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Tian v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

District of MassachusettsPaul G. LevensonDecided January 3, 2025No. 1:24-cv-12514

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
The fact that USCIS did not make a determination on the petition during the six-month period does not suggest that the agency acted in disregard of a clear, nondiscretionary duty.
Form or filing I-751 (removal of conditions) Read by a model
In his request for relief, Plaintiff asks that the Court “provide the mandamus of [his] I-751 case to the USCIS.”
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
“unreasonable delay of the final determination of the I-751 case from the USCIS.”
Kind of order A magistrate judge's recommendation Read by a model
I recommend that the District Judge dismiss this action for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
Because Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, his pleading is subject to screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (¢)(2).
Disposition Magistrate judge's recommendation A magistrate judge's report and recommendation. The district judge decides whether to adopt it, so it is not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
I recommend that the District Judge dismiss this action for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
I recommend that the District Judge dismiss this action for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
In short, Plaintiff has not alleged any facts showing that he is entitled to relief. I therefore recommend that this action be dismissed on that ground.
Months pending 9.2 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
the agency informs Plaintiff that it received his 1-751 application on March 28, 2024
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings APA adequate-remedy bar applied (mandamus claim fails) Read by a model
In addition, mandamus relief is not available because an “adequate conventional means for review” exists. Under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”),

Other orders in this case

The group holds 2 decisions from this suit, oldest first. Outcome counts on these pages count the case once, by its latest decision, this one. How decisions are grouped into cases.

DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Tian v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services et al December 18, 2024 Paul G. Levenson Magistrate judge's recommendation
Tian v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted January 3, 2025 Paul G. Levenson Magistrate judge's recommendation

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-12514
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 7)
Filed
October 1, 2024
Ended
January 7, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
98 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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Supreme Court and First Circuit authority

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