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JAFFAL v. THOMPSON

District of New JerseyStanley R. CheslerDecided October 15, 2020No. 2:18-cv-05237

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
This case arises out of a dispute over Plaintiff’s application to the Citizenship and Immigration Services of the United States for derivative citizenship.
Form or filing N-600 (certificate of citizenship) Read by a model
This case arises out of a dispute over Plaintiff’s application to the Citizenship and Immigration Services of the United States for derivative citizenship.
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 motion for summary judgment will be granted, and Judgment will be entered in Defendants’ favor on the Amended Complaint in its entirety.
Motion decided Summary judgment Read by a model
Defendants have moved for summary judgment on all counts in the Complaint.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants have moved for summary judgment on all counts in the Complaint.
Disposition Granted in the government's favor The principal motion was granted in full: summary judgment for either side, an injunction or TRO, a writ or order to act, fees. A motion to dismiss granted in full counts as Dismissed; a transfer is listed apart. Read by a model
The motion for summary judgment will be granted, and Judgment will be entered in Defendants’ favor on the Amended Complaint in its entirety.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The motion for summary judgment will be granted, and Judgment will be entered in Defendants’ favor on the Amended Complaint in its entirety.
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
The motion for summary judgment will be granted, and Judgment will be entered in Defendants’ favor on the Amended Complaint in its entirety.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
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. 2:18-cv-05237
Filed
April 3, 2018
Ended
October 15, 2020
Suit's filing to its end
926 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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