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Issa v. Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Southern District of FloridaRodolfo A. Ruiz, IIDecided September 15, 2023No. 1:23-cv-21817

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
After this Court entered an Order to Show Cause, [ECF No. 4], USCIS issued a decision denying Plaintiff’s naturalization application.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
Plaintiff filed an application for naturalization and ultimately attended an interview and passed the necessary exams on December 21, 2021.
What the suit asked for Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b)) Read by a model
which asks the Court to rule on his application for Naturalization, given the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service’s (“USCIS”) failure to render a decision within 120 days of his December 21, 2021 Naturalization examination.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, [ECF No. 5], is DENIED.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, [ECF No. 5], is DENIED.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, [ECF No. 5], is DENIED.
Disposition Remanded to the agency Sent back to the agency, with or without instructions. Read by a model
However, the Court REMANDS the matter to USCIS, with instructions.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
USCIS shall issue a decision on Plaintiff's application for naturalization within 120 days from the date of this Order.
The delay claim Remanded to the agency Read by a model
This case is REMANDED to USCIS for further proceedings.
Months pending Not stated A section 1447(b) suit: these months run from the naturalization application. The statute's 120 days run from the interview, which they do not measure. Read by a model
Months since the naturalization interview 18.6 months from the interview (2021-12-21) Read by a model
ultimately attended an interview and passed the necessary exams on December 21, 2021.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Mootness argument rejected Read by a model
Defendants’ Response and Motion to Dismiss, [ECF No. 5], is DENIED because the filing of the Petition conferred upon the Court exclusive jurisdiction over this matter, and USCIS’s denial of the Petition is null and void.
Nationality Jordan Read by a model
Plaintiff Aiman Issa is an adult male citizen of Jordan seeking United States citizenship.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:23-cv-21817
Filed
May 15, 2023
Ended
May 15, 2023
Suit's filing to its end
0 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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