Aronov v. Chertoff’s Empirical Analysis

536 F.3d 30 · 2008

Citation profile

cited by 11 later decisions

states following

August 2012

most recently cited

1 federal appellate · 3 district · 1 state decisions

Relationships

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2412 · 5 U.S.C. § 555 (Administrative Procedure Act of 1946) · 8 U.S.C. § 1446 (§ 335 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1447 (§ 336 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))

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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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

“a court shall award to a prevailing party other than the United States fees and other expenses, in addition to any costs awarded pursuant to subsection (a), incurred by that party in any civil action (other than cases sounding in tort), including proceedings for judicial review of agency action, brought by or against the United States in any court having jurisdiction of that action, unless the court finds that the position of the United States was substantially justified or that special circumstances make an award unjust.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Aronov v. Napolitano · 627 F. Supp. 2d 1328 - Cortes v. Swacina
“(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. The applicant may request the presence of an attorney or representative who has filed an appearance in accordance with part 292 of this chapter. (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 of an applicant has been completed....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. 627 F. Supp. 2d 1328 - Cortes v. Swacina
“[I]f USCIS had complied with its regulations and waited to interview Aronov until the FBI name check had been completed, his waiting time for the completion of the naturalization process might have been longer than it was here. However, this fact does not alter our legal analysis. Once USCIS gave Aronov his initial interview, it had to confront the clear timing obligation imposed by Congress.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. 589 F. Supp. 2d 817 - Sawan v. Chertoff

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