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Case Name	Ptasinska v. U.S. Department of State	IM-IL-0011
Docket / Court	1:07-CV-03795 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory	Illinois
Case Type(s)	Immigration and/or the Border
Case Summary	On June 12, the State Department encouraged highly skilled immigrants here on temporary employment visas to apply for permanent employment visas, known as green cards, to become permanent residents. The department said the visas would be available starting July 2. But on that date, the department ... read more > On June 12, the State Department encouraged highly skilled immigrants here on temporary employment visas to apply for permanent employment visas, known as green cards, to become permanent residents. The department said the visas would be available starting July 2. But on that date, the department announced that all available employment-based visas had been distributed for the year. In July 2007, the American Law Foundation (AILF) prepared a lawsuit to file in the Northern District of Illinois challenging the change in policy. The complaint was, however never filed. Instead, on July 17 (the very day the lawsuit was to be initiated), the federal government announced, as the lawsuit was about to demand, that it was reversing course and accepting the green card applications, if they were filed by August 17. Margo Schlanger - 07/18/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Constitutional Clause

Due Process

Immigration/Border

Employment

Work authorization - procedures

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101 et seq.

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	U.S> Citizenship and Immigration Services
Plaintiff Description	individuals in employment-based categories whose priority dates were current under the June and July Bulletins and who either filed or mailed for filing their applications to USCIS between June 29, 2007 and July 31, 2007
Class action status sought	Yes
Class action status granted	Yes
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	None
Filed	07/06/2007
Case Ongoing	No

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Court	Docket(s)
N.D. Ill.	1:07-cv-03795 IM-IL-0011-9000.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/04/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
	General Documents
N.D. Ill.	Complaint IM-IL-0011-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/06/2007
not recorded	AILF Welcomes Government Reversal on Permanent Resident Applications ("Green Cards") IM-IL-0011-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/17/2007

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Judges	Kocoras, Charles Petros (N.D. Ill.) show/hide docs IM-IL-0011-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Azulay, Judd (Illinois) show/hide docs IM-IL-0011-0002 \| IM-IL-0011-9000 Babich, Linda (Illinois) show/hide docs IM-IL-0011-0002 \| IM-IL-0011-9000 Collins, Sara M (Illinois) show/hide docs IM-IL-0011-9000 Gard, Robert (Illinois) show/hide docs IM-IL-0011-0002 \| IM-IL-0011-9000 Lara, Roland (Illinois) show/hide docs IM-IL-0011-0002 \| IM-IL-0011-9000 Seiden, Glenn (Illinois) show/hide docs IM-IL-0011-9000 Wettstein, Nadine K. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-IL-0011-0001
Defendant's Lawyers	Lefort, Deitz Patrick (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-IL-0011-9000 Stevens, Elizabeth Jones (District of Columbia) show/hide docs IM-IL-0011-9000

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