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Mewa Martinez v. Bryson

Northern District of TexasJane J BoyleDecided January 26, 2021No. 3:20-cv-01840

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Mewa claims that the Court should issue an order compelling the USCIS to decide her naturalization application because the USCIS has failed “to adjudicate the application within a reasonable time.”
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
On March 28, 2019, Mewa applied for naturalization with the USCIS.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Mewa claims that the Court should issue an order compelling the USCIS to decide her naturalization application because the USCIS has failed “to adjudicate the application within a reasonable time.”
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES Mewa’s complaint WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
On September 14, 2020, Defendants filed a motion seeking dismissal for (1) lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and (2) failure to state a claim.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
On September 14, 2020, Defendants filed a motion seeking dismissal for (1) lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and (2) failure to state a claim.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES Mewa’s complaint WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES Mewa’s complaint WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss insofar as they seek to dismiss Plaintiff Ana Cecilia Mewa Martinez (“Mewa”)’s complaint (Doc. 1) for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted
Months pending 15.5 months from the application to the suit; 22 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On March 28, 2019, Mewa applied for naturalization with the USCIS.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Venezuela Read by a model
Mewa is a citizen of Venezuela and currently resides in Rowlett, Texas.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:20-cv-01840
Filed
July 13, 2020
Ended
February 4, 2021
Suit's filing to its end
206 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for unknown

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