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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1651 Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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ORDER, page 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

WEIRAN ZHAO,

Plaintiff,

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MICHAEL CHERTOFF, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: C 06-6840 PVT

ORDER REMANDING CASE TO THE UNITED

STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

SERVICES WITH DIRECTIONS TO

ADJUDICATE PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION

WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ENTRY OF THIS

ORDER

On November 27, 2006, Plaintiff, appearing pro se, and Defendants filed a stipulation and

proposed order to dismiss.1 All parties have consented to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. This court

issued an order to show cause why the case should not be remanded to the United States Citizenship

and Immigration Services (“CIS”) with directions to adjudicate Plaintiff’s application for

naturalization by January 19, 2007. Defendants responded to said order on November 30, 2007, and

noted that the stipulation included an offer by Defendants to adjudicate the application sooner than

the January 19, 2007 deadline suggested by the court. Based on the file herein,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case be, and hereby is, REMANDED to the CIS with

directions to adjudicate Plaintiff’s application for naturalization within 30 days of entry of this order. 

The court agrees with Defendant that more immediate action is preferable. However, dismissal

would leave Plaintiff in the position of paying another filing fee if the CIS fails to timely adjudicate

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her application. Absent any countervailing considerations, and Defendants cite none, remand is thus

a preferable procedure for returning this matter to the jurisdiction of the CIS. 

Dated: 11/30/06

 

PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

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copies mailed on to:

Weiran Zhao

330 Port Royal Avenue

Foster City, CA 94404 

Ila Casy Deiss

United States Attorney's Office

450 Golden Gate Ave.

P.O. Box 36055

San Francisco, CA 94102 

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 CORINNE LEW

 Courtroom Deputy 

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