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Guo v. Mayorkas

Southern District of New YorkPaul A. EngelmayerDecided December 5, 2024No. 1:24-cv-04716

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
That is because, on August 28, 2024 and September 20, 2024, USCIS approved the Guos' applications, suggesting that the case is moot.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
to adjudicate their applications for lawful permanent residence in the United States.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
to adjudicate their applications for lawful permanent residence in the United States.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court adopts Judge Cave's recommendation to dismiss the petition.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Pro se minor plaintiffs Haoran Guo and Zijun Guo filed a petition for a writ of mandamus
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court adopts Judge Cave's recommendation to dismiss the petition.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court adopts Judge Cave's recommendation to dismiss the petition.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court adopts Judge Cave's recommendation to dismiss the petition.
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

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Guo v. Mayorkas November 20, 2024 Paul A. Engelmayer Magistrate judge's recommendation
Guo v. MayorkasThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted December 5, 2024 Paul A. Engelmayer Dismissed

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-04716
Filed
June 20, 2024
Ended
December 5, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
168 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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Supreme Court and Second Circuit authority

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