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Rosario v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Western District of WashingtonJames L. RobartDecided February 14, 2023

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS received over 162,000 initial EAD applications from class members between October 2022 and January 2023; the most it had received in the same period in any previous year since 2015 was 96,371 in fiscal year 2018.
Form or filing I-765 (EAD) Read by a model
asylum-seekers’ initial applications for employment authorization documents ORDER - 1 (“EADs”)
What the suit asked for Issue a work permit Read by a model
adjudicate asylum-seekers’ initial applications for employment authorization documents ORDER - 1 (“EADs”) within 30 days of receipt
Kind of order A sanctions order Read by a model
Being fully advised,1 the court DENIES Plaintiffs’ third motion for civil contempt.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Before the court is Plaintiffs’ third motion for civil contempt and to enforce the permanent injunction issued by this court on July 26, 2018.
Disposition Sanctions order An order on sanctions or attorney discipline. It decides no claim, so it is not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
Being fully advised,1 the court DENIES Plaintiffs’ third motion for civil contempt.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Being fully advised,1 the court DENIES Plaintiffs’ third motion for civil contempt.
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
Accordingly, the court DENIES Plaintiffs’ third motion for civil contempt and to enforce the court’s permanent injunction (Dkt. # 212).
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
Rosario v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services September 27, 2022 James L. Robart Sanctions order
Rosario v. United States Citizenship and Immigration ServicesThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted February 14, 2023 James L. Robart Sanctions order

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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