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Haidar v. Coomey

District of MassachusettsFrank J. MurrayDecided December 6, 1974

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Agency Not recorded Read by a model
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition) Read by a model
Plaintiff seeks an order compelling the adjudication of his wife's pending "immediate relatives" petition before he is deported.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiff seeks an order compelling the adjudication of his wife's pending "immediate relatives" petition before he is deported.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons noted, plaintiff's motion for mandamus to compel adjudication of his wife's "immediate relatives" petition is denied, and his request for injunctive relief to prevent his deportation is granted in accordance with the following order:
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
plaintiff's motion for mandamus to compel adjudication of his wife's "immediate relatives" petition is denied
Disposition Granted in part The principal motion was granted in part and denied in part. Read by a model
For the reasons noted, plaintiff's motion for mandamus to compel adjudication of his wife's "immediate relatives" petition is denied, and his request for injunctive relief to prevent his deportation is granted in accordance with the following order:
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
For the reasons noted, plaintiff's motion for mandamus to compel adjudication of his wife's "immediate relatives" petition is denied, and his request for injunctive relief to prevent his deportation is granted in accordance with the following order:
The delay claim Relief denied Read by a model
plaintiff's motion for mandamus to compel adjudication of his wife's "immediate relatives" petition is denied
The other claims Relief ordered Read by a model
his request for injunctive relief to prevent his deportation is granted
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
The government's delay arguments First-in, first-out processing accepted; Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
All the Immigration and Naturalization Service has done is to require plaintiff to await his turn. Mandamus is not proper on these facts.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
The declaration of "immediate relatives" status of an alien, i. e., that he is an immediate relative of a United States citizen

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