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Panchal v. Noem

District of NebraskaRobert F. Rossiter Jr.Decided October 7, 2025No. 8:25-cv-00444

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
In particular, the government states that the USCIS issued Natwarbhai a bona fide determination notice (“BFD notice”) dated July 19, 2025, and an approval notice of an employment authorization document (“EAD”) dated August 9, 2025.
Form or filing I-765 (EAD); I-918 (U visa) Read by a model
“to place them on the waiting list in relation to their U Visa [filed on or about April 5, 2024] or conduct a bona fide determination, and issue work authorization.”
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
“to place them on the waiting list in relation to their U Visa [filed on or about April 5, 2024] or conduct a bona fide determination, and issue work authorization.”
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
their request for a Writ of Mandamus, Declaratory Judgment and Other Relief is denied as moot. This case is dismissed without prejudice.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The government asks the Court to dismiss this action as moot.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
their request for a Writ of Mandamus, Declaratory Judgment and Other Relief is denied as moot.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
their request for a Writ of Mandamus, Declaratory Judgment and Other Relief is denied as moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
their request for a Writ of Mandamus, Declaratory Judgment and Other Relief is denied as moot.
Months pending 15.1 months from the application to the suit; 15.4 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
the USCIS issued Natwarbhai a bona fide determination notice (“BFD notice”) dated July 19, 2025
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Because the Panchals have administratively received the substantive relief they sought in their complaint and have alternative means to correct the misspelling of their names, their request for a Writ of Mandamus, Declaratory Judgment and Other Relief is denied as moot.
U visa claims Bona fide determination: moot: the agency acted; Work permit: moot: the agency acted; Waiting list: moot: the agency acted Read by a model
their request for a Writ of Mandamus, Declaratory Judgment and Other Relief is denied as moot.
Nationality India Read by a model
are both natives and citizens of India

How the case ended

Docket
No. 8:25-cv-00444
Filed
July 9, 2025
Ended
October 7, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
90 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit authority

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