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Mukiawah v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Southern District of OhioSarah D. MorrisonDecided June 1, 2022No. 2:21-cv-03540

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
This case arises out of USCIS’s 2018 denial of a Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative filed by Lashawna White Mukiawah on behalf of Leonard Mukiawah.
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition) Read by a model
This case arises out of USCIS’s 2018 denial of a Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative filed by Lashawna White Mukiawah on behalf of Leonard Mukiawah.
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 reasons stated above, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 25) is GRANTED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
This matter is before the Court on the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), et al. (ECF No. 25.)
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
This matter is before the Court on the Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), et al.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the reasons stated above, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 25) is GRANTED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to TERMINATE this case from the docket of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Accordingly, Plaintiffs fail to state a claim under the APA and the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
For the reasons stated above, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 25) is GRANTED. The Clerk is DIRECTED to TERMINATE this case from the docket of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
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
Nationality Cameroon Read by a model
Mr. Mukiawah is a native citizen of Cameroon;
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Mrs. Mukiawah then filed three I-130 Petitions with the USCIS to classify Mr. Mukiawah as the spouse of a U.S. citizen.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:21-cv-03540
Filed
June 11, 2021
Ended
June 1, 2022
Suit's filing to its end
355 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
order 2022-06-01 dismisses for want of jurisdiction; idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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