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Ayala v. Jaddou

Northern District of TexasA. Joe FishDecided March 6, 2025No. 3:24-cv-00320

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
The petition is being adjudicated at USCIS’s National Benefits Center.
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition) Read by a model
a petition for alien relative (“I-130 petition” or “petition”)
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
seeks a writ of mandamus to compel USCIS to render a decision on his I-130 petition “within a reasonable time[,]”
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons stated below, the motion is granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Before the court is the defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Before the court is the defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED. A judgment of dismissal without prejudice will be entered separately.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED. A judgment of dismissal without prejudice will be entered separately.
Months pending 36.1 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On or about March 3, 2022, Ayala filed a petition for alien relative (“I-130 petition” or “petition”)
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
on behalf of the alien child to classify her as an “immediate relative” of a United States citizen

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:24-cv-00320
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 13), deciding the motion (ECF 7)
Filed
February 9, 2024
Ended
March 6, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
391 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
order 2025-03-06 dismisses for want of jurisdiction; idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for unknown

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Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit authority

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