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Lu v. Sessions

Eastern District of New YorkBrian M. CoganDecided May 24, 2018No. 1:18-cv-01713

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
In light of plaintiff’s connection to the investigation, USCIS will adjudicate plaintiff’s principal application before it adjudicates his petition for his child.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status); I-730 (refugee or asylee relative petition) Read by a model
On January 7, 2015, just over one year after receiving asylum, plaintiff filed an I-485 application to adjust his status to permanent resident.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
to adjudicate his application for an adjustment of his immigration status, along with an application his wife made in his support, and the separate asylum application of his child.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
Before me is defendants’ motion to dismiss on the grounds that the action is moot and plaintiff has no right to relief.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Before me is defendants’ motion to dismiss on the grounds that the action is moot and plaintiff has no right to relief.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
In sending the RFE, USCIS has acted in response to plaintiff’s I-485 application, and this action is now moot.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
In sending the RFE, USCIS has acted in response to plaintiff’s I-485 application, and this action is now moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
In sending the RFE, USCIS has acted in response to plaintiff’s I-485 application, and this action is now moot.
Months pending 39.7 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
On April 30, 2018, after he had commenced this action, United States Customs and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) issued to plaintiff a Request for Evidence (“RFE”).
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the government
  • 2. Congressional timetablenot reached
  • 3. Human health and welfarenot reached
  • 4. Competing prioritiesfavors the government
  • 5. Interests prejudicednot reached
  • 6. No impropriety needednot reached
Read by a model
Plaintiff’s application has been pending for approximately four years, and while a substantial amount of time, it is not an unreasonable delay.
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
There are many other applicants who have waited even longer than plaintiff; to grant him priority is to push them further back in line when the only difference between them is that plaintiff has brought a federal lawsuit.
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
In sending the RFE, USCIS has acted in response to plaintiff’s I-485 application, and this action is now moot.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:18-cv-01713
Filed
March 20, 2018
Ended
May 24, 2018
Suit's filing to its end
65 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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

Supreme Court and Second Circuit authority

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