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Roberts v. Napolitano

District of ColumbiaBeryl A. HowellDecided June 20, 2011No. 1:10-cv-00239

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What the decision decided

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Agency CBP Read by a model
As explained above, eligibility for participation in the Global Entry program is committed to the discretion of CBP.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Not recorded Read by a model
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Accordingly, the defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
On May 3, 2010, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
On May 3, 2010, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Accordingly, the defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Accordingly, the defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Accordingly, the defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted.
Months pending 1 months from the application to the suit; 1.2 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
On February 22, 2010, after the plaintiff had already initiated this case, the plaintiff was formally informed that his application for Global Entry was denied
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality United States Read by a model
Plaintiff Marcus Wayne Roberts, a citizen of the United States

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:10-cv-00239
Filed
February 17, 2010
Ended
June 20, 2011
Suit's filing to its end
488 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why.

Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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