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Robledo v. Chertoff

District of MarylandAlexander Williams, Jr.Decided September 25, 2009No. 8:08-cv-02581

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
The USCIS then conducts an investigation of the I-130 Form and determines whether the marriage is valid and whether the alien otherwise meets the definition of an "immediate relative."
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition) Read by a model
Plaintiffs challenge the Defendants' unlawful interpretation of `immediate relative' which resulted in the automatic denial of their I-130 petitions.
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
Accordingly, the Respondents' Motion to Dismiss, or Alternatively, for Summary Judgment is DENIED and Petitioners' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Summary judgment Read by a model
Accordingly, the Respondents' Motion to Dismiss, or Alternatively, for Summary Judgment is DENIED and Petitioners' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
Accordingly, the Respondents' Motion to Dismiss, or Alternatively, for Summary Judgment is DENIED and Petitioners' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.
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
Accordingly, the Respondents' Motion to Dismiss, or Alternatively, for Summary Judgment is DENIED and Petitioners' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
Accordingly, the Respondents' Motion to Dismiss, or Alternatively, for Summary Judgment is DENIED and Petitioners' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.
The other claims Relief ordered Read by a model
Accordingly, the Respondents' Motion to Dismiss, or Alternatively, for Summary Judgment is DENIED and Petitioners' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.
Months pending 9 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
On June 15, 2007, fifteen days after Mr. Robledo's death, the Respondents denied the petition and application jointly filed by the couple and Mrs. Robledo's son
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 Government's assertion that various other provisions of § 1252 strip this Court of jurisdiction is unpersuasive.
Nationality Colombia Read by a model
Petitioner Maria Paula Robledo (Robledo) and her son, Mateo Pinzon, are citizens of Colombia.
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Mr. Ricci filed a Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative ("Petition"), in September 2006 to establish Mrs. Robledo and her son as "immediate relative[s]."

How the case ended

Docket
No. 8:08-cv-02581
Filed
October 2, 2008
Ended
September 25, 2009
Suit's filing to its end
358 days
How it ended
Remanded to the agency
From the record
idb disp 11 (remanded to U.S. agency)

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

Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit authority

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