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Patel v. Mayorkas

District of South CarolinaBruce Howe HendricksDecided December 11, 2023No. 2:23-cv-01930

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
remanding this action to USCIS for adjudication on Plaintiff’s application for naturalization and instructing USCIS to adjudicate the application within 30 days of the date of this order.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
application for naturalization
What the suit asked for Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b)) Read by a model
remanding this action to USCIS for adjudication on Plaintiff’s application for naturalization and instructing USCIS to adjudicate the application within 30 days of the date of this order.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
the Court grants Defendants’ motion to remand (ECF No. 16)
Motion decided Remand under 1447(b) Read by a model
the Court grants Defendants’ motion to remand (ECF No. 16)
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
On October 2, 2023, Defendants filed a motion to remand and dismiss or to stay (ECF No. 16).
Disposition Remanded to the agency Sent back to the agency, with or without instructions. Read by a model
the Court grants Defendants’ motion to remand (ECF No. 16), thereby remanding this action to USCIS for adjudication on Plaintiff’s application for naturalization
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
instructing USCIS to adjudicate the application within 30 days of the date of this order.
The delay claim Remanded to the agency Read by a model
the Court grants Defendants’ motion to remand (ECF No. 16), thereby remanding this action to USCIS for adjudication on Plaintiff’s application for naturalization and instructing USCIS to adjudicate the application within 30 days of the date of this order.
Months pending Not stated A section 1447(b) suit: these months run from the naturalization application. The statute's 120 days run from the interview, which they do not measure. 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

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:23-cv-01930
Filed
May 9, 2023
Ended
December 11, 2023
Suit's filing to its end
216 days
How it ended
Transferred
From the record
idb disp 0 (transferred to another district)

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Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit authority

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