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Zhai v. Jaddou

Western District of WashingtonTana LinDecided April 19, 2024No. 2:23-cv-01892

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS SHALL conduct a follow-up interview with Petitioner within thirty 23 (30) days of this Order.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
This is an action for adjudication of a naturalization application.
What the suit asked for Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b)) Read by a model
This is an action for adjudication of a naturalization application. The matter is before the 17 Court on Respondents’ Motion to Remand 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 GRANTS Respondents’ motion to remand (Dkt. No. 19).
Motion decided Remand under 1447(b) Read by a model
The matter is before the 17 Court on Respondents’ Motion to Remand Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The Court GRANTS Respondents’ motion to remand (Dkt. No. 19).
Disposition Remanded to the agency Sent back to the agency, with or without instructions. Read by a model
the Court GRANTS the motion and REMANDS this matter to the United States 20 Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) with instructions.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
USCIS SHALL render a final determination on Petitioner’s application 2 within thirty (30) days of the follow-up interview.
The delay claim Remanded to the agency Read by a model
The Court GRANTS Respondents’ motion to remand (Dkt. No. 19).
Months pending 11.9 months from the application to the suit; 16.2 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
Petitioner filed her naturalization application on December 13, 3 2022, and completed a first interview on July 18, 2023, but her application remains pending.
Months since the naturalization interview 9.1 months from the interview (2023-07-18) Read by a model
completed a first interview on July 18, 2023
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. 2:23-cv-01892
Filed
December 10, 2023
Ended
April 19, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
131 days
How it ended
Remanded to the agency
From the record
remand order 2024-04-19; idb disp 11 (remanded to U.S. agency)

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