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Carolyn Robb Hootkins v. Michael Chertoff

Central District of CaliforniaChristina A. SnyderDecided January 6, 2009No. 2:07-cv-05696

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Additionally, USCIS will revoke the postdeath approval of an I-130 petition unless the alien spouse can present a request under for humanitarian reinstatement under 8 C.F.R. 205.(a)(3)(i)(C)(2).
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa); I-129F (fiancé(e) petition); I-130 (relative petition); I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
Plaintiffs also seek an injunction prohibiting defendants from using the death of a citizen spouse as a discretionary factor in the adjudication of I-130 petitions and I-485 applications
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
In accordance with the foregoing, the Court provisionally GRANTS plaintiffs’ motion for class certification as to plaintiffs whose cases arise within the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
On November 28, 2007, plaintiffs filed their instant motion for class certification.
Disposition Granted in part The principal motion was granted in part and denied in part. Read by a model
In accordance with the foregoing, the Court provisionally GRANTS plaintiffs’ motion for class certification as to plaintiffs whose cases arise within the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit.
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
In accordance with the foregoing, the Court provisionally GRANTS plaintiffs’ motion for class certification as to plaintiffs whose cases arise within the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit.
The other claims Not decided here Read by a model
In making these determinations, the Court does not decide the merits of any claims or defenses, or whether the plaintiffs are likely to prevail on their claims.
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
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Further, all class representatives are spouses of United States citizens.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:07-cv-05696
Filed
August 30, 2007
Ended
April 5, 2010
Suit's filing to its end
34 days
How it ended
Judgment for the plaintiff
From the record
idb disp 17 (judgment: other), judgment for plaintiff

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

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