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Shashiashvili v. Garland

Eastern District of New YorkBrian M. CoganDecided January 2, 2025No. 1:24-cv-07666

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Here, USCIS has acted on plaintiff’s application by scheduling an interview, rendering this action moot.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
In his complaint, plaintiff requested that this Court compel defendants to process plaintiff’s biometrics and background checks, schedule an interview if necessary, and adjudicate plaintiff’s Form I-485 application.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
In his complaint, plaintiff requested that this Court compel defendants to process plaintiff’s biometrics and background checks, schedule an interview if necessary, and adjudicate plaintiff’s Form I-485 application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted and the case is dismissed as moot.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
Before the Court is defendants’ motion to dismiss the case as moot.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is defendants’ motion to dismiss the case as moot.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted and the case is dismissed as moot.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted and the case is dismissed as moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Because USCIS has taken action on plaintiff’s Form I-485 application by scheduling an interview, plaintiff’s case seeking to compel agency action is moot.
The other claims Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted and the case is dismissed as moot.
Months pending 51 months from the application to the suit The agency acted before this decision, so the months up to the decision are not a delay and are not shown. Read by a model
In August 2020, plaintiff Tedo Shashiashvili filed a Form I-485 application to register permanent residence or adjust status based on an approved Form I-360 petition for a VAWA self-petitioning spouse of an abusive U.S. citizen.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Here, USCIS has acted on plaintiff’s application by scheduling an interview, rendering this action moot.
Nationality Georgia Read by a model
Plaintiff, a Georgian citizen,

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-07666
Filed
November 1, 2024
Ended
January 3, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
63 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why. Other suits in this court.

Supreme Court and Second Circuit authority

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