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Case Name
Aziz v. Gonzales
IM-CA-0050
Docket / Court
2:06-cv-04791-PA ( C.D. Cal. )
State/Territory
California
Case Type(s)
Immigration and/or the Border
Attorney Organization
ACLU Chapters (any)
ACLU National (all projects)
ACLU of Southern California
Case Summary
On August 1, 2006, the ACLU of Southern California, the ACLU Immigrants Rights Project and the Counsel on American-Islamic Relations, California Chapter, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, seeking citizenship for ten legal permanent residents who had ...
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On August 1, 2006, the ACLU of Southern California, the ACLU Immigrants Rights Project and the Counsel on American-Islamic Relations, California Chapter, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, seeking citizenship for ten legal permanent residents who had satisfied all the criteria for citizenship, but whose applications had not been acted upon by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for two years or more. Plaintiffs alleged that their applications were unreasonably delayed due to the performance of a background check known as a "name check" by the FBI, for which no completion deadlines were set. Plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief to force the government to adjudicate Plaintiffs' naturalization applications within 120 of their naturalization examinations.
Shortly thereafter, the parties settled the case. On January 8, 2007, the Court entered a stipulation and order, whereby the plaintiffs withdrew their class action allegations and their requests for class wide relief and the court dismissed the case. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agreed to adjudicate the named plaintiffs' naturalization applications within 10 or 30 days from the order. The parties subsequently resolved plaintiffs' claim for attorneys' fees.
Dan Dalton - 10/22/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Immigration/Border
U.S. citizenship - acquiring
Plaintiff Type
State Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq.
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
FBI
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Plaintiff Description
All person who have or will file applications for naturalization at the CIS office in LA, who have met all statutory requirements and whose application has not been adjudicated within 120 days of their initial examinations.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
ACLU Chapters (any)
ACLU National (all projects)
ACLU of Southern California
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Voluntary Dismissal
Filed
08/01/2006
Case Closing Year
2007
Case Ongoing
No
Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
C.D. Cal.
02/26/2007
2:06-cv-04791-PA
IM-CA-0050-9000.pdf
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General Documents
C.D. Cal.
08/01/2006
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief; Petitions for Naturalization
IM-CA-0050-0001.pdf
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not recorded
08/01/2006
Southern Californians Demand Citizenship After Excessive Delays
IM-CA-0050-0002.pdf
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Detail
C.D. Cal.
01/08/2007
Stipulation of Withdrawal of Class Allegations and Dismissal; Order Thereon [ECF# 18]
IM-CA-0050-0003.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
People
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Judges
Anderson, Percy
(C.D. Cal.)
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IM-CA-0050-0003 | IM-CA-0050-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Guttentag, Lucas
(California)
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IM-CA-0050-9000
Natarajan, Ranjana
(California)
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IM-CA-0050-0001 | IM-CA-0050-0002 | IM-CA-0050-0003 | IM-CA-0050-9000
Rosenbaum, Mark Dale
(California)
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IM-CA-0050-9000
Wang, Cecillia D
(California)
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IM-CA-0050-0002 | IM-CA-0050-9000
Defendant's Lawyers
Finn, Kevin B
(California)
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IM-CA-0050-9000
Stevens, Elizabeth Jones
(District of Columbia)
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IM-CA-0050-0003
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