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Kabura v. McNeer

District of UtahClark WaddoupsDecided March 24, 2020No. 2:17-cv-00881

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS received the Application on September 12, 2016.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
Mr. Kabura applied for naturalization to become a citizen of the United States on August 12, 2016.
What the suit asked for Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b)) Read by a model
Thereafter, on August 3, 2017, Mr. Kabura filed his Petition asking this court, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b), to review his Application and render a decision on the same.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Mr. Kabura’s Application for Naturalization is APPROVED AND GRANTED.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Before the court is Petitioner Evariste Kabura’s Petition for Judicial Review for Naturalization (the “Petition”) (ECF No. 2)
Disposition Remanded to the agency Sent back to the agency, with or without instructions. Read by a model
Exhausting the powers and jurisdiction granted to it under § 1447(b) and the governing statutory scheme, the court finds that this matter must now REMAND back to USCIS so that Mr. Kabura’s naturalization process can be completed.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
As this was the only requirement for naturalization that Respondents actually contest, the court, having found that it is met, HERBEY APPROVES AND GRANTS Mr. Kabura’s Application for Naturalization.
The delay claim Relief ordered Read by a model
Mr. Kabura’s Application for Naturalization is APPROVED AND GRANTED.
Months pending 10.7 months from the application to the suit; 42.3 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
USCIS received the Application on September 12, 2016.
Months since the naturalization interview 39.1 months from the interview (2016-12-21) Read by a model
USCIS conducted its examination on Mr. Kabura on December 21, 2016.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:17-cv-00881
Filed
August 3, 2017
Ended
March 25, 2020
Suit's filing to its end
387 days
How it ended
Remanded to the agency
From the record
idb disp 11 (remanded to U.S. agency)

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