Legal Opinion
Avena v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 7, 1997No. Civ.A. 97-0402 (GK)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KESSLER, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56 [# 19] and Defendants’ Cross-Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), or in the alternative, Motion for Summary Judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56 [# 18]. Plaintiff seeks declaratory judgment setting aside decisions of the Defendant, Immigration & Naturalization Service (“INS”), denying her Special Immigrant Religious Worker Petition. Plaintiff brings this action under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 551 et seq. (the “APA”)…
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