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Chalamalasetty v. Jaddou

District of NebraskaJohn M. GerrardDecided September 30, 2022No. 4:22-cv-03182

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Alternatively, the plaintiff sought to have the Court enjoin the USCIS "retrogression policy," or "reserve" a number of green cards beyond the end of the fiscal year.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
The plaintiff's initial complaint, filed one month ago, alleged a claim for relief premised on allegedly unreasonable delay in processing the plaintiff's green card application.
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
The motion for temporary restraining order asks the Court to enjoin the government from, effective tomorrow, using its "retrogression policy" to suspend the plaintiff's visa application by virtue of shifting the "priority date" for processing applications
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order (filing 16) is denied.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss; Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
The plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order (filing 16) is denied. 2. The defendant's objection (filing 19) is sustained. 3. The plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction (filing 8) is denied as moot. 4, The defendant's motion to dismiss (filing 10) is denied as moot.
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
The plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction (filing 8) is denied as moot. 4, The defendant's motion to dismiss (filing 10) is denied as moot.
Disposition Denied in the government's favor The principal motion was denied in full: a motion to dismiss denied so the case goes on, or relief denied on the merits. Read by a model
The plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order (filing 16) is denied.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order (filing 16) is denied.
The delay claim Relief denied Read by a model
The plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order (filing 16) is denied.
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
The plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order (filing 16) is denied.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
It's difficult to even imagine, however, the disruptive effect on the courts and the immigration system of permitting litigious plaintiffs to reserve visas or "cut in line" ahead of other applicants, because every potential immigrant would have to protectively become a litigant.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Chalamalasetty v. JaddouThis decision September 30, 2022 John M. Gerrard Denied in the government's favor
Chalamalasetty v. JaddouThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted September 29, 2023 John M. Gerrard Dismissed

How the case ended

Docket
No. 4:22-cv-03182
Filed
August 30, 2022
Ended
September 29, 2023
Suit's filing to its end
395 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit authority

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