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Patel v. Jaddou

District of MassachusettsIndira TalwaniDecided September 28, 2022No. 4:22-cv-11128

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Under USCIS’s Retrogression Policy, the AOS application remains pending while the visa number is “regressed,” but USCIS will only decide the application when the visa number is “current” again.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
order USCIS to issue a final decision on Plaintiffs[’] Forms I-485 on or by September 30, 2022 or before they run out of FY 2022 immigrant visa numbers.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
injunctive relief to compel USCIS to make a final decision on their adjustment of status (“AOS”) applications no later than September 30, 2022
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Pending before the court are motions for preliminary injunctions filed in the abovecaptioned cases. For the reasons that follow, the motions are denied.
Motion decided Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
Pending before the court are motions for preliminary injunctions filed in the abovecaptioned cases. For the reasons that follow, the motions are denied.
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
The Patel Plaintiffs and the Gupta Plaintiffs filed motions for preliminary injunction on September 19, 2022, and September 25, 2022, respectively.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
“order USCIS to issue a final decision on Plaintiffs[’] Forms I-485 on or by September 30, 2022 or before they run out of FY 2022 immigrant visa numbers,” the motions are denied as moot.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
“order USCIS to issue a final decision on Plaintiffs[’] Forms I-485 on or by September 30, 2022 or before they run out of FY 2022 immigrant visa numbers,” the motions are denied as moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
“order USCIS to issue a final decision on Plaintiffs[’] Forms I-485 on or by September 30, 2022 or before they run out of FY 2022 immigrant visa numbers,” the motions are denied as moot.
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
Thus, to the extent that Plaintiffs are requesting injunctive relief as to Defendant’s Regression Policy not in the original complaint, such request is denied without prejudice.
Months pending Not stated at filing The agency acted before this decision, so the months up to the decision are not a delay and are not shown. Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
The government's delay arguments Visa availability accepted Read by a model
the court finds that Defendant has provided sufficient explanations for such issuances and no available visas remain for issuance for FY 2022.
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
the motions are denied as moot.

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
Patel v. JaddouThis decision September 28, 2022 Indira Talwani Dismissed
Patel v. JaddouThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted September 27, 2023 Indira Talwani Dismissed

How the case ended

Docket
No. 4:22-cv-11128
Filed
July 13, 2022
Ended
September 28, 2023
Suit's filing to its end
442 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for unknown

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Supreme Court and First Circuit authority

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