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Bakhtiary Davijani v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Northern District of CaliforniaBeth Labson FreemanDecided October 17, 2025No. 5:25-cv-07166

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS SHALL adjudicate Plaintiff’s application for naturalization within 45 days of the date of this order.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
Plaintiff filed a Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, with USCIS on October 14, 2023.
What the suit asked for Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b)) Read by a model
requesting the Court review his naturalization application de novo or, in the alternative, remand the matter to USCIS with instructions to adjudicate the application within thirty days.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons described below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for casemanagement relief and GRANTS the Government’s motion for remand.
Motion decided Remand under 1447(b) Read by a model
The Government’s cross-motion to remand to USCIS is GRANTED.
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
For the reasons described below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for casemanagement relief and GRANTS the Government’s motion for remand.
Disposition Remanded to the agency Sent back to the agency, with or without instructions. Read by a model
The Government’s cross-motion to remand to USCIS is GRANTED.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
USCIS SHALL adjudicate Plaintiff’s application for naturalization within 45 days of the date of this order.
The delay claim Remanded to the agency Read by a model
The Court further finds that the most suitable resolution of this action is to remand the matter to USCIS for expedited adjudication, as the Government has indicated that it is able to adjudicate Plaintiff’s application within 45 days.
Months pending 22.4 months from the application to the suit; 24.1 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 filed a Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, with USCIS on October 14, 2023.
Months since the naturalization interview 17.9 months from the interview (2024-04-19) Read by a model
On April 19, 2024, USCIS interviewed Plaintiff in connection with his eligibility for naturalization.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

Other orders in this case

The group holds 3 decisions from this suit, oldest first. Outcome counts on these pages count the case once, by its latest decision. How decisions are grouped into cases.

DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Bakhtiary Davijani v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)This decision October 17, 2025 Beth Labson Freeman Remanded to the agency
Bakhtiary Davijani v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) March 6, 2026 Beth Labson Freeman Remanded to the agency
Bakhtiary Davijani v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)The case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted March 20, 2026 Beth Labson Freeman Granted in the applicant's favor

How the case ended

Docket
No. 5:25-cv-07166
Filed
August 25, 2025
Ended
April 9, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
119 days
How it ended
Remanded to the agency
From the record
remand order 2026-03-06; idb disp 17 (judgment: other), judgment for plaintiff

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

Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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