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BALLESTEROS v. ICE/DHS

Western District of PennsylvaniaNora Barry FischerDecided December 30, 2024No. 3:23-cv-00261

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Agency Not recorded Read by a model
Form or filing None named Read by a model
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
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Petitions (Civ. A. Nos. 2:23-250, Docket No. 4; Civ. A. No. 2:23-261, Docket No. 3) are DISMISSED, with prejudice, as moot
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Presently before the Court are two similar § 2241 habeas petitions filed by Petitioner Jaime Ballesteros
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
the Petitions (Civ. A. Nos. 2:23-250, Docket No. 4; Civ. A. No. 2:23-261, Docket No. 3) are DISMISSED, with prejudice, as moot
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
the Petitions (Civ. A. Nos. 2:23-250, Docket No. 4; Civ. A. No. 2:23-261, Docket No. 3) are DISMISSED, with prejudice, as moot
The other claims Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Petitions (Civ. A. Nos. 2:23-250, Docket No. 4; Civ. A. No. 2:23-261, Docket No. 3) are DISMISSED, with prejudice, as moot
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
the Petitions (Civ. A. Nos. 2:23-250, Docket No. 4; Civ. A. No. 2:23-261, Docket No. 3) are DISMISSED, with prejudice, as moot

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:23-cv-00261
Filed
October 23, 2023
Ended
December 30, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
434 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why.

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