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Avdeeva v. Smith

District of MassachusettsIndira TalwaniDecided June 1, 2021No. 1:20-cv-10364

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
On August 17, 2020, USCIS granted Plaintiff’s application for naturalization and administered the Oath of Allegiance; Plaintiff is now a United States citizen.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
On or about May 9, 2019, Plaintiff submitted an application for naturalization to USCIS pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1427.
What the suit asked for Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b)) Read by a model
asking this court to take jurisdiction over her naturalization application pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b)
Kind of order A stipulated or agreed order Read by a model
This case is DISMISSED according to the parties’ agreement, and the clerk shall issue a final judgment pursuant to this memorandum and order.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction [#39] is denied as moot.
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
Presently before the court are Plaintiff’s Request for Entry of Judgment of Dismissal in Accordance with the Parties’ Settlement Agreement [#38] and Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction [#39].
Disposition Stipulated or agreed order An order the parties asked for together, or the plaintiff's own dismissal. Not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
This case is DISMISSED according to the parties’ agreement, and the clerk shall issue a final judgment pursuant to this memorandum and order.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
This case is DISMISSED according to the parties’ agreement, and the clerk shall issue a final judgment pursuant to this memorandum and order.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
This case is DISMISSED according to the parties’ agreement, and the clerk shall issue a final judgment pursuant to this memorandum and order.
Months pending 9.5 months from the application to the suit; 24.8 months from the application to the court's decision A section 1447(b) suit: these months run from the naturalization application. The statute's 120 days run from the interview, which they do not measure. Read by a model
On or about May 9, 2019, Plaintiff submitted an application for naturalization to USCIS pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1427.
Months since the naturalization interview 10.1 months from the interview (2019-10-16) Read by a model
On October 16, 2019, Plaintiff appeared for her naturalization interview at the USCIS Lawrence Field Office.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

Other orders in this case

The group holds 2 decisions from this suit, oldest first. Outcome counts on these pages count the case once, by its latest decision. How decisions are grouped into cases.

DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Avdeeva v. SmithThis decision June 1, 2021 Indira Talwani Stipulated or agreed order
Avdeeva v. SmithThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted June 9, 2022 Indira Talwani Attorney's fees

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:20-cv-10364
Filed
February 21, 2020
Ended
June 8, 2021
Suit's filing to its end
273 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for unknown

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

Supreme Court and First Circuit authority

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