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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE `
MO RAHMAN, d/b/a :
7-11 FRANCHISE 11306 and : ;
ALVARO T. GRACIAS, :
Plaintiffs,
v. Civil Action No. 07-434-***
MICHAEL CHERTOFF, Secretary of the
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security; :
EMILIO GONZALEZ, Director U.S. : .
Citizenship and Immigration Services; :
ROBERT P. WIEMANN, Director 2
- Administrative Appeals Office; : _
PAUL NOVAK, Director U.S. :
Citizenship and Immigration Services :
Vermont Service Center, :
Defendants.
ANSWER
Defendants, Michael Chertoff, Secretary ofthe U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
Emilio Gonzalez, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Robert P. Wiemann,
Director, Administrative Appeals Office, and Paul Novak, Director U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Vermont Service Center (hereinafter "Defendants"), by and through the undersigned
counsel, and in response to each numbered paragraph of Plaintiffs’ Complaint, state as follows:
1. The allegations of this paragraph to Plaintiffs’ Complaint are conclusions of law to
which no responsive pleading is required.
2. Admitted on information and belief
3. Admitted on information and belief _
4. Admitted. _

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5. Admitted.
6. Admitted.
7. Admitted. _
8. Admitted.
9. Admitted.
10. Admitted.
1 1. Admitted.
I2. Admitted. _ n
13. Admitted.
14. Admitted.
U 15. Denied.
16. Denied.
17. Denied.
1 8. Denied. A
19. Denied.
20. Denied.
21. Denied.
22. Denied. U
VVHEREFORE, Defendants respectfully request that judgment be entered in its favor and
against Plaintiffs together with costs and disbursements and such other and further relief as the Couit I
may deem just and proper. 2
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Defendants aver that Plaintiffs are not entitled to any relief whatsoever. Defendants deny each
and every allegation of the Complaint that has not been otherwise admitted, denied, or qualified.
_ Respectfully submitted,
COLM F. CONNOLLY
United States Attorney
By: /s/Patricia C. Hannigan
. Patricia C. Hannigan
Assistant U.S. Attomey
The Nemours Building
1007 Orange Street, Suite 700
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 573-6277
Dated: September 12, 2007 1
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
1, Patricia C. Hannigan, hereby certify that on September 12, 2007, I electronically filed the
foregoing AN SVVER with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF, which will send electronic notification
of such tiling to the following:
Karen V. Sullivan, Esquire
Oberly, Jennings & Rhodunda, PA
1220 Market Street, Suite 710
P.O. Box 2054
Wilmington, DE 19899
302-576-2000
ksul1ivai1(Q),o]`law.com
COLM F. CONNOLLY
United States Attorney
By: /s!Patricia C. Hannigan
Patricia C. Hannigan
Assistant United States Attorney _
Delaware Bar I.D. No. 2145 5
- The Nemours Building l
1007 Orange Street, Suite 700
· P. O. Box 2046
I Wilmington, DE 19899-2046
(302) 573-6277 E
Patricia.Ha1111iga11(@,usdo]'.gov ’