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Diaz Renteria v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Western District of TexasRobert F. CastanedaDecided July 17, 2026No. 3:26-cv-00431

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
[o]rder USCIS to reopen and process the I-130 petition approved on March 23, 2020
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition) Read by a model
[o]rder USCIS to reopen and process the I-130 petition approved on March 23, 2020
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
[o]rder USCIS to reopen and process the I-130 petition approved on March 23, 2020
Kind of order A magistrate judge's recommendation Read by a model
ORDER AND REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
The Court thus RECOMMENDS the claims brought against the Director of USCIS be DISMISSED as frivolous.
Disposition Magistrate judge's recommendation A magistrate judge's report and recommendation. The district judge decides whether to adopt it, so it is not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
ORDER AND REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
ORDER AND REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
The other claims The delay claim goes on Read by a model
Having duly considered Petitioner’s remaining claims against USCIS and the DHS Secretary, the Court does not find such claims should be dismissed at this time.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:26-cv-00431
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 5), deciding the motion (ECF 1)
Filed
February 12, 2026
Status
Pending as of the last docket check

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Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit authority

District decisions bind no one. On the questions this decision raises, the Supreme Court decisions and the circuit's published decisions listed here bind this court; a circuit disposition marked nonprecedential was not published as precedent and is persuasive only. ImmCite status as read November 14, 2026. Check the current status before relying on one.