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AWADH v. Chertoff

District of ColumbiaRosemary M. CollyerDecided June 24, 2008No. 1:08-cv-00078

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What the decision decided

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Agency ICE Read by a model
In response, ICE, the relevant agency within DHS, issued a final response to Plaintiffs' requests on May 7, 2008, immediately before its answer was due to the Complaint.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
Plaintiffs submitted additional requests to DHS in 2003 and 2005 for review of their custody status and restoration of waived rights.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The Motion to Dismiss [Dkt. # 11] will be granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss the Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss the Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1).
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Inasmuch as the Court is without jurisdiction to provide the remedy Plaintiffs request, it must dismiss their Complaint.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Inasmuch as the Court is without jurisdiction to provide the remedy Plaintiffs request, it must dismiss their Complaint.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Inasmuch as the Court is without jurisdiction to provide the remedy Plaintiffs request, it must dismiss their Complaint.
Months pending 54.5 months from the application to the suit; 59.8 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Plaintiffs submitted additional requests to DHS in 2003 and 2005 for review of their custody status and restoration of waived rights.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Iraq Read by a model
Plaintiffs Adil Hadi Awadh and Mohammed Jassim Tuma are Iraqi nationals

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:08-cv-00078
Filed
January 15, 2008
Ended
June 24, 2008
Suit's filing to its end
161 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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