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Laryea v. Guillod

Southern District of New YorkLaura Taylor SwainDecided April 29, 2024No. 1:24-cv-02695

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What the decision decided

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Agency EOIR Read by a model
The Immigration Judge will make a determination about whether Plaintiff is entitled to relief, and if Plaintiff disagrees with that determination, he can pursue any appeal rights available to him.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
On September 26, 2022, Plaintiff filed an application for adjustment of status “as a derivative spouse of a diversity lottery winner from South Africa.”
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
Plaintiff contends that he is entitled to receive his “green card” (ECF 1 at 5), referring to the card issued to lawful permanent residents of the United States.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons set forth below, the Court dismisses this action.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
The Court must dismiss an in forma pauperis complaint, or any portion of the complaint, that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
The petition for a writ of mandamus, filed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 , is dismissed.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The Court therefore denies the petition for a writ of mandamus.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
The petition for a writ of mandamus, filed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 , is dismissed.
Months pending 19.1 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On September 26, 2022, Plaintiff filed an application for adjustment of status
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Ghana Read by a model
Plaintiff Henry Kpani Laryea is a citizen of Ghana.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-02695
Filed
April 5, 2024
Ended
April 30, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
25 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why.

Supreme Court and Second Circuit authority

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