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Sinh Thi Nong v. Reno

District of ColumbiaRicardo M. UrbinaDecided October 29, 1998

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Agency Not recorded Read by a model
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
her visa application took over seven years to process
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
the plaintiffs specifically filed suit against the INS to compel them to forward Ms. Nong's A-file to the Consulate.
Kind of order An order on fees Read by a model
Granting the Plaintiffs' Motion for Award of Attorney's Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act
Motion decided Fees under EAJA Read by a model
ORDERED that the Plaintiffs' Motion for Award of Attorney's Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act is GRANTED in the amount of $10,305.38.
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Granting the Plaintiffs' Motion for Award of Attorney's Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act
Disposition Attorney's fees An order on attorney's fees or costs after the case, counted for the side that won the fee motion. Read by a model
Granting the Plaintiffs' Motion for Award of Attorney's Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
Granting the Plaintiffs' Motion for Award of Attorney's Fees and Costs Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
This matter is presently before the court upon the plaintiffs' application for attorney's fees and costs pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA").
Months pending 67 months from the application to the suit; 85.1 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
Ultimately, the A-file was sent to the Consulate, and Ms. Liang received her visa on May 13, 1998.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
I-130 category Family preference Read by a model
On April 11, 1991, Ms. Nong filed, for the second time, a preference immigrant relative visa petition with the INS so that Ms Liang, her then sixteen year old daughter, could live with her in the United States.

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