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Makinano v. Jaddou

Eastern District of New YorkAnn M DonnellyDecided February 2, 2023No. 1:21-cv-06800

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
After the USCIS denied his initial petition for visas to bring his children to the United States in 2016, the plaintiff and his wife moved to the Philippines.
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition) Read by a model
The plaintiff submitted two I-130s on behalf of his children again in December 2019.
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
The defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted and the plaintiff’s motion for a writ of mandamus is dismissed without prejudice.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
The defendant moves to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), on the grounds that the defendant has already adjudicated the application, rendering the plaintiff’s claim moot.
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
The defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted and the plaintiff’s motion for a writ of mandamus is dismissed without prejudice.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Since the plaintiff’s claim is moot, the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Since the plaintiff’s claim is moot, the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Since the plaintiff’s claim is moot, the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction.
The other claims Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
The defendant’s approval of the plaintiff’s I-130s renders his claims moot, because the plaintiff has no cognizable interest in appealing a denial of his I-130s that has already been decided in his favor.
Months pending 23.5 months from the application to the suit; 26.2 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
The plaintiff appealed the denials, and the defendant reversed its decision and granted the petitions on February 18, 2022.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
The defendant’s approval of the plaintiff’s I-130s renders his claims moot, because the plaintiff has no cognizable interest in appealing a denial of his I-130s that has already been decided in his favor.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:21-cv-06800
Filed
December 8, 2021
Ended
February 7, 2023
Suit's filing to its end
426 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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