Garcia v. Rinehart et al
Plaintiff: Elda Garcia
Defendant: USCIS, Brett R. Rinehart and L. Francis Cissna
Case Number: 1:2020cv22265
Filed: June 1, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Office: Miami Office
Presiding Judge: Robert N Scola
Nature of Suit: Naturalization Application
Cause of Action: 08 U.S.C. § 1446
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 17, 2020 Filing 18 JUDGMENT in favor of Elda Garcia against USCIS, Brett R. Rinehart, L. Francis Cissna. Case remains closed. Signed by Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr on 7/17/2020. See attached document for full details. (jao)
July 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER granting #11 Expedited Motion for judgment on the pleadings; All pending Motions are DENIED AS MOOT, closing case. Signed by Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr on 7/16/2020. See attached document for full details. (jao).
July 17, 2020 Closing Case per Order on DE #17 (jao)
July 1, 2020 Filing 16 REPLY to Response to Motion re #11 EXPEDITED MOTION Judgment on the Pleadings and Incorporated Memorandum of Law filed by Elda Garcia. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Altman, Jennifer)
June 29, 2020 Filing 15 RESPONSE in Opposition re #11 EXPEDITED MOTION Judgment on the Pleadings and Incorporated Memorandum of Law filed by L. Francis Cissna, Brett R. Rinehart, USCIS. Replies due by 7/6/2020. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Wherry, Karin)
June 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 PAPERLESS ORDER: In order to expedite the resolution of #12 the Petitioner's request for expedited treatment of her motion for judgment on the pleadings, the Court orders the Government to respond to the motion by noon on June 29, 2020. Signed by Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. (kbe)
June 25, 2020 Filing 13 Clerks Notice of Filing Fee refunded to Jennifer Altman in the amount of $47.00 on 06/25/2020 re 3 Clerks Notice to Filer re: Electronic Case, (mua)
June 22, 2020 Filing 12 EXPEDITED MOTION Requesting Expedited Treatment re #11 EXPEDITED MOTION Judgment on the Pleadings and Incorporated Memorandum of Law by Elda Garcia. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit May 20, 2020 Ltr, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Altman, Jennifer)
June 22, 2020 Filing 11 EXPEDITED MOTION Judgment on the Pleadings and Incorporated Memorandum of Law by Elda Garcia. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit I-797C Notice of Action from USCIS, #2 Exhibit Policy Alert, #3 Exhibit Chapter 4_Replacement of Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization _ US)(Altman, Jennifer)
June 18, 2020 Filing 10 Defendants ANSWER to Complaint (Verified Emergency Petition) by L. Francis Cissna, Brett R. Rinehart, USCIS. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Ex. A, #2 Exhibit Ex. B, #3 Exhibit Ex. C)(Wherry, Karin)
June 11, 2020 Filing 9 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Karin D. Wherry on behalf of L. Francis Cissna, Brett R. Rinehart, USCIS. Attorney Karin D. Wherry added to party L. Francis Cissna(pty:dft), Attorney Karin D. Wherry added to party Brett R. Rinehart(pty:dft), Attorney Karin D. Wherry added to party USCIS(pty:dft). (Wherry, Karin)
June 4, 2020 Filing 8 Summons Issued as to L. Francis Cissna, Brett R. Rinehart, USCIS, (Attachments: #1 Summon(s), #2 Summon(s))(ail)
June 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER Requiring an Expedited Response Signed by Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr on 6/3/2020. See attached document for full details. (yha)
June 2, 2020 Filing 6 Notice of Compliance of Filing Fees $400.00, receipt number AFLSDC-12969196 re 3 Clerks Notice to Filer re: Electronic Case, (Altman, Jennifer)
June 2, 2020 Filing 5 Clerks Notice to Filer re: Summons(es) cannot be issued. The filing fee ($400.00) has not been paid. (jc)
June 2, 2020 Filing 4 Clerks Notice to Filer re #1 "Petition RE: Government Agency" . Wrong Event Selected - Document is a standard Complaint; ERROR - The Filer selected the wrong event. The correction was made by the Clerk. It is not necessary to refile this document.
June 2, 2020 Filing 3 Clerks Notice to Filer re: Electronic Case. Insufficient filing fee paid. Filer must file a Notice of Compliance of Filing Fee and electronically pay the correct fees of $400.00 within 24 hours. The Filing Fee in the amount of $47.00 will be refunded , receipt #12964826, case filed date: 06/01/2020. (jbs) Modified text on 6/2/2020 (jbs). Modified text on 6/2/2020 (jc).
June 1, 2020 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres is available to handle any or all proceedings in this case. If agreed, parties should complete and file the Consent form found on our website. It is not necessary to file a document indicating lack of consent. Pro se (NON-PRISONER) litigants may receive Notices of Electronic Filings (NEFS) via email after filing a Consent by Pro Se Litigant (NON-PRISONER) to Receive Notices of Electronic Filing. The consent form is available under the forms section of our website. (jbs)
June 1, 2020 Filing 1 VERIFIED EMERGENCY Petition (Complaint) to Amend and/or Correct Certificate of Naturalization and REQUEST for Expedited Relief . Filing fee $ 47.00 receipt number AFLSDC-12964826, filed by Elda Garcia. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit, #10 Civil Cover Sheet, #11 Summon(s), #12 Summon(s), #13 Summon(s))(Altman, Jennifer) Modified text on 6/2/2020 (jbs). Modified text on 6/2/2020 (jc).

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Defendant: USCIS
Represented By: Karin D. Wherry
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Defendant: Brett R. Rinehart
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