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Hamdard v. Garland

District of MarylandLydia Kay GriggsbyDecided January 28, 2025No. 1:24-cv-00617

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Given this, the pace at which USCIS adjudicates asylum applications is left to the agency’s discretion.
Form or filing I-589 (asylum) Read by a model
The Plaintiff pro se, Ahmad Zia Hamdard, submitted a Form I-589 application for asylum to USCIS on November 30, 2021.
What the suit asked for Decide the asylum application Read by a model
In the complaint, Plaintiff seeks to “[c]ompel Defendants to perform their duty to adjudicate Plaintiff’s application for asylum and issue a written decision.”
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, the Court: (1) GRANTS the Defendants’ motion to dismiss, and (2) DISMISSES the complaint.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
The Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint, or, alternatively, for summary judgment, pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1), 12(b)(6), and 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint, or, alternatively, for summary judgment
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, the Court: (1) GRANTS the Defendants’ motion to dismiss, and (2) DISMISSES the complaint.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, the Court: (1) GRANTS the Defendants’ motion to dismiss, and (2) DISMISSES the complaint.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, the Court: (1) GRANTS the Defendants’ motion to dismiss, and (2) DISMISSES the complaint.
Months pending 26.9 months from the application to the suit; 37.9 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
The Plaintiff pro se, Ahmad Zia Hamdard, submitted a Form I-589 application for asylum to USCIS on November 30, 2021.
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. 1:24-cv-00617
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 17)
Filed
February 28, 2024
Ended
January 28, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
335 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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