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Lezzar v. Hamilton

Southern District of TexasMelinda HarmonDecided October 11, 2012No. 4:11-cv-04168

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Plaintiff’s claim under 8 U.S.C. § 1421(c) for de novo review of the USCIS’ denial of his application for naturalization shall proceed.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
On April 30, 2009 he filed a Form N–400 Application for Naturalization with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”)
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
the Court grants Defendants’ partial motions to dismiss (#14)
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Defendants’ Partial Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim for which relief may be granted (instrument #14)
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants’ Partial Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ.
Disposition Dismissed in part; some claims go on The government's motion to dismiss was granted in part: some claims were dismissed and others go on. Read by a model
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
The other claims Some dismissed, some go on Read by a model
Plaintiff’s claim under 8 U.S.C. § 1421(c) for de novo review of the USCIS’ denial of his application for naturalization shall proceed.
Months pending 20.4 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
which was denied on January 11, 2011
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Algeria Read by a model
Plaintiff is a native and citizen of Algeria

How the case ended

Docket
No. 4:11-cv-04168
Filed
December 2, 2011
Ended
June 13, 2013
Suit's filing to its end
559 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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

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