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Singh v. Still

Northern District of CaliforniaChenDecided January 8, 2006

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
[a]t the present time, [the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, part of the Department of Homeland Security;] is assessing the sensitive information contained within the name check response.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
Petitioner Manmohanjit Singh has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, asking the Court to compel Respondents to adjudicate two different I-485 applications to adjust to permanent resident status.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Petitioner Manmohanjit Singh has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, asking the Court to compel Respondents to adjudicate two different I-485 applications to adjust to permanent resident status.
Motion decided Summary judgment Read by a model
The Court therefore grants Mr. Singh's motion for summary judgment and denies Respondents' motion.
Disposition Granted in the applicant's favor The principal motion was granted in full: summary judgment for either side, an injunction or TRO, a writ or order to act, fees. A motion to dismiss granted in full counts as Dismissed; a transfer is listed apart. Read by a model
The Court therefore grants Mr. Singh's motion for summary judgment and denies Respondents' motion.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
The Court further orders Respondents to complete the adjudication of Mr. Singh's pending I-485 applications forthwith.
Months pending 82.2 months from the application to the suit; 79 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Mr. Singh filed the first application on June 9, 1999.
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the applicant
  • 2. Congressional timetableneutral
  • 3. Human health and welfarefavors the applicant
  • 4. Competing prioritiesfavors the applicant
  • 5. Interests prejudicedfavors the applicant
  • 6. No impropriety needednot reached
Read by a model
Taking into account both qualitative and quantitative aspects of the matter, the Court concludes that the delay in this case, both with respect to the asylum-based and marriage-based applications, was not reasonable.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

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