Mandamus decisions / Southern District of New York
Rose v. Capernol
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| Agency |
ICE
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Petitioner brings this action under the mandamus statute, naming as Respondents “District Judge Capernol,” who Petitioner does not otherwise identify, and “(ICE) Immigration Service.” |
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| Form or filing | None named Read by a model |
| What the suit asked for |
Some other action
Read by a model
asking this Court to compel immigration authorities to inform USP Victorville and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) that he is a U.S. citizen and should not be removed from the United States, following the expiration of his federal sentence. |
| Kind of order |
A transfer order
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Therefore, in the interest of justice, this Court transfers this petition to the Central District of California. |
| Motion decided | None Read by a model |
| Whose motion |
The court on its own
Read by a model
Therefore, in the interest of justice, this Court transfers this petition to the Central District of California. |
| Disposition |
Transferred to another court
An order moving the case to another court. It decides where the suit is heard, not who wins, so it is not counted as either side's win.
Read by a model
Therefore, in the interest of justice, this Court transfers this petition to the Central District of California. |
| Prevailing party |
Neither side
Read by a model
Therefore, in the interest of justice, this Court transfers this petition to the Central District of California. |
| The other claims |
Not decided here
Read by a model
The Clerk of Court is further directed to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. |
| Months pending | Not stated Read by a model |
| TRAC factors | The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model |
| Threshold rulings | None Read by a model |
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Supreme Court and Second Circuit authority
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Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 542 U.S. 55
Supreme Court, June 14, 2004. Section 706(1) and mandamus reach only a discrete agency action that the agency is legally required to take, so a court cannot compel programmatic improvements or action the law leaves to agency discretion.
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