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Kyaw v. Jaddou

Northern District of CaliforniaVince ChhabriaDecided May 6, 2025No. 3:24-cv-06326

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Kyaw also seeks to compel USCIS to adjudicate his asylum claim under the APA.
Form or filing I-589 (asylum) Read by a model
While the adjudication of the asylum application is potentially critical for Kyaw’s welfare, he has put forth no evidence about how the delay has affected his physical, emotional, or financial well-being.
What the suit asked for Decide the asylum application Read by a model
Kyaw seeks mandamus to compel the government to adjudicate his asylum claim within the time limits set out in 8 U.S.C. § 1158(d)(5)(A).
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The government’s motion for summary judgment is granted.
Motion decided Summary judgment Read by a model
The government’s motion for summary judgment is granted.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The government’s motion for summary judgment is granted.
Disposition Granted in the government's favor The principal motion was granted in full: summary judgment for either side, an injunction or TRO, a writ or order to act, fees. A motion to dismiss granted in full counts as Dismissed; a transfer is listed apart. Read by a model
The government’s motion for summary judgment is granted.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The government’s motion for summary judgment is granted.
The delay claim Relief denied Read by a model
The government’s motion for summary judgment is granted.
Months pending 42 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Whether USCIS’s 3.5-year delay in adjudicating Kyaw’s application is unreasonable depends on an analysis of the TRAC factors.
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the government
  • 2. Congressional timetablefavors the applicant
  • 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
This factor favors the government.
The government's delay arguments First-in, first-out processing accepted; Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
This system reflects a rule of reason that both prioritizes weeding out frivolous filings and managing the backlog.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:24-cv-06326
Filed
September 9, 2024
Ended
May 6, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
239 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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