Mohamed Mathin v. John F. Kerry

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ORDER: Appellant Mohamed Abdul Mathin Petition for Rehearing is DENIED. Further, the opinion issued in the above entitled case on April 7, 2015, is hereby AMENDED as follows: On page 2, the last sentence of the first full paragraph, which reads: Because the Government has a strong and legitimate interest in ensuring that only qualified persons are granted citizenship, the Supreme Court has recognized that doubts should be resolved in favor of the United States. Berenyi v. District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 385 U.S. 630, 637 (1967); Bustamante-Barrera v. Gonzalez, 447 U.S. 388, 394-95 (5th Cir. 2006) is deleted. On page 4, in the 3rd full paragraph, after the second sentence which begins The Illinois Department of Public Health , a footnote is added which reads: In the course of the subsequent investigation, the State Department was informed that the Illinois Bureau of Vital Statistics had flagged that delayed birth certificate as fraudulent. [6675966-1] [6675966] [14-1889]

Case: 14-1889

Document: 37

Filed: 07/07/2015

Pages: 2

United States Court of Appeals
For the Seventh Circuit
Chicago, Illinois 60604

July 7, 2015
Before
RICHARD A. POSNER, Circuit Judge
MICHAEL S. KANNE, Circuit Judge
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge

No. 14-1889
MOHAMED ABDUL MATHIN,
Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.
JOHN F. KERRY, Secretary of State,
Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Illinois,
Eastern Division
No. 1:11-cv-05157
Joan Humphrey Lefkow, Judge

ORDER
On consideration of the Petition For Rehearing, filed by Plaintiff-Appellant on
June 22, 2015, and all members of the original panel having voted to DENY the Petition
For Rehearing,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petition For Rehearing is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the opinion issued in the above-entitled case on
April 7, 2015, is hereby amended as follows:

Case: 14-1889

Document: 37

Filed: 07/07/2015

Pages: 2

Appeal No. 14-1889
On page 2, the last sentence of the first full paragraph, which
reads: “Because the Government has a <strong and legitimate
interest in ensuring that only qualified persons are granted
citizenship,’ the Supreme Court has recognized that <doubts
should be resolved in favor of the United States.’ Berenyi v.
District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 385
U.S. 630, 637 (1967); Bustamante-Barrera v. Gonzalez, 447 U.S.
388, 394-95 (5th Cir. 2006)” is deleted.
On page 4, in the 3rd full paragraph, after the second
sentence which begins “The Illinois Department of Public
Health …,” a footnote is added which reads: “In the course
of the subsequent investigation, the State Department was
informed that the Illinois Bureau of Vital Statistics had
flagged that delayed birth certificate as fraudulent.”

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