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· 2/24/2005

Saleh v. Ridge

Citations

  • 367 F. Supp. 2d 508
  • 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2859
  • 2005 WL 446770

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a delay of almost five years in adjudicating an application for lawful permanent alien status was not unreasonable
  • finding “delay of almost five years” in adjudication of the plaintiff’s asylum application was “not unreasonable”
  • finding delay of almost five years, while “not insubstantial,” was not un- reasonable “in light of the volume of applications … in the system” and limits on how many applications could be granted
  • finding delay of almost five years not unreasonable “in light of the . . . volume of applications . . . in the system” and limits on how many appli- cations could be granted
  • delay of “almost five years” to adjudicate plaintiff’s application for lawful permanent alien status was not unreasonable
  • “Nor has Plaintiff provided any compelling rationale for why he should not be made to wait his turn for adjudication.”

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Judges: Swain

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