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Saleh v. Pastore

Southern District of New YorkKatherine Polk FaillaDecided April 27, 2021No. 1:19-cv-11799

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS subsequently conducted Plaintiff’s interview and denied Plaintiff’s Form N-400.
Form or filing N-336; N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
On May 18, 2018, Plaintiff applied to become a naturalized citizen of the United States by filing a Form N-400 with USCIS.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
compelling United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) to adjudicate his Application for Naturalization (“Form N-400”)
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Complaint is hereby GRANTED in full.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Summary judgment; Transfer Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Complaint is hereby GRANTED in full.
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
And Plaintiff submits that the Court should not merely deny Defendants’ motion to dismiss, but that it should grant summary judgment in his favor.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
In sum, the Court dismisses Plaintiff’s Form N-400 Claims as moot.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
In sum, the Court dismisses Plaintiff’s Form N-400 Claims as moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
In sum, the Court dismisses Plaintiff’s Form N-400 Claims as moot.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
The Court thus finds that it lacks jurisdiction over Plaintiffs remaining claims, which claims are accordingly dismissed.
Months pending 19.3 months from the application to the suit; 27.5 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
Following USCIS’s August 31, 2020 denial of Plaintiff’s application
Months since the naturalization interview 6.4 months from the interview (2020-02-18) Read by a model
On February 18, 2020, USCIS conducted an interview of Plaintiff in connection with his Form N-400 application.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
In sum, the Court dismisses Plaintiff’s Form N-400 Claims as moot.
Nationality Egypt Read by a model
Plaintiff is a citizen of Egypt who first moved to the United States in 1998.

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Saleh v. Pastore March 28, 2021 Katherine Polk Failla Procedural order
Saleh v. PastoreThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted April 27, 2021 Katherine Polk Failla Dismissed

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:19-cv-11799
Filed
December 26, 2019
Ended
April 27, 2021
Suit's filing to its end
488 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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