Blackledge v. Garland

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROCK ISLAND DIVISION MATTHEW R. BLACKLEDGE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:24-cv-04210-SLD ) MERRICK B. GARLAND, UR M. ) JADDOU, ALEJANDRO N. MAYORKAS, ) KWAME Y. RAUL, and USCIS, ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER Plaintiff Matthew R. Blackledge, pro se, seeks mandamus relief to compel Defendants, including Illinois Attorney General Kwame Y. Raoul,1 to take certain actions to ensure that “[his] petition for [his] wife in the Philippines would be looked at in a timely manner.” Compl. 4, ECF No. 1. Pending before the Court is Raoul’s Motion to…