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Li v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Southern District of New YorkValerie E. CaproniDecided July 13, 2023No. 1:22-cv-06556

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
WHEREAS on August 2, 2022, Plaintiff Lianqun Li filed a mandamus action against the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (the “USCIS”) for a determination on her Application to Register or Adjust Status (the “Form I–485”), see Compl., Dkt. 1;
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
Application to Register or Adjust Status (the “Form I–485”)
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
for a determination on her Application to Register or Adjust Status (the “Form I–485”)
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the R&R is adopted in full and Defendant’s motion to dismiss is GRANTED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Defendant moved to dismiss the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendant moved to dismiss the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Defendant moved to dismiss the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the USCIS adjudicated Plaintiff’s Form I–485, thus mooting the action
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
the USCIS adjudicated Plaintiff’s Form I–485, thus mooting the action
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Defendant moved to dismiss the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the USCIS adjudicated Plaintiff’s Form I–485, thus mooting the action
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
Defendant moved to dismiss the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the USCIS adjudicated Plaintiff’s Form I–485, thus mooting the action

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:22-cv-06556
Filed
August 2, 2022
Ended
July 13, 2023
Suit's filing to its end
345 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
order 2023-07-13 dismisses for want of jurisdiction; 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 Second Circuit authority

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