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Bathija v. Department of Homeland Security

Northern District of TexasSidney A FitzwaterDecided June 5, 2024No. 3:24-cv-00526

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Petitioner Rajiv Rajkumar Bathija (“Bathija”) brings this action alleging unreasonable delay by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) in the adjudication of his application for naturalization.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
Bathija filed an Application for Naturalization with USCIS on October 7, 2022.
What the suit asked for Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b)) Read by a model
He asks the court either (1) to adjudicate the application de novo and naturalize him, or, in the alternative, (2) to remand this matter to USCIS with instructions to adjudicate the application within 14 days.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, the court grants respondents’ motion and remands this matter to USCIS.
Motion decided Fees under EAJA; Remand under 1447(b) Read by a model
his request for attorney’s fees and costs is denied because, at a minimum, it is premature. * * * For the reasons explained, the court remands this matter to USCIS and orders USCIS to adjudicate Bathija’s naturalization application within 60 days.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Respondents move to remand this matter to USCIS.
Disposition Remanded to the agency Sent back to the agency, with or without instructions. Read by a model
For the reasons explained, the court remands this matter to USCIS and orders USCIS to adjudicate Bathija’s naturalization application within 60 days.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
For the reasons explained, the court remands this matter to USCIS and orders USCIS to adjudicate Bathija’s naturalization application within 60 days.
The delay claim Remanded to the agency Read by a model
For the reasons explained, the court remands this matter to USCIS and orders USCIS to adjudicate Bathija’s naturalization application within 60 days.
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
The court therefore declines to impose a limitation on USCIS’s adjudication of Bathija’s application that would bar USCIS from considering the marriage fraud issue raised in his removal proceedings.
Months pending 16.9 months from the application to the suit; 19.9 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
Bathija filed an Application for Naturalization with USCIS on October 7, 2022.
Months since the naturalization interview 13.1 months from the interview (2023-05-04) Read by a model
USCIS then interviewed him on May 4, 2023.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality India Read by a model
Bathija, a citizen of India, became a lawful permanent resident of the United States on August 8, 2017 pursuant to his employment by a U.S. employer.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:24-cv-00526
Filed
March 5, 2024
Ended
June 5, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
92 days
How it ended
Remanded to the agency
From the record
idb disp 11 (remanded to U.S. agency)

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