Legal Opinion
Safadi v. Howard
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 20, 2006No. 1:06CV1055PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
In this mandamus action, plaintiff, Akram Safadi, seeks to compel defendant, Phyllis Howard, District Director of the Washington Field Office of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), to adjudicate immediately his application to adjust to permanent resident status. Defendant has moved to dismiss plaintiffs suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1), Fed.R.Civ.P., or alternatively, for failure to state a claim, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), Fed.R.Civ.P. In essence, -defendant argues there is no…
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