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Joshua v. Jaddou

District of MarylandJulie Rebecca RubinDecided February 10, 2025No. 1:24-cv-00667

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS received Plaintiff’s I-485 Petition on September 28, 2020, and her I-360 Petition on September 1, 2021.
Form or filing I-360 (special immigrant petition); I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
to adjudicate Plaintiff’s I-360 and I-485 applications before May 6, 2024
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
to adjudicate Plaintiff’s I-360 and I-485 applications before May 6, 2024
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons set forth herein, by separate order, Defendant’s Motion (ECF No. 8), construed as a motion to dismiss, will be granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
the court construes the motion as one for dismissal pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) (in addition to Rule 12(b)(1)).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim, or in the alternative, for summary judgment.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
The court will therefore grant the Motion and dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The court will therefore grant the Motion and dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
In view of the foregoing analysis of the TRAC factors, the court concludes that Plaintiff fails to allege a plausible claim of unreasonable delay under the APA. The court will therefore grant the Motion and dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint.
Months pending 30.1 months from the application to the suit; 41.3 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
USCIS received Plaintiff’s I-485 Petition on September 28, 2020, and her I-360 Petition on September 1, 2021.
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the government
  • 2. Congressional timetablefavors the government
  • 3. Human health and welfarefavors the government
  • 4. Competing prioritiesfavors the government
  • 5. Interests prejudicedfavors the government
  • 6. No impropriety neededneutral
Read by a model
Accordingly, these factors weigh in Defendants’ favor.
The government's delay arguments First-in, first-out processing accepted; Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
In accordance with the caselaw cited above, that delay is not unusual, and is often not unreasonable; this conclusion is further supported by cases finding the FIFO method is a rule of reason.
Threshold rulings Mootness argument rejected Read by a model
the court is not persuaded that Plaintiff’s case or controversy is no longer “live.”

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-00667
Filed
March 6, 2024
Ended
February 10, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
341 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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