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Kasica v. United States Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship & Immigration Services

District of ConnecticutJanet Bond ArtertonDecided August 21, 2009No. 3:08-cv-01010

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
CIS declined to revisit Kasica's 2005 and 2006 applications.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
In August 2005, Kasica, then going by the name "Katarzyna Modzelewski," filed an application for naturalization with CIS.
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, the Government's motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) [Doc. # 14-2] is granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Accordingly, the Government's motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) [Doc. # 14-2] is granted.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Accordingly, the Government's motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) [Doc. # 14-2] is granted.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Accordingly, the Government's motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) [Doc. # 14-2] is granted.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Accordingly, the Government's motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) [Doc. # 14-2] is granted.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Accordingly, the Government's motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) [Doc. # 14-2] is granted.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
Months since the naturalization interview 20 months from the interview (2006-01) Read by a model
Kasica appeared for her naturalization interview in January 2006
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. 3:08-cv-01010
Filed
July 7, 2008
Ended
August 24, 2009
Suit's filing to its end
413 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why.

Supreme Court and Second Circuit authority

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