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Chaudhari v. Jaddou

Northern District of IowaLeonard T StrandDecided April 30, 2025

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Specifically, plaintiffs request that this court direct defendants, who are officials with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, to take actions related to plaintiffs’ immigration status.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
Specifically, plaintiffs request that this court direct defendants, who are officials with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, to take actions related to plaintiffs’ immigration status.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For that reason, their motion (Doc. 6) to dismiss is denied without prejudice.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
In their motion to dismiss, defendants state that plaintiffs failed to serve “the complaint” pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
This matter is before me pursuant to defendant’s motion (Doc. 6) to dismiss.
Disposition Government's motion denied; the case goes on The government's motion (to dismiss, or for summary judgment) was denied, so the case goes on. Counted as the applicant's ruling; a later decision in the case can still go either way. Read by a model
For that reason, their motion (Doc. 6) to dismiss is denied without prejudice.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
For that reason, their motion (Doc. 6) to dismiss is denied without prejudice.
The delay claim The delay claim goes on Read by a model
For that reason, their motion (Doc. 6) to dismiss is denied without prejudice.
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

The group holds 2 decisions from this suit, oldest first. Outcome counts on these pages count the case once, by its latest decision. How decisions are grouped into cases.

DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Chaudhari v. JaddouThis decision April 30, 2025 Leonard T Strand Government's motion denied; the case goes on
Chaudhari v. JaddouThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted July 7, 2025 Leonard T Strand Dismissed as moot

How the case ended

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Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit authority

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