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Nature of Suit Code: 462
Nature of Suit: Naturalization, Petition For Hearing of Denial
Cause of Action: 8:1446 Petition for Naturalization Hearing

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

United States Attorney 

AUDREY B. HEMESATH 

Assistant United States Attorney 

501 I Street, Suite 10-100 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2700 

Email: Audrey.Hemesath@usdoj.gov 

 

Attorneys for Defendants 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AINU ZHENG, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

LORETTA LYNCH, et al., 

Defendants. 

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Case No.: 2:16-cv-264 JAM KJN 

Joint Stipulation and Order re: Remand 

Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b) 

 

This is an immigration case in which Plaintiff alleges that Defendants have failed to make 

a determination on her application for naturalization within 120 days as required by statute. 8 

U.S.C. § 1447(b). The parties stipulate to a remand to United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services with instructions to adjudicate the matter within 30 days of the order of 

remand. In the event the adjudication results in a denial of the application, the parties stipulate 

that jurisdiction may revert to this Court, following exhaustion of administrative remedies. 8 

U.S.C. § 1421(c). The parties will promptly file a status report in such event. 

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Dated: March 31, 2016 Respectfully submitted, 

 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER 

 United States Attorney 

 

 /s/ Audrey B. Hemesath 

 AUDREY B. HEMESATH 

 Assistant U.S. Attorney 

 

DATED: March 31, 2016 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ James B. Macy 

 JAMES B. MACY 

 Attorney for the Plaintiff 

ORDER 

Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is 

ordered to adjudicate the naturalization application within 30 days. 

DATED: 3/31/2016 

/s/ John A. Mendez_________________ 

 HON. JOHN A. MENDEZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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