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Zamani v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

District of MarylandTimothy J. SullivanDecided March 1, 2024No. 8:24-cv-00638

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
For each Plaintiff, the relevant USCIS office makes decisions about each application, rendering that office the place where the “acts or omissions” giving rise to Plaintiffs’ claims occurred.
Form or filing I-589 (asylum) Read by a model
Each Plaintiff filed an Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal (Form I-589)
What the suit asked for Decide the asylum application Read by a model
Plaintiffs seek an order compelling Defendants to schedule an interview for each Plaintiff or adjudicate their Form I-589.
Kind of order A transfer order Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to transfer will be granted
Motion decided Transfer Read by a model
Pending before the Court is the Motion to Sever and Transfer Venue and for Extension of Time (“Motion”) (ECF No. 13)
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Motion to Sever and Transfer Venue and for Extension of Time (“Motion”) (ECF No. 13) filed by Defendants United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”)
Disposition Transferred to another court An order moving the case to another court. It decides where the suit is heard, not who wins, so it is not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to transfer will be granted
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to transfer will be granted
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
Defendants will have 60 days from the date of the transfer order to file answers or other responsive pleadings to the non-resident Plaintiffs’ complaints.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Plaintiffs, nine citizens from Iran, Egypt, and Nigeria

How the case ended

Docket
No. 8:24-cv-00638
Filed
March 1, 2024
Ended
March 5, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
4 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
voluntary dismissal 2024-03-05; idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit authority

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