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Shia Ass'n v. United States

Northern District of CaliforniaSamuel ContiDecided February 1, 2012No. 3:11-cv-01369

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
On January 31, 2011, USCIS notified Mir and his family that their applications for adjustment had been denied and their advance parole had been terminated.
Form or filing I-360 (special immigrant petition); I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
In June 2007, while its first Form 1-360 petition was pending on appeal, SABA filed a second Form 1-360 petition on behalf of Mir.
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
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Motion decided Summary judgment Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and DENIES Defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment.
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and DENIES Defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment.
Disposition Granted in the applicant'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
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and DENIES Defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and DENIES Defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment.
The other claims Relief ordered Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and DENIES Defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment.
Months pending 42.7 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
SABA appealed again, but the AAO affirmed USCIS’s decision on January 4, 2011.
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. 3:11-cv-01369
Filed
March 22, 2011
Ended
February 3, 2012
Suit's filing to its end
318 days
How it ended
Judgment for the plaintiff
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for plaintiff

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

Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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