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Khanna v. MAYORKAS

District of New JerseyKevin McNultyDecided June 25, 2021No. 2:21-cv-08712

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
The movants seek a Writ of Mandamus to compel defendant United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) to adjudicate their Forms I-485, Application to Register Permanent Resident or Adjust Status, before 11:59 P.M. on June 30, 2021.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
Forms I-485, Application to Register Permanent Resident or Adjust Status
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
The movants now seek a TRO compelling USCIS to adjudicate their Forms 1-485 before the EB-5 Program terminates on June 30, 2021.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the movants’ TRO applications (8712 Action DE 13; 8715 Action DE 12) are DENIED.
Motion decided Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the movants’ TRO applications (8712 Action DE 13; 8715 Action DE 12) are DENIED.
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Now, the plaintiffs, or some of them, seek a TRO compelling adjudication on their Forms 1-485 by June 30, 2021, the date the Regional Center Program is set to expire.
Disposition Denied in the government's favor The principal motion was denied in full: a motion to dismiss denied so the case goes on, or relief denied on the merits. Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the movants’ TRO applications (8712 Action DE 13; 8715 Action DE 12) are DENIED.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the movants’ TRO applications (8712 Action DE 13; 8715 Action DE 12) are DENIED.
The delay claim Relief denied Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the movants’ TRO applications (8712 Action DE 13; 8715 Action DE 12) are DENIED.
Months pending 11.8 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
The dates that each family submitted their Form 1-485 ranges from March to December of 2020.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
granting the writ to compel adjudication would do nothing more than shuffle to the front of the line those I–485 applicants canny enough to file a complaint in federal district court.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:21-cv-08712
Filed
April 8, 2021
Ended
July 7, 2021
Suit's filing to its end
90 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
voluntary dismissal 2021-07-02; idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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