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Bobby Mataara Owens v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Secretary

District of New HampshireAndrea K. JohnstoneDecided October 5, 2017No. 1:17-cv-00180

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What the decision decided

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Agency DHS Read by a model
In an action initiated by a pleading captioned “Writ of Mandamus,” Owens asks the court to order the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) to immediately deport him to New Zealand.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
Owens asks the court to order DHS to deport him.
Kind of order A magistrate judge's recommendation Read by a model
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
defendant’s motion to dismiss, document no. 6, should be granted. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendant moves to dismiss, arguing that the court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over plaintiff’s claim(s).
Disposition Magistrate judge's recommendation A magistrate judge's report and recommendation. The district judge decides whether to adopt it, so it is not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over plaintiff’s claim(s), defendant’s motion to dismiss, document no. 6, should be granted.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality New Zealand Read by a model
Bobby Owens, a citizen of New Zealand

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:17-cv-00180
Filed
May 17, 2017
Ended
October 26, 2017
Suit's filing to its end
162 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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 First Circuit authority

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