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Shyiak v. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services

Western District of MichiganRobert Holmes BellDecided September 25, 2008No. 2:04-cv-00137

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the administrative decision of Defendant Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services denying Plaintiff's application for naturalization is AFFIRMED.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
On July 22, 2002, Plaintiff filed an application for naturalization with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the predecessor agency to BCIS.
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
Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment will be denied and Defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment will be granted.
Motion decided Summary judgment Read by a model
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff David Paul Shyiak's motion for summary judgment and Defendant Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services's ("BCIS") cross-motion for summary judgment.
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff David Paul Shyiak's motion for summary judgment and Defendant Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services's ("BCIS") cross-motion for summary judgment.
Disposition Granted in the government's favor The principal motion was granted in full: summary judgment for either side, an injunction or TRO, a writ or order to act, fees. A motion to dismiss granted in full counts as Dismissed; a transfer is listed apart. Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment will be denied and Defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment will be granted.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment will be denied and Defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment will be granted.
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
After BCIS's September 29, 2006, decision affirming the denial of Plaintiff's application for naturalization the Court's subject-matter jurisdiction is based on Title 8, section 1421(c) of the United States Code
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment will be denied and Defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment will be granted.
Months pending 23.1 months from the application to the suit; 36 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
BCIS denied Plaintiff's application for naturalization on July 22, 2005.
Months since the naturalization interview 32.6 months from the interview (2002-11-04) Read by a model
On November 4, 2002, Plaintiff was interviewed by a BCIS agent.
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. 2:04-cv-00137
Filed
June 24, 2004
Ended
September 25, 2008
Suit's filing to its end
1,554 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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

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