Legal Opinion
Othman v. Chertoff
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 23, 2008No. 08-20034UnpublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
This is an appeal from the denial of attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. We AFFIRM.
On February 16, 2006, Nedal Othman, who had been a lawful permanent resident alien since May 2001, filed an application for naturalization to become a United States citizen with Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”), a bureau within the Department of Homeland Security. CIS is required to interview each applicant. Once that interview takes place, CIS has 120 days to decide whether the applicant will be granted citizenship. 8 U.S.C. §§ 1446-1447. CIS interviewed Othman on…
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