Ba v Holder, et al

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STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr on 7/2/2018 ORDERING that the case REMAINS held in abeyance; The parties shall submit a joint status report on or before 9/7/2018. (Fabillaran, J)

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney
AUDREY B. HEMESATH
Assistant United States Attorney
501 I Street, Suite 10-100
Sacramento, CA 95814
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ABDOUL BA,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
JEFFERSON SESSIONS III, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No.: 2:13-cv-1005 MCE AC

STATUS REPORT; JOINT
STIPULATION AND ORDER RE:
ABEYANCE

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This is an immigration case currently held in abeyance while plaintiff is in removal
proceedings. The parties report that removal proceedings have now concluded, and United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services has administratively reopened plaintiff’s
naturalization application. Plaintiff has been reinterviewed in relation to that application, and a

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decision on the application is expected shortly. Because the decision by USCIS on the

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naturalization application will have bearing on this lawsuit, the parties stipulate and agree to

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continue to hold the matter in abeyance pending a decision by USCIS. De Lara Bellajaro v.
Schiltgen, 378 F.3d 1042, 1043, 44 (9th Cir. 2004).

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Dated: June 20, 2018

Respectfully submitted,

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McGREGOR W. SCOTT
United States Attorney

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s/ Audrey B. Hemesath
AUDREY B. HEMESATH
Assistant United States Attorney

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s/ Clifford Chigbu
CLIFFORD CHIGBU
Attorney for the Plaintiff

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ORDER

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For the foregoing reasons, the case remains held in abeyance. The parties shall submit a
joint status report on or before September 7, 2018.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 2, 2018

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