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Flores v. Mayorkas

District of ArizonaRaner C CollinsDecided February 17, 2023No. 4:22-cv-00397

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
On April 9, 2020, USCIS denied the Application, offering the following
Form or filing N-600 (certificate of citizenship) Read by a model
In 2019, Plaintiff submitted an N-600 Application for Certificate of Citizenship to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), alleging he was eligible for U.S. citizenship through his mother.
What the suit asked for Not recorded Read by a model
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Defendants' motion to dismiss presents a factual attack on the Court's subject matter jurisdiction
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants Alejandro Mayorkas, Ur Jaddou, and Julie Hashimoto now move to dismiss
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the reasons stated herein, the Court will grant the motion and dismiss the Complaint.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED (Doc. - 7 - 11) and this case is DISMISSED.
Months pending 9.3 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
On April 9, 2020, USCIS denied the Application
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 4:22-cv-00397
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 16)
Filed
September 5, 2022
Ended
February 17, 2023
Suit's filing to its end
165 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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