(citing Barrett v. United States, 105 F.3d 793, 794 (2d Cir. 1996)). Consistent with this rule, courts routinely find mandamus actions moot when the government denies the application that the petitioner sought to be adjudicated. See Kuai Le Chen v. Nielson, 365 F.Supp.3d 292, 295 (E.D.N.Y. 2019) (“Le Chen seeks to compel USCIS to take action on his I-495 Application and I-730 Petitions.
In deciding a Rule 12(b)(1) motion, “the court must take all facts alleged in the complaint as true and draw all reasonable inferences in favor of plaintiff.” Kuai Le Chen v. Nielsen, 365 F.Supp.3d 292, 294 (E.D.N.Y. 2019) (quoting NRDC v. Johnson, 461 F.3d 164, 171 (2d Cir. 2006)). B. Failure To State a Claim
In deciding whether subject matter jurisdiction exists, “the court must take all facts alleged in the complaint as true and draw all reasonable inferences in favor of plaintiff.” Kuai Le Chen v. Nielsen, 365 F.Supp.3d 292, 294 (E.D.N.Y. 2019) (quoting Morrison v. Nat'l Austl. Bank Ltd., 547 F.3d 167, 170 (2d Cir. 2008)). Finally, the parties cannot jointly waive a fatal defect in subject matter jurisdiction.
As noted above, “Plaintiffs, even those proceeding pro se, bear the burden of proving that subject matter jurisdiction exists.” Kuai Le Chen v. Nielsen, 365 F.Supp.3d 292, 294 (E.D.N.Y. 2019).
A New York district court dismissed a complaint as moot where the I-730 petition was denied. See Kuai v. Nielsen, 365 F.Supp.3d 292, 295 (E.D.N.Y. 2019). But the Court has not found a single case dismissing a complaint or claims against DHS and USCIS as moot where an I-730 petition had been conditionally approved but not reached final adjudication.
Cf. Kuai Le Chen v. Nielsen, 365 F.Supp.3d 292, 295 (E.D.N.Y. 2019) (“When a plaintiff asks a court to compel a federal official to act, and the federal official has already performed that act, the claim is moot, and, therefore, the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction.
Consistent with the decisions of other courts in similar circumstances, leave to amend is therefore denied. See, e.g., Kuai Le Chen v. Nielsen, 365 F.Supp.3d 292, 295 (E.D.N.Y. 2019); Jinbin Wu v. Johnson, No. 16-CV-4523 (KAM), 2018 WL 1115215, at *4 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 27, 2018).
“When a plaintiff asks a court to compel a federal official to act, and the federal official has already performed that act, the claim is moot . . . .” Kuai Le Chen v. Nielsen, 365 F.Supp.3d 292, 295 (E.D.N.Y. 2019) (citing Barrett v. United States, 105 F.3d 793, 794 (2d Cir. 1996)).