Alkenani v. Barrows

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KAPLAN, United States Magistrate Judge.

Petitioner Adnan Alkenani has filed a motion for a hearing on his application for naturalization or, in the alternative, for a writ of mandamus and other relief. For the reasons stated herein, the motion is denied.

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Petitioner, a native and citizen of Iraq, entered the United States in 1995 after spending more than four years in a Saudi refugee camp. 1 He became a legal permanent resident on June 20, 1995. (Trial Stip. 1). Thereafter, on December 15, 2000, petitioner submitted a Form N-400 application fo become a naturalized…