FELLOVE v. NAPOLITANO et al

Filing 18

ORDER granting 13 Motion to Dismiss and dismissing the case as moot. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy on 06/14/2017. (bsc)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RAFAEL FELLOVE, Plaintiff, v. JANET NAPOLITANO, Secretary of DHS, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS Director of USCIS, and OFFICER CAMACHO, USCIS Field Office, Chicago, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-0213 United States Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy ORDER DISMISSING CASE AS MOOT1 On October 5, 2016, Plaintiff, Rafael Fellove, filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus asking the Court to order the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”) to act on his pending Form N-400, Application for Naturalization and administer an Oath of Citizenship to become a United States Citizen. On April 27, 2017, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 13) in which they state that the case is now moot because “[o]n April 6, 2017, the USCIS adjudicated Plaintiff’s naturalization application and denied citizenship because Plaintiff lacked the requirements of lawful permanent residency and good moral character.” Attached to the motion is a copy of the Decision of the USCIS dated April 6, 2017. The Court ordered Plaintiff to respond to the motion by June 5, 2017, and to date, no response has been filed. The parties have consented to jurisdiction by the undersigned Magistrate Judge. See ECF Nos. 16 and 17. 1 1 Given that Plaintiff’s Application for Naturalization has been adjudicated, Plaintiff’s action is now moot. See Donovan ex rel. Donovan v. Punxsutawney Area Sch. Bd., 336 F.3d 211, 216 (3d Cir. 2003) (“A case is moot when the issues presented are no longer ‘live’ or the parties lack a legally cognizable interest in the outcome . . . if developments occur during the court of adjudication that eliminate a plaintiff’s personal stake in the outcome of a suit or present a court from being able to grant the requested relief, the case must be dismissed as moot.” Accordingly, Defendants’ motion is granted and this case is hereby DISMISSED AS MOOT. So ORDERED this 14th day of June, 2017. s/Cynthia Reed Eddy__________ Cynthia Reed Eddy United States Magistrate Judge cc: RAFAEL FELLOVE 64355-279 Moshannon Valley Correctional Center 555 Geo Drive Philipsburg, PA 16866 (via U.S. First Class Mail) Paul D. Kovac United States Attorney's Office (via ECF electronic notification) 2

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