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Sterkh v. Edlow

Middle District of FloridaKathryn Kimball MizelleDecided June 15, 2026No. 8:26-cv-01656

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Sterkh’s Form I-485 petition “was originally closed but was later reopened by USCIS.”
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
On August 3, 2020, plaintiff Nikita Sterkh submitted her Form I-485 petition for a status adjustment.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
The plaintiffs now sue and assert an Administrative Procedure Act claim that asks me to compel “Defendants to promptly adjudicate Plaintiff’s I-485.”
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
This action is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
I ordered the plaintiffs to show cause why their action should not be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
This action is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
This action is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
This action is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Months pending 70.4 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On August 3, 2020, plaintiff Nikita Sterkh submitted her Form I-485 petition for a status adjustment.
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
The plaintiffs’ action, which seeks to compel the defendants to “promptly adjudicate” their Form I-485 petitions, see Compl. ¶ 18; Resp. at 4, intrudes upon USCIS’s discretion regarding the pace of adjudication. Thus, I lack subject matter jurisdiction over the plaintiffs’ claims.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 8:26-cv-01656
Filed
June 4, 2026
Ended
June 17, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
13 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 3 (dismissed: lack of jurisdiction)

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