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

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STIPULATION TO REMAND

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BRIAN J. STRETCH (CABN 163973)

Acting United States Attorney

ALEX G. TSE (CABN 152348)

Chief, Civil Division

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-6885

FAX: (415) 436-6748

Alex.Tse@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Respondents

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

ESTER IVALDA CHAN,

 Petitioner,

 v.

LORETTA E. LYNCH, U.S. Attorney General; 

JEH C. JOHNSON, Secretary, U.S. Department 

of Homeland Security; LEON RODRIGUEZ, 

Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services; JOHN KRAMAR, District 21 

Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services; and JAMES B. COMEY, Director, 

Federal Bureau of Investigations.

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STIPULATION REMANDING CASE TO 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND 

IMMIGRATION SERVICES, PURSUANT TO 8 

U.S.C. § 1447(b) and [PROPOSED] ORDER

1. Petitioner commenced an action pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b), requesting this Court to 

adjudicate her application for naturalization that was pending before the United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services (“USCIS” or “the agency”) for more than 120 days after Petitioner had been 

interviewed.

2. USCIS is now prepared to resolve this matter by adjudicating Petitioner’s application for 

naturalization. However, USCIS cannot adjudicate the application unless and until the Court remands 

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the matter to the agency. See 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b) (explaining that the district court “may remand [a 

Section 1447(b) case], with appropriate instructions, to the [USCIS]”); United States v. Hovsepian, 359 

F.3d 1144, 1160 (9th Cir. 2004) (accord).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED that:

1. The Court shall remand this case to USCIS, directing the agency to take any and all

necessary actions, and issue a decision on Petitioner’s application for naturalization within 60 days of 

the remand order.

2. If USCIS does not issue a decision on Petitioner’s application for naturalization within 

the time frame set forth in paragraph 1 above, Respondents will not oppose any request by Petitioner to 

this Court to vacate the remand order and thereby re-assert jurisdiction over Petitioner’s action pursuant 

to 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b).

Date: December 3, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

BRIAN J. STRETCH

Acting United States Attorney

________/s/_________________ ALEX G. TSE

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Respondents

Dated: December 3, 2015 /s/ DAVID M. HAGHIGHI

Attorney for Petitioner

ORDER

Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date: December 4, 2015 ___________________________

JAMES DONATO 

United States District Judge

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