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paradiseunderthesun
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A number of you have written -- often asking the same question. So, rather than writing the same answer over and over again, I will try to answer the questions which have come in. If your question was not answered, please ask it again -- but change the subject line so that it does not get lost.
First, I notified each of the 36 litigants whose files had been assessed. If I did not notify you, please don't ask me again if you are one of the 36.
Second, I do not know what CIC will do with respect to the 900 other litigants. The decision only came out Thursday at 5:24pm, after DoJ's closing hours. What I do know is that our agreement is that CIC will be "guided by" the decision. I will be writing to the DoJ counsel, asking how their client intends to proceed and proposing my suggestion. They are not able to speak for their client but must wait for their handlers to discuss amongst themselves what will happen next. Quite frankly, I would be pleasantly surprised if we get a substantive reply by the end of the week.
What I will be proposing is:
1. The 36 files be processed in the same time-frame as for the lead case; i.e., finalized by October 14th; because they are at the medical stage. However, the background checks expired long ago and will have to be redone, and the applicants will have to submit new police clearances from where they are living. For the Chinese, that should not be an issue, but for the Persians, it could be.
2. The other Class I litigants have their files assessed within two months of receipt of new forms and supporting documentation and processed expeditiously thereafter with the expectation that they will be finalized within nine months of receipt of the up-dated forms, etc. In this regard, you might want to work on the forms and putting together the documents so that you will be able to submit everything right away.
First, I notified each of the 36 litigants whose files had been assessed. If I did not notify you, please don't ask me again if you are one of the 36.
Second, I do not know what CIC will do with respect to the 900 other litigants. The decision only came out Thursday at 5:24pm, after DoJ's closing hours. What I do know is that our agreement is that CIC will be "guided by" the decision. I will be writing to the DoJ counsel, asking how their client intends to proceed and proposing my suggestion. They are not able to speak for their client but must wait for their handlers to discuss amongst themselves what will happen next. Quite frankly, I would be pleasantly surprised if we get a substantive reply by the end of the week.
What I will be proposing is:
1. The 36 files be processed in the same time-frame as for the lead case; i.e., finalized by October 14th; because they are at the medical stage. However, the background checks expired long ago and will have to be redone, and the applicants will have to submit new police clearances from where they are living. For the Chinese, that should not be an issue, but for the Persians, it could be.
2. The other Class I litigants have their files assessed within two months of receipt of new forms and supporting documentation and processed expeditiously thereafter with the expectation that they will be finalized within nine months of receipt of the up-dated forms, etc. In this regard, you might want to work on the forms and putting together the documents so that you will be able to submit everything right away.