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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

AUDREY B. HEMESATH

Assistant United States Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 554-2729

Attorneys for Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOGA SINGH GILL; AHMED NAGI SAAD; ) 1:06-cv-00292 OWW SMS

SURINDER JASSAL

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

) STIPULATION RE:

MICHAEL CHERTOFF, et al., ) REMAND AND RESPONDENTS’

ANSWER AND

) ORDER

Defendants. )

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__________________________________________)

This is an immigration case in which plaintiffs have filed to challenge U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services’ (CIS) failure to timely adjudicate their naturalization applications and to seek

de novo review of those applications. The delay in the agency adjudication of the applications is in

the Federal Bureau of Investigations’ (FBI) processing of the background name checks. Two of

those name checks, for plaintiffs Joga Singh Gill and Surinder Jassal, have since cleared, and the

agency is prepared to complete adjudication of the applications by administering the oath of

allegiance. Because of the jurisdictional posture of the case, the agency cannot complete that process

until the case is remanded with instructions to CIS. 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b). Accordingly, the parties

jointly agree that the case should be remanded with instructions to complete adjudication of the case.

As to plaintiff Ahmed Nagi Saad, the Federal Bureau of Investigations has not yet completed

the name check process. CIS has requested expedited processing; the name checks are expected to

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be completed within 45 days. Once the name checks are completed, it is anticipated that this matter

may be resolved at the agency level. 

Accordingly, the government respectfully requests an extension of time of 45 days in which

to file its answer to the complaint as to plaintiff Ahmed Nagi Saad. The parties therefore stipulate

that the time for filing the government’s answer be extended to June 26, 2006, and that all other

proceedings in this matter be suspended until that time.

 

Dated: May 10, 2006 Respectfully Submitted,

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/Audrey Hemesath

Audrey B. Hemesath

Assistant U.S. Attorney

Attorneys for the Respondents

By: /s/ James Makasian

James M. Makasian

Attorney for the Petitioners

ORDER

Pursuant to this Joint Stipulation and for the reasons stated therein, IT IS HEREBY

ORDERED that the case be remanded to Citizenship and Immigration Services to complete

adjudication as to plaintiffs Joga Singh Gill and Surinder Jassal. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that

the respondent’s Answer as to plaintiff Ahmed Nagi Saad is due on June 26, 2006, and that all other

proceedings in this matter are suspended until that time.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 22, 2006 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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