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Hamad v. Secretary, Department of Homeland Security

Southern District of OhioMichael J. NewmanDecided October 27, 2021

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Alternatively, Plaintiffs argued USCIS’s denial of Ahmad’s Form I-765 violated the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) (the “APA claim”).
Form or filing I-765 (EAD) Read by a model
Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765)
What the suit asked for Issue a work permit Read by a model
Plaintiffs sought a writ of mandamus compelling the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) to approve Plaintiff Ahmad M. Hamad’s Application for Employment Authorization (Form I-765)
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Therefore, Defendants’ motion to dismiss Count I of Plaintiffs’ TAC is GRANTED.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
Defendants now move to dismiss Count I of the TAC under the law of the case doctrine.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
This case is before the Court on Defendants’ partial motion to dismiss.
Disposition Dismissed in part; some claims go on The government's motion to dismiss was granted in part: some claims were dismissed and others go on. Read by a model
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
The other claims Some dismissed, some go on Read by a model
Therefore, Defendants’ motion to dismiss Count I of Plaintiffs’ TAC is GRANTED. II. Plaintiffs’ Count II, i.e., the FOIA claim, is the only claim that may proceed to discovery in this matter.
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

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Hamad v. Secretary, Department of Homeland Security July 14, 2021 Michael J. Newman Dismissed in part; some claims go on
Hamad v. Secretary, Department of Homeland SecurityThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted October 27, 2021 Michael J. Newman Dismissed in part; some claims go on

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