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Asare v. Ferro

District of MarylandDecided April 3, 1998

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Agency Not recorded Read by a model
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition) Read by a model
an Immigrant Petition for Alien Relative [I-130]
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
seeking to compel the respondent to rule on an Immigrant Petition for Alien Relative filed by Rebecca T. Asare in March 1997.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
That the instant complaint for mandamus relief, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1361, IS DISMISSED without requiring the issuance of process on the respondent;
Motion decided Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
That the petitioners' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Paper No. 1), IS DENIED;
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
That the petitioners' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Paper No. 1), IS DENIED;
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
That the instant complaint for mandamus relief, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1361, IS DISMISSED without requiring the issuance of process on the respondent;
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
That the instant complaint for mandamus relief, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1361, IS DISMISSED without requiring the issuance of process on the respondent;
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
That the instant complaint for mandamus relief, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1361, IS DISMISSED without requiring the issuance of process on the respondent;
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
That the petitioners' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Paper No. 1), IS DENIED;
Months pending 12.4 months from the application to the suit; 12.6 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
on March 17, 1997, Rebecca T. Asare, who is a United States citizen, filed an Immigrant Petition for Alien Relative [I-130]
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Ghana Read by a model
The Petition was filed on behalf of her husband Edgar, a national and citizen of Ghana.
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
the I-130 process, seeking to declare Edgar Asare an immediate relative (spouse) of a U.S. citizen

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