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Garcia v. United States Attorney General

District of South CarolinaJoseph F Anderson, JrDecided October 11, 2023

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Agency Department of Justice Read by a model
Petitioner seeks to compel the United States Attorney General to provide him with expedited removal proceedings pursuant to the First Step Act of 2018.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
Petitioner seeks to compel the United States Attorney General to provide him with expedited removal proceedings pursuant to the First Step Act of 2018.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
this Court adopts the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 8 ) in full and dismisses Petitioner’s writ of mandamus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1361 without prejudice.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
After a review of the Petition, the Magistrate Judge assigned to this action1 prepared a thorough Report and Recommendation (“Report”) which opines the Petition should be summarily dismissed.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Accordingly, this Court adopts the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 8 ) in full and dismisses Petitioner’s writ of mandamus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1361 without prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Accordingly, this Court adopts the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 8 ) in full and dismisses Petitioner’s writ of mandamus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1361 without prejudice.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
this Court adopts the Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 8 ) in full and dismisses Petitioner’s writ of mandamus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1361 without prejudice.
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

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