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De Sousa v. Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Northern District of CaliforniaRita F. LinDecided November 5, 2024No. 3:23-cv-04657

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
In the operative First Amended Complaint, Ishtiaq alleged that USCIS unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed a U visa waiting list decision.
Form or filing I-918 (U visa) Read by a model
In the operative First Amended Complaint, Ishtiaq alleged that USCIS unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed a U visa waiting list decision.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
In the operative First Amended Complaint, Ishtiaq alleged that USCIS unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed a U visa waiting list decision.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
USCIS’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Haroon Ishtiaq’s claim for mootness under Rule 12(b)(1) is granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
USCIS’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Haroon Ishtiaq’s claim for mootness under Rule 12(b)(1) is granted.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
USCIS’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Haroon Ishtiaq’s claim for mootness under Rule 12(b)(1) is granted.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Because Ishtiaq has since received a waiting list decision, which he acknowledges (Dkt. No. 72 at 1),1 that claim is now moot.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Because Ishtiaq has since received a waiting list decision, which he acknowledges (Dkt. No. 72 at 1),1 that claim is now moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Because Ishtiaq has since received a waiting list decision, which he acknowledges (Dkt. No. 72 at 1),1 that claim is now moot.
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
For one, Ishtiaq’s request for reconsideration is procedurally improper and warrants denial on this basis alone.
Months pending Not stated at filing The agency acted before this decision, so the months up to the decision are not a delay and are not shown. Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Because Ishtiaq has since received a waiting list decision, which he acknowledges (Dkt. No. 72 at 1),1 that claim is now moot.
U visa claims Other U visa claim: relief denied; Waiting list: moot: the agency acted Read by a model
In any event, Ishtiaq’s arguments fail on the merits. Section 214.14(d)(2) does not entitle Ishtiaq to parole.

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
De Sousa v. Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services November 5, 2024 Rita F. Lin Dismissed
De Sousa v. Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted November 5, 2024 Rita F. Lin Dismissed

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:23-cv-04657
Filed
September 11, 2023
Ended
November 5, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
421 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
judgment 2024-11-05 for the defendants, ground not stated; idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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