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Ravulapalli v. Napolitano

District of ColumbiaColleen Kollar-KotellyDecided March 29, 2011No. 1:10-cv-00447

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
On March 24, 2009, USCIS denied Plaintiffs’ I-485 applications based on ERP’s withdrawal of the I-140 petition.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
On March 24, 2009, USCIS denied Plaintiffs’ I-485 applications based on ERP’s withdrawal of the I-140 petition.
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
For the reasons explained below, the Court shall GRANT-IN-PART and DENY-IN-PART Defendants’ motion to dismiss and DENY Defendants’ alternative motion to transfer.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim; Transfer Read by a model
Presently pending before the Court is Defendants’ [8] Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, to Transfer.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Presently pending before the Court is Defendants’ [8] Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, to Transfer.
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
For the foregoing reasons, the Court shall GRANT-IN-PART Defendants’ [8] Motion to Dismiss with respect to Counts One, Four, and Five of the Complaint and DENY-IN-PART the motion with respect to Counts Two and Three of the Complaint.
Months pending 19.3 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
On March 24, 2009, USCIS denied Plaintiffs’ I-485 applications based on ERP’s withdrawal of the I-140 petition.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Section 1252(a)(2)(B) bar rejected Read by a model
the Court notes that it has jurisdiction to entertain Plaintiffs’ claims because Defendants’ denial of Plaintiffs’ I-485 applications was based on a pure question of law and not the exercise of discretion.
Nationality India Read by a model
Plaintiffs Ajay Naidu Ravulapalli and Lakshmi Alekhya Ravulapalli are married citizens of India and residents of Rockville, Maryland.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:10-cv-00447
Filed
March 17, 2010
Ended
January 9, 2012
Suit's filing to its end
663 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for unknown

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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