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Liu Di Wang v. Reno

Eastern District of New YorkSiftonDecided September 6, 1994

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Agency EOIR Read by a model
Plaintiffs now seek to compel the INS and the Executive Office for Immigration Review ("EOIR")[7] to follow the January 1990 Interim Rule and Executive Order 12,711 on the grounds that the INS and the EOIR are both bound by those orders.
Form or filing I-589 (asylum) Read by a model
In his initial asylum application, he contended that he was involuntarily sterilized after the birth of his second child.
What the suit asked for Not recorded Read by a model
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
The Attorney General opposes these motions and has filed a motion to dismiss contending that this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to provide the relief sought.
Disposition Granted in part The principal motion was granted in part and denied in part. Read by a model
For the reasons discussed below, the Attorney General's motion to dismiss is granted except as to those two plaintiffs who are located within the Eastern District of New York and have received final orders of exclusion.
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
For the reasons discussed below, the Attorney General's motion to dismiss is granted except as to those two plaintiffs who are located within the Eastern District of New York and have received final orders of exclusion.
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
After that stipulation was signed, plaintiff Lin was granted asylum by an immigration judge and was subsequently released from detention, rendering his motion to compel release moot.

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