Hassine
Hassine v. Johnson
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Oberto, J.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (Docket No. 24.)
I. INTRODUCTION
On July 24, 2013, Plaintiff Samir Abdal-lah Ben Hassine (“Plaintiff’) petitioned this Court for a de novo hearing on his application for naturalization, which had been pending with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“US-CIS”) for nearly two and a half years. (Doc. 2.)
On April 11, 2014, Plaintiff and Defendants Janet Napolitano, Alejandro Mayor-kas, Lori Scialabba, and Jeh Charles Johnson (“Defendants”) filed a stipulation requesting the Court remand this matter to the USCIS (Doc. 22) for adjudication, and on April 15, 2014, the undersigned issued an order remanding this matter pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1447 (b) (Doc. 23). After the remand to USCIS, on May 2, 2014, Plaintiff received his certificate of naturalization.
Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs motion for attorneys’ fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412 (d). (Doc. 24.) For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiffs petition for an award of EAJA fees and costs is GRANTED in the amount of $13,388.18.