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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 8:1446 Petition for Naturalization Hearing

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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

KHADER WADE HABIBEH, ) CV S-07-738 MCE GGH

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

) ORDER FOR AN EXTENSION

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, et al. ) OF TIME TO FILE ANSWER

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Defendants. )

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Plaintiff has filed a complaint alleging that defendants have failed to timely process his

application for naturalization. Defendants respectfully inform the Court that plaintiff Habibeh’s

application is 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 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. 

Because plaintiff’s applicationis currentlypending at theFBI, defendantsrequest 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 until August 17, 2007. This is defendants’ first

request for an extension in this case. Counsel for plaintiff advises that he opposes this motion.

 

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Dated: June 18, 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 defendant’s Answer is due on August 17, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 20, 2007

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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