Immigration – Lack of Subject-Matter Jurisdiction

By: Derek Hawkins//December 28, 2017//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Bultasa Buddhist Temple of Chicago, et al.

Case No.: 17-1813

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Immigration – Lack of Subject-Matter Jurisdiction

In October 2015, the Bultasa Buddhist Temple of Chicago, Jung Eun Lee, and Soung Youl Cho (collectively, “Appellants”) filed this suit against the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (collectively, “Appellees”), seeking review of various actions related to Lee’s and Cho’s immigration status. The district court granted Appellees’ motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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