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Offiiong v. Holder

Southern District of TexasMelinda HarmonDecided March 27, 2012No. 4:11-cv-00418

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
The District Director of USCIS, after receiving the applicant’s response, decides whether the I-130 petition should be approved.
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition); I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
the denial of his Form 1-130 VISA Petitions for Alien Relative and the determination with regard to his allegedly approved Form 1-485 for permanent resident status
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
OPINION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
is a motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) (instrument # 16)
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (# 16)
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
OPINION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
OPINION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
OPINION AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL
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
Nationality Nigeria Read by a model
Plaintiff, a native and citizen of Nigeria
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
On August 30, 1998 Plaintiff married Linda Jackson (“Linda”), also a United States citizen, his third marriage.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 4:11-cv-00418
Filed
February 1, 2011
Ended
March 27, 2012
Suit's filing to its end
420 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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

Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit authority

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