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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1361 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

C 07-5638 EDL

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO (CSBN 44332)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (CSBN 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

MELANIE L. PROCTOR (CSBN 228971)

Melanie.Proctor@usdoj.gov

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-6730

FAX: (415) 436-7169

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

MARYAM MOHSENZADEH,

Plaintiff,

v.

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary,

Department of Homeland Security; et al.,

Defendants. 

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No. C 07-5638 EDL

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT

STATEMENT; PROPOSED ORDER

The parties hereby submit their joint case management statement, and respectfully request

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

Plaintiff will be re-interviewed on her application on February 19, 2008. The parties respectfully

request the Court to continue the Case Management Conference to February 26, 2008, so that the

parties may provide the Court with the most recent information.

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

Plaintiff brought this Complaint under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1361, the Administrative Procedure

Act, and 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b). All parties have been served. 

2. Facts: On January 22, 2001, Plaintiff applied for naturalization for the first time. On

November 18, 2002, Plaintiff was interviewed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

(“USCIS”). On or about September 7, 2004, Plaintiff filed a second application for naturalization.

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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

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USCIS interviewed Plaintiff on February 9, 2005 Plaintiff’s name check is still pending with the

Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”). On November 6, 2007, Plaintiff filed the instant

Complaint. Defendants were properly served on or about November 7, 2007.

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

render a decision on his naturalization application in the absence of a completed name check.

4. Motions: None. 

5. Amendment of Pleadings: None.

6. Evidence Preservation: None.

7. Disclosures: 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 that the Court hear her case and render a declaratory judgment that

she is entitled to be naturalized and ask for an award of attorneys’ fees. This case does not involve

damages.

12. Settlement and ADR: The parties filed a Joint Request to Be Exempt From Formal ADR

on January 22, 2008. 

13. Consent to Magistrate Judge for All Purposes: The parties have consented to 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: March 18, 2008

Last day for Plaintiff to file Opposition: April 1, 2008

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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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Last day for Defendants to Reply: April 8, 2008

The parties request the Court to take the matter under submission without oral argument. 

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: February 5, 2008 Respectfully submitted,

JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

 /s/ MELANIE L. PROCTOR1

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants

Dated: February 5, 2008 /s/ 

NADIA FARAH

Attorney for Plaintiff

PROPOSED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

The Case Management Conference scheduled for February 12, 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.

Dated: ___________________________

ELIZABETH LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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February 6, 2008

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte

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ALTERNATIVE PROPOSED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

The Case Management Conference scheduled for February 12, 2008, is hereby

CONTINUED to February 26, 2008. 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.

Dated: ___________________________

ELIZABETH LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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