Salahi
Salahi v. Ow
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SALIM AMIN SALAHI, Case No. 21cv1333–LAB–JLB
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
DISMISS FOR LACK OF
v. JURISDICTION [Dkt. 4] ALANNA Y. OW, et al., 15 Defendants.
Plaintiff Salim Amin Salahi filed this action for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the adjudication of his Form I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status (“I-485”). He named the following individuals as Defendants: Alanna Y. Ow, District Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”); Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”); and Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General (collectively, “Defendants”). Defendants now move to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the case is moot because USCIS denied Salahi’s I-485 on May 18, 2022. (Dkt. 4). Salahi didn’t oppose the motion. For the following reasons, the motion is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND Salahi, a native of Egypt and citizen…