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Edakunni v. Mayorkas

Western District of WashingtonTana LinDecided July 5, 2022No. 2:21-cv-00393

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Plaintiffs allege that USCIS has unreasonably delayed the adjudication of their and putative class members’ H-4 visa extensions, L-2 visa extensions, and H-4 EADs.
Form or filing I-539 (change or extension of stay); I-765 (EAD) Read by a model
In May 2021, Plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction seeking adjudication of their pending I-539 and I-765 forms within seven days.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
In May 2021, Plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction seeking adjudication of their pending I-539 and I-765 forms within seven days.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the above reasons, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ and Defendant’s motions for summary judgment (Dkt. Nos. 44 and 45-1).
Motion decided Summary judgment Read by a model
For the above reasons, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ and Defendant’s motions for summary judgment (Dkt. Nos. 44 and 45-1).
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
For the above reasons, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ and Defendant’s motions for summary judgment (Dkt. Nos. 44 and 45-1).
Disposition Denied, each side in part The principal motion was denied in full: a motion to dismiss denied so the case goes on, or relief denied on the merits. Read by a model
For the above reasons, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ and Defendant’s motions for summary judgment (Dkt. Nos. 44 and 45-1).
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
For the above reasons, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ and Defendant’s motions for summary judgment (Dkt. Nos. 44 and 45-1).
The delay claim The delay claim goes on Read by a model
The remainder of the cross-motions are DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE pending appropriate supplementation of the administrative record.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
it is clear that prioritizing Plaintiffs’ applications would prejudice others who had filed their applications earlier
Threshold rulings Mootness argument rejected Read by a model
The need to repeatedly amend the complaint to add plaintiffs in this case demonstrates that the claims presented are inherently transitory and, therefore, fall into the capable-of-repetition-yet-evading-review exception to mootness.

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Edakunni v. MayorkasThis decision July 5, 2022 Tana Lin Denied, each side in part
Edakunni v. MayorkasThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted November 15, 2022 Tana Lin Discovery or record order

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:21-cv-00393
Filed
March 22, 2021
Ended
January 23, 2023
Suit's filing to its end
672 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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