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Meirav Toren v. Kirstjen Nielsen

Central District of CaliforniaOtis D. Wright, IIDecided October 1, 2019No. 2:19-cv-00569

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
However, USCIS denied her I-485 application because she was out 18 of legal status for more than 180 days after her R-1 visa expired.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
She then applied 16 to adjust her status to a lawful permanent resident with an I-485 form.
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
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss Toren’s Complaint without prejudice.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Consequently, the Court DISMISSES Toren’s Complaint WITHOUT 19 | PREJUDICE.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
the Court DISMISSES Toren’s Complaint WITHOUT 19 | PREJUDICE.
Months pending 54.3 months from the application to the suit; 62.6 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
file [her] Form I-485 until July 15, 2014
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. 2:19-cv-00569
Filed
January 24, 2019
Ended
October 1, 2019
Suit's filing to its end
250 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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