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Patel v. Mayorkas

Northern District of IllinoisThomas Michael DurkinDecided March 31, 2025No. 1:24-cv-12739

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
“[H]ow USCIS chooses to prioritize its work, and at what pace, is an ‘action’ by the agency ‘regarding a waiver under [that] clause.’”
Form or filing I-601 (waiver) Read by a model
Plaintiffs seek an order compelling Defendants to adjudicate a pending Form I-601 application for an unlawful presence waiver.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiffs seek an order compelling Defendants to adjudicate a pending Form I-601 application for an unlawful presence waiver.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) 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
Plaintiffs’ complaint is dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Defendants’ motion to dismiss.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Plaintiffs’ complaint is dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Months pending 27.5 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
In December 2022, Sachinkumar filed a Form I-601 application for such a waiver, which remains pending.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality India Read by a model
Sachinkumar Mukeshbhai Patel, an Indian national, is married to Charmi Mukeshkumar Patel, a United States citizen and Illinois resident.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-12739
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 14)
Filed
December 11, 2024
Ended
March 31, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
110 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 3 (dismissed: lack of jurisdiction)

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