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Sheokand v. Mayorkas

District of ColumbiaDabney L. FriedrichDecided August 5, 2024No. 1:23-cv-02919

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Plaintiff Vishwajeet Sheokand filed a pro se action to compel the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and its leaders in their official capacities (“USCIS”) to adjudicate his I-829 petition, which sought the removal of conditions on his lawful-permanent-resident status.
Form or filing I-829 (investor conditions) Read by a model
In his October 2023 complaint, Dkt. 1, Sheokand asked the Court to compel the adjudication of his I-829 petition without further delay.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
In his October 2023 complaint, Dkt. 1, Sheokand asked the Court to compel the adjudication of his I-829 petition without further delay.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
it is ORDERED that the defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, Dkt. 4, is GRANTED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Before the Court is USCIS’s Motion to Dismiss, Dkt. 4.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is USCIS’s Motion to Dismiss, Dkt. 4.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court must dismiss this action as moot.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Because the plaintiff has received his requested relief, there is no longer a live controversy. Accordingly, the Court must dismiss this action as moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Because the plaintiff has received his requested relief, there is no longer a live controversy. Accordingly, the Court must dismiss this action as moot.
Months pending Not stated at filing The agency acted before this decision, so the months up to the decision are not a delay and are not shown. Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Because the plaintiff has received his requested relief, there is no longer a live controversy. Accordingly, the Court must dismiss this action as moot.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:23-cv-02919
Filed
October 2, 2023
Ended
August 5, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
308 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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