Danilov v. Aguirre’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 3 district ·

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 36 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(a) General. Subsequent to the filing of an application for naturalization,- each applicant shall appear in person before a Service officer designated to conduct examinations pursuant to § 332.1 of this chapter. The examination shall be uniform throughout the United States and shall encompass all factors relating to the applicant’s eligibility for naturalization .... (b) Completion of criminal background checks before examination. The Service will notify applicants for naturalization to appear before a Service officer for initial examination on the naturalization application only after the Service has received a definitive response from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that a full criminal background check on the applicant has been completed. (c)Procedure. Prior to the beginning of the examination, the Service officer shall make known to the applicant the official capacity in which the officer is conducting the examination. The applicant shall be questioned, under oath or affirmation, in a setting apart from the public. Whenever necessary, the examining officer shall correct written answers in the application for naturalization to conform to the oral statements made under oath or affirmation. The Service officer shall maintain, for the record, brief notations of the examination for naturalization. At a minimum, the notations shall include a record of the test administered to the applicant on English literacy and basic knowledge of the history and government of the United S”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 474 F. Supp. 2d 1265 - Hussein v. Gonzales · 417 F. Supp. 2d 679 - El-Daour v. Chertoff

2. “If there is a failure to make a determination [on the applicant's naturalization application] 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 has jurisdiction over the matter and may either determine the matter or remand the matter, with appropriate instructions, to the Service to determine the matter.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 550 F. Supp. 2d 46 - Hamandi v. Chertoff · 474 F. Supp. 2d 1265 - Hussein v. Gonzales

3. “are entitled to Chevron deference as an authoritative interpretation of the statute unless ... it appears from the statute or its legislative history that the agency’s interpretation is not one that Congress would have sanctioned.” Danilov v. Aguirre, 370 F.Supp.2d 441, 444 (E.D.Va.2005) (citing Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 , 104 S.Ct. 2778 , 81 L.Ed.2d 694 (1984); Asika v. Ashcroft, 362 F.3d 264, 267-70 (4th Cir. 2004) (discussing Chevron deference)). 16 . Section 1710.5, as published, mistakenly refers to”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sun Kyung Ahn v. Merrifield Town Center Ltd. Partnership