HUSSAIN v. UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES et al, No. 1:2023cv01808 - Document 14 (D.D.C. 2023)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION: Upon consideration of Defendants' motion to dismiss as moot, Dkt. 13 , it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice as moot. See document for details. Signed by Judge Randolph D. Moss on 12/15/2023. (lcrdm3)

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HUSSAIN v. UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES et al Doc. 14 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NASIR HUSSAIN, Petitioner, v. Civil Action No. 23-1808 (RDM) U.S. CITIZEN AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Now before the Court is the government’s motion to dismiss this mandamus petition, which asks the Court to compel the government to adjudicate Petitioner’s Form I-526, as moot. Dkt. 13; see, e.g., Dkt. 1 at 10 (Compl. ¶ 31) (“Defendants have a clear ministerial duty to adjudicate Plaintiff’s filing, and there is no other remedy available.”); id. at 11–12. According to the government, the case is moot because Petitioner’s Form I-526 was recently denied and thus nothing remains to be adjudicated. Dkt. 13 at 1. The Court ordered Petitioner, who is represented by counsel, to respond to the government’s motion on or before December 14, 2023. Min. Order (Dec. 3, 2023); see LCvR 7 (“Within 14 days of service or at such other time as the Court may direct, an opposing party shall serve and file a memorandum . . . in opposition to [a] motion. If such a memorandum is not filed within the prescribed time, the Court may treat the motion as conceded.”). Petitioner failed to do so. The Court, accordingly, accepts the government’s representation of fact that Petitioner’s Form I-526 petition has been adjudicated. Because Petitioner has received the relief his petition sought, no live controversy remains for the Court to resolve. See U.S. Const. art. III, § 2. The Dockets.Justia.com Court, therefore, dismisses this case for lack of jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1). CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ motion to dismiss, Dkt. 13, is hereby GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without prejudice as moot. A separate order will issue. SO ORDERED. /s/ Randolph D. Moss RANDOLPH D. MOSS United States District Judge Date: December 15, 2023 2

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