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Fofana v. Scott

Western District of WashingtonJohn H. ChunDecided December 17, 2025No. 2:25-cv-01417

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What the decision decided

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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
(2) This action is DISMISSED as moot.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Petitioner/Plaintiffs’ petition for writ of habeas corpus and for writ of mandamus and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
This action is DISMISSED as moot.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
This action is DISMISSED as moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
(2) This action is DISMISSED as moot.
The other claims Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
(2) This action is DISMISSED 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
This action is DISMISSED as moot.

Other orders in this case

The group holds 2 decisions from this suit, oldest first. Outcome counts on these pages count the case once, by its latest decision, this one. How decisions are grouped into cases.

DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Fofana v. Scott November 26, 2025 John H. Chun Magistrate judge's recommendation
Fofana v. ScottThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted December 17, 2025 John H. Chun Dismissed as moot

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:25-cv-01417
Filed
July 28, 2025
Ended
December 17, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
142 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.

Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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