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Saleh v. Ridge

Southern District of New YorkSwainDecided February 24, 2005

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
CIS has published a schedule setting forth the time periods during which it anticipates it will consider asylees' applications according to when such applications were filed.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
In or about August 1995, Plaintiff and his wife filed Applications for Adjustment of Status
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiff claims that the delay in adjudication of his application for adjustment of immigration status is unreasonable and requests that this Court compel Defendants to act on his application.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Summary judgment Read by a model
Defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is granted in part and denied in part. Defendants' motion for summary judgment is granted, and Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is denied.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
The Complaint is hereby dismissed without prejudice to a future claim of unreasonable delay in adjudicating Plaintiff's application for adjustment of status in the event the application remains unresolved after September 30, 2006.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Defendants' motion for summary judgment is granted, and Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is denied.
Months pending 114.4 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
In or about August 1995, Plaintiff and his wife filed Applications for Adjustment of Status with the New York District Office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS")
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

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