Robertson v. Attorney General of the United States

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BUCKLO, District Judge.

The plaintiffs, Jason Robertson and Beatrice Amankwa Sakyi, are a married couple who filed suit seeking a declaratory judgment that the defendants’ failure to adjudicate their Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence is a statutory and regulatory violation. Ms. Sakyi, a native of Ghana, married Mr. Robertson, a U.S. citizen, in July, 1993. Upon their application, Ms. Sakyi was granted the immigration status of a conditional permanent resident. Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1186a(c) (1994), Mr. Robertson and Ms. Sakyi filed a joint petition seeking…