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Elharras v. Mullin

District of NebraskaJohn Melvin GerrardDecided May 15, 2026No. 8:26-cv-00186

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS did not issue a decision at the interview.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
Specifically, Plaintiff seeks to compel Defendants to adjudicate his pending Form I-485 application for adjustment of status.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Specifically, Plaintiff seeks to compel Defendants to adjudicate his pending Form I-485 application for adjustment of status.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
This matter is dismissed without prejudice for lack of subjectmatter jurisdiction.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
The Court now conducts an initial review of the Complaint to determine whether summary dismissal is appropriate under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2).
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
This matter is dismissed without prejudice for lack of subjectmatter jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
This matter is dismissed without prejudice for lack of subjectmatter jurisdiction.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Based on the foregoing, the Court finds it lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s claims and will dismiss them.
Months pending 13.4 months from the application to the suit; 13.9 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Plaintiff filed his Form I-485 application on March 17, 2025
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Section 1252(a)(2)(B) bar applied Read by a model
In any case, USCIS’ “decision to do one thing, at a particular pace, instead of another thing is a discretionary decision insulated from judicial review—not ‘inaction’ with respect to the lower-priority task.”

How the case ended

Docket
No. 8:26-cv-00186
Filed
April 29, 2026
Ended
May 15, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
16 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit authority

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