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AL Otro Lado, Inc. v. Nielsen

Southern District of CaliforniaBashantDecided August 20, 2018

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Agency CBP Read by a model
This case concerns an alleged practice in which U.S Customs and Border Protection *1290 ("CBP") officials at ports of entry ("POE") along the U.S.-Mexico border deny asylum seekers access to the U.S. asylum process.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
"the verifiable opportunity to be processed as applicants for admission" at a POE along the U.S.-Mexico border consistent with the INA's provisions.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons herein, the Court grants in part and denies in part Defendants' motion to dismiss.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss the Complaint in its entirety pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss the Complaint in its entirety pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Disposition Dismissed in part; some claims go on The government's motion to dismiss was granted in part: some claims were dismissed and others go on. Read by a model
The Court must consider whether the agreement moots all the Section 706(1) claims asserted in this case and concludes that it does not.
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
The Court must consider whether the agreement moots all the Section 706(1) claims asserted in this case and concludes that it does not.
The delay claim The delay claim goes on Read by a model
The Court must consider whether the agreement moots all the Section 706(1) claims asserted in this case and concludes that it does not.
The other claims Some dismissed, some go on Read by a model
For the reasons herein, the Court grants in part and denies in part Defendants' motion to dismiss.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Mootness argument rejected Read by a model
The Court must consider whether the agreement moots all the Section 706(1) claims asserted in this case and concludes that it does not.
Nationality Honduras Read by a model
Plaintiffs Dinora Doe ("D.D."), Ingrid Doe ("I.D."), and Jose Doe ("J.D.") are natives and citizens of Honduras.

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