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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

GHALEB ABDULLA, ET AL., ) CV 06-S-2757MCE-KJM

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

) JOI N T STIP U L A T ION

REGARDING GOVERNMENT’S

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, ET AL., ) ANSWER; ORDER

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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 Investigations. Under

current protocol, all applications for naturalization are routed through the FBI for name and

fingerprint checks, a process over which the agency responsible for adjudication of the

applications, Citizenship and Immigration Services, has no control. Once the FBI has cleared the

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application, CIS resumes the processing of the application in the most expedited manner

possible. 

Because plaintiffs’ application 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. Defendants expect the FBI name and background check process to be complete

within an additional 60 days, and therefore request an extension until April 6, 2007. This is

defendants’ first request for an extension in this case, and counsel for plaintiffs does not oppose

this request.

 

Dated: February 6, 2007 Respectfully Submitted,

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/Audrey Hemesath

Audrey B. Hemesath

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for the Defendants

/s/ Todd E. Gallinger

Todd E. Gallinger

Attorney for Plaintiffs

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ORDER

Pursuant to this Joint Stipulation and for the reasons stated therein, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED that the defendant’s Answer is due on April 6, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: February 8, 2007.

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