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Gampala v. Department of Homeland Security

Northern District of CaliforniaJacqueline Scott CorleyDecided September 28, 2018No. 3:18-cv-02302

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
He seeks an order requiring USCIS to adjudicate his application within 30 days, or a reasonable period of time determined by the court, as well as reasonable attorney‘s fees and costs.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
submitted a Form N-400 naturalization application to USCIS on February 22, 2017.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
He seeks an order requiring USCIS to adjudicate his application within 30 days, or a reasonable period of time determined by the court, as well as reasonable attorney‘s fees and costs.
Kind of order A procedural order Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, Defendants‘ motion to stay is granted.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, Defendants‘ motion to stay is granted.
Disposition Procedural order A scheduling, briefing, stay, show-cause or other procedural order. Not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, Defendants‘ motion to stay is granted.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, Defendants‘ motion to stay is granted.
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court grants the motion to stay pending the Nio court‘s adjudication of Plaintiff‘s motion to intervene or, if Plaintiff does not elect to move to intervene, pending the Nio court‘s resolution of the class claims.
The other claims Not decided here Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, Defendants‘ motion to stay is granted.
Months pending 13.8 months from the application to the suit; 19.2 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
submitted a Form N-400 naturalization application to USCIS on February 22, 2017.
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. 3:18-cv-02302
Filed
April 17, 2018
Ended
December 3, 2019
Suit's filing to its end
595 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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