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Melgar v. Wolf

Eastern District of New YorkKiyo A. MatsumotoDecided March 9, 2022No. 2:20-cv-00369

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Plaintiff requests that the Court order that USCIS accept jurisdiction and adjudicate his adjustment application, and enter a writ of habeas corpus.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
On April 6, 2018, Plaintiff filed his second Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, which was denied on December 3, 2019, for lack of jurisdiction.
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
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
On March 29, 2021, Defendants moved to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendants and close the case.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to enter judgment in favor of Defendants and close the case.
Months pending 25.3 months from the application to the suit; 19.9 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
On April 6, 2018, Plaintiff filed his second Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, which was denied on December 3, 2019, for lack of jurisdiction.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality El Salvador Read by a model
Plaintiff is a citizen of El Salvador.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:20-cv-00369
Filed
January 23, 2020
Ended
March 11, 2022
Suit's filing to its end
778 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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

Supreme Court and Second Circuit authority

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