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(PS) Maxwell v. Nielsen

Eastern District of CaliforniaDecided June 1, 2020No. 2:14-cv-02772

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Plaintiff submitted an N-400 Application for Naturalization to USCIS on or about 25 July 11, 2013, seeking United States citizenship.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
Plaintiff submitted an N-400 Application for Naturalization to USCIS on or about 25 July 11, 2013, seeking United States citizenship.
What the suit asked for Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b)) Read by a model
seeking naturalization pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1447 (b).
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The Court therefore DENIES Plaintiff’s application for naturalization.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
Plaintiff’s Motion for Stay of 26 Removal (ECF No. 95) is DENIED as moot. 27 Also pending before the Court is the government’s Motion to Dismiss
Disposition Denied in the government's favor The principal motion was denied in full: relief the plaintiff asked for denied on the merits, such as summary judgment, an injunction or fees. The government's motion denied so the case goes on is listed apart. Read by a model
The Court therefore DENIES Plaintiff’s application for naturalization.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The Court therefore DENIES Plaintiff’s application for naturalization.
The delay claim Relief ordered Read by a model
The Court therefore DENIES Plaintiff’s application for naturalization.
Months pending 16.5 months from the application to the suit; 82.7 months from the application to the court's decision A section 1447(b) suit: these months run from the naturalization application. The statute's 120 days run from the interview, which they do not measure. Read by a model
Plaintiff submitted an N-400 Application for Naturalization to USCIS on or about 25 July 11, 2013, seeking United States citizenship.
Months since the naturalization interview 79.5 months from the interview (2013-10) Read by a model
In October 2013, she was interviewed by USCIS
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Russia Read by a model
Plaintiff is a native and citizen of Russia.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:14-cv-02772
Filed
November 25, 2014
Ended
June 1, 2020
Suit's filing to its end
717 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why. Other suits in this court.

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