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Biyani v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Service

District of NebraskaRichard G. KopfDecided November 29, 2022No. 4:22-cv-03032

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Under this highly deferential standard of review, USCIS’s decision to deny Plaintiff's I-140 immigration petition must be upheld.
Form or filing I-140 (immigrant worker petition) Read by a model
Under this highly deferential standard of review, USCIS’s decision to deny Plaintiff's I-140 immigration petition must be upheld.
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
3. Defendants’ Cross Motion for Summary Judgment (Filing 16) 1s granted, and Plaintiff’s Complaint is dismissed with prejudice.
Motion decided Summary judgment Read by a model
This matter is before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment.
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
2. Plaintiff’s Amended Motion for Summary Judgment (Filing 22) is denied. 3. Defendants’ Cross Motion for Summary Judgment (Filing 16) 1s granted, and Plaintiff’s Complaint is dismissed with prejudice.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Defendants’ Cross Motion for Summary Judgment (Filing 16) 1s granted, and Plaintiff’s Complaint is dismissed with prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Defendants’ Cross Motion for Summary Judgment (Filing 16) 1s granted, and Plaintiff’s Complaint is dismissed with prejudice.
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
2. Plaintiff’s Amended Motion for Summary Judgment (Filing 22) is denied. 3. Defendants’ Cross Motion for Summary Judgment (Filing 16) 1s granted, and Plaintiff’s Complaint is dismissed with prejudice.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
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. 4:22-cv-03032
Filed
March 1, 2022
Ended
November 29, 2022
Suit's filing to its end
273 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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