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Aljabari v. Majorkas

Northern District of IllinoisSteven C. SeegerDecided June 9, 2022No. 1:21-cv-06645

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
He applied to adjust his status to become a permanent resident, but the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has taken over a year to get back to him.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
So, using a form called an I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (often called a “green card application”), he applied for permanent residence.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Aljabari asks this Court to compel Defendants to rule on his green card application and complete a background and fingerprint check.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
A motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) challenges the sufficiency of the complaint, not the merits of the case.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
As aresult, the Court is dismissing the complaint and closing the case.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
As aresult, the Court is dismissing the complaint and closing the case.
Months pending 14 months from the application to the suit; 19.8 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On October 13, 2020, USCIS informed him that it had received his green card application.
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the government
  • 2. Congressional timetablefavors the government
  • 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
This factor heavily favors Defendants.
The government's delay arguments First-in, first-out processing accepted; Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
First-in, first-out is a rule of reason. There is fairness in requiring everyone to wait their turn.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Jordan Read by a model
Aljabari is a Jordanian citizen.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:21-cv-06645
Filed
December 13, 2021
Ended
June 9, 2022
Suit's filing to its end
178 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
order 2022-06-09 for the defendants, ground not stated; idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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Supreme Court and Seventh Circuit authority

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