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Boakye v. Hansen

Southern District of OhioWalter Herbert RiceDecided March 17, 2008

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
According to the Plaintiff, the Defendant, the District Director for the Cincinnati District of the Citizenship and Immigration Services ("CIS"), reopened Plaintiffs application in May, 2005.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
Plaintiff requests that this Court order the Defendant to perform his duty, by immediately ruling on Plaintiffs application for citizenship, and to include an explanation if the decision is adverse.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiff requests that this Court order the Defendant to perform his duty, by immediately ruling on Plaintiffs application for citizenship, and to include an explanation if the decision is adverse.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Judgment is to be entered in favor of Defendant and against Plaintiff, dismissing this action without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Remand under 1447(b) Read by a model
This case is now before the Court on the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction or, in the alternative, to Remand (Doc. # 9).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
This case is now before the Court on the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction or, in the alternative, to Remand (Doc. # 9).
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Judgment is to be entered in favor of Defendant and against Plaintiff, dismissing this action without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Judgment is to be entered in favor of Defendant and against Plaintiff, dismissing this action without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Judgment is to be entered in favor of Defendant and against Plaintiff, dismissing this action without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Months pending 52 months from the application to the suit; 68.1 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
he filed an application for citizenship in July, 2002
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

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