Hajro et al v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services et al
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NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF PLAINTIFFS' ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS UNDER THE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT 28 U.S.C § 2412(d) AND ORDER, granting 97 Notice (Other) filed by James R. Mayock, Mirsad Hajro. Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on 6/13/2012. (ofr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/13/2012)
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Kip Evan Steinberg (SBN 096084)
LAW OFFICES OF KIP EVAN STEINBERG
Courthouse Square
1000 Fourth Street, Suite 600
San Rafael, CA 94901
Telephone: 415-453-2855
Facsimile: 415-456-1921
kip@steinberg-immigration-law.com
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Attorney for Plaintiffs MIRSAD HAJRO and JAMES R. MAYOCK
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN JOSE DIVISION
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Plaintiffs,
) No. C 08-1350 PSG
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v.
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UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP
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AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES,
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T. DIANE CEJKA, Director
) Notice Of Withdrawal Of
USCIS National Records Center,
) Plaintiffs’ Alternative
ROSEMARY MELVILLE,
) Motion For Attorney’s Fees
USCIS District Director of San Francisco,
) And Costs Under The Equal
MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary
) Access To Justice Act
Department of Homeland Security,
) 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)
MICHAEL B. MUKASEY, Attorney General
) And [Proposed] Order
Department of Justice
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Defendants
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On June 5, 2012, Plaintiffs filed a Motion For Attorney’s Fees And Costs
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Pursuant To the Freedom Of Information Act (“FOIA”)(5 U.S.C. § 552(A)(4)(E)
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and, alternatively, under the Equal Access To Justice Act (“EAJA”) (28 U.S.C. §
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2412(d)) (Dkt.93 and 94). Plaintiffs now withdraw the alternative motion for
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attorneys’ fees and costs under EAJA after determining that the EAJA motion
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was premature.
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MIRSAD HAJRO, JAMES R. MAYOCK
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Hajro v. USCIS C 08-1350 PSG
Pl. Withdrawal of Alternative EAJA Motion
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EAJA states “A party seeking an award of fees and other expenses shall,
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within thirty days of final judgment in the action, submit to the court an
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application for fees and other expenses...” 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(1)(B). The term
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“final judgment” is defined in the statute as “a judgment that is final and not
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appealable”. 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(2)(G). (“[W]e...construe the Act’s definition of
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‘final judgment’ as designating the date on which a party’s case has met its
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final demise, such that there is no longer any possibility that the district
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court’s judgment is open to attack.” (internal punctuation omitted) Al-Harbi v.
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INS, 284 F.3d 1080, 1084 (9th Cir. 2002). Since the Court’s decision in this
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case is currently on appeal in the Ninth Circuit, the judgment is not yet “final”
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and therefore the filing of the alternative EAJA motion was premature.
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Plaintiffs’ counsel apologizes for any confusion caused by this incorrect filing.
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However, no such rule applies to a motion for attorney’s fees and costs
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under FOIA. Therefore, Plaintiffs’ motion for attorney’s fees and costs under
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FOIA (5 U.S.C. § 552(A)(4)(E)) should remain on calendar for a hearing on July
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24, 2012 at 10 a.m.
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Dated: June 9, 2012
Respectfully submitted,
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_________/s/______________
Kip Evan Steinberg
Attorney for Plaintiffs
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[Proposed] Order
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Plaintiffs’ alternative motion for attorney’s fees and costs under the Equal
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Access To Justice (28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)) is withdrawn. Plaintiffs’ motion for
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attorney’s fees and costs under the Freedom Of Information Act (“FOIA”)(5
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U.S.C. § 552(A)(4)(E) remains on the Court’s calendar for July 24, 2012 at 10
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a.m.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED:
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Paul S. Grewal
United States Magistrate Judge
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