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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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Case No. C 07-02942 RS

ORDER

*E-FILED 7/31/07*

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ALEXY STEPANOV,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case Number C 07-2492 RS

ORDER

In this action, plaintiff seeks to compel defendants to take action on his application for

lawful permanent resident status. Defendants’ answer asserts, among other things, that the Court

lacks subject matter jurisdiction over this matter and that the case should be dismissed pursuant

to Rule 12 (b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Defendants have not filed such a

motion in this action, but presumably are referring to jurisdictional arguments that appear to

have been rejected by every court in this district that has considered them in similar cases. This

Court sees no basis to deviate from the considered analysis in those decisions. See, Qui v.

Chertoff, 2007 WL 1831130, *2 n.3 (N.D. Cal. June 25, 2007) (collecting cases from not less

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Case No. C 07-02492 RS

ORDER

than ten judges in this district finding jurisdiction exists on facts materially indistinguishable

from the facts here). Accordingly, the Court will not invite defendants to make a motion to

dismiss. It appears, however, that the issues raised in the complaint likely are amenable to

resolution on summary judgment. The parties are directed, therefore, to file cross-motions for

summary judgment as promptly as practicable. The case management conference scheduled for

August 15, 2007, is vacated.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 7/31/07 

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States Magistrate Judge

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Case No. C 07-02492 RS

ORDER

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT NOTICE OF THIS ORDER WAS ELECTRONICALLY

PROVIDED TO:

Judith Michaels Morrow judithmorrow@pacbell.net

Melanie Lea Proctor Melanie.Proctor@usdoj.gov, tiffani.chiu@usdoj.gov

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have not

registered for e-filing under the court’s CM/ECF program.

Dated: July 31, 2007

 /s/ BAK 

Chambers of Magistrate Judge Richard Seeborg

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