UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 OKHTAY AZARMANESH, Case No. 23-cv-05210-LJC
Plaintiff,
ORDER REGARDING MOTIONS FOR
v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT
PAMELA BONDI, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 33, 35 Defendants.
I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Okhtay Azarmanesh, a lawful permanent resident (LPR), brings claims related to the denial of his naturalization application to become a U.S. citizen. Defendants are several U.S. government officials with responsibilities related to immigration and naturalization, some of whom are automatically substituted under Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.1 On two occasions Azarmanesh has applied to adjust his status to legal permanent resident, and both applications have been granted. After the first LPR application was granted in 2017, Azarmanesh applied for naturalization as a citizen in 2021. Defendants denied that naturalization application on the basis that the first LPR application was granted in error, and Azarmanesh is 21…