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Saini v. US CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

Eastern District of CaliforniaDecided March 27, 2008

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
The USCIS, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, has been entrusted with the responsibility for adjudicating applications like Plaintiffs by the Attorney General.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
seeks to compel Defendants to adjudicate his I-485 Application to Register Permanent Resident or Adjust Status
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
seeks to compel Defendants to adjudicate his I-485 Application to Register Permanent Resident or Adjust Status
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is hereby DENIED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Defendants now seek to dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint on grounds that this Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b) (1), [1] or alternatively that the Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted in accordance with Rule 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is hereby DENIED.
Disposition Government's motion denied; the case goes on The government's motion (to dismiss, or for summary judgment) was denied, so the case goes on. Counted as the applicant's ruling; a later decision in the case can still go either way. Read by a model
For all the foregoing reasons, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is hereby DENIED.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
For all the foregoing reasons, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is hereby DENIED.
The delay claim The delay claim goes on Read by a model
For all the foregoing reasons, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is hereby DENIED.
Months pending 69.6 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Plaintiff filed his Form 485, pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1159(b), for adjustment of his residence status on June 10, 2002.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Section 1252(a)(2)(B) bar rejected Read by a model
The Court agrees that the jurisdictional bar of § 1252(a)(2)(B) (ii) is simply inapplicable to the circumstances presented by this case.
Nationality India Read by a model
Plaintiff is a native and citizen of India

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