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Garcia Cosme v. Garland

District of Rhode IslandJohn James McConnell Jr.Decided August 5, 2022No. 1:22-cv-00001

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
The United States Custom and Immigration Services (USCIS) denied his petition.
Form or filing I-360 (special immigrant petition) Read by a model
Andres filed a Form 1-360 requesting a Special Immigrant Visa.
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
the Court DENIES Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
the Court DENIES Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
USCIS filed a Motion to Dismiss.
Disposition Government's motion denied; the case goes on The government's motion (to dismiss, or for summary judgment) was denied, so the case goes on. Counted as the applicant's ruling; a later decision in the case can still go either way. Read by a model
the Court DENIES Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
Therefore, Andres has stated a plausible claim upon which relief can be granted and the Court DENIES Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).
The other claims The delay claim goes on Read by a model
Therefore, Andres has stated a plausible claim upon which relief can be granted and the Court DENIES Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6).
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
Nationality Guatemala Read by a model
Andres Garcia Cosme is a native of Guatemala

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:22-cv-00001
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 11), deciding the motion (ECF 8)
Filed
January 3, 2022
Ended
November 9, 2022
Suit's filing to its end
310 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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Supreme Court and First Circuit authority

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