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Lin v. Renaud

Southern District of New YorkLaura Taylor SwainDecided May 19, 2021

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Plaintiff seeks mandamus relief and relief under the Administrative Procedure Act with respect to USCIS’s alleged failure to render a decision as to Plaintiff’s petition for an alien relative (I-130 petition) that he filed with respect to his wife, Guangcui Zhang.
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition) Read by a model
Plaintiff’s petition for an alien relative (I-130 petition)
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiff seeks mandamus relief and relief under the Administrative Procedure Act with respect to USCIS’s alleged failure to render a decision as to Plaintiff’s petition for an alien relative (I-130 petition) that he filed with respect to his wife, Guangcui Zhang.
Kind of order A transfer order Read by a model
The Court directs the Clerk of Court to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
Accordingly, venue lies in the Eastern District of New York, see § 1391(e)(1)(C), and the Court therefore transfers this action to the Eastern District of New York, see 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).
Disposition Transferred to another court An order moving the case to another court. It decides where the suit is heard, not who wins, so it is not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
The Court directs the Clerk of Court to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
The Court directs the Clerk of Court to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
The Court directs the Clerk of Court to transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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

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