONZALEZ, )

Director, United States Citizenship and )

Immigration Services; ROSEMARY L. )

MELVILLE,* Director, San Francisco Field )

Office, United States )

Citizenship and Immigration Services, )

)

Defendants. ) )

No. C 07-5694 JW

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT

STATEMENT; PROPOSED ORDER

Date: March 24, 2008

Time: 10:00 a.m.

The parties respectfully submit this joint case management statement. The parties respectfully ask

the Court to adopt this statement without need for a case management conference.

1. Jurisdiction and Service: There are no issues concerning personal jurisdiction or venue.

Plaintiffs brought this Complaint under 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b). All parties have been served. 

2. Facts: On November 9, 2004, Plaintiff applied for naturalization. On May 24, 2005, Plaintiff

was interviewed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Plaintiff’s name check is still

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge James Ware

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pending with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On November 8, 2007, Plaintiff filed the instant

Complaint. Defendants answered the Complaint on February 1, 2008.

3. Legal Issues: The principal legal issue the parties dispute is whether the Court should order

Defendants to adjudicate Plaintiff’s application for naturalization within a set time frame.

4. Motions: Defendants will file a motion to remand this matter to USCIS. 

5. Amendment of Pleadings: None.

6. Evidence Preservation: None.

7. Disclosures: At this time, the parties agree that this Court’s review will be confined to the

administrative record and therefore this proceeding is exempt from the initial disclosure requirements

under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26.

8. Discovery: There has been no discovery to date and the parties believe this matter can be

resolved without discovery. No experts will be designated.

9. Class Actions: Not applicable.

10. Related Cases: None.

11. Relief: Plaintiff asks the Court to hear his case, order the FBI to complete the name check, and

order USCIS to adjudicate the application within 90 days. This case does not involve damages.

12. Settlement and ADR: Defendants filed a Request to Be Exempt From Formal ADR on

February 5, 2008. 

13. Consent to Magistrate Judge for All Purposes: Plaintiff declined assignment of this case to a

United States Magistrate Judge.

14. Other References: None.

15. Narrowing of Issues: None.

16. Expedited Schedule: The parties believe this matter can be solved through motions.

17. Scheduling: The parties suggest the following dates:

Last day for Defendants to file Motion to Remand: April 14, 2008

Last day for Plaintiff to file Opposition: April 28, 2008

Last day for Defendants to Reply: May 5, 2008

The parties believe this matter is suitable for submission on the briefs; however, should the Court

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I, Melanie L. Proctor, hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any

signatures indicated by a “conformed” signature (/S/) within this efiled document.

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desire oral argument, the parties suggest the following date:

Hearing: June 2, 2008, at 9:00 a.m.

18. Trial: Should the Court deny the motion to remand, the parties request the court to schedule

a further case management conference to schedule a hearing date on Plaintiff’s application for

naturalization.

19. Disclosure of Non-party Interested Entities or Persons: None.

20. Such other matters as may facilitate the just, speedy and inexpensive disposition of this matter:

None. 

Dated: March 14, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

 /s/ 

MELANIE L. PROCTOR1

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: March 13, 2008

 /s/ 

BERNADETTE WILLEKE CONNOLLY

Attorney for Plaintiff

ORDER

The Case Management Conference scheduled for March 24, 2008 is hereby VACATED. The Joint

Case Management Statement and Proposed Order are hereby adopted by the Court as the Case

Management Order for the case, and the parties are ordered to comply with this Order. The matter will

be taken under submission at the close of the briefing schedule. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: ___________________ 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

The hearing on Defendants' Motion for Remand is set for June 2, 2008 at 9 a.m. unless the Court 

decides at a later time to take it under submission without oral arguments. The Court will inform 

the parties of this decision once briefing is completed. March 20, 2008

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