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SNC v. Sessions, III

Southern District of New YorkLorna Gail SchofieldDecided November 26, 2018No. 1:18-cv-07680

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What the decision decided

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Agency ICE Read by a model
On October 15, 2018, ICE denied Petitioner’s application for an administrative stay of removal pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 241.6.
Form or filing I-360 (special immigrant petition); I-914 (T visa) Read by a model
Petitioner S.N.C. brings this claim for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that executing her removal order before her T-Visa and Violence Against Woman Act (“VAWA”) applications are adjudicated violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
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
For the foregoing reasons, the Government’s motion to dismiss is DENIED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
Respondents’ Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction is denied, and Petitioner’s motion to convert the temporary restraining order (“TRO”) into a preliminary injunction is denied without prejudice to renewal.
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
On November 8, 2018, the Court heard oral argument on Petitioner’s motion to convert the TRO into a preliminary injunction and Respondent’s motion 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 the foregoing reasons, the Government’s motion to dismiss is DENIED.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Government’s motion to dismiss is DENIED.
The other claims Relief ordered Read by a model
Petitioner’s motion to compel her release is GRANTED.
Months pending 3.9 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On July 31, 2018, S.N.C. submitted an application for T-Nonimmigrant Status
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:18-cv-07680
Filed
August 23, 2018
Ended
May 5, 2020
Suit's filing to its end
621 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
Federal court records: dismissed on another ground

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

Supreme Court and Second Circuit authority

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