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TODUA v. MAYORKAS

Eastern District of PennsylvaniaDecided October 26, 2021No. 2:21-cv-02738

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
We cannot compel USCIS to approve Todua’s application to adjust status.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
Todua asks us to review USCIS’s denial of his I-485 application and grant mandamus relief in the form of an order compelling USCIS to reopen and grant his I-485 application.
What the suit asked for Not recorded Read by a model
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, we will grant Defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Motion to Dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6)
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants seek dismissal of Todua’s amended complaint in its entirety.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
We will dismiss Plaintiff’s amended complaint with prejudice as amendment would be futile.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, we will grant Defendants’ motion to dismiss.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
We will dismiss Plaintiff’s amended complaint with prejudice as amendment would be futile.
Months pending 8.4 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
On May 17, 2021, USCIS denied Todua’s third I-485 Application
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Georgia Read by a model
Todua is an adult Georgian citizen.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:21-cv-02738
Filed
June 18, 2021
Ended
October 26, 2021
Suit's filing to its end
130 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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