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Parties Involved:
Farzad Farahbod
Plaintiff
Rosemary Melville
Defendant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Requirements of naturalization

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Investigation of applicants; examination of applications

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8 U.S.C. § 1447(b) provides:

(b) Request for hearing before district court

 If there is a failure to make a determination under section 1446 of this title before the end of the 120-day period after the date

on which the examination is conducted under such section, the applicant may apply to the United States district court for the

district in which the applicant resides for a hearing on the matter. Such court has jurisdiction over the matter and may either

determine the matter or remand the matter, with appropriate instructions, to the Service to determine the matter.

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FARZAD FARAHBOD,

Plaintiff,

 v.

ROSEMARY MELVILLE,

Defendant. /

No. C 07-3385 MJJ

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

Plaintiff has filed a petition with this Court for a hearing on his naturalization application. 

Plaintiff claims that he has met all requirements for naturalization under 8 U.S.C. § 14271 and 8

U.S.C. 14462

. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant’s delay in adjudicating his application for

naturalization is in violation of the 120 day limit set forth in 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b)3

. Plaintiff requests

that the Court order Defendant to adjudicate his application for naturalization, or in the alternative,

that the Court adjudicate his application.

 The Court hereby issues an ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE why the Court should not order

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Defendant to adjudicate Plaintiff’s application for naturalization, and why the Court should not

adjudicate Plaintiff application pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b). 

Defendant shall file a written response to this Order To Show Cause. Defendant's written

response to this Order, if any, shall be filed not later than 30 days after entry of this Order and shall

not exceed 10 pages in length. Plaintiff's Opposition, if any, shall be filed not later than 30 days

after Defendant's written response is filed and shall not exceed 10 pages in length. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July ___, 2007 

MARTIN J. JENKINS

United States District Judge

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