I-485 approved after notice of appeal was filed with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Mr. Chen represented himself in District Court for the Eastern District of California in Sacramento for his mandamus action. The district court judge granted government's motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction after more than 8 months court battles. We took over the case and filed notice of appeal on October 11, 2007. We then contacted government attorney in charge of this case. We stated very clearly that we would proceed with out appeal by filing brief, which was due this month. It was clear that government did not want a precedent against them from the 9th Circuit and it expedited the name check. As a result, CIS approved Mr. Chen's I-485 and he received green card on November 5, 2007, less than one month of our notice of appeal was filed..