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Case No. C 06-03983 JF
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
(JFLC1)
NOT FOR CITATION
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
ARTEM BELEVICH,
Plaintiff,
v.
MICHAEL CHERTOFF, et al.,
Defendants.
Case Number C 06-03983 JF
ORDER1 TO SHOW CAUSE
[re: docket no. 1]
On June 27, 2006, Plaintiff Artem Belevich filed a “Petition for Hearing on
Naturalization Application Under 8 U.S.C. §1447(b)” against Defendants Michael Chertoff,
Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Emilio T. Gonzalez, Director of the United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”); Francis D. Siciliano, Officer-in-Charge of
the San Jose Sub Office of CIS; and Robert Mueller, Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (“FBI”).
Plaintiff alleges the following. He is a lawful permanent resident of the United States.
Case 5:06-cv-03983-JF Document 3 Filed 06/29/2006 Page 1 of 4
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Case No. C 06-03983 JF
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
(JFLC1)
On September 20, 2005, he applied for naturalization to the United States. He was interviewed
on February 13, 2006. He has been informed that he passed the test, but that no decision can be
made because his background check has not yet been completed.
Plaintiff alleges that Defendants have violated 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b), which provides:
If there is a failure to make a determination under section 1446 of this title before
the end of the 120-day period after the date on which the examination is
conducted under such section, the applicant may apply to the United States district
court for the district in which the applicant resides for a hearing on the matter.
Such court h