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ABOU RASS v. RUBIO

District of New JerseyEdward S. KielDecided April 20, 2026No. 1:26-cv-01142

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Plaintiff argues that the Petition, which the United States Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) acknowledged receipt of on November 10, 2023, has been pending “far outside of normal (Id.) Plaintiff seeks relief processing time or a reasonable time period.”
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition) Read by a model
defendants to adjudicate the I-130 petition (Petition) he filed on behalf of his spouse.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
defendants to adjudicate the I-130 petition (Petition) he filed on behalf of his spouse.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
This action is DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
Thus, a court has the authority to sua sponte dismiss a case over which it lacks subject-matter jurisdiction at any time.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
This action is DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
This action is DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
This action is DISMISSED for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Months pending 26.8 months from the application to the suit; 29.3 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
the Petition, which the United States Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) acknowledged receipt of on November 10, 2023,
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. 1:26-cv-01142
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 8)
Filed
February 4, 2026
Ended
April 20, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
75 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 3 (dismissed: lack of jurisdiction)

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Supreme Court and Third Circuit authority

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