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Roh v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services San Diego Field Office

District of ColumbiaRichard J. LeonDecided November 1, 2021No. 1:21-cv-01291

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Here, the Government seeks to transfer this case to the plaintiffs’ home district in San Diego, and they do so in large part because the applications at issue in this dispute are being adjudicated by the regional office of USCIS located in that district.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiffs Chang Wook Roh, Hoji Chang, and Hyounjun Chang brought the present suit seeking to compel the Government to adjudicate the plaintiffs’ pending immigration- related applications.
Kind of order A transfer order Read by a model
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss; Transfer Read by a model
it is GRANTED with respect to the motion to transfer and DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE with respect to the motion to dismiss;
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Pending before the Court is the Government defendants’ (“the Government”) Motion to Transfer or Dismiss
Disposition Transferred to another court An order moving the case to another court. It decides where the suit is heard, not who wins, so it is not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall transfer this action to the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
it is GRANTED with respect to the motion to transfer and DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE with respect to the motion to dismiss
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

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:21-cv-01291
Filed
May 10, 2021
Ended
November 2, 2021
Suit's filing to its end
176 days
How it ended
Transferred
From the record
idb disp 0 (transferred to another district)

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 D.C. Circuit authority

District decisions bind no one. On the questions this decision raises, the Supreme Court decisions and the circuit's published decisions listed here bind this court; a circuit disposition marked nonprecedential was not published as precedent and is persuasive only. ImmCite status as read November 3, 2026. Check the current status before relying on one.