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Kamara v. Farquharson

District of MassachusettsSarisDecided March 23, 1998

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Agency ICE Read by a model
Kamara does not challenge that he was lawfully placed in INS custody for having overstayed his visa, but rather seeks to be released or transferred on the basis of his medical status.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
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
Respondent's motion to dismiss (Docket No. 3) is ALLOWED
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
Respondent's motion to dismiss (Docket No. 3) is ALLOWED
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
Respondent's motion to dismiss (Docket No. 3) is ALLOWED and Petitioner's motion for reconsideration and the allowance of the motion to quash subpoena (Docket No. 14)
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Respondent's motion to dismiss (Docket No. 3) is ALLOWED
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Respondent's motion to dismiss (Docket No. 3) is ALLOWED
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Accordingly, this Court must dismiss Kamara's habeas corpus petition seeking release, though without prejudice to any due process or Eighth Amendment claims of deliberate indifference to his medical needs.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Section 1252(a)(2)(B) bar rejected Read by a model
Pursuant to the IIRIRA's "transition" *87 rules, these new provisions appear not to apply to the detention decision here because Kamara was in deportation proceedings before April 1, 1997.
Nationality Mauritania Read by a model
Ahmed Kamara is a native and citizen of Mauritania

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