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Louis v. Meissner

Southern District of FloridaSpellmanDecided February 24, 1982

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Agency Not recorded Read by a model
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
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS IN PART
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Defendants' motion to dismiss concentrates its challenge on this Court's power to hear the claims delineated in the complaint.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
THIS CAUSE came before the Court on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss.
Disposition Dismissed in part; some claims go on The government's motion to dismiss was granted in part: some claims were dismissed and others go on. Read by a model
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
The other claims Some dismissed, some go on Read by a model
This conclusion does not mandate dismissal of the entire complaint. The Court is of the view that it is without subject matter jurisdiction to hear only those portions of Counts I and III through VII that would "merge" into a final order of exclusion.
Months pending Not stated at filing The agency acted before this decision, so the months up to the decision are not a delay and are not shown. Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Thus, Count V is MOOT.
Nationality Haiti Read by a model
attorneys to represent indigent Haitian nationals

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