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Martins Guimaraes Bromfman v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

District of ColumbiaBeryl A. HowellDecided October 28, 2021No. 1:21-cv-00571

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS has taken no adjudicatory action on [p]laintiff’s I-526 petition, even though the petition was filed more than seventeen months ago.
Form or filing I-526 (investor petition) Read by a model
Plaintiff filed a Form I-526 petition on October 1, 2019, seeking classification for himself and his family as EB-5 immigrants through the Regional Center Program.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
seeks to compel the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) and the acting chief of USCIS’s Immigrant Investor Program Office to adjudicate his I-526 petition
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
ORDERED that defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 5, is GRANTED;
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and (6),
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
ORDERED that defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 5, is GRANTED;
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED as moot; and it is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall close this case.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED as moot;
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Accordingly, plaintiff’s claim of unreasonable delay in the adjudication of his I-526 petition is now moot, and the complaint must be dismissed.
Months pending 17.1 months from the application to the suit The agency acted before this decision, so the months up to the decision are not a delay and are not shown. Read by a model
Plaintiff filed a Form I-526 petition on October 1, 2019, seeking classification for himself and his family as EB-5 immigrants through the Regional Center Program.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Accordingly, plaintiff’s claim of unreasonable delay in the adjudication of his I-526 petition is now moot, and the complaint must be dismissed.
Nationality Brazil Read by a model
Plaintiff Felipe Martins Guimaraes Bromfman, a citizen of Brazil

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:21-cv-00571
Filed
March 3, 2021
Ended
October 29, 2021
Suit's filing to its end
240 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
decided 2021-10-28 says the agency acted (moot); idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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