IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX 
 
JENNIEL EDWIN,                                         ) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Plaintiff, 
 
 
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CIVIL NO. 2007-0046 
 
 
v. 
 
 
 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND               ) 
SECURITY, U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND        ) 
IMMIGRATION SERVICES, AND              ) 
MARIA ARAN, DISTRICT DIRECTOR     ) 
OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND                        ) 
IMMIGRATION SERVICES PUERTO        ) 
RICO, U.S. IMMIGRATION CUSTOMS     ) 
ENFORCEMENT ST. CROIX DISTRICT,  ) 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBERTO          ) 
GONZALEZ                                                 )  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Defendants. 
 
 
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ORDER 
 
FINCH, J. 
 
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on a Motion to Dismiss for lack of subject 
matter jurisdiction, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) or, in the alternative, for Summary 
Judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 filed by Defendants.   
In her prayer for relief, Plaintiff requested mandamus to compel the Department of 
Homeland Security, United States Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) to 
schedule an interview for the adjudication of her I-751 Petition to Remove the Condition on 
Residence.  Compl. ¶ 12.  On August 10, 2007, CIS approved the I-751 application of Plaintiff and 
the conditions of Plaintiff’s status as a resident have been removed.   
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After careful consideration and being fully advised in the premises, the Court finds that 
this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction of this matter.  CIS has already granted the relief 
Plaintiff requested in the Complaint and the conditions of Plaintiff’s status as a resident have 
been removed.  Since CIS has done this without any action by this Court, there is nothing for this 
Court to determine or to compel CIS to do by way of mandamus.  Defendant CIS’s voluntary 
actions renders the relief requested in Plaintiff’s complaint moot.  Because there is no case or 
controversy before the Court, it is hereby 
 
ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is 
GRANTED. 
ENTERED this 30th day of May, 2008. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HONORABLE RAYMOND L. FINCH 
 
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE 
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