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SHWEIKA v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SEC.

No. 12-1645.

723 F.3d 710 (2013)

Mazen SHWEIKA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY and District Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed July 25, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michael R. Dezsi , Law Office of Michael R. Dezsi, PLLC, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Christopher W. Dempsey , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Michael R. Dezsi , Law Office of Michael R. Dezsi, PLLC, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Christopher W. Dempsey , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.

Before MOORE, SUTTON, and DONALD, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

For the past nine years, Mazen Shweika ("Shweika") has prosecuted a single application for naturalization before both the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. This ongoing process now raises a narrow question: Does the administrative-hearing requirement in 8 U.S.C. § 1421(c) establish...

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