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Bernardes v. Miller

District of MarylandTheodore D. ChuangDecided January 29, 2024No. 8:23-cv-02273

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
To date, his Form I-601A has not yet been adjudicated by USCIS.
Form or filing I-601A (provisional waiver) Read by a model
To date, his Form I-601A has not yet been adjudicated by USCIS.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
to require USCIS to adjudicate his waiver application within 30 days
Kind of order A procedural order Read by a model
The Court will therefore grant the Motion to Stay this case pending the resolution of Lovo.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants have filed a Motion to Stay, which is fully briefed.
Disposition Procedural order A scheduling, briefing, stay, show-cause or other procedural order. Not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
The Court will therefore grant the Motion to Stay this case pending the resolution of Lovo.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
The Court will therefore grant the Motion to Stay this case pending the resolution of Lovo.
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
The Court will therefore grant the Motion to Stay this case pending the resolution of Lovo.
Months pending 17.1 months from the application to the suit; 22.5 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On March 15, 2022, Bernardes filed with USCIS an application for a provisional waiver of unlawful presence
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. 8:23-cv-02273
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 24)
Filed
August 19, 2023
Ended
July 3, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
319 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit authority

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