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Nohria v. Cuccinelli

District of ColumbiaBeryl A. HowellDecided March 14, 2021No. 1:20-cv-02085

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS adjudicates I-526 petitions based on the totality of the evidence presented.
Form or filing I-526 (investor petition) Read by a model
On September 28, 2018, she sought to change her immigration status by filing a Form I-526, seeking classification as an EB-5 immigrant.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
The limited scope of plaintiff’s claim is confirmed by the scope of the relief she seeks, namely to compel USCIS to “process and render a final decision on” her I-526 petition.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Accordingly, the case is dismissed and USCIS’s motion to dismiss is denied as moot.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Accordingly, the case is dismissed and USCIS’s motion to dismiss is denied as moot.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
USCIS has moved to dismiss the complaint, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6)
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Accordingly, plaintiff’s claim of unreasonable delay in the adjudication of her I-526 is now moot and the complaint must be dismissed.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Accordingly, the case is dismissed and USCIS’s motion to dismiss is denied as moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, plaintiff’s claim of unreasonable agency delay in rendering a final decision on her I-526 petition is now moot.
Months pending 22 months from the application to the suit; 28.5 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
on February 12, 2021, USCIS approved petitioner’s I-526 petition
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the government
  • 2. Congressional timetablenot reached
  • 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
The agency’s process is clearly governed by a solid rule of reason—the visa availability approach—meeting the first factor
The government's delay arguments First-in, first-out processing accepted; Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
The agency’s process is clearly governed by a solid rule of reason—the visa availability approach—meeting the first factor
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
USCIS is correct that plaintiff’s claim of unreasonable delay is now moot.
Nationality India Read by a model
Plaintiff Priti Garg Nohria, an Indian citizen residing in the United States

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:20-cv-02085
Filed
July 30, 2020
Ended
March 14, 2021
Suit's filing to its end
227 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 2 (dismissed: want of prosecution)

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Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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