Legal Opinion
Iqbal v. Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided June 6, 2016No. 1:15-CV-00650 EAWPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
ELIZABETH A. WOLFORD, United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
This case presents somewhat of a procedural quagmire for the pro se plaintiff Ghazanfar Iqbal (“Plaintiff’), who has been attempting to become a naturalized citizen since September 2009. Plaintiffs initial application was denied on March 1, 2011, and Plaintiff promptly filed an administrative appeal with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”). Frustrated that after many years a decision had not been made with respect to his administrative appeal, Plaintiff commenced this litigation on July…
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