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Valencia Gonzalez v. Moran

Eastern District of WashingtonEdward F. SheaDecided March 19, 2024No. 1:23-cv-03166

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Pursuant to the APA, P laintiffs ask the Court to compel USCIS to adjudicate 4 the I-601A application because USCIS has unreasonably delayed the application.
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa); I-601A (provisional waiver) Read by a model
Plaintiff asks the Court to compel USCIS to process the I-601A 10 application for waiver of unlawful presence and, once that process is complete, to 11 compel the State Department to schedule the interview for her DS-260 immigrant 12 visa application.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Pursuant to the APA, P laintiffs ask the Court to compel USCIS to adjudicate 4 the I-601A application because USCIS has unreasonably delayed the application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 12, is GRANTED
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Defendants seek dismissal of the lawsuit pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil 4 Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 12, is GRANTED
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the reasons given below, each of Plaintiffs’ claims are dismissed.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The Clerk’s Office is to ENTER Judgment in Defendants’ favor and 5 CLOSE the file.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
For the reasons given below, each of Plaintiffs’ claims are dismissed.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
For the reasons given below, each of Plaintiffs’ claims are dismissed.
Months pending 22.3 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
An I-601A application has been pending for noncitizen- Plaintiff Soltero since 9 May 11, 2022.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Here, Plaintiff Soltero seeks an immigrant visa on the grounds 5 that she has a close family relationship with a U.S. citizen, her son.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:23-cv-03166
Filed
October 23, 2023
Ended
March 19, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
148 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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