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Tag Archives: Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff

Naturalization application doomed by false information

Where a woman admitted that she provided false information in her tourist visa application, and her misrepresentations were material, her lawsuit seeking judicial review of the denial of her naturalization application was dismissed. Background Cai Zhao filed a complaint seeking ...

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Naturalization petition denied due to material omission

Where a man failed to disclose on an immigration application that he had four children, and that information was material and relevant to immigration authorities, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, did not err in denying his ...

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Claim that government favors older employees dismissed

Where an employee of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, alleged that ICE’s COVID-19 testing policy favors “those over 50 that can just up and retire,” his claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, or ADEA, ...

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U.S. invokes states secrets privilege in non-solicit dispute

Where a company sued its former employees for violating a non-solicitation promise, and sued their new company for tortious interference, the United States was permitted to intervene in the suit to invoke the “state secrets” privilege because the companies performed ...

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Capital One dismisses imprudent investment suit

Where participants in a defined contribution plan alleged it was imprudent to include certain target-date funds as an investment option, because they were significantly worse performing than alternatives, their complaint was dismissed. Allegations of underperformance alone fail to state a ...

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Booz Allen Hamilton dismisses ERISA suit

Where a participant in a defined contribution plan alleged it was imprudent to include certain target-date funds as an investment option, because they were significantly worse performing than alternatives, his complaint was dismissed. Allegations of underperformance alone fail to state ...

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