Legal Opinion
Asemani v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 7, 2015No. 13-5362PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SRINIVASAN.
SRINIVASAN, Circuit Judge:
Billy G. Asemani is an inmate in the Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland. After United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (US-CIS) denied Asemani’s application for naturalization, he filed a mandamus petition seeking to compel the agency to grant him a hearing to review the denial. Asemani initially obtained leave from the district court to pursue his petition in forma pau-peris (IFP). But the court subsequently concluded that Asemani could not proceed IFP because of the so-called…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Demore v. KimSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Andrews v. CervantesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by30 opinions
- Edward Eugene Barber v. Thomas J. KreppCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
- McFadden v. U.S. Department of JusticeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
- Credico v. Department of Homeland SecurityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
- Mitchell v. SamuelsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
- Matthews v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.