Wave,
As Bob said, you should take a tough no nonsense approach with USCIS. Are you in the Fairfax DO by any chance? I thought I saw something in your earlier posting about VA. I was involved in a 1447b filing for a friend in 2006, and as soon as we filed the case (filing in DC), within 3 weeks, she got a letter from USCIS indicating that her oath had been schedule for Nov 2006. The US attorney never bothered to respond to the case asking for withdrawal because upon swearing-in, it renders the lawsuit moot. However, I know they got the filing from US District Court. I used to have the petition write-up which I shared on this board with other filers, because USCIS used to be terrible with these cases, but it has improved a whole lot on N400 adjudication. I know of someone who works at DHS who was involved in the revamping USCIS in 2007-2008, plus US Congress had allocated $70 millions to eliminate backlogs, which brought in new staff to smooth the whole operation. With this being said, you are the aggrieved party and you should take a hard line, but respectful approach on August 17th, 2010. It wouldn't surprise me that when you arrive there, you are quickly approved and oath letter given, sworn in a day or two. I like the point you made in your letter, "lawsuits are costly"....